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picked this up from J&G Sales. all matching 1935 Tula (all Tula parts). SA/DA, excellent bore, perfect timing and lock up.
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Just picked one up myself. The best part is one has to use TWO fingers in DA!!! Gotta love Russian firearms....
Get a chance to fire it yet??
not yet. only ammo i have is steel cased. indoor ranges don't like that stuff. waiting until they open up public land for shooting here in Phx. (fire hazards in effect currently). so, for now, i have it resting in a shadow box:
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Good idea.!!
Looks good in the shadow box.
Here's my 1927.
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No import mark.? Wasn't refurbed either, nice piece
Just noticed both have no import mark, mine is pretty much ruined by a giant one which the monkeys stamped over the Russian writing.
I have them a lot using relaods of a 100gr. plated wadcutter over 4grs. of Unique in 32-20 brass run in Lee Nagant dies. Very accurate. Today Priva makes new loads for about $25 a box. I think Cabela's has them.
Does the seating die also crimp the neck? Or is that done in a separate die?Quote:
Originally Posted by jeep
Another question, does the resizing die completely remove the crimp.?
Thanks in advance...
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Cabelas usually does have the ammo. They sell the handguns fairly often, that's where I got mine. It is about $25 for a box of 50. Surplus ammo is also available from multiple sources. I've never tried any of it as they usually sell in such large quantities, I'm not interested. I love the guns but would be hard pressed to ever use 2000 rounds. I've found them to be very accurate and don't have any difficulty with the trigger pull although I do recognize it is awful.
The Lee Nagant dies roll crimp. The funny Nagant crimps on the gas seal ammo straighten when you shoot them.Quote:
Originally Posted by WarPig1976
Roger that,
I haven't really looked into heavy but it looks to me nobody makes a die that will get you the gas seal,, bummer.
The gas seal is made when the cartridge is forced into the chamber when the cylinder goes forward. When the cartridge is fired, the case expands to the walls of the barrel creating the seal. Has nothing to do with a crimp but the length of the case. If the case is too short, there will be no seal
I know how it all works I was hoping the lee die made the cases look "factory new". After some research I realize nobody makes Nagant specific dies.
I use the M95 dies to load Nagant gas seal brass. You just need to remove the decapping rod in the sizing die to size them. My barrel slugs .312 i an using 90gr .314 home cast bullets. To use .308 bullets i think you would need to use a M1 carbine sizing die. I seat the bullets as far as deep as i can using a screw for a sizing stem per Lee. To finish seating the bullet all the way in the case i switch to a sizing stem from a Lee .309 sizing kit as a seating stem in the Nagant seating die it fits and works great. You can put a Nagant style crimp on Nagant or 32-20 brass using a M1 carbine FCD.
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You're a strong guy! I had to use two hands.
I've reverted to just throwing the whole revolver at the target!! I'm getting much better scores now...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick
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Gun show find this weekend. 1904 w/import mark but still single action.
I would have liked the original style soft wood grips; the Bakelite are 'new' with very sharp edges that quickly irritate your hand.
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