tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972184798065033459.post3968600626244304663..comments2024-03-28T10:33:16.708-07:00Comments on Bob Shell's Blog: The Russian 7.62 Nagant RevolverBob Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10404251642835729104noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972184798065033459.post-41870059691429541032016-09-07T01:32:21.346-07:002016-09-07T01:32:21.346-07:00Thanks for talking about all this in detail. You p...Thanks for talking about all this in detail. You people can also take help from the <a href="http://www.bostonfirearms.com" rel="nofollow">MA Gun License</a> as I believe that having them is actually very interesting and must be a legal in any state. You people can also take help from the other firearms training centers to get proper licensing and training. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455779831351440576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972184798065033459.post-55291701288683774132013-04-27T04:09:46.651-07:002013-04-27T04:09:46.651-07:00I like your March 16 post, finally giving a li'...I like your March 16 post, finally giving a li'l respect to the Nagant as being a viable pistol for defense. If it was good enough to defend mother Russia, it should be a worthy enough candidate to defend your house, apartment or double-wide here at home. <br /><br />It seems most people have defined the revolver --- and more to the point, it's limitations --- by the modern commercial ammo from Fiocchi or Hot Shot. Oh, puh-leeeeeeaze! Those are so under-powered that you could almost THROW bullets harder than they can spit. <br /><br />But when you load the Nagant with the REAL DEAL, actual honest-to-goodness full-power milsurp ammo, it's capabilities are at least comparable to those of a modern (and enormously popular) .380 auto. Still not exactly a Dirty Harry gun, in experienced hands it should be up to any reasonable task that a shooter has any business asking of a handgun --- including home defense. Joe Senterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793897555820653393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972184798065033459.post-40048151563026944422013-03-16T18:46:00.922-07:002013-03-16T18:46:00.922-07:00Dear Sir -
Unlike the rather anemic target ammo ...Dear Sir - <br /><br />Unlike the rather anemic target ammo widely available (which includes yellow boxed Russian surplus), the original military ball load for this pistol was somewhat heavier at 108 grains and achieved a muzzle velocity of 1100 FPS, yielding 290 ft/lb of energy.<br /><br />While it's no .357 magnum, it did pack some real stopping power when issued as a military sidearm, especially before 1920 or so.<br /><br />And what's this "if the technical problems could be resolved?" The design has only five moving parts, is robust and reliable as an anvil. Dare I say bulletproof? I so dare.<br /><br />The stars everywhere are the forge mark of the Tula armory, by the way. There are a few from Izhevsk; they sport triangles.<br /><br />While you might be an expert at reloading, you must needs brush up on your knowlege of European firearms.<br /><br />Russ Bixby, curmudgeon of the plainsmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861432293901293549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972184798065033459.post-60293505564243725202012-06-01T21:35:19.425-07:002012-06-01T21:35:19.425-07:00The star marks are from the Tula Armory in Russia ...The star marks are from the Tula Armory in Russia where the gun was manufactured. These revolvers are a piece of history. Mine is dated 1931 and has original wooden grips. If only it could talk and tell its story!<br /><br />James Anderson, collectorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972184798065033459.post-42382090176308112072009-10-05T23:26:47.502-07:002009-10-05T23:26:47.502-07:00Dear Mr. Shell,
"Gas Seal" feature of 1...Dear Mr. Shell,<br /><br />"Gas Seal" feature of 1895 Nagant<br />Revolver comes from the fact of <br />bullet pass through the crimped <br />mouth of shell case as enlarging <br />and forcefully sticking there to <br />the barrel cone resulting zero gas<br />escape therethrough. Mechanicaly<br />forwarding the cylinder is only<br />needed for inserting the crimped<br />section of case into the barrel<br />cone and upper front of the trigger<br />has a notch cooperating with an<br />enlarged rim of cylinder to extract<br />the sticked case mouth from the<br />barrel cone. jacketed bullet is<br />necessary to get real function and<br />effect and provides approximately <br />20 percent of added power compared<br />to unsealed construction.<br /><br />Best regards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972184798065033459.post-51942946585658355472009-05-23T20:32:19.746-07:002009-05-23T20:32:19.746-07:00Mr. Shell;
Interesting article here. I purchased...Mr. Shell;<br /><br />Interesting article here. I purchased one of these some time ago, but haven't gotten around to shooting it, partially due to a deep reluctance to use ammunition that would likely be not reloadable. I look forward to trying out some of the 32-20 loads this summer.MauserMedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657229228172032650noreply@blogger.com