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Unread 06-15-2022, 10:30 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Doubs View Post
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.
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