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weed@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (daniel weed 283-4162) writes:



#Does anyone have experience with this gun?

#I was at a gun show this weekend, and looked at a Makarov (sp?) 380 double 
#action pistol which appeared to be a clone of the Walther PPK.  It was 2-t
#with a blued slide and a shiny (stainless?) frame.  The decocker lever on 
#the slide was very stiff.  The price was only about $150.00.  At this price, 
#I almost bought it.  But I thought I'd ask for any net wisdom on this gun.  

Just a little sidenote here:

If the gun was an original Makarov, it would not be chambered in .380, but
rather in 9mm Makarov, a round quite similar to .380 (and Makarovs will
chamber and fire .380 more or less reliably), but far hotter.

I believe the general idea when the Soviets invented the cartridge was
to make a small weapon with a powerful load, but one that would also
chamber a round commonly found in the West, if regular ammo should ever be
in shortage during a wartime operation.

As I recall, one of the gun magazines ran a test of the Makarov some time
ago (during -92), so check out back issues of Guns&Ammo and the likes.

The reviewer reported, if memory serves me correctly, that little, if any,
accuracy was lost when firing .380 instead of the original 9mmMak.

regards,

ragnar