Nagant revolver....disapointed!!

novus collectus · Jul 12, 2007

I ordered this revolver expecting it to arrive with some holster wear on the bluing, a well used but usable bore, faded bluing all over the gun but still there, shitty and well used wood grips that still had some use and the gun made sometime after WWII and rough but working mechanics.

Instead I get an aresnal refinished revovler with a new crowning on the barrel, a nice bore, almost untarnished bluing, no holster wear, perfectly working mechanics (as far as I would know), nice almost unused wood grips, and a year of manufacture of 1940......I cannot be more disapointed in my purchase from AIM

BlackBart · Jul 12, 2007

novus collectus said:
I ordered this revolver expecting it to arrive with some holster wear on the bluing, a well used but usable bore, faded bluing all over the gun but still there, shitty and well used wood grips that still had some use and the gun made sometime after WWII and rough but working mechanics.

Instead I get an aresnal refinished revovler with a new crowning on the barrel, a nice bore, almost untarnished bluing, no holster wear, perfectly working mechanics (as far as I would know), nice almost unused wood grips, and a year of manufacture of 1940......I cannot be more disapointed in my purchase from AIM

I like you. I'll consider it an honor to help you out. I'll give you 25% of what you paid for it, I you see am a compassionate conservative. :liar:

novus collectus · Jul 12, 2007

BlackBart said:
I like you. I'll consider it an honor to help you out. I'll give you 25% of what you paid for it, I you see am a compassionate conservative.

Sure, let me put a 10,000 rounds through it first and I'll sell it to ya for that price

Of course though I will sell it to you with the used 10,000 rounds of brass for twice what I paid for the gun because I have a slight Libertarian streak in me and it what the market demands, the market demands

BlindViper · Jul 12, 2007

novus collectus said:
Sure, let me put a 10,000 rounds through it first and I'll sell it to ya for that price
Of course though I will sell it to you with the used 10,000 rounds of brass for twice what I paid for the gun because I have a slight Libertarian streak in me and it what the market demands, the market demands

where are the pictures !!!

novus collectus · Jul 12, 2007

BlindViper said:
where are the pictures !!!

No digital camera at the moment and the old webcam would not do it justice.

HoChiWaWa · Jul 12, 2007

How's the trigger pull on that thing? I have heard it is staggering.

zoostation · Jul 12, 2007

HoChiWaWa said:
How's the trigger pull on that thing? I have heard it is staggering.

That was my first question too, how is it?

trbon8r · Jul 12, 2007

The only thing uglier than a Russian revolver is a British revolver.

Just kidding..........well sort of. Congrats on a nice C&R score! I'm glad this pistol found a good home.

novus collectus · Jul 12, 2007

HoChiWaWa said:
How's the trigger pull on that thing? I have heard it is staggering.

"Staggering", 'nuff said. :shocking:

I thought I had stong fingers until I tried to pull the trigger using just the tip of one.....great excersise though.
In single action it is even heavy, but manageable. To be honest though, I am not complaining.

novus collectus · Jul 12, 2007

trbon8r said:
The only thing uglier than a Russian revolver is a British revolver.

Just kidding..........well sort of. Congrats on a nice C&R score! I'm glad this pistol found a good home.

I think Enfield rifles are ugly, but the Webley's and the Nagants have "character". The firing pin and hammer when cocked look like something out of a horror movie though. http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Bunker/4064/PersCollection/M1895page.html#Hammers

Thanks by the way.

HoChiWaWa · Jul 12, 2007

I've heard that DA its up around 20 pounds, I wasn't sure if that was an exaggeration.

I saw a "mod" where someone lodged a coin in the action of the revolver and it reduced the trigger pull substantially, but made the trigger not reset properly, for a range gun that might not be a bad way to go.

BlackBart · Jul 12, 2007

novus collectus said:
I think Enfield rifles are ugly, but the Webley's and the Nagants have "character". The firing pin and hammer when cocked look like something out of a horror movie though. http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Bunker/4064/PersCollection/M1895page.html#Hammers

Thanks by the way.

