Nagant 22 cal training revolver

mackcrane

July 28, 2015 02:17

Anyone fired one of these wild ones? Wondering about shell piercing with that weird firing pin? Thanks.

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  competentone

  July 30, 2015 05:28

  quote:Originally posted by mackcrane
  Anyone fired one of these wild ones? Wondering about shell piercing with that weird firing pin? Thanks.
  
  
  I believe there were some original ones made, but most I've seen are homemade-looking jobs -- when Nagants were selling for less than $100, it was a nice "gunsmith project gun."
  
  The few Nagant 22lr conversion guns I've seen offered for sale varied in quality (just based on pictures I could see online -- I never handled one of these conversions in person). If one was done properly, I'm sure it could work just fine, but I wouldn't pay any more premium for one than I could buy an inexpensive "plinker" 22 revolver for.

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  mackcrane

  July 30, 2015 08:57

  I had one, made in 1938, but never got to shoot it. With the long firing pin, I just thought it might pierce the rim and wondered how well the cylinder sealed against the forcing cone. Thanks.

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