Book - top break revolvers

azlaw · 04-02-2007, 12:50 AM

We fooled around with the Iver Johnson/H&Rs for CAS pocket pistol side matches. I have a .32 and a .38. I am unable to keep them in running order. Both are currently broken, needing unavailable parts. The bottom line with these things is that they were not made to shoot very much - true "Saturday Night Specials". Parts are a real problem because they changed dimensions without hesitation anytime they felt like it, very small batches of guns assembled by poorly paid immigrant workers under pretty much sweat shop conditions. They were certainly not made in contemplation of competitive use by lunatic CAS shooters.

I have, however, found a way to make Nagant revolvers work nicely with 32-20 cases, giving rise to the soon-to-be-infamous "Mad Russian" class.

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04-02-2007, 12:50 AM	#3
azlaw User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 207 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	We fooled around with the Iver Johnson/H&Rs for CAS pocket pistol side matches. I have a .32 and a .38. I am unable to keep them in running order. Both are currently broken, needing unavailable parts. The bottom line with these things is that they were not made to shoot very much - true "Saturday Night Specials". Parts are a real problem because they changed dimensions without hesitation anytime they felt like it, very small batches of guns assembled by poorly paid immigrant workers under pretty much sweat shop conditions. They were certainly not made in contemplation of competitive use by lunatic CAS shooters. I have, however, found a way to make Nagant revolvers work nicely with 32-20 cases, giving rise to the soon-to-be-infamous "Mad Russian" class. H