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Hi all, I had a good day shooting my m44 last week, but I wouldn't mind trying stripper clips to speed up my loading at the rang. Can aanyone point me in the direction of where I can pick up some 7.62 x 54 clips?

Cheers again

If you find any let me know please, had seen some somewhere a while ago but they were a tad expensive, so much so

I forgot how much

I may someday require them.....for a nice ex-dragoon Dromia is looking after that I'm not allowed to shoot at the moment

I tried some stripper clips in my 91/30 but after much fiddling and cutting my thumb I realised I could get 5 rounds in it by hand quicker with less hassle......perhaps I didn't have the "knack" but gave up on the clips.

Sconia;

Glad you are enjoying your M44.

I have some of those stripper clips but they are the Chinese copies and to be honest, they just aren't worth the hassle. If you can get your hands on some original soviet items then they are supposed to work as they should. If the mechanism fitted at the top of the magazine (designed to prevent rim-lock) is working as advertised, then you should be able to load your rounds by hand pretty quickly anyway without fear of doing a Bob Marley (jamming?).
If you look at the upper face of the case rim on each cartridge, you will notice that it is bevelled. I'm informed that this was to allow the cartridges to be forced over the cartridge below should the mechanism fail and a rim-lock condition prevail. I can't confirm that this is true but it seems correct from a mechanical viewpoint. These Ruskies weren't so crazy and anyone who has had rim-lock on a .303 would probably wonder why we didn't have a similar mechanism and bevelled rim cartidges.

If you choose to strip the bolt at any time, you can find numerous good video clips on utube on the subject. Firing pin set-up is important but these video clips explain it well. I changed my M38 trigger assembly for an item sourced from Finland advertised on ebay. Vast improvement on the standard item and thoroughly recommended.

Mezzer

Thanks Mezzer. Yeah the nagant was a big hit at the range and the percussion back blast from firing through drums certainly warmed my face and tidied up my facial hair... LOL

I'll have a Google for the trigger assembly you mentioned.


Cheers

Sconie;

If you still want to give the clips a try, I can send you a few and if it works out okay then keep them. If not, just stick them in the bin. Saying that, I won't be back in the UK for another 6 weeks but if you want them, they're yours. Just remember that these are the Chinese knock-offs, so mind your fingers!

Mezzer

Very kind of you Mezzer, I'll certainly give them a try and let you know how It goes

Cheers bud.

sconie wrote:Very kind of you Mezzer, I'll certainly give them a try and let you know how It goes

Cheers bud.

Okay mate. I'll stick them in the post when I get back from my travels. (6 weeks). I'll contact you closer to the time for address details etc.

Mezzer

sconie-I got few clips from Polish seller,made in Tula according to info,will let you know when they are here in UK-2 weeks aprox.?thnx,jb

Thanks polemass, good to know you got some, interested to hear how they work for .