1894 nagant revolver
i know they make a 32 acp cylinder for this gun i heard they make a 32 20 cylinder is this right and so where can i get one
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Very doubtful that a 32-20 factory loaded cartridge will function in a Russian Nagant, as it's 1/16" longer then the 7.62 Nagant. This would cause the cylinder to jam when the hammer is cocked. 0 -
Would concur with rufe-snow as I too am unaware of a .32-20 cylinder such as that for the 1895 Nagant although there are the .32ACP cylinders. I own an 1895 Nagant Target revolver and shoot .32H&R Mags with mine and will add more as they are a great revolver to shoot. I am going to have the .32ACP cylinder bored out for the .32H&R mags which will fit it quite well, although the original cylinder fires .32H&R Mags as well with no problems, very few case bulges, no splits and is quite accurate and powerful too. 0 -
You don't need a new cylinder. Lee sells a special Nagant sizing die that sizes 32-20 brass to properly fit your standard cylinder. Just seat the bullets deep enough so they don't extend past the end of the cylinder. Work great; I've loaded lots of 32-20 brass for mine. To get empty brass, I shot new 32-20 pistol ammo in my handgun but first had to seat the bullets slightly deeper to clear the end of the cylinder. Some factory ammo was short enough in overall length to work without seating the bullets deeper, but most was originally too long. I don't know how hot the factory 32-20 ammo was that I fired, but I didn't have any problems with it. I have also fired some 32 S&W and 32 S&W Long ammo in my Nagant revolvers. Sometimes the case would split, sometimes not. I always wore good safety glasses when shooting the 32 Longs. The 32 S&W ammo also worked fine but the cases bulged quite a bit. I only tried it as an experiment since 32 S&W is hard to find, weak, and expensive. I have also experimented with 32 S&W Long ammo where I wrapped tape around the case to make it fit better in the chamber. I gave up on that as too time consuming.
My recommendation is to either buy the proper Nagant ammo on line (Aim Surplus Firearms $21.95/50 Rds.) or to get the special Nagant dies from Lee and handload 32-20 brass.0 -
Based on Lee's recommendation in their die set, I bought new Starline brass for the conversion. It's short enough without trimming: .215 short of the end of the cylinder, and the easiest conversion I've ever done.
And, after I'd shot a couple of boxes, it occurred to me that it's OK to have the bullet stick out of the end of the cylinder just slightly enough to allow the cylinder to turn. That's what the factory brass does so that the cylinder gap will be "sealed." Don't think the Hornady .32 JRN seals the gap, but it's sort of in keeping with the theory! [;)]0
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