The Jap Nambu isn't exactly a thing of beauty either.

A Luger is isn't!

BlackBart · Jul 12, 2007

novus collectus said:
Sure, let me put a 10,000 rounds through it first and I'll sell it to ya for that price
Of course though I will sell it to you with the used 10,000 rounds of brass for twice what I paid for the gun because I have a slight Libertarian streak in me and it what the market demands, the market demands

Uhhhh yeah but 10K rounds later? WTF, you think it's a Ruger?

slayr15 · Jul 12, 2007

sweet gotta get me one to.

novus collectus · Jul 17, 2007

This gun is fricken awesome. I just learned how to remove the cylinder. Funny thing about this revolver is that it would be easier and quicker to reload by removing the cylinder and replacing with a loaded one than it is to use the extractor rod and the loading gate. At about $75 a piece, extra cylinders are cheap, they just come with a gun attached

The mechanisms are just crazy. The way it pushes the cylinder forward is ingenious and something I always wondered. I am so glad I bought this revovler now and I am actually thinking about getting another one.
Even the loading gate is ingenious and serves a dual purpose. See, it seems to be part of the timing too by the top of the gate mating up with notches on the outside of the cylinder.
The ejector rod works so well and smoothly that I am shocked this gun is 67 years old.
The grips have hidden screw heads that are on the inside and make one wonder how to take them off.

When the many millions of examples are sold out in ten or twenty years, these will turn out to be a decent investment :rolleyes:

But seriously, the thing is a mechanical and gun design wonder and I am shocked they cost so little right now regardless of supply. They also would make great self defense guns in a pinch too IMO. I have been looking up the ballistics and they are a tad better than .32 magnum.....and as a matter of fact it is possible to fire .32 magnum out of these.

smores · Jul 17, 2007

Ok, where's the can?

Jim Sr · Jul 17, 2007

novus collectus said:
This gun is fricken awesome. I just learned how to remove the cylinder. Funny thing about this revolver is that it would be easier and quicker to reload by removing the cylinder and replacing with a loaded one than it is to use the extractor rod and the loading gate. At about $75 a piece, extra cylinders are cheap, they just come with a gun attached

The mechanisms are just crazy. The way it pushes the cylinder forward is ingenious and something I always wondered. I am so glad I bought this revovler now and I am actually thinking about getting another one.
Even the loading gate is ingenious and serves a dual purpose. See, it seems to be part of the timing too by the top of the gate mating up with notches on the outside of the cylinder.
The ejector rod works so well and smoothly that I am shocked this gun is 67 years old.
The grips have hidden screw heads that are on the inside and make one wonder how to take them off.

When the many millions of examples are sold out in ten or twenty years, these will turn out to be a decent investment
But seriously, the thing is a mechanical and gun design wonder and I am shocked they cost so little right now regardless of supply. They also would make great self defense guns in a pinch too IMO. I have been looking up the ballistics and they are a tad better than .32 magnum.....and as a matter of fact it is possible to fire .32 magnum out of these.

Are all the cylinders Regulated to the frame/barrel you are shooting? :eek:

novus collectus · Jul 17, 2007

Jim Sr said:
Are all the cylinders Regulated to the frame/barrel you are shooting?

Maybe not, but it is not a target or match revolver so I doubt it really matters much. If it indexes and moves forward properly, then the timing is the only remaining concern I would guess and since the barrel fits into the recess on the cylinder I would think that there is absolutely no problem with barrel/cylinder alingment once they mate with each other.

Redneck · Jul 17, 2007

wheres the pics?

garber38 · Jul 18, 2007

Instead I get an aresnal refinished revovler with a new crowning on the barrel, a nice bore, almost untarnished bluing, no holster wear, perfectly working mechanics (as far as I would know), nice almost unused wood grips, and a year of manufacture of 1940......I cannot be more disapointed in my purchase from AIM

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Did you pay the extra $10.00 for the hand pick and how much was the approx. shipping. I was thinking of picking one up also. Thanks.

Nagant revolver....disapointed!!

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