I've been looking for another CCW. I was looking at small 9mm's, but they are either more expensive then I want/ can afford (Kahr, Walther), or just not available (Kahr, Kel-tec). I need something thinner than my Glock 19 for business casual (5 days a week/12-14hrs per day...) + summer carry. I have a Thunderwear holster, but the Glock is just too much to conceal with khaki pants and a button up shirt tucked in.
My friend has a FEG PA-63 in 9mm Makarov, and I like the size but the recoil is awful. At our last range outing I fired 150 rounds out of my Glock 19, and could have easily kept firing all day comfortably. He fired around 50 rounds and his hand was red. After searching around on the interwebz it seems that a real Makarov is a fun gun to shoot. So the mak weighs the same as my G19, its 0.25" thinner (similar thickness to the PF-9 or PPS), and rumored to be reliable. Does anyone have any gripes about a mak as a CCW that I'm not aware of?
I been looking around the internet for prices. Why are the Bulgarian and East German Maks selling for more than the Russian ones? I found a Baikal IJ70 Makarov on gunbroker for $240, is that a good price for the pistol and 1 mag?
My friend has a FEG PA-63 in 9mm Makarov, and I like the size but the recoil is awful. At our last range outing I fired 150 rounds out of my Glock 19, and could have easily kept firing all day comfortably. He fired around 50 rounds and his hand was red. After searching around on the interwebz it seems that a real Makarov is a fun gun to shoot. So the mak weighs the same as my G19, its 0.25" thinner (similar thickness to the PF-9 or PPS), and rumored to be reliable. Does anyone have any gripes about a mak as a CCW that I'm not aware of?
I been looking around the internet for prices. Why are the Bulgarian and East German Maks selling for more than the Russian ones? I found a Baikal IJ70 Makarov on gunbroker for $240, is that a good price for the pistol and 1 mag?