Ammo Needed For Russian Nagant`

[Doubs]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Wow! That's a long cartridge!

The case fully encloses the bullet. That's because when the Nagant is cocked, the cylinder moves forward and inserts the case mouth into the forcing cone to provide a gas seal.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by Doubs

The case fully encloses the bullet. That's because when the Nagant is cocked, the cylinder moves forward and inserts the case mouth into the forcing cone to provide a gas seal.

Suppressors are effective on revolvers designed this way. I don't know if there are any others with such a gas seal system.