makarovnik
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Hi,
This is the first time I have ever posted anything online so I hope I'm doing this right. I like surplus arms that work well and are cheap to feed. Here's a list of the pistols I have so far:
Russian Makarov - This is the first firearm I ever bought and it's still my favorite. I paid about $170 out the door and this baby has never jammed and is very accurate.
Polish Tokarev TT-33 - My wife bought this for me a couple of years ago for Xmas. I think it cost about $150. It shoots a little to the left of POA but the groups are very tight. It's a blast to shoot because it's very loud and shoots a huge blue flame out of the muzzle (about six feet). Suprisingly enough, the recoil is very light. I like the 7.62x25mm round it shoots.
Carpati model 95 - This pistol is a tack driver when shooting in single action. The double action is another story. I estimate the double action trigger pull at more than 15 lbs. That's no problem though. I'm getting used to it. I think this is pretty common on less expensive surplus pistols. I paid about $170 for this pistol.
Some other pistols I own are:
Hi-Point .45 - Go ahead and laugh if you must. I'll laugh with you. I actually had two different 1911 style pistols and my Hi-Point shoots better than either of them so I traded them in for something else. The first was a Llama Officer's Model. It shot okay but way left and low to point of aim sometimes. I don't think it was locking up consistently. It was also made of very soft steel and some parts like the barrel bushing and the end of the slide actually started to deform after about 500 rounds. I also had a Thompson full size model and it was much worse than the Llama. It spit brass into my right eye, jammed repeatedly and the trigger was unpredictable. Sometimes it went off just touching the trigger (less than one pound of pressure). It made me nervous so it went bye bye. My Hi-Point is big and awkward but it shoots very tight groups and has never jammed (over 200 rounds so far). I only shoot FMJ through it. If you'r going to shoot FMJ they might as well be .45's right? I paid $150 brand new with two magazines.
Ruger P97DC - I like this pistol also. The magazines are hard to load and the trigger is spongy but it shoots nice tight groups at POA. It's kind of big and clunky for a 9mm but it hasn't jammed yet with over 500 rounds. I paid $260 brand new. I wish I would have bought the model with the manual safety rather than the decocker only model.
Hi-Point 9mm - Good pistol. It's accurate but sometimes the first round nose dives into the feed ramp. This happens about 25% of the time no matter what type of FMJ I use. It doesn't seem to make much difference to "tap the back of the mag on my hand" to point the first round up. I think I might try spreading the feed lips apart a tad or switching to hollowpoints. Any advice?
I also have a Raven .25acp, Jennings .22 and a Ruger .22 pistol with polymer frame and short bull barrel. They all shoot nicely. Believe it or not the Raven shoots right to POA and has not jammed in over 300 rounds. The Jennings would be great if the trigger pull was lighter. It likes stingers. Of course the Ruger is a tack driver but it does jam occaisionally (more than the Jennings).
What kind of pistols do you own, and what do you like or dislike about them?
Sorry my post was so long but it was my first.
This is the first time I have ever posted anything online so I hope I'm doing this right. I like surplus arms that work well and are cheap to feed. Here's a list of the pistols I have so far:
Russian Makarov - This is the first firearm I ever bought and it's still my favorite. I paid about $170 out the door and this baby has never jammed and is very accurate.
Polish Tokarev TT-33 - My wife bought this for me a couple of years ago for Xmas. I think it cost about $150. It shoots a little to the left of POA but the groups are very tight. It's a blast to shoot because it's very loud and shoots a huge blue flame out of the muzzle (about six feet). Suprisingly enough, the recoil is very light. I like the 7.62x25mm round it shoots.
Carpati model 95 - This pistol is a tack driver when shooting in single action. The double action is another story. I estimate the double action trigger pull at more than 15 lbs. That's no problem though. I'm getting used to it. I think this is pretty common on less expensive surplus pistols. I paid about $170 for this pistol.
Some other pistols I own are:
Hi-Point .45 - Go ahead and laugh if you must. I'll laugh with you. I actually had two different 1911 style pistols and my Hi-Point shoots better than either of them so I traded them in for something else. The first was a Llama Officer's Model. It shot okay but way left and low to point of aim sometimes. I don't think it was locking up consistently. It was also made of very soft steel and some parts like the barrel bushing and the end of the slide actually started to deform after about 500 rounds. I also had a Thompson full size model and it was much worse than the Llama. It spit brass into my right eye, jammed repeatedly and the trigger was unpredictable. Sometimes it went off just touching the trigger (less than one pound of pressure). It made me nervous so it went bye bye. My Hi-Point is big and awkward but it shoots very tight groups and has never jammed (over 200 rounds so far). I only shoot FMJ through it. If you'r going to shoot FMJ they might as well be .45's right? I paid $150 brand new with two magazines.
Ruger P97DC - I like this pistol also. The magazines are hard to load and the trigger is spongy but it shoots nice tight groups at POA. It's kind of big and clunky for a 9mm but it hasn't jammed yet with over 500 rounds. I paid $260 brand new. I wish I would have bought the model with the manual safety rather than the decocker only model.
Hi-Point 9mm - Good pistol. It's accurate but sometimes the first round nose dives into the feed ramp. This happens about 25% of the time no matter what type of FMJ I use. It doesn't seem to make much difference to "tap the back of the mag on my hand" to point the first round up. I think I might try spreading the feed lips apart a tad or switching to hollowpoints. Any advice?
I also have a Raven .25acp, Jennings .22 and a Ruger .22 pistol with polymer frame and short bull barrel. They all shoot nicely. Believe it or not the Raven shoots right to POA and has not jammed in over 300 rounds. The Jennings would be great if the trigger pull was lighter. It likes stingers. Of course the Ruger is a tack driver but it does jam occaisionally (more than the Jennings).
What kind of pistols do you own, and what do you like or dislike about them?
Sorry my post was so long but it was my first.
