The Makarov pistol or PM is a Russian semi-automatic pistol. Under the project leadership of. During the 1990s, Baikal marketed various Makarov-derived handguns in the United States under the IJ-70 model. Included were. Detent holes.). Special training cutaways with serial number prefix 'SM' were also produced. Nov 27, 2015 If i remember rightly the the later model of baikal the where all the serial number are numbers, the first 2 numbers are the manufacture year. The models with the numbers & letters i thought were all hammer action guns if this is the case the letters have nothing to do with the year, 58 will be the year of the gun.
I'm getting ready to buy my first Mak this weekend.:D From the research I've done they sound like a good value for a CCW pistol. As a carry pistol, I'll be looking for reliablity and accuracy over appearence.
What should I be looking for? What, if anything, should I avoid? I've posted a similar question on the board at makarov.com, and it was suggested that I look for an un-issued Bulgarian. From what I've read, it appears that the East German guns are a little better quality. Any opinions on this? Thanks in advance!:).
Tips: East German Maks will all be surplus. They have the best fit and finish and smoothest actions. Bulgarian Maks can either be used or unissued. They are second in quality, some say their accuracy is a little better.
Try to find one still in cosmoline. Russian military-rare and expensive. If you find one GRAB IT!
Russian commercial. This is the one with the adjustable sights. Warning tho, the large rear sight adjustment screw is known to break, mine just stripped itself out from shooting and went flying one day! This part is the only part you cannot replace. The German and Russian can be found with either red star grips, with or without left thumbrest, or black grips.
The Russian commercial black grips will say Baikal at the bottom. Military Bulgarians have red star grips. Bulgarian Arsenal. Becoming hard to find. This is the commercial Bulgarian, will have the word 'Arsenal' on the slide and normally curved ergonomic black grips. Really, any Mak is a really nice gun to have, especially for CCW. What you choose depends mainly on your preference and availability in your area.
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Go back to Makarov.com and STUDY the different markings so you can spot the types at a glance, i.e. Double circle ten, arrow in a circle, diamond in a circle and so on. No question that the finish work is much much better on my east german mak than my bulgy. The bulgy has alot of tooling marks inside and I had to polish the feed ramp. The east german was smooth as glass thoughout and no polishing is needed. My bulgy is brand new the east german is used and the grips show it, but the gun is in very good condition.