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The double action trigger pull required 12 pounds of pressure, while the single action mode required 4 pounds of pull.

Few people in the western world had ever seen one, or even knew they existed.

Some were brought to this country during the Vietnam war by returning vets.

A few more were captured from the Russians during the Afghanistan war and somehow made their way into the United States.

The Makarov pistols in this country were only found in the gun collections of the affluent.

Even the peculiar 9x18 Makarov ammo was strictly a collectors item and was as uncommon as the pistols themselves.

Since the fall of the Berlin wall and communism in Europe, previously rare communist firearms that once commanded high collector only prices have become commonplace.

The pistols are now inexpensive, due to the quantities imported.

Often the pistols are referred to as the 9mm Makarov caliber.

The case on a 9x18 Makarov is a straight wall case, not tapered like the common 9mm.

Additionally, the Makarov round has a larger diameter projectile.363 compared to the smaller.355 diameter of the 9mm Parabellum.

The.380 ACP cartridge is not interchangeable with the Mak round either.

The Mak is actually closer to a 9.2mm caliber.

The Makarov cartridge uses a 94 grain projectile that chronographed at a transonic an average of 1073 feet per second (10 round average).

It should be noted that Federal sells threaded.380 replacement Makarov barrels.

The subsonic.380 ammo works fine in the modified Makarov pistol.

The Russian Makarov was developed in the late 1940s as a result of the efforts of Nikolay Makarov who worked at a Soviet small arms design bureau.

The Makarov was adopted by the Red Army in 1951 as the 9mm Pistolet Makarov or PM.

It has often been compared to the German Walther PP pistol, although its internal mechanics differ.

Barrel length is 3.8.

The pistol is constructed of high quality, milled steel.

The safety lever is very conveniently located on the left rear side of the slide.

The safety is the hammer drop type (keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction when applying this safety).

Magazine release is the somewhat awkward European Style located at the base of the grip.

Sights are adequate for a military pistol, the front is the blade type.

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