[FROCKDUTCH1]

I traded my Taurus Pt-111 9mm to a friend because he wanted a gun he could secure better with the children around his house. He traded me his "bedside" pistol for it.


His bedside pistol was a clean with a slight bit of holster wear at the muzzle, slim gripped East German Makarov!!!!!! In perfect shape with the 2 magazines, East German Shoulder holster and cleaning kit.

Did I do good????

I feel so guilty......................well, off to the range.

[RTFM]

Welcome to THR, but I don't see how one could secure better than the other???:confused:

RTFM

[Walt Sherrill]

Did you do good? Depends on what you wanted. If you didn't like the PT-111, you did fine. And if you wanted a MAK, you did fine. But you didn't really move up in some other important respects. At best an even swap. But the EG mak will be a fine gun, and you'll always be able to sell it.

Comparison:

Which is more securable. Neither.

Which is more reliable. Probably neither, but Maks just don't break. Possible + here.

Value (market price?) EG Maks go for $225-$275 used. What's a PT-111 go for? Probably even, here, at best and you MIGHT have lost a little.

Capacity? Mak loses out, here.

Which shoots better? Maybe the Mak. Maybe.

Which fires a more powerful round. The PT-111, to be sure. The 9x18 round is borderline... I'd view this as a negative for you (if you plan to carry) but a decided PLUS for him.

He needs to get a bedside/bedroom gun safe (about the size of a large cigar box) and get a darned .45!!

[Neal Bloom]

I think you done good. I like Makarov's a whole lot better than Tauri. Had a bad experience with a Tauri so I am prejudiced.

[10-Ring]

Really depends. Did you like your Taurus? How does the Mak fit you?

[tomkatz]

I don't really do Taurus anymore, but don't they have an internal lock? Just thinking maybe that is what is being referred to as "secures better".......tom

[Longbow]

Frock,
As long as both of you are happy with the outcome, I don't see the point of being guilty. Enjoy your Mak!:)

[1911Tuner]

Don't let your gunsmith recrown the muzzle...:D

Cheers!
Tuner

[BevrFevr]

of the internal lock. It takes a special key right?

-bevr

[md2lgyk]

Older PT-111s (I bought mine new in 1999) do not have that foolish internal lock.

[Min]

You gave him a jammomatic for a reliable gun, esp. for the purpose of him defending his family. You SHOULD feel bad.

[WonderNine]

Hey, alot of Taurus autos work well. I'm sure it's the internal lock he wanted. He got what he wanted and so did FROCKDUTCH1, nothing to feel guilty about.

[denfoote]

The more Maks the better!!:D