Russian Nagant Gas Seal Revolver cal 7.62mm

This is the Russian Nagant Revolver, M1895. It was designed in Belgium and incorporates a unique "gas seal" mechanism, whereby the cylinder is cammed forward as the hammer is cocked so that the mouth of the case enters the forcing cone of the barrel, preventing escape of gases upon firing. This yields a slight increase in muzzle velocity. This example was built at Izhevsk Arsenal in 1944. These revolvers are reputed to be "As reliable as a hammer".

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[vinosd773]

isnt that the 32 acp cylinder?

[WalnutCreekRifleClub]

@vinosd773 That is the .32 ACP cylinder in the video. I have both and I reload the 7.62 rounds and fire those as well.

[gunitup234]

Enough of talking about how the .327 federal magnum is too high of a pressure to shoot out of a nagant 1895 revolver. What about an abuse test. We all would like to see someone test an unmodified nagant revolver shooting 50 rounds of factory .327 federal magnum through it.

[WalnutCreekRifleClub]

@gunitup234 Why would anyone want to do that? It is a piece of history designed in the 19th century, and the chamber is way oversize for the .327 Federal Mag.

[LcplMartin1986]

That is one tough trigger pull huh? See the shaking? I tested about 20 of them at a gun show to find one that wasn't so ridiculous.

[WalnutCreekRifleClub]

It sure is nasty, but it is reasonably accurate if you take your time. Reloading ammo is a challenge.

[BoggleDongMongerFlog]

NayGawnt? Its pronounced 'Nuh-Gahn' dude.

[88byrdboyy]

OMG some one pronounced Nagant correctly, I fell from my chair

[mrmason1208]

from what i hear, some russian security officers still carry these as service guns

[Bluehawk2008]

@2409chris

Because the name is French, not Russian.

[F4Wildcat]

in belgium the nagant revolver is free of licenses and very popular. People have beeing shooting it with origenal ammo and .32S&W aswel, reporting no problem. .327 federal is a round you rarely see here though

[MrJbuddrow]

Hahaha ,

[TheAllieCat93]

I remember when I did not know how to say Nagant.

[BoggleDongMongerFlog]

The 1940 model has the lightest trigger pull

[2409chris]

Why are you putting on a weird french accent when you say Nagant?