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I have a p64 9x18 makarov I got when I was a broke college student for personal defense.....$125.
For those unfamiliar with the gun, it is an sa/da short pistol with 6 round mag capacity, low profile sights, and all steel frame/slide. It is eastern block mil-surp and Polish made.
It is a very accurate pistol and the SA trigger pull with stock springs was a crisp 3 lbs. But the DA pull was a long sloppy 20lbs, recoil was very strong and the brass would land 15 yards away. It was reliable, but shooting accurately in DA was nearly impossible, and the recoil made it unpleasant to shoot without gloves.
So recently I bought the Wolff spring kit with three different trigger and recoil springs. That way you can try and tune the gun. And make sure it isn't too light or too heavy.
Well, I found that the kit is a waste of time. Just get the heaviest recoil spring and lightest trigger spring which are 22lbs and 18 lbs respectively.
Even with the 22 lb recoil spring the gun still throws the brass into orbit, just instead of Pluto it only hits Mars. And the 18 lb trigger spring lightened the SA pull to 2.5 lbs but the DA pull is still heavy, just not as creepy. I also installed the extra firing pin spring because the kit came with one.
It's definitely better. And for about $14 totally worth it. But I think a guy can just get the heaviest recoil spring, lightest trigger spring and install them rather than trying to tune it.
Oh, and I tried weak target ammo and self defense ammo and both worked fine...reliably.
For those unfamiliar with the gun, it is an sa/da short pistol with 6 round mag capacity, low profile sights, and all steel frame/slide. It is eastern block mil-surp and Polish made.
It is a very accurate pistol and the SA trigger pull with stock springs was a crisp 3 lbs. But the DA pull was a long sloppy 20lbs, recoil was very strong and the brass would land 15 yards away. It was reliable, but shooting accurately in DA was nearly impossible, and the recoil made it unpleasant to shoot without gloves.
So recently I bought the Wolff spring kit with three different trigger and recoil springs. That way you can try and tune the gun. And make sure it isn't too light or too heavy.
Well, I found that the kit is a waste of time. Just get the heaviest recoil spring and lightest trigger spring which are 22lbs and 18 lbs respectively.
Even with the 22 lb recoil spring the gun still throws the brass into orbit, just instead of Pluto it only hits Mars. And the 18 lb trigger spring lightened the SA pull to 2.5 lbs but the DA pull is still heavy, just not as creepy. I also installed the extra firing pin spring because the kit came with one.
It's definitely better. And for about $14 totally worth it. But I think a guy can just get the heaviest recoil spring, lightest trigger spring and install them rather than trying to tune it.
Oh, and I tried weak target ammo and self defense ammo and both worked fine...reliably.