kraigwy
May 7, 2011, 05:11 PM
These little suckers ain't as hard to load I first though (from searching from reloading info on the 1895 Nagant Revolver).
My 32-20 Brass hasn't arrived yet so I started my reloading project with once fired Fiocchi Brass.
The Lee Reloading dies took all the work out of it. I used the Lee 32-20 bullet 90300, 93 grn RN (same bullet I use in my 30 cal Carbine), sized to .308 (which works better in my gun). I used 4.5 grns of trail boss. The load shows no pressure signs and half the empty shell fall out of the cylender under their own weight.
These two targets were fired two hands standing at 15 yards. The first target is 7 rounds of factory Fiocchi ammo. The second target is 14 rounds of the above reloads. The gun could probably have done better if I had reading glasses that allowed me to focus on the front sight better (or a better shooter).
This is a fun little gun to shoot, cheap and easy to reload for, a good revolver to go with my Mosin. I think I'm gonna take it rabbit hunting next fall. Not bad for $100 revolver.
If you are into WWI era guns, you ought to get one of these little puppies.
http://photos.imageevent.com/kraigwy/pentest/websize/7%20rds_%20factory.JPG
http://photos.imageevent.com/kraigwy/pentest/websize/14%20rounds%20reloads.JPG
My 32-20 Brass hasn't arrived yet so I started my reloading project with once fired Fiocchi Brass.
The Lee Reloading dies took all the work out of it. I used the Lee 32-20 bullet 90300, 93 grn RN (same bullet I use in my 30 cal Carbine), sized to .308 (which works better in my gun). I used 4.5 grns of trail boss. The load shows no pressure signs and half the empty shell fall out of the cylender under their own weight.
These two targets were fired two hands standing at 15 yards. The first target is 7 rounds of factory Fiocchi ammo. The second target is 14 rounds of the above reloads. The gun could probably have done better if I had reading glasses that allowed me to focus on the front sight better (or a better shooter).
This is a fun little gun to shoot, cheap and easy to reload for, a good revolver to go with my Mosin. I think I'm gonna take it rabbit hunting next fall. Not bad for $100 revolver.
If you are into WWI era guns, you ought to get one of these little puppies.
http://photos.imageevent.com/kraigwy/pentest/websize/7%20rds_%20factory.JPG
http://photos.imageevent.com/kraigwy/pentest/websize/14%20rounds%20reloads.JPG