Makarovs? Good? Bad? Ugly? Any knowledge?

Love the responses guys. Got a lot of info. Learning things I didn't know. The good and the bad.


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Ok Peggy what color are your Makarov's ? I will be very disappointed if they are not candy apple lime or something equally "cool" ......you need to live up to the tradition of the wall display.
 
Just blued metal IBMIKE.. no poly Makarov's in existence. Or else I would have one. LOL here is what he is referring to my Bloomberg Collection....or Wall of diversity...all virgins too...

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You can completely field strip a Mak magazine AND reassemble it in less than 20 seconds...4 parts-floor plate, follower, spring and mag body...

Try that with a 1911 mag:)

The rest of the pistol was designed with that kind of simplicity as a foremost consideration...the Mak has only 25 parts. The Walther PP is comprised of 42 pieces even though both are straight blowbacks.
 
The PM Makarov was the first pistol to go into outer space. Yuri Gagarin and the rest of the cosmonauts were required to be armed with them.


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Some "unissued" Bulgarians reportedly were available at Dan's, within the last two weeks. The smell of cosmoline is nice, because it means that the gun was preserved.

JJ45: my family is like yours, with a Russian .380 instead of the extra Bulgy.
If the Walther PPK/S had been Nearly as pleasant to shoot, I never would have sold the PPK/S and switched to Maks, plus the Polish P-83s, CZ-82.
 
Ignition, My three Bulgarian Mak's came from Aim and were as you described: new with grease in everything......and the maintenance log for each. Get em' before they arre history.
 
They are History then.....too bad they had some neat pistols. Just received from Aim one of the "best of the best" Beretta 84 BB that are also sold out after just a few (about 50 i believe) were sold. My pistol had been carried a little and by inspecting the interior had never been shot. It is unfortunate that with all the lame restrictions placed upon imports we will not see new releases. How many Maks are in Russia that eventually could be imported without big brother making decisions on what we can own.
 
I just got done putting 500 rounds through my Bulgarian Makarov, which was in unissued condition in the cosmoline. 0 failures or malfunctions of any shape or form. I am 100% thrilled with this gun, and it is an absolute joy to shoot. Extremely nice guns these Makarovs are. I plan to put another couple hundred through it tomorrow.
 
im a collector of makarov

I have 5 of them from various countries. They're great guns, but i would not recommend them for carry due to the low capacity to weight ratio and heavy trigger in DA (most of mine were near unshootable in double action because it was so heavy i ended up replacing springs). If you can get one for a decent price now go for it, the prices on them have gone up just like saiga 12s.
 
My Bulgarian Makarov has a decent DA pull that has smoothed out during shooting and dry firing. It is adequate, and not even in the same universe as bad as the Polish P-64's trigger (which is NOT a Makarov BTW). I have not found it to be detrimental in accuracy for the first shot.

As for the capacity to weight, you have a point, but the increased weight is helpful from a shootability standpoint and I wouldn't hesitate for a second to carry a Makarov. The extreme reliability and solid accuracy are major bonuses. Plus, the guns weigh 28 oz loaded. Not the lightest guns, but they aren't the bricks some people make them out to be either.
 
I had my East German Mak at the range this afternoon.

It was my Dad's, which I got when he passed. Nice gun. Excellent fit and finish and a really good trigger pull for a Combloc gun, far better than any other Mak I've ever used.
 
Are there more practical choices? Certainly. Not my first choice for either carry or range. What they are is a cool piece of history that are a lot of fun to shoot. I find my Bulgy ergonomic, accurate and boringly reliable. They are solid steel and will likely last a lifetime with basic care. I only wish I would have bought them in bulk when they were ~$150 guns.
 

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Well, 1000 rounds later and I pretty much trust my Bulgy Mak for definsical purposes.

I think I just found my new carry and home defense gun. :cool:
 
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