[FrankUSMC]

I bought this Nagant pistol when they first started coming into the states. At the time you could not get ammo for them. Their was a company at the time making a replacement cylinder for the pistol that would shoot ....I think 32?.. I never shot the pistol just put it on display with my Russian weapons.
Okay, getting old, does any one remember the cylinders? what caliber were they?
Thanks!
One of the few, Frank USMC RET

 

[Sgt Frank Rock]

.32 ACP

 

[FrankUSMC]

Thank YOU!!!!
One of the few, Frank USMC RET

 

[packrat1]

Some of the cylinders worked good others not so good, I had some 7.62x38R brass {made by star-line before they quit making it} so had no interest in shooting .32 ACP, some shooters that could not find ammo shot 32 S&W longs in there Nagants

 

[rsutter]

I have one of the 32 auto cylinders. I have two M1895 Nagants and only ever used it in one of the pistols. It worked fine though. I seem to remember it coming with an instruction sheet warning that it might need some file work to get it to cycle correctly though. I do not remember having to do much to it for it to work. Since I have two of them, I decided to reload for them and not have them set up in different "chamberings". I reload and generally use 32-20 brass when I load for them. I haven't found a shell holder that grips the rim well for the commercial 7.62x38R brass. The rims are very small on the "correct" brass.

 

[MonaDeRio]

I had 5 of these cylinders, and none of them functioned on the 6 revolvers I have. Timing issues.

 

[packrat1]

Quote " The rims are very small on the "correct" brass " Yes finding the right shell holder is one of the problems of reloading the Nagants, RCBS makes the correct shell holder
and it works good, but pricey. There was a poster on youtube that showed how to get the 32-20 Win brass to work in the revolver, The 30 M1 Carbine sizer die works for reloading..