Suppressed Revolver? Sure thing.....

[Hopi]

[Saigon1965]

Have to get one.

[bohoki]

neat and very effective noise reduction

ive heard the only other revolver suppressable is the dan wessons where you have to have the barrel really close to the cylnder

[CSACANNONEER]

Nagant revolvers are the ONLY revolvers I know of that can be effectively surpressed without any mods except a way to attach the can.

[trinydex]

that silenced 10/22 in his vids looks like it could be great for getting rid for gophers in your yard, without the neighbors knowing.

[Moonclip]

Nagant revolvers are the ONLY revolvers I know of that can be effectively surpressed without any mods except a way to attach the can.

Reed Knight built some on a GP100 platform.. I've heard of others also that use special ammunition.

[ivanimal]

The Nagant revolver is a pretty nifty yet obscure design. I think every one should have one in their collection at under 100 bucks it should be standard.

[saki302]

I wonder what a suppressed revolver with a normal flash gap sounds like?

-Dave

PS- for you old anime fans, there was a City Hunter move out YEARS ago (like 15+ years ago) where one of the characters used a suppressed Nagant revolver

[NeoWeird]

I wonder what a suppressed revolver with a normal flash gap sounds like?

-Dave

PS- for you old anime fans, there was a City Hunter move out YEARS ago (like 15+ years ago) where one of the characters used a suppressed Nagant revolver

Pretty much like most other revolvers. The side blast is enough to negate any benifit the suppressor has. While it will be more quiet than the same revolver without the suppressor, it will still be quite loud to naked ears.

There was at least one other revolver that the British made that I know of. The Soviets also suppressed their Nagant revolver but if I remember right it was a series of whipes instead of baffles and had very limited use.

[Solidsnake87]

Lol. Now I've truly seen it all.

[hybridatsun350]

That's pretty cool. I never thought the Nagant design really had much of an advantage, but I guess this is a pretty good one!

[Capt Jack]

Did he say a "Cobra" or "Cobray" Silencer? I didn't understand that part?

Looks like it might be kinda neat, plus those Nagant Revos are less than $100 last I checked!

[M. Sage]

http://www.guns.connect.fi/gow/nagant.html

[383green]

I have one of those Nagant revolvers, minus the threaded barrel and suppressor. I think I paid $50 for it, and just over $30 for a box of its unique ammunition.

It's certainly interesting from a historical and technical perspective. However, I have to say that it has absolutely the worst and heaviest double-action trigger pull I've ever encountered. Even when I consider all of the cap guns, nail guns, electric drills, staplers, etc. that I've ever used. Or even those old tin toy ray guns with the "whizzzz" mechanism and flint sparker inside. The first time I tried firing it double-action, I actually pulled the trigger part-way, grunted, and then gave it another pull to finish the shot. I could make more comments about its unique ergonomics and operational procedures, but I won't. Those Cossacks who shot these things from horseback have my respect.

When I bought it, the dealer had two in stock. One looked really pretty, but had a dark, rough looking bore. The other looked a lot more beat-up, but had a shiny bore with sharp, distinct rifling. I considered how much I would shoot it at $30 per box with a Thigh-Master for a trigger, and wisely selected the pretty one with the sewer-pipe bore.

It is my understanding that they were generally made with single-action triggers, but that officers were issued ones (manufactured? modified?) with double-action triggers. Maybe somebody who know more about these revolvers can fill in some details?

It is also my understanding that the gas-seal cartridge design was not intended primarily to allow the use of a suppressor, but was mainly intended to increase the bullet velocity. I think I recall that the gas seal allowed about 90 feet per second more muzzle velocity, which probably seemed like a bigger deal at the time than it would now.

I'm happy to have this unique pistol in my collection, but it very rarely travels to the range with me. But then, maybe I'd shoot it more if I could legally mount a suppressor on it, just as a conversation-starter at the firing line?

[zcktomcat]

Wow, I've always known that the Nagant revolver was possible to silence because of its chamber sealing mechanism, but that was really cool to see someone actually pull it off.