Makarov help

[DivingDriver]

East German if you can find it. If not, pretty much any of the others will do. Great gun, plenty of ammo still around (kind of) and pretty reliable.

[HokieKev]

Originally Posted by DivingDriver

East German if you can find it. If not, pretty much any of the others will do. Great gun, plenty of ammo still around (kind of) and pretty reliable.

Based on past history I would have agreed on you. In past years when there were ammo runs I felt like Makarov continued to be available because it is a relatively small niche. But based on an ammoseek a few minutes ago I have never seen Makarov ammo picking so slim.

[alucard0822]

Love my E. German, good shooter for the $200ish I paid for it years ago.

[DivingDriver]

Originally Posted by HokieKev

Based on past history I would have agreed on you. In past years when there were ammo runs I felt like Makarov continued to be available because it is a relatively small niche. But based on an ammoseek a few minutes ago I have never seen Makarov ammo picking so slim.

It’s one of those deals where you have to Take a deep breath and not panic. Makarov ammo is available but not in the amount that we consider “normal”. This to shall shortly pass.

[GuitarmanNick]

Kinda partial to the P-64. Snappy, accurate, and reasonably priced in today's market. Double action trigger can be improved if it is too stiff, but will never be great.

[cantstop]

Originally Posted by GuitarmanNick

Kinda partial to the P-64. Snappy, accurate, and reasonably priced in today's market. Double action trigger can be improved if it is too stiff, but will never be great.

I really like my P-64. I have medium-large hands. My friends with large-Xlarge hands do not enjoy shooting it. You don't have to swap out the springs, but it makes a huge difference in recoil and double action trigger pull.

Wolff gunsprings work really well. Discounts given to C&R holders.
https://www.gunsprings.com/

[FFBWMD]

Originally Posted by CursezZz

I just bought a M57 Tokarev and the weird old gun bug has bit me. Now i am in the market for a Makarov (model not just ammo type) pistol. Is one country of origin better than another? anyone have a preferred place to get surplus firearms online? or closed to baltimore city/county? Also what is a fair price to.pay for one? any help or info is super appreciated!

We have a Hungarian PA63 and several CZ82's in stock

[somd_mustangs]

Originally Posted by Melnic

Makarov or Makarov caliber?
Well known Makarovs:
Russian
East German
Bulgarian
Hungarian (FEG)
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Chinese Type 59

[CursezZz]

]mostly looking for one that looks like this, which i can only describe as a "regular Makarov" lol

[Mike OTDP]

Yup. Those are the various versions of the PM. A lot of people fall into the trap of calling anything chambered for the 9mm Makarov cartridge a "Makarov"...which is equivalent to calling a Glock 19 a "Luger" because it's chambered for the 9mm Parabellum round.