The Unofficial P64 Resource Forum

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I think it is beautiful. What a wonderful old rifle. Your are the lucky one to own it. Looks like it shoots like it was new and keep up the good work. More fun to own something like the Swiss 41 than to buy something new off the shelf and just shoot . I can'...

I have an EGerman Makarov and don't need two Maks and also have a P83 from Poland the replacement for the P64. Cost of ammo will be same as I reload about 95% of ammo I shoot. Cost to reload, .11 for bullet, .035 for Primer, .02 for powder I have tons of 9mm cases I can cut down so .17ea bullet, tim...

I bought myself a Bulgarian Makarov tonight off of Gunbroker for $165 just couldn't turn it down. Going to take it and replace all the springs, firing pin, and barrel so I can have a new .380 ACP. I think all .380s are too little and I want a real combat gun. Will self load all the ammo I use in it ...

The BB rounds were 4.2grs of something that looked like W231 but thats too much powder as when I chronographed the BB's they were right at 1000 fps also. I certainly wouldn't go there with W231 as I am satisfied now. Next project a good plinking load for 93gr Lfn from Missouri Casting. It takes a mi...

I shot the 115gr Bullet today and it achieved everything I wanted it to do. 9mm Mak EGerman Starