new makarov

whirlwind · 06-25-2008, 02:17 AM

hey guys, i got a question...i finally found a makarov in 380 and im getting it next week. the last soviet pistol i had was a tokarev and it wouldnt feed any ammo but FMJ ball type. do any of you that have a makarov have any feeding trouble with a certain type of ammo? thanks guys

Mooseman684 · 06-25-2008, 02:43 AM

So far My Makarov in .380 eats anything ! I only have Russian Ball ammo for my 9 X 18 Mak... but it is hotter ammo and it feeds just fine !
Rich

whirlwind · 06-25-2008, 02:51 AM

thanks alot! ill probably end up reloading my own ammo,but at first i just didnt wanna waste money on hollow points if i couldnt shoot em. thanks again!...mark

Mooseman684 · 06-25-2008, 02:54 AM

I carry my primary magazine loaded with Hollow points, my secondary Magazine with Ball Ammo...I like the winchester silver Hollow points !
Rich

Dookiebutt · 07-01-2008, 06:17 AM

Send me your Tok.

blaster · 07-01-2008, 07:15 AM

my Bakil 9x18 eats Silver Bear h.p. s but is not 100% reliable with the Hornandy or cor bon

whirlwind · 07-08-2008, 12:28 PM

well i got it and i couldnt be happier with it! shoots great no malfunctions looks cool and who could ask for more? now i just gotta get some dies and start rollin' some bullets for her. the only bad thing is...after all the research i did on this gun....now i want a norinco makarov! the fun never ends!

twtalbot · 07-26-2008, 02:38 PM

My East German Makarov has happily gobbled up everything I ever put in the magazine-even .380s that are a millimeter shorter than the Makarov round.

K75RT · 07-26-2008, 08:22 PM

twtalbot,
"My East German Makarov has happily gobbled up everything I ever put in the magazine-even .380s that are a millimeter shorter than the Makarov round."
This is dangerous! You should not shoot .380ACP in 9X18. The case is too short and the bullet diameter is 8 thousandths too small. That being said the case may not flow and properly seal the chamber as the bullet enters the bbl. Get the right ammo for the chambering....

NRAJOE · 07-27-2008, 11:44 AM

Had 2 Makarovs...really didn't like the way they shot (9x18)...never fired a .380 one though.

I prefer the CZ82...shoots alot nicer.

06-25-2008, 02:17 AM	#1
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,730 Trader Rating: (0)	new makarov hey guys, i got a question...i finally found a makarov in 380 and im getting it next week. the last soviet pistol i had was a tokarev and it wouldnt feed any ammo but FMJ ball type. do any of you that have a makarov have any feeding trouble with a certain type of ammo? thanks guys __________________ De oppresso liber !

06-25-2008, 02:43 AM	#2
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,283 Trader Rating: (0)	So far My Makarov in .380 eats anything ! I only have Russian Ball ammo for my 9 X 18 Mak... but it is hotter ammo and it feeds just fine ! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

06-25-2008, 02:51 AM	#3
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,730 Trader Rating: (0)	thanks alot! ill probably end up reloading my own ammo,but at first i just didnt wanna waste money on hollow points if i couldnt shoot em. thanks again!...mark __________________ De oppresso liber !

06-25-2008, 02:54 AM	#4
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,283 Trader Rating: (0)	I carry my primary magazine loaded with Hollow points, my secondary Magazine with Ball Ammo...I like the winchester silver Hollow points ! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

07-01-2008, 07:15 AM	#6
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 402 Trader Rating: (0)	my Bakil 9x18 eats Silver Bear h.p. s but is not 100% reliable with the Hornandy or cor bon __________________ peace through superior firepower

07-01-2008, 06:17 AM	#5
Dookiebutt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,027 Trader Rating: (0)	Send me your Tok.

07-08-2008, 12:28 PM	#7
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,730 Trader Rating: (0)	well i got it and i couldnt be happier with it! shoots great no malfunctions looks cool and who could ask for more? now i just gotta get some dies and start rollin' some bullets for her. the only bad thing is...after all the research i did on this gun....now i want a norinco makarov! the fun never ends! __________________ De oppresso liber !

07-26-2008, 02:38 PM	#8
twtalbot Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 41 Trader Rating: (0)	My East German Makarov has happily gobbled up everything I ever put in the magazine-even .380s that are a millimeter shorter than the Makarov round.

07-26-2008, 08:22 PM	#9
K75RT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 283 Trader Rating: (0)	twtalbot, "My East German Makarov has happily gobbled up everything I ever put in the magazine-even .380s that are a millimeter shorter than the Makarov round." This is dangerous! You should not shoot .380ACP in 9X18. The case is too short and the bullet diameter is 8 thousandths too small. That being said the case may not flow and properly seal the chamber as the bullet enters the bbl. Get the right ammo for the chambering....

07-27-2008, 11:44 AM	#10
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,014 Trader Rating: (0)	Had 2 Makarovs...really didn't like the way they shot (9x18)...never fired a .380 one though. I prefer the CZ82...shoots alot nicer. __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany