Century Arms Surplus Corner: Bulgarian Makarov Video Review

By Graham Baates

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- There’s no denying that Cold-War cool that the Makarov pistol exudes. Century Arms, long known for their importation of military surplus firearms from around the world, continues to bring us neat pieces of history from abroad. AmmoLand readers known that my own first firearm was a Mosin Nagant imported by Century Arms. 20 years later I still have that rifle and it even inspired my acquisition of the American Mosin Nagant (also from Century Arms) we covered not long ago. Our Bulgarian Makarov is another example of the interesting finds tucked away in Century Arms’ Surplus Corner.

The Makarov pistol entered service in the Soviet Union in 1951 and is still in service in many former Soviet countries today. 9mm Makarov (technically 9.2x18mm) falls somewhat between Western .380 ACP (9x17mm) and 9mm Luger (9x19mm). As a result it offers decent defensive power while still generating pressures low enough for safe operation in a blowback pistol. By using a fixed barrel and blowback operation the Makarov is simpler to produce, uses fewer …Read the Rest

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