Gino, I agree. This milsurp Bulgarian has a much better trigger then my Arsenal commercial Makarov even after putting 400 rnds. through the commercial Mak and a few hundred more dry firings with A-Zoom 9x18 snapcaps. I haven't brought myself to shoot my milsurp Bulgie yet although I have fired a co-workers milsurp Bulgarian. Have you fired the Russian 109gr ammo? This Russian ammo adds a little more umph to the Makarov's usual snappy recoil. I have found it to burn clean too! -Gregg