AWESOME CHOICE!!!!!!!
I bet my life on my right out of the box.
Only thing that will touch this gun in reliability is an AK 47 (try carrying that)
If the russians know anything it's guns if they know 2 things it's guns and vodka.
You should clean it and lube it but it's not necessary.
IF you can find any, CORBON made a good defense round but they quit a while ago I think hornaday makes good one also.
I like the grips it came with, I had a set of rubber grips and they made the gun to bulky for ccw.
MAKAROV definately gives the most bang for your buck!!
If you got the ugly red bulgarian grips I would order a set of regular black grips just for looks.
and definately check out
www.makarov.com
Holsters take a little effort to size up since you never see makarov listed on labels
I have a miltek I like pretty well it's a little bulky but has side pouch for spare magazine.
Watch for corrosive ammo you want to make special effort to clean right after shooting this stuff.
ENJOY