Russian Nagant Revolvers

[Quiet]

Unlike other revolvers, the Nagant M1895 can be noise suppressed due to the gas-seal design of the cylinder/cartridge.

The NKVD (precursor of the KGB) used noised suppressed Nagant M1895 during the 1920s.

There's are a few vids out, where people have had their Nagant M1895 barrel threaded and have noise suppressors attached. Makes me want to do the same.

 

[harmon rabb]

They get a lot of bad press, but the 95 Nagants are incredibly tough and very accurate with proper ammunition. Plus you get a seventh shot! It's a nice one to stow away for emergencies.

Eh, the only practical use I can see for them is as a truck / toolbox / tacklebox gun that you truly don't give a crap about.

 

[goodtime]

The 327 Federal would surely blow it up, but the 32 H&R mag shoots just fine out of it.

Single action on mine is not bad at all.

They were $79.00 not long ago, now they're $99.00.

 

[phoglund]

Anybody up for a 'Test to Destruction' procedure on one of these guns with 327 Magnum rounds? It would be real interesting to see how long it took to significantly damage/destroy one. (Safely of course)

Paul

(Notice I didn't volunteer)

 

[cougar1717]

The 1895 is just one of those guns that is an odd piece of gun history and its' C&R status has facilitated sales. It's designed more like a single action revolver with double action capability. It's not really an investment piece. Trigger is usually very bad compared to today's expectations. Loading the gun is similar to single action revolvers with a loading gate, but unloading the gun is quite a chore with an unsprung plunger that you have to unscrew and swing to the proper location to use. There is a reason that you do not usually see these in a gun shop - the everyday person wouldn't buy one. Finding ammo without the internet/mail order is a problem since the guy at Cabela's will probably give you a funny look when you ask for Nagant ammo and then hand you a box of 7.62x54R. The 32auto replacement cylinders are available, but just bank on having it gunsmith fitted and having as much in the extra cylinder as you have in the gun itself. For the historical collector or C&R holder, it is an every once in a while shooter.

 

[Fiv3r]

I have one. It's my sometimes woods gun. Tough as nails and very robust, plus it's cheap if I lose it.

 

[Cosmoline]

On the down side, I've shot a squirrel with one multiple times without dropping the beast.

On the plus side, you can use it to just beat the squirrel to death.

They're one of those oddball guns you either love or hate.

 

[Doug S]

I picked one of the Russian refurb Nagant revolvers up for my "Man Cave" World War II collection. I figured for the money, it was a cheap addition, and it looks kinda neat sitting next to my 91-30.

 

[Grey Morel]

The open-mindedness of the errornet gun community never stops amazing me.

In this thread alone we have seen examples of such fine logic as:
* Its cheap so it must be bad
* Its Russian so it must be bad
* Its not designed the way I would do it, therefore its bad
* I shot one, one time, and didn't like it... so they all must be bad

I could go on, but I don't want to step on too many toes by getting specific. Why is it that nobody on the internet can state there opinions as such? For example:

In my opinion the Nagant revolver is a strong and robust design, which most often exhibits moderately good fit and finish. The accuracy of the gun I fired was mediocre. For me, the double action pull was very heavy but manageable. The single action pull was much lighter, and I found that to be the best method of operating the gun. In my experience the Nagant revolver is a durable and acceptably accurate, if a little crude, handgun available for a very reasonable price.

 

[sniper5]

BTW, the Russian model was made in Russia. The design is Belgian.