E. German Maks are they the best?

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Ok guys there is an ongoing post about Bulgarian Makarovs and I have read that string. I have read that the East Germans are suppose to rate right up at the top with the Russian version, Is this true? What are your thoughts? I have an E. German on order and have not recieved it yet. What can I look forward to?
Your thoughts?

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The East German Maks are the best. I have one. Go to the Mak forum and ask those guys, they will tell you the same thing. The E. German guns are made by Suhl they same place some very fine double guns come from and the workmanship carried over to the pistol. Compare it to other countries work when you get it and you will see for yourself.
 
General concensus is that the German Makarovs, while used German police issue, are the best in terms of fit and finish. It can all vary depending on condition. I have a Russian 10 round that looks good on the outside but could use some work on the inside, I think mine is atypical. The Mak is a very good, accurate gun for the price. As long as you don't get a lemon, I think you'll like it. www.makarov.com is a good website for info as well.
 
When I was Mak shopping, I looked at some Russian and Chinese versions, as well as the E German version that I finally purchased.

The Russian and Chinese has a lot of sharp edges. The Russian's slide release was sort of an angled tab that was hard to manipulate. I really didn't like the adjustable sights, that I now understand have a tendency to break. The triggers on both were pretty gritty, which should smooth out after a break in period.

My E German still has about 90% of its deep blue finish left, with most of the wear at the left and right sides of the muzzle, probably from a holster. The trigger and safety are smooth, but I figure that's because its already gone through a break in period, somethime in the early to mid 1960s.

I don't think you'll have any regrets with your E German mak.
 
On average, East German Maks seem to have
the best fit and finish. In regard to accuracy, all Maks are pretty much the same,
regardless of origin. From time to time,
you can run into East German Mak that has
pretty smooth and light trigger pull, but
may ocassionally fail to ignite the hard
primer of the military ammo with the first
strike. Also, from time to time, you can
see some Russian made Maks (mostly early imports) with exceptional fit and finish.
I managed to get one of those, and it looks beautiful. Bulgarian Maks seem to have more
sharp edges and about average fit and finish, but are well-made.


Trigger pulls on all Maks can be made much better with a light polishing of intervals -
see www.makarov.com for more details.
 
The East German Makarov's are among the best. They are among the most expensive as well.

The Bulgarian MILITARY models are very good pistols as well and at $140 (delivered) are a bargain in today's market. Dan's Sporting Goods can be contacted at dansportammo@alltel.net for one. These are not the commercial versions marked ARSENAL.

Sid
 
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