By uncledoj at 2010-06-13
Before I took it to the range I loaded the insert into the magazine and worked the bolt a few times to see if it would chamber. It did. When I inspected it, however, I noticed that there was slight ding in the forward edge of the insert, crimping slightly inward. I inserted a bullet and, sure enough, it left a scratch along the jacket. I don't know if this would be enough to cause a problem but I immediately smoothed it back out again so that there was no visible obstruction. From then on I loaded the insert by hand directly into the chamber, then closed the bolt. Better safe than kaboomed.
I got my paws on a box of Fiocci .32 Auto 73 grain leadless ammo. For comparison and giggles I took along my Nagant revolver with its own .32ACP conversion cylinder to go with Smaug the Terrible, an M44 Mosin Nagant rifle made in 1946. See pics.
By uncledoj at 2010-06-13
By uncledoj at 2010-06-13
Function: There were no problems ejecting the insert from the chamber or the .32 ACP cases from the insert. All rounds fired. Noise was a meek 'pop' while recoil was negligible especially when compared to normal ammunition for that rifle. It does mean you have a single-shot rifle since a)it dings the insert feeding from the magazine and b)buying five inserts to fill the magazine would cost as much as the entire rifle.
Accuracy: Uhm... well, all rounds hit the 8.5"x11" pieces of paper I print circles on as targets. All targets were placed at a distance of 25 yards off a sandbag. Accuracy was not impressive. The twist rate on the barrel in no way matches a plodding pistol round.
Final Verdict:Skip it. If you are looking for something low noise and low recoil go get a cheap .22 rifle. If you already have a Mosin then I'd just spend the $ on more ammo.
