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the care and feeding of a Bulgarian Makarov

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I recently purchased a Bulgarian Makarov (I have heard these are a great value for the money)through an auction. It just arrived and is pretty heavily coated with packing grease. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the steps I should take before attempting to fire it? Obviously a cleaning is in order, but are there any other particulars I should be aware of to ensure that I get the best performance from the get go? Also, as another question, the gun came with 250 rounds of Russian made Wolf 9x18 copper FMJ ammo in 109 grain. Is this a good choice for the Makarov?

Thanks in advance for any tips, suggestions and advice anyone might be able to give.

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  • Contender Man
    Clean it thoroughly and relubricate.

    Wolf ammo is just fine for plinkin away.

    Fun little pistols, enjoy it.

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  • kingjoey
    Give it a thorough cleaning and enjoy. DO NOT put any oil in the chamber, it needs to be dry. You might try the CCI Gold Dots for the 9x18, they are really accurate in my Russian Mak.

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  • leeblackman
    I would say completely dissasemble it to the capability that you will be able to reassemble. Take the grips off and dunk everything else in a good cleaner (MPro 7 recommended) or spray it down real good. Use a nylon toothbrush to brush away packing grease. I recommend lubricating non-bearing internals with breakfree CLP, and use a good gun grease on bearing internals. I'd then put a thin wipe on/ wipe off coating of RIG 44 on the outside metal serfaces. I would put some CLP on a patch and run thru the bore, then use a push jag and a couple of dry patches to pass thru to get it out. This will keep it from corroding if it sits up, but won't have any effect on firing.
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  • chunkstyle
    Check www.makarov.com . Many useful tips and accessories.

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