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2003-06-06 Europe

Head of Russian arms manufacturer murdered in Moscow

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Posted by Steve 2003-06-06 09:54 am|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How the hell do you silence a revolver? Is there some kind of revolver that I don't know about?

Posted by Mike N. 2003-06-06 10:25:59|| 2003-06-06 10:25:59|| Front Page Top

#2 "How the hell do you silence a revolver?"
Another news report stated it was a homemade weapon. News reporting on types of weapons are always suspect. Revolvers are not very good to silence due to the gap between cylinder and barrel. I have heard of it being done, but you have to have very tight tolerances. Just having one on the barrel would reduce the noise, but not totally.

Posted by Steve 2003-06-06 11:49:18|| 2003-06-06 11:49:18|| Front Page Top

#3 The Russian 1895 Nagant revolver had a sealed chamber and was often used as a silenced weapon.

Posted by buwaya 2003-06-06 12:14:53|| 2003-06-06 12:14:53|| Front Page Top

#4 That's one I've never heard of.

Posted by Mike N. 2003-06-06 13:40:52|| 2003-06-06 13:40:52|| Front Page Top

#5 The Belgian-designed M1895 Nagant was made in the USSR in 1932. It is unusual in two features: a double-action with side-gate loading, and gas seal cylinder which produced higher velocities at cost of greater complexity. Because it has no cylinder gap at firing, and because its bullet is subsonic, the Nagant is one of the few revolvers which can be suppressed. Made in peace time, it is fairly accurate.
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Posted by Steve 2003-06-06 14:15:09|| 2003-06-06 14:15:09|| Front Page Top

#6 wouldn't those have all been made into plowshares in the glorious people's soviet republic?

Posted by Frank G 2003-06-06 21:19:05|| 2003-06-06 21:19:05|| Front Page Top

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