Need help getting a Makarov in socal

[crzpete]

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http://www.turners.com/engage/displayad2.php?H=1&m1=June&m2=June&d1=22&d2=28&img=ads/06-22-06/hungarianmak.gif

Thanks

[EBWhite]

Best way is go the a CR one and have it transferred. Maybe someone will chime in an let you know if something on the approved list....that Hungarian one is built on an alloy frame, i did a search and it did not get good reviews. It is decent. For the price, it is better than a hi-point but i'd rather pass on it.

[JPglee1]

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http://www.turners.com/engage/displayad2.php?H=1&m1=June&m2=June&d1=22&d2=28&img=ads/06-22-06/hungarianmak.gif

Thanks

Call Hesperia Pawn at 760-244-3338 and ask for TROY (they're about an hour or so from Temecula)... Tell him you want to order a Makarov from one of the sellers in Shotgun News

Usually they charge 10% over the add price for the gun, $10 for shipping and $30 to DROS it...

If you can find a Mak for $129.00 it would cost you

129.00 + 12.90 + 10 + 30 = $180 or so...

I bought my SKS from them for $89 + 8.90 + 10 + 30 = $137.90

Good luck!


JP

[glen avon]

look on gunbroker, real Maks are no longer cheap.

the hungarian pistol above has a long, rough, yet heavy trigger pull. be advised. still a deal, and a good value, but not a Mak.

there are a few FFLs closer to you if you are interested.

[caliar15]

try this http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/H...ak_Pistol.html

[Mute]

Nevermind. Just read closer, you wanted the real thing.

[crzpete]

Call Hesperia Pawn at 760-244-3338 and ask for TROY (they're about an hour or so from Temecula)... Tell him you want to order a Makarov from one of the sellers in Shotgun News
JP

Nevermind. Just read closer, you wanted the real thing.

Well I prefer a E. German but a Soviet, Chinese or Bulgarian will do. The PA or a FEG will be my last option. I had a Soviet Makarov back in 1997 but stupid me sold it and got a Ruger P89

[glen avon]

any Mak now in CA may be sold PPT.

bulgarians are OK for import and dealer sale.

you can find a real Mak to buy, but you will have more than $250 in it before you are done, if not $300.

[EBWhite]

there is a bulgy mak on gunbroker.com right now for around 180....i wouldnt get the one at turners. get a real one (bulgy) or spend the extra and get a nice one or dont get anything at all :-)

[crzpete]

there is a bulgy mak on gunbroker.com right now for around 180....i wouldnt get the one at turners. get a real one (bulgy) or spend the extra and get a nice one or dont get anything at all :-)

Yes! Exactly

[SteveSatch]

Well I prefer a E. German but a Soviet, Chinese or Bulgarian will do. The PA or a FEG will be my last option. I had a Soviet Makarov back in 1997 but stupid me sold it and got a Ruger P89

Why is that stupid? The 9X18 round stinks compared to 9mm. The Mak holds 8 rounds while the P89 holds 15 (17 with MecGar mags). Have fun with the blow back design of the Mak beating the heck out of the web of your hand. The Ruger P89 blows away Maks. I own six P series Rugers and have owned 3 Maks.

[crzpete]

[CaMakarovnik]

crzpete,

you might want to keep an eye on the Gunboards Makarov trader, at http://www.gunboards.com/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=60 . There's nothing there today, but they occasionally will have Maks for sale.

The Bulgys would be the easiest to import into CA, since they are on the DOJ list, but E. Germans are C&R. (The Russian C&R does not include the IJ-70 commercial Russian model).

[crzpete]

thanks I know

[maxicon]

Not a great comparison, IMO, unless you meant the Mak as the VW bug, since the Ruger's considerably more powerful than the Mak.

I'd make the comparison between an older F150 pickup and an Accord, myself.

The Ruger's a big, sturdy workhorse - bulky and clumsy, but reasonably powerful and very reliable. It's hard to find a better 9x19mm for the money.

The Mak's smaller, easier to handle but not very precise, OK power and very reliable. It's hard to find a better 9x18mm or 9x17mm for the money.

Neither one of them is exactly what you'd call a precision piece of engineering, and they both have flaws that keep them from being top-tier handguns, but for the money, you can't beat either one. They're just for different purposes.

max