PA-63 Makarov 9x18
im working a deal on getting one of these for 100 dollars!
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These pistols are California legal so I have one and I think it is a nice little gun for the money. I paid $150 for mine several years a ago. 0 -
guy says its serviceable, whats that mean? also says it is a surplus weapon, thinking i might pass..[V] 0 -
I`d ask him what HE means by serviceable.I`ve got one and like it.If I had an oportunity to pick one up for $100 I`d do it. 0 -
subnoize,
I have a pa-63. I love it. Never had a feeding problem, recoil akin to a ppk. Serviceable i think means, needs work to it. Parts i think are available on makarov.com
ammo wise, i recommend 2 manufacturers...winchester ($19.99 per box of 50 solid round, fmj, nice power, 95gr) and sellier&bellot ( 95gr, a little lower on the charge so recoil is slightly easier i think anyway, 50 rd box ariund $12-15) stay away from silver bear, they don't like these rounds at all, and don't go over 95gr. to high of a charge for the frame.
i wouldn't sell mine for anything.0 -
he just sent me picture of it. it looks brand spankin...NEW! im going to try and sell a chinese SKS for 100 bucks, and get that. 0 -
i love the two tone!0 -
is there any where, or does any one make a higher cap mag than the 7 rounder for this beauty? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by SuburbanNoize
he just sent me picture of it. it looks brand spankin...NEW! im going to try and sell a chinese SKS for 100 bucks, and get that.
Let us know if you post it on the auction side.0 -
Nope - only seven - nice round - I have one and five or six 'real' Maks.
Try a (if you can) East German or a Bulgarian Mak - PA63 isn't really a Mak
- just shoots the 'Mak round.' I think you'd like it better - very rugged and
dependable - feels better, too.[8D]0 -
yea zip from what ive read extended shooting tends to hurt your thumb because of an oversized something. and yea i know its not a mak, just shoots the mak round, but its only 100 bucks. not the 260-280 something a real mak would run me. ive been looking lately from something thats not a 22, but would just be fun to shoot. 0 -
I've shot quite a few through both - '63 and Mak - but never have that that problem.
I know guns are personal preference things - there's nothing wrong with the '63 - I
bought one first, myself, and it was one of my favorite hide out guns. Tried a Mak
one day ... 'and never went back.'
I don't like ultra light handguns - shot lots of (other people's) Glocks - really tried to
like them - own one - just never could. The ultra light revolvers are even worse to me.
I'd carry one on a backpack trek - but those days in the mountains and deserts are over
for me - anyway, I prefer a heaver handguns.
... it's all personal preference, but THAT'S the name of the game in life!
Incidently, that 9x18mm round is a winner!
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Definatly a good buy at $100.00 0 -
I have an older police CZ auto [a great weapon] that shoots 7.62X25 Takarev FMJ, defensively this pistol is so heavy you have you have an option of just hitting an attacker over the head. 0 -
i almost bought a CZ52 at my favorite gun shop, until the owner told me the only accidental discharge he ever had was with the gun i had in my hand[}:)] said he let the slide go forward and BAM! 0 -
I live out here in CA too, and I have been trying to find a real Mak at a gun shop, but can't find one. I guess the Bulgarian ones are still leagal but I still haven't seen one. I don't want to buy one on line and pay $45 for a transfer on a $185 gun. Maybe I'll try the gunshow at Del Mar next month. [8)] 0 -
$185 Mak - in CA? I doubt it.
We go to the Del Mar shows every time there's one there.SoCal has had them in occasionally.
I've had to find/pay the shipping out of state for 2 Bulgies - one the MilTex and other MilSpec - two Russians- one of them is a sneak) and a ChiCom MilSpec, and of course, the best finished, an E. German - maybe two - I think my son has my first,
Love them all.
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another "not a real mac" is the polish p-64. picked one up couple years ago for $170 with a spare mag.
i admit i wanted it just so i wouldnt ruin a "good" gun on the job with all the moisture and chemicals, but i really like the thing!
only thing i dont like is it had the cheap blueing so it is rust removal on the slide each day just from moisture comeing through my shirt!!
Was thinking if i re-blue the slide i just might do it with nitre blue, that bright electric blue should look nice against the dark frame...0 -
subnoize,
like i said earlier, i have had no problems with my pa-63. there aren't a lot of accessories for it, which i'm kinda glad about. i'm not spending extra money on laser sights and blah blah blah like i would with many other pistols. it's nice, simple, shoots well, feeds great, easy to clean and fun to shoot.
my buddy, the one that just got hired on as a dunbar security guard, took it to the range yesterday. he met up with 3 of the trainers and a couple of the other guys he's gonna be working with. they brought their m&p, glocks, 1911, and he had my pa-63. they shot for about 4 hours, alot of rounds, trying to find a gun that would suit him for work. then one of the trainers asked to shoot the 63...he shot 1 round, looked at my buddy with a look of surprise and a big ole grin...then emptied the mag. john, my buddy, said that all he could talk about after that was shooting the 63. john said, and i quote, "he was acting like a virgin that just got his first hand job from a girl." i nearly shot my mt. dew through my nose i was laughin so hard.
i say pick it up.0 -
zipperzap quote: We go to the Del Mar shows every time there's one Great! maybe we'll run into each other. Here's what I look like just in case: 0
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