From: lklawson@acs.harding.edu
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: How to change a Makarov pistol sight
Date: 15 Oct 92 23:59:36 GMT
Organization: Harding University

In article <71113@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gt4458c@prism.gatech.edu (John Stephens Cronin) writes:
#
#Hi,
#
#	I recently purchased a Norinco Makarov.  The thing came with a
#really worthless adjustable rear sight, I assume because of some stupid

Agreed!

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#	By the way, this gun seems to be an excellent deal.  I am a
#student on a tight budget, and I got this pistol for $157 including
#tax, brand new.  It came with two eight round magazines, the spare
#sight, and a little jewelers screwdriver to adjust the worthless
#sight with.  It seems well made, not some Satuday night special piece
#of junk.  The Chinese version is all steel, but there are supposed to
#be some East German ones with alloy frames or slides or something and
#slightly better fit and finish for around $190.  The gun is about
#the same size as a Walther PP.  The Makarov is the standard issue
#military pistol for the Chinese and the Russians and their allies
#(ie Hungary, East Germany, Poland, etc).

Once again, agreed.  I've found my Mak fairly acurate (accuracy is in the
shooter?) and an inexpensive pistol whos size and characteristics make it
practicaly ideal as a cary gun (opinions)

#
#	The only major drawback seems to be that ammo is not univer-
#sally available.  If fires a 9x18 ammo that is somewhat out of the
#ordinary.  This cartridge is somewhere between the .380 (9x17) and
#9x19 NATO in power.  The bullets are actually 9.27 mm in diameter, so
#using regular 9mm is out of the question with out a lot of cutting down
#and resizing, which would assume I reloaded anyway.  I have found a good
#source, however.  Keng's Specialty Importers (or something like that)
#in Atlanta (local to me!) has cases of the stuff.  Full cases of 2100
#rounds are $254.50 and half cases of 1050 rounds are $154.50.  The ammo
#is Norinco manufactured in 1989, and it is FMJ with a bullet weight of
#somewhere between 90 and 95 grains (I forget the exact number).  The
#number is in the book, so call information (area code 404).

It may not be nessasary to "cut" down the brasses, a fellow net-er (Edward
Rudnicki who also posts here on occasion) has read that "Hansen will be
importing boxer primed ammo." (Thanx again Ed)

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#$300.00 home defense rifle/pistol combo available.  Any challengers?

The challenge is obviously in getting good ammo.  I have posted here before and
contacted fellow net-ers trying to locate something other than FMJ.  There has
already been a discussion as to "making" your own 9.27 (9.25?) slugs, but this
is really not a good choice for those of us unwilling (or finacially unable) to
invest in reloading stuff.  I keep hoping that the U.S. ammo manufacturers will
wake up and get off their lazy butts and start taking advantage of the obvious
market for this round (foolish hope, I know).  For those of you who trust the 
.380 rounds, Edward Rdnicki also informs me that there are Mak barrels 
available in that size.

-Kirk Lawson
LKLAWSON@ACS.HARDING.EDU
"Madame, if I were your husband, I would drink it!" -Winston Churchill

#John Cronin
#