I upgraded the recoil spring and have been playing with grips. It is more of a matte black as opposed to the factory shiny blue/black. The cerakoting on the Mak was done by a gunsmith before I purchased it, and it does look good. As you know, both guns had pretty terrible (tiny) low-profile sights and they were extremely difficult for me to use. Thanks! These sights made a world of difference. :thumbsup:ĮTA: looks like a clean and smooth cerakoting job on the Mak. Sweet choice of custom grips on the Walther as well. If you want a Makarov that is essentially new, check out this current release.īeretta_maven, the Novak night sights look great! So much clearer than the standard sights on the Bulgarian Makarov. I did pay for a handpick as they claimed some might have slight marks from storage. It came with a log book and despite the thick and sticky protective cosmoline coating, looks pristine underneath, with deep bluing and no handling marks. I started paperwork on mine ordered from Classic, pictured below. Steel case ammo can be found for $0.22-0.27/round and brass can be found for $0.25-0.35/round in my experience via mail order or the local gun store.
Makarov 9x18 ammo runs just above 9mm (but less than. They do not guarantee the log book and do not have mags for sale. To see examples of what people have received, see the Just Got It Now thread.Ĭlassic Firearms is selling them as well for $330 (cash or cc) with one mag, a holster, a cleaning rod, and a lanyard. If one buys two, they charge $300 for each. Right now, Southern Ohio Gun is selling the pistol for $330 (cash, 3% cc charge) with one mag, a holster, a cleaning rod, a lanyard, and a log book. They are on the MD handgun roster under the manufacturer Arsenal from Bulgaria. In Maryland, the Bulgarian Makarov requires an HQL to purchase. The Soviet (military and commercial) Makarov pistols and the East German Makarov pistols can be purchased under a C&R license. Although they hold 8 rounds in a mag (with a grip heel release), they have become popular carry pistols given their smaller size and relative slimness. The fixed barrel design aids in their accuracy. They are rugged, all steel pistols considered to be very reliable with a simple takedown procedure. Soviet Makarovs were of course the handgun designed around the Marakov 9x18 cartridge, and are a fixed-barrel pistol design shared/adopted by other former/current communist countries, including the East Germans, Bulgarians, and Chinese. In case you don't follow military/police surplus firearms discussed in the C&R threads, there has been a little bit of excitement about a recent batch of Bulgarian Makarovs that are in what is thought to be unissued condition.