yhtomit
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It's taken a while for the design to grow on me, but seeing a beautifully finished Makarov (sort of bluish -- those who've seen it I'm sure know the one to which I refer!) here on THR, I have come to like the shape of the Makarov.
However, I'm not actually interested in owning one, because I don't (until I am a bajillionaire, at which point I reserve the option to change my mind) want to own any guns that are in anything but widely available, popular calibers for which I already own a gun or two -- and by that I mean (for autoloaders) 9mm and .45ACP.
Does anyone make a Makarovesque pistol in 9mm? Is there a technical reason why not, if not? Forgive the ignorance, but could a Makarov be converted to fire 9mm Luger ammunition, rather than 9mm Makarov? The size and shape are sweet; I can understand now why so many people carry them for CCW and otherwise extol their virtues. I just don't (myself! personally! YMMV! To each his own! No accounting for matters of taste! No flame intended!) want to own guns that fire funky ammunition.
(And by Makarovesque, I mean partly wrt aeshetics, partly wrt simplicity and reliability -- which I'm basing only on things I've read which tout Makarovs as robust, reliable, accurate, simple, easy to maintain, etc.)
It's a bit like wanting a Saab with a Subaru engine, I suppose, but ... well, I want that, too.
timothy
However, I'm not actually interested in owning one, because I don't (until I am a bajillionaire, at which point I reserve the option to change my mind) want to own any guns that are in anything but widely available, popular calibers for which I already own a gun or two -- and by that I mean (for autoloaders) 9mm and .45ACP.
Does anyone make a Makarovesque pistol in 9mm? Is there a technical reason why not, if not? Forgive the ignorance, but could a Makarov be converted to fire 9mm Luger ammunition, rather than 9mm Makarov? The size and shape are sweet; I can understand now why so many people carry them for CCW and otherwise extol their virtues. I just don't (myself! personally! YMMV! To each his own! No accounting for matters of taste! No flame intended!) want to own guns that fire funky ammunition.
(And by Makarovesque, I mean partly wrt aeshetics, partly wrt simplicity and reliability -- which I'm basing only on things I've read which tout Makarovs as robust, reliable, accurate, simple, easy to maintain, etc.)
It's a bit like wanting a Saab with a Subaru engine, I suppose, but ... well, I want that, too.
timothy