TruthTellers
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I had the thought that with the panic buying of ammo the common/popular calibers making for some pretty significant supply shortages that it was time to think of what less popular calibers would be good options to think about buying in the future and for some reason 9x18 Mak stood out. Sure, it's not as powerful as 9x19, but it is more powerful than .380 and .32 ACP. It's cheaper than .38 Super, .357 Sig, and .45 GAP and Hornady makes good JHP ammo for the caliber.
So, I'm thinking of what pistols are available in the Mak because there are multiple variants of the Makarov from the Warsaw Pact countries out there, plus some that aren't based on the Makarov at all.
One that's jumped out at me is the Cz 82, that seems to be one of the larger size pistols in the chambering and has mags that 12 rds.
I hear a lot of bad things about the Radom, so I know to avoid that, but of all the pistols in 9x18, which do you think is the best value and which do you think is just the best overall?
Also, which pistols have the easiest magazines to acquire? I don't want to get something that's like the Beretta 81 with extra mags that are nigh unavailable.
So, I'm thinking of what pistols are available in the Mak because there are multiple variants of the Makarov from the Warsaw Pact countries out there, plus some that aren't based on the Makarov at all.
One that's jumped out at me is the Cz 82, that seems to be one of the larger size pistols in the chambering and has mags that 12 rds.
I hear a lot of bad things about the Radom, so I know to avoid that, but of all the pistols in 9x18, which do you think is the best value and which do you think is just the best overall?
Also, which pistols have the easiest magazines to acquire? I don't want to get something that's like the Beretta 81 with extra mags that are nigh unavailable.
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