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.380ACP vs. Makarov Does one feed better?

jsergovic
.380ACP vs. Makarov Does one feed better?
Does the 9x18 feed easier because of the extra millimeter?
Or is it just my perception, firing Mak out of an older pistol well broken in.
Also (Mark C.), any idea of the manufacture date on the FEG PA-63's?
My copy is functioning perfectly - a little more bite than a PPK/S.

ALSO ~ The Russian ammo I bought, JSC Barnaul, has a red coating around the primer and between the ball and cartridge. This is a sealant against moisture? I don't see it on my American ammo. Are these rounds sometimes expected to be in a mag for long periods of time until fired?
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  • mballai
    380s are picky eaters as to ammo. However once you find one that works and take care of it you are ok.

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  • gunut 1
    and since the 380 is sub sonic you can silence it much easier....just get the threaded barrel
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  • kingjoey
    Firstly, make sure you are firing the 9x18 rounds only in a gun chambered for them. The Mak is a .364 diameter bullet on an 18mm case. The .380 is a .354 diameter bullet on a 17mm case. Don't interchange them. The Mak bullet is a little longer but also a little wider than the 380. I have never had a jam in either of my Makarov pistols, both are 9x18. The design of the gun has more to do with functional reliability that the cartridge used.
    PS: If I remember correctly the Russian facility that made the Makarovs for the Red Army guaranteed them to have no more than 1 malfunction per 20,000 rounds when using ball ammo.[:0]

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  • beantole
    kingjoey: I have a Russian 9 X 18 Makarov. Using Wolf ammo I get a stovepipe jam maybe once every 100-150 rounds. What type of ammo are you using that you never get jams in your Makarov? Thanks

    Bruce
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  • joeaf1911a1
    I have had the Russian (Imez?) Makorov for a number of years in the
    .380. Have fired aprox at least 800 rds of all types of American
    made, a few forign and many r.n. lead reloads. Not a malfunction
    as yet. Maybe I am just lucky. I believe the mags are the usual
    cause of malfunctions in many cases.
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  • leeblackman
    I think feeding is more of a gun vs. gun issue, not ammo vs. ammo.
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  • leeblackman
    What I mean is that some guns may be particular picky about the type of ammo they use, but generally cartridges are not that picky about what guns they go in as long as the gun was designed for that cartridge. And generalizing one modern straight necked cartridge to feed better than another is very difficult to percieve.

    Did I say that right? percieve? Heck I sure hate it when I know what I wanna say but I can't think of the right words to use. Oh, well.
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  • jsergovic
    And generalizing one modern straight necked cartridge to feed better than another is difficult to justify, given that the perception is different among handguns, ammo load, and caliber?

    Thanks. You filled in the holes I've been trying to jump across.
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  • leeblackman
    Exactly....
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  • kingjoey
    quote:Originally posted by beantole
    kingjoey: I have a Russian 9 X 18 Makarov. Using Wolf ammo I get a stovepipe jam maybe once every 100-150 rounds. What type of ammo are you using that you never get jams in your Makarov? Thanks

    Bruce


    Try the 109gr ball ammo or the 95 gr S&B ammo. The only Wolf pistol ammo I've had any luck with is the 9x19 which I feed my M-11, it seems to like it. Check with J&G sales, they carry the 109 grainers.

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