louielouie
Plinker
Anyone who has a Nagant pistol knows that the 7.62x38R ammunition for it is extremely expensive.
I know it was about 10 years ago when I read an article in Shotgun News by John Malloy. He said that part of the time he shot .32 Smith&Wesson Long in his Nagant. He even reloaded for it.
You can buy .32S&W long ammo for less than the Nagant 7.62x38R ammo. You can reload it for about 1/3 the cost of new ammo.
I studied it and found that the .32 S&W long has almost exactly the same outer dimensions except for the length (which doesn’t matter since it is shorter than the Nagant cylinder).
The Nagant ammo does have a little bit of taper to it. This will eventually cause the .32S&W to split at the neck, so keep an eye on it.
Here is my reloading data. After shooting the 32 S&W Long round you can use regular 32 S&W Long dies to reload the brass.
Bullets- .308 to .314 inch will work and lead SEMI-wad-cutters seat easily.
Start with the lightest load recommended for 32S&W Long and the bullet you are using.
I used a .314 inch diameter, 98 gr. Lead, SEMI-wad-cutter and 1.7 gr. Of Winchester W231. The load functioned just fine and the mouth of the case didn’t split until it was reloaded 3 or 4 times.
I hope someone finds this useful.
louielouie
I know it was about 10 years ago when I read an article in Shotgun News by John Malloy. He said that part of the time he shot .32 Smith&Wesson Long in his Nagant. He even reloaded for it.
You can buy .32S&W long ammo for less than the Nagant 7.62x38R ammo. You can reload it for about 1/3 the cost of new ammo.
I studied it and found that the .32 S&W long has almost exactly the same outer dimensions except for the length (which doesn’t matter since it is shorter than the Nagant cylinder).
The Nagant ammo does have a little bit of taper to it. This will eventually cause the .32S&W to split at the neck, so keep an eye on it.
Here is my reloading data. After shooting the 32 S&W Long round you can use regular 32 S&W Long dies to reload the brass.
Bullets- .308 to .314 inch will work and lead SEMI-wad-cutters seat easily.
Start with the lightest load recommended for 32S&W Long and the bullet you are using.
I used a .314 inch diameter, 98 gr. Lead, SEMI-wad-cutter and 1.7 gr. Of Winchester W231. The load functioned just fine and the mouth of the case didn’t split until it was reloaded 3 or 4 times.
I hope someone finds this useful.
louielouie
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