Nagant Revolver Range Report. LET ME PREFACE THIS WITH THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO PUBLISHED LOADS BY THE POWDER AND BULLET MFGR. LIKE THIS AND THOUGH IT WORKED FOR ME, I ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT'S USE. This load is really close to what the Nagant man has published on youtube
Followed the thread that seemed to make the most sense for a substitute load on the old Nagant.
Starline 32-20 brass reformed with the Lee die.
3.0 and 3.5 grains of Trail Boss pushing a 115 grain, .313 cast bullet, Hunters supply flat point. The LOA is 1.510 give or take a couple of thousandths.
This is followed by a light roll crimp on the rounded forward part of the projectile as the cannelure will be inside the case.
At three grains it worked OK, but felt much happier at 3.5 gr.
There was evidence with the lighter load that the case was not sealing tight in the cylinder (soot on the outside) and really easy extraction of the empties.
Not so much so with the heavier load. The firing pin did not strike center of the primer, but no misfires
Accuracy was hard to quantify as I went to the plinking range and had no sand bags or rest, but it is not a 25 yard gun.Did not chronograph for velocity I think it would be most effective at about 15 yds max. More fine tuning may remedy this. The little Nagant is however a joy to shoot. Minimal recoil and even the double action is not as bad as advertised. The Ruger 22 MK II I took along was far and away more accurate.
Also took another new collector piece along, the Polish P-64 in 9mm Mak. As advertised it is a handfull. Not something you want to shoot all afternoon. About 50 rds max. OW!
A short range defensive piece only.
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