Nagant 7.62x38 revolver

[johnnybusiness]

A buddy of mine is planning on purchasing a pair of russian nagant 7.62x38 revolvers. He told me about them, and i realized i didn't know anything about these revolvers or this round. Just figured id ask what yinz all thought about these revolvers/ammunition.

[cruzans]

I bought one for the neat factor only - not one that is a daily shoot by any stretch. 7.62 nagant ammo is expensive when you can find it. I believe you can shoot 32 S&W through it ( don't hold me to that, I've heard that but not sure if it is 100% true/safe ). PITA to load/unload. For $100 though, I had to have it again for the neat factor and a piece of history

[sykopompos]

I have seen those around at a couple places for $100, I was thinking of picking one or 2 up just for the neat factor also

[WVBob]

Just remember, the 38 has nothing to do with our 38's. They are .32's and you can shoot .32 longs and .32 mag's out of them.

[Remington788]

7.62 is about .30 cal, the 32 references the length of the case, 32mm.
Its a big pistol shell, the AK47 uses a 7.62x39 for comparison.

[Jasper QST]

there is some good info in this thread from a couple weeks ago regarding price(s) and ammo that can be used.... i had the same questions you do that were answered in the link below- hope this helps!!

http://forum.pafoa.org/pistols-41/16...r-surplus.html

[leplat]

They can be suppressed quite effectivly. So awesome?

[herplover]

This site has good info on them.
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinRareNagant.htm
You can shoot 32s from them but it will shave a bit from the bullet though since they are a 30 not a 32 and wll cause alot of fouling.Cabelas now usually has 7.62 nagant ammunition for $25 per box.

[TGS]

You can shoot 32s from them but it will shave a bit from the bullet though since they are a 30 not a 32 and wll cause alot of fouling.

Just to clarify, .32 S&W, .32H&R and .32ACP use .317" bullets, not .32 . IIRC, 7.62x38 uses .31" bullets. The .007" difference is not really anything to worry about, especially if you're using lead bullets (which most of .32S&W and .32H&R are).

Also to clarify from what others have said, when they say .32 Magnum, they mean .32H&R Magnum.......do not try .327 Federal Magnum in the Nagant. It's chamber pressures are twice as much as .32H&R. Just as a side note, .327 Fed Magnum uses .317" as well, just like it's smaller brothers. The "327" is simply a marketing moniker playing off the popularity of .357 Magnum, and not the actual size of the bullet.

[drwho]

Just to clarify, .32 S&W, .32H&R and .32ACP use .317" bullets, not .32 . IIRC, 7.62x38 uses .31" bullets. The .007" difference is not really anything to worry about, especially if you're using lead bullets (which most of .32S&W and .32H&R are).

Also to clarify from what others have said, when they say .32 Magnum, they mean .32H&R Magnum.......do not try .327 Federal Magnum in the Nagant. It's chamber pressures are twice as much as .32H&R. Just as a side note, .327 Fed Magnum uses .317" as well, just like it's smaller brothers. The "327" is simply a marketing moniker playing off the popularity of .357 Magnum, and not the actual size of the bullet.

the .32'suse .312 -.314 diameter bullets not .317.