Makarov Pic Thread!

nathanours · 07-14-2011, 22:36

Hey all, I think it would be cool to see pics of everyone's different maks and possibly what holsters you carry them in.

I'll start, here is my new Bulgy:

Berto · 07-18-2011, 17:09

Bulgy, too.

the perfesser · 07-18-2011, 20:04

Berto,

Whose grips and how do they feel?

nathanours · 07-19-2011, 00:43

Nice looking gun Berto, love the grips. I've got a set of Pierce grips coming in the mail for mine.

M2 Carbine · 07-19-2011, 13:42

I don't have pictures of all of them but here's most of them.

Berto · 07-19-2011, 18:16

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Originally Posted by the perfesser

Berto,

Whose grips and how do they feel?

I bought them years ago from fellow GT'er AaronKelly IIRC. They used to offer them on the makarov.com site.
I like them.

These aren't the same, but there are a few makers of wood grips for the Mak, here's a good one;

http://www.marschalgrips.com/makarov/makarov.html

nathanours · 07-20-2011, 17:05

Here are the new pierce grips and Wolff spring:

Why do some of them have different shaped trigger guards?

Wetrudgeon · 07-22-2011, 16:24

We'll play. Here is a photo of our Ruskie High Capacity in .380. It is a fun little gun that has been 100% reliable. Paid $180 for it when the high caps first hit our shores. Bet it would fetch more than that now. Stocks came from makarov.com and we did the refinish.

Also had an 8 round Ruskie that we (foolishly) sold. Wish we had it back.

We trudge on.

Bubbiesdad · 07-22-2011, 16:44

Here's mine

Russ in PA · 07-22-2011, 17:42

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Originally Posted by Bubbiesdad

Here's mine

I'll be the 1st to say it...nice pistol, but it's not a Makarov.

And, it really IS a nice pistol - I have a pair of CZ82's.

Berto · 07-23-2011, 21:34

THat cat has the coolest expressions.

nathanours · 07-24-2011, 22:32

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Originally Posted by M2 Carbine

This is so cool. Where did you have it done?

M2 Carbine · 07-26-2011, 11:51

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This is so cool. Where did you have it done?

At a DFW gun show in June 06 I bought the gun from a dealer from the Texarkana area.
He said he had the gun done for his private gun (I don't know by who). It turned out so well that he never shot it.
I paid $340. That was high for a Makarov at the time, but I had to have it, even though I figured I'd never shoot it either.

the perfesser · 07-26-2011, 18:55

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Originally Posted by M2 Carbine

but I had to have it, even though I figured I'd never shoot it either.

Forgive me, M2 Carbine, for being presumptuous about what you do with your Mak. But it is so beautiful that, were it mine, I would shoot it all the time.....

M2 Carbine · 07-27-2011, 13:26

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Forgive me, M2 Carbine, for being presumptuous about what you do with your Mak. But it is so beautiful that, were it mine, I would shoot it all the time.....

I am not a fan of Safe Queens but in this case I have a bunch of other Makarovs to shoot so I just keep the pretty ones for show. I also have a few other new Maks that I haven't shot but I wouldn't hesitate to shoot them if I needed to.

nathanours · 07-28-2011, 00:42

So far mine has been great to shoot, definitely smoother with the new wolff spring. Where do you guys get your ammo? Online?

M2 Carbine · 07-28-2011, 16:48

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Where do you guys get your ammo? Online?

Reload.

I did stock up on Barnaul, Silver Bear, etc, when it was still cheap, like $70/1,000 rounds.

nathanours · 07-31-2011, 17:12

Here's a pic from the garden:

kf4zra · 07-31-2011, 20:23

Russian bulgarian and e german beater

norinco type 59

got it in the box about 3 yrs back for $175. When the guy said the price I almost broke my wrist getting my wallet out.

Chinese and russian counter parts
top row, chinese type 59 and chinese type 54 (non commercial 762x25)
bottom row, russian PM (oopsie version that came in marked bulgarian) and russian TT33 (with no safety added)

nathanours · 08-02-2011, 20:15

^Nice looking Maks, and the other pistols are cool too. Here's a pic I snapped tonight for fun:

nathanours · 08-11-2011, 22:42

Glacier National Park!

CnRnut · 08-19-2011, 17:54

2 of the 5 Makarovs I have.

Meet my twins!!!

kf4zra · 08-19-2011, 19:36

sequential ruskies. NICE!

CnRnut · 08-26-2011, 19:05

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Originally Posted by kf4zra

sequential ruskies. NICE!

Only set I've ever run across. Still unfired,in import boxes with matching
mags.
Might have to part with them soon. Hard to put a price on some thing
you don't see for sale.

M2 Carbine · 08-26-2011, 20:18

Even though the gun was covered in mud it could still be identified as a Makarov because when I picked it up and started pulling the trigger the gun kept firing until the magazine was empty.