Aim Surplus Nagant Revolver

[TN_Hiker]

So here's another item I've been keeping an eye out for but I haven't seen it at AIM, Classic Firearms, J&G, SOG, etc etc for sale at all. So I have the ones that offer in stock notifications to let me know when they get one. So it kind of blew me away, after so long, when I got an email from AIM that they had some in stock a short while ago.

 

I go to the website and the little $100 revolver is now almost doubled in price at $189. I guess more and more there are no more "cheap" surplus guns. I guess supply and demand have definitely taken their toll.

 

So far they've went from available, to out of stock, and now available for preorder. I guess if my searching for the past year has been any indication it won't get any better, just worse. I guess if anyone has been waiting to pick one up maybe now is the time. I wish I had been able to get one back when they were around the $100 area.

 

Here's the page for the preorder.

 

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=F3Nagant&name=Russian+M1895+7.62x38R+Nagant+Revolver&search=nagant

[Ramjo]

I kick myself every time I think about how I put off buying one of these to fund something else...

[xjsnake]

I kick myself every time I think about how I put off buying one of these to fund something else...

 

Same here.

[Umbrae Noctem]

Wishing I had gotten my C&R years ago. Any of y'all take the plunge on the Nagant?

[No_0ne]

Still 356 in stock as of now ...

[seez52]

i remember buying one of these when a box of ammo cost nearly as much as the gun

[gjohnsoniv]

i remember buying one of these when a box of ammo cost nearly as much as the gun

The ammo costs more then the gun now...

[seez52]

seems like I paid $49 for the revolver and the ammo was about $35/50.

[gregintenn]

They'll not get cheaper.

[TN_Hiker]

They'll not get cheaper.

That's the reason why I choked down the cost and went ahead and got one from AIM. I really regret having not taken the opportunity last time I had seen them for sale.

[Caster]

I like mine. Not sure why.

You'll love the smooth crisp 87lb double action trigger.

[Mike A]

That's the reason why I choked down the cost and went ahead and got one from AIM. I really regret having not taken the opportunity last time I had seen them for sale.

Have you received yours yet?  If so, what do you think? 

[LCPfraTN]

I like mine. Not sure why.

You'll love the smooth crisp 87lb double action trigger.

LOL...I don't even try to shoot mine in double action mode anymore.


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[Grayfox54]

About 7-8 years ago my best friend gave me a Nagant Revolver as a Christmas gift. (he does have a C&R) It came with a holster, lanyard and tool kit. He never would tell me what it cost him,  But when I suggested $75, he just grinned.  :devil:

At the time 7.62 Nagant ammo was very hard to find and expensive when you did. For $35, shipping included, I bought a .32acp cylinder for it. Ammo in that caliber was cheap and plentiful. 

We were at a gun show about a year ago and we both saw them at the same time and thought "What the.......". Several dealers had Nagants, just the revolver with no accesories for $239.  :screwy:

Over the last year or so I've been running across Nagant ammo pretty regularly at gun shows. Made by Prvi Partizan for around $25-30 for a box of 50. 

 

I fear the cheap surplus guns are a thing of the past.  :cry:

 

 

[Jonnin]

I got one of these for my birthday this year.   We found some ammo online at a reasonable price, not orig but privy's offerings.   I got 3 boxes and will reload it.  There are supposedly a dozen ways to make functional ammo for it using 32ish bullets and various cases.   I am trying to find some cheap slugs for it -- I got one box of hornady .309 diameters to try.  Lee has a die set for it, sorta ...

[Caster]

Hey guys!
I just got back from Academy in cools springs. They were closing out Fiocchi ammo for $12 a box. I grabbed 3 boxes. There was still a few boxes left.

[TN_Hiker]

Sorry for the delay, busy busy holidays.

Have you received yours yet?  If so, what do you think? 

 

It's way better than I expected honestly. I was expecting a much later year than what I got. I ended up with a beautiful 1930 Tula. I was figuring that the older stuff had already been imported, put into the market, and that this was going be a 1940s year. So I was pleasantly surprised when I got it.

 

It's covered in markings, just like a Mosin. I'll have to do some looking around and see if I can find some information on some of it. I've always loved history and the old firearms are definitely filled with a lot of it. I wish it were possible to really know the journey some of these old guns have taken, but it's fun to imagine where they've been.

 

Edited November 24, 2014 by Spank

[seez52]

I got one of these for my birthday this year.   We found some ammo online at a reasonable price, not orig but privy's offerings.   I got 3 boxes and will reload it.  There are supposedly a dozen ways to make functional ammo for it using 32ish bullets and various cases.   I am trying to find some cheap slugs for it -- I got one box of hornady .309 diameters to try.  Lee has a die set for it, sorta ...

seems like you can use .32 long colt cases if you don't mind not having the gas seal

[Caster]

I've used 32/20 cases with the Lee dies made for such. It sucked. It's easier and much better to just do it right. Buy some factory ammo and reload the cases.

First off, they don't need sizing if they're going back in the same gun. What you'll need to reload them is a decapping pin for obvious reasons. After decapping, use an Mdie to expand and remove the remaining crimp. Prime, charge and seat the bullet. I seat a 100g round nose perfectly flush with the case.
Then you will need a taper crimp die for a .30 Carbine. It makes the perfect angle for the gas seal. You WILL have to play with it a bit to get it right. Too much and it won't seal, too little and it will jam up. Nothing references off the case mouth so be sure the outside is completely free of burrs.
Easy peasy.
Well, okay it's a little tedious but it's worth it. 3.5g of Trail boss is a hoot with a 100g cast round nose and it quite accurate for mine. Be absolute certain of your bore diameter as they can vary wildly depending on when they were made. Edited November 24, 2014 by Caster

[Mike A]

Sorry for the delay, busy busy holidays.

 

Thanks for the pics.  Looks nice.

[Mike A]

Sold Out.  FYI.

[Refleks]

Had one, not a big fan...

 

Unless you like it for the curiosity of it, at the current price might as well get an Armscor

 

Now back when CZ-52s were $100... that's a different story ;)

Edited November 27, 2014 by Refleks

[10-Ring]

I feel the same way about these as I do about Mosins. When you could pick one up if you saved your lunch money for a week they were cool. Now you can buy a good gun for what these Russian pieces of junk cost.

[Caster]

I recently sold mine. Much as I liked it, I was offered too much for it.

BUT...I still have 49 rounds I loaded and one empty piece of brass. This is once fired Prvi brass. The load is a 98g cast bullet over 3.5g of Trail Boss.
If anyone passes through Fairview and would like to pull the bullets for the primed brass, you're welcome to it. Just PM me. I want NOTHING in return.

[No_0ne]

Back in stock, 161 left as of now ...

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=F3Nagant&name=Russian+M1895+7.62x38R+Nagant+Revolver&groupid=254