1940 tula 1895 nagant

[xpertgreg]

well, finally broke down and got me one. it was the only one in the store without wood grips they are some kinda plastic. what do you guys shoot in the things? I've heard that you can use this and that in them, but i want to know what ya'll have found works best for you.

thanks
gw

[xpertgreg]

here's a pic:

[CoorsLightGuy]

I've never actually fired my 95 Nagant as the ammo is pretty expensive and sometimes hard to find. I think it's the only gun that I own that I've never fired.

[Mosko]

I purchased some Fiocchi a while back for mine but haven't fired it in a while. Saturday at the range, POP Reid told me he had recently fired his and the Fiocchi round was "wimpy" and not fun to shoot. The ammo I bought (2 years ago) was $35 bucks a box and was a hand full in the Nagant revolver. As a matter of fact it was so potient I was a bit afraid to fire it, so I backed of to 32 longs or 32 H&R I forget which.

The conversation I had with POP seems to indicate that Fiocchi has backed off on their loading for that round.

Also, I have the dies and associated goodies to make some from 32-20 brass, but haven't had time to do that lately either.

[DOGolden]

Nice looking pistol, thanks for posting!

[WmRoy]

I haven't gotten around to picking up any ammo for mine either........ probably will one of these days............ ;)

[Swede]

I guess it is a whimpy round. I reload it using .32 mag spec's. If you compare .32 mag to .32-20, in some loads the .32-20 uses more powder. Nagant brass is almost identical to .32-20, there are 2 main differences, .32-20 is shorter and it has a shoulder.

I've been reloading for the Nagant about 2 years now using .32-20 brass. Run the brass through a Nagant die to straighten out the shoulder. I use Titegroup and .32 mag powder charges with Hornady 90gr LSWC seated to the same length as Nagant brass.

Midway puts the brass on sale for around $17.00 per 100, bullets 400 for $17.49, primers $5.00 and powder. If you use Trail boss a bottle is about $10.00 and will last years.

It's not a MOA pistol but they are fun to shoot and cheap if you reload.

[keithreid]

well, pop was talking about my two.;)
i got a case of the real expensive stuff from sog when i ordered the pistols, and it is loaded very light. the bullet is seated halfway down the casing. the fiocchi we were shooting was some i got at a gunshow in december, and it was light, also.
sog calls their ammo target ammo. i would consider it more "training ammo" instead. they are fun pistols to shoot, they just remind me of an air pistol when they recoil. y'all have a good day! Keith