Well, almost.
I ordered a Bulgarian Makarov today.
I've been intrigued by the Makarov since I was a kid and reading Tom Clancy novels. If you ever read any of Tom's books, you know that man had one helluva way of describing machinery and equipment. I remember him describing the little handgun in one of his books - I don't remember, now, which book it was, but one of the main characters in the book used the Makarov as his EDC. Clancy described it as a tremendous value for the money. One of those rare, good-quality guns that doesn't command an equally high price.
It's a good-looking handgun - even more so than the Walther that was its designer's inspiration, IMHO. Simple, clean lines. The simplicity of the gun also appeals to me - I read that the parts count was reduced from that of the Walther, as well. Simple, straight blowback operation, and the fixed barrel design makes it naturally accurate (or, at least, consistent, LOL).
Seems like a deal these days at just over $300, though I've found that they were going for $100-150 just 10 or 12 years ago. Doesn't that always seem to be the case, these days? I mean, are there any killer deals LEFT in the firearms world in 2016?!?!
I see that Cheaper than Dirt has Tula for 20 cents a round and Silver Bear for 24 cents. Also many brass-cased varieties.
It'll be interesting, I think. I love guns that have history, and character, and I think the Mak has both.
Thoughts?
I ordered a Bulgarian Makarov today.
I've been intrigued by the Makarov since I was a kid and reading Tom Clancy novels. If you ever read any of Tom's books, you know that man had one helluva way of describing machinery and equipment. I remember him describing the little handgun in one of his books - I don't remember, now, which book it was, but one of the main characters in the book used the Makarov as his EDC. Clancy described it as a tremendous value for the money. One of those rare, good-quality guns that doesn't command an equally high price.
It's a good-looking handgun - even more so than the Walther that was its designer's inspiration, IMHO. Simple, clean lines. The simplicity of the gun also appeals to me - I read that the parts count was reduced from that of the Walther, as well. Simple, straight blowback operation, and the fixed barrel design makes it naturally accurate (or, at least, consistent, LOL).
Seems like a deal these days at just over $300, though I've found that they were going for $100-150 just 10 or 12 years ago. Doesn't that always seem to be the case, these days? I mean, are there any killer deals LEFT in the firearms world in 2016?!?!
I see that Cheaper than Dirt has Tula for 20 cents a round and Silver Bear for 24 cents. Also many brass-cased varieties.
It'll be interesting, I think. I love guns that have history, and character, and I think the Mak has both.
Thoughts?
