9mm makarov ?

I was down at my local gunshop and i saw a makarov sitting in the case so wanting to look at it discovered its a late 80s russian with extra mag and holster for 279$ is that a good price? and also are all of them so light on the dble action trigger pull, this one broke at 7.2 lbs, which was extremely nice.

Good deal if milsurp. Commercial versions are less expensive but still great to shoot.

Great gun. They used to be less $ than that...but so was everything. Ultra reliable. Accurate. Handy.
Pete

Snag it!

She ain't no magnum, but she'll do.
She ain't a target gun,but she'll do.
Got mine cause it was inexpensive(not cheap)
Ammo was too once upon a time(still real reasonable)
kinda heavy in your pocket, but not so big you won't carry
She won't win a pretty contest, but if you need her she'll be beautiful.
I've shot 2k rounds, with one failure to fire(Barnaul ammo)
First gun or only gun you couldn't do better.
with a minimum of practice a milk jug at 100 yds is toast.
I got it to have an inexpensive toy, she earned her keep, and a place by my side.
Still one of the "Best buys" on the market.
robert

Not a bad price either if its a military russian mak. In the last two years I have only seen 2 maks in my neck of the woods and I snagged both of them for a couple hundred each. The last one I took home last week and it had been 5 yrs since the last one showed up in the local gun/pawn.

They are nice guns for the money.

If it's in good shape "buy it" you will be amazed at the dead nuts accuracy. I've carried and shot a Russian commercial off and on for almost 15 years and never had a single problem with it.

There are JHP rounds available for self defense from several manufacturers and surplus for practice at reasonable prices. For the money Makarovs are a good value in my book.

Go for it. Everybody ought to have at least one......

I have a Russian commercial model, it shoots well and is very reliable. A lot of gun for under $300.

I love my IJ-70. I say grab it while you can.

I'd say go for it too - though if you're not collecting specific variants you can get a Bulgarian Makarov for a bit cheaper online.

I have a commercial IMEZ Makarov in .380 (replaced the adjustable rear with a fixed one) and I find it to be a great little gun. As a matter of fact some might think I'm crazy, but just from a profile view, I find the lines on the Makarov to be one of the most appealing guns. It's got a strange elegance about it.

I've got 16 Makarovs, so you know I'm going to say buy it.:)