Nagant Revolver M1895 with Russian Surplus Ammo - The Firearms Forum

sharpie443 · 11-22-2012, 08:43 AM

I always liked this little revolver but i was never impressed with the new production ammo made by prvi. It seemed like very light target loads to me and were not the best in terms of accuracy. I was of the opinion that this revolver was not made to be very accurate because of that ammo. I think a lot of people downplayed the effectiveness of this revolver because of the ammo.

Surplus ammo for this revolver has been hitting the market lately and I picked up a few 14 round boxes of it. I was very impressed with the results. It had a lot more authority than the new production ammo and I was able to hit a 12" plate at 50 meters with it. Using the actual ammo that was meant to be used in this firearm changed my opinion quite a bit.

Video of the revolver and new ammo. I hit the plate twice in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af7WuCFn1A8

MikeH121 · 11-22-2012, 09:21 AM

My local gun shop in Milford, Ohio has crates of Nagant ammo. 14 rds 5 bucks.

don 3 · 11-22-2012, 09:55 AM

I cast a 32 full wad cutter bullet that works good in this round if you reload for it!

Boris · 12-08-2012, 08:59 PM

I use the Russian ball ammo too in 88 and 108 grain. the 88 grain moves out at 1300 fps...... 32 H&R mag only gets 1167 fps with 85 grain.

so Glad I got some real ammo for mine now. However Mag tech 32 SW longs are still more accurate and put lots of small game on the table.

Best $85.00 I ever spent on a gun!

11-22-2012, 08:43 AM	#1
sharpie443 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 56	Nagant Revolver M1895 with Russian Surplus Ammo I always liked this little revolver but i was never impressed with the new production ammo made by prvi. It seemed like very light target loads to me and were not the best in terms of accuracy. I was of the opinion that this revolver was not made to be very accurate because of that ammo. I think a lot of people downplayed the effectiveness of this revolver because of the ammo. Surplus ammo for this revolver has been hitting the market lately and I picked up a few 14 round boxes of it. I was very impressed with the results. It had a lot more authority than the new production ammo and I was able to hit a 12" plate at 50 meters with it. Using the actual ammo that was meant to be used in this firearm changed my opinion quite a bit. Video of the revolver and new ammo. I hit the plate twice in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af7WuCFn1A8 -->

11-22-2012, 09:21 AM	#2
MikeH121 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 45	Re: Nagant Revolver M1895 with Russian Surplus Ammo My local gun shop in Milford, Ohio has crates of Nagant ammo. 14 rds 5 bucks.

11-22-2012, 09:55 AM	#3
don 3 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: west kingston, Rhode Island Posts: 8	Re: Nagant Revolver M1895 with Russian Surplus Ammo I cast a 32 full wad cutter bullet that works good in this round if you reload for it!

12-08-2012, 08:59 PM	#4
Boris Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 607	Re: Nagant Revolver M1895 with Russian Surplus Ammo I use the Russian ball ammo too in 88 and 108 grain. the 88 grain moves out at 1300 fps...... 32 H&R mag only gets 1167 fps with 85 grain. so Glad I got some real ammo for mine now. However Mag tech 32 SW longs are still more accurate and put lots of small game on the table. Best $85.00 I ever spent on a gun! __________________ My belief is stronger than your advice