Talk:Nagant M1895

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[edit] improvement

This article in everything refers to the russian m1892, and it should have some generic info. Eg the Nagant existed at least since 1887, and was not designed in 1895 as the info table said. I think now is better, as it starts with a generic intro and then goes to the Russian M1895. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.23.5.243 (talk) 01:43, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Naming

I think that

• we should keep Nagant M1895 article where it is since it is a proper name for the weapon
• we might add Nagan as a subsection of Nagant M1895; however, as I see it, me might just copy it into Nagant M1895 as a section and leave Nagan "as is" under Wikipedia "alternative spelling" policy with some regional disambiguation.
• in any case, there should be a redirect from Nagan to Nagant M1895, as I see it

I came across this page and it looks like it needs to be merged a bit more. I understand from the talk that it was initally from the Nagan article, which was merged and now redirects here. Currently, IMO, the page looks a bit like an eyesore, with the duplication of information in the two seperate sections. I would like to combine the section detailing it's service history and use in Russia into a single paragraph and keep the technical data to itself. --YoungFreud 17:56, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] .32 cartridges

Just a note to the author(s) .32 H&R magnum ammo has been used in these revolvers as well. One of the distributors that advertises in Shotgun News even goes so far as to advertise that .32 H&R mags work in them. Considering the liabilty issues involved in such an assertion, I can only assume that none of the revolvers have experienced a catastrophic malfunction from that practice. (break here)

Having done so, I can tell you that .32S&W Short, .32S&W long, and .32 H&R Magnum ammunition will funciton in the original cylinder. However, the cartridges all swell since the chamber is made for the tapered 7.62x38R, and the .32 H&R cartridges swell most dramatically and are on the bare edge of splitting (which would qualify as a catastrophic failure, though it would result in a peppering of powder and a scorched back of hand). If it is to be mentioned, mentioned that light factory .32 H&R can be used, not heavier loads like those issued by Georgia Arms or Black Hills Ammo. --Mfree 17:24, 28 June 2006 (UTC)