kalister1
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If you search the Internet you can find a good write up about improving the double action trigger pull on a Nagant. He shows where to stone and how to modify the spring.
Nagant Model 1895 Revolver...Opinions?
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If you search the Internet you can find a good write up about improving the double action trigger pull on a Nagant. He shows where to stone and how to modify the spring.
Machodoc
Old Guy
I know that some of you are kidding around, but it wasn't that far away from possibly happening. A proposal of that sort helped to get us into WWI, a war that we'd stayed out of for 3 years. Google "Zimmerman Telegram" (or "Zimmerman Letter", or "Zimmerman Note").
SalemCat
Active Member
- Jan 10, 2013
- 101
All this Nagant talk made me pull mine out of the Safe to admire it.
It's a 1944 Tula. Being so close to the end of the War, I like to fool myself into believing it's not re-arsenaled, that it was used little or not at all.
I can see fine scratches from the Arsenal on the sides. I wonder if they were that way new ? How much care would Russia really put into the finish of these things, anyhow ?
Re-Finished or not, it's nice they did not buff the hell out of these, and round all the edges off, as I see all too often on American Handguns when they are redone.
It's a 1944 Tula. Being so close to the end of the War, I like to fool myself into believing it's not re-arsenaled, that it was used little or not at all.
I can see fine scratches from the Arsenal on the sides. I wonder if they were that way new ? How much care would Russia really put into the finish of these things, anyhow ?
Re-Finished or not, it's nice they did not buff the hell out of these, and round all the edges off, as I see all too often on American Handguns when they are redone.
yellowsled
Retired C&R Addict
spry to burst your bubble. See that square with vertical line, that's the refurb mark.
Overall still very nice with wood grips.
Overall still very nice with wood grips.
SalemCat
Active Member
- Jan 10, 2013
- 101
Thanks for the info !
Most likely the Russians just rounded them all up and put them through the same process, with no judgement calls as to whether any individual weapon required it or not.
If I want an example with an original finish I'll have to look on GunBroker for a Husqvarna.
Check out the end of the Barrel on mine. What's up with that ?
Why did they leave the Muzzle clear of finish ? It's the only metal part of the entire gun that is not black.
I realize the pic does not make it clear, but trust me, the Muzzle is bare steel with no finish.
Machodoc
Old Guy
Check out the end of the Barrel on mine. What's up with that ?
Why did they leave the Muzzle clear of finish ? It's the only metal part of the entire gun that is not black.
I realize the pic does not make it clear, but trust me, the Muzzle is bare steel with no finish.
It's been crowned. That's probably something else that they did to all of them without evaluation as to whether they needed it, or not. The same is true for many of the re-arsenaled 91/30s.
Lots of muzzles on rifles (and pistols, I guess) got bumped and dinged, making them inaccurate to shoot. Crowning just milled off a bit of the metal at the muzzle, cleaning up those dings.
In more extreme cases, the muzzle ends were counter-bored, which involved taking out some of the rifling at the muzzle end of the barrel in order to clean up damage there ... usually done by sloppy cleaning with steel cleaning rods.
SalemCat
Active Member
- Jan 10, 2013
- 101
Is this why most Revolver Manufacturers recommend cleaning from the BREECH ?
falconguy
Active Member
yellowsled
Retired C&R Addict
There are a few types if refurb marks. The one noticed in that gun was the box refurb mark.
falconguy
Active Member
yellowsled
Retired C&R Addict
Doing things like that brings me joy. 
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Sirex
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They started it by torpedoing the USS Maine in Little Havanna, Miami, FL.
Machodoc
Old Guy
Absolutely. The chamber tapers and will help to feed the cleaning rod into the bore without the risk of damage found in trying to cram it down the muzzle.
If you really want to be careful with your firearms, get carbon fiber or fiberglas rods that will fit them. They're a good investment. The cleaning rod that comes with a military C&R should be considered to be for show or emergency only, unless it happens to be brass.
kalister1
R.I.P.
Ironnewt
Ultimate Member
Get one while you can.
SalemCat
Active Member
- Jan 10, 2013
- 101
Right now getting one for $100 will take doing.
$150 maybe, $200 more likely.
Even at $200 they are nice guns.
There are many for sale that folks bought on a lark, when they were $100, that they'd be happy to sell for $150 or so.
$150 maybe, $200 more likely.
Even at $200 they are nice guns.
There are many for sale that folks bought on a lark, when they were $100, that they'd be happy to sell for $150 or so.
Gander mt in Salisbury has one for $179 plus all the extra crap you have to do to buy one in state.
Like the Gun stories episode people ate still mentioning prices from a year or two ago. Kicking myself for being a lurker for so long. But I knew zip
Like the Gun stories episode people ate still mentioning prices from a year or two ago. Kicking myself for being a lurker for so long. But I knew zip
