Russians retiring the Makarov

[Runner]

The Pistolet Makaravoka (PM), known in the West simply as the Makarov, has served the Soviet Union and Russian military since 1951, but the Russian government recently announced that the small blowback-operated pistol, similar in design to the Walther PP, will be replaced by a new pistol - the Pistolet Yarygin, or Pya.

Anybody know anything about the "Pya"

 

[Davis]

Here's a link to the pistol.

http://www.world.guns.ru/handguns/hg50-e.htm

 

[Ruben Nasser]

Please go to:
http://club.guns.ru/eng/handguns.html
to see the latest Izhevsk factory guns in 9x19. I'm not sure which one they picked as their new official pistol.
They are not beauty queens, that's for sure !!

 

[WilderBill]

The good news is more surplus Maks for us!

 

[AC's & 45's]

Cool maybe they will send us their surplus.

I for one hope they continue to make Mak ammo.

 

[Runner]

Ah, I found it:

http://www.milparade.com/2001/45/03_04.shtml

 

[alamo]

Unfortunately, I don't think it will mean more surplus Russian Maks. I have read several places that Clinton got Yeltsin to ban the importation of guns from Russia. Not sure if this is an actual law or formal agreement but whatever it is, no more Russian guns have been coming in since then.