Nagant revolver reloading with .32-20 brass

[David LaPell]

I was looking at a few articles and videos online and saw that some shooters use .32-20 brass to reload their Nagant M1895 revolvers by running the brass though a 7.62 Nagant pistol round resizing die and if need be, thinning the rim of the .32-20 case down a little. I know this makes the gas seal not work, but has anyone tried this and if so, have you had good results and with what bullets? I spotted a Nagant revolver the other day for a cheap price and I have a lot of excess .32-20 brass on hand that would work well in case I got it.

 

[Psb1911]

I reload Nagant brass and have devised a way to get the factory "crimp" preserving the gas seal.

 

[TJ11]

I reload Nagant brass and have devised a way to get the factory "crimp" preserving the gas seal.

So share !

 

[Chief 101]

http://www.makarov.com/nagant/m1895.htm
I didn't read this article but it may have the data you need, if not there are many other places with info if you use the google search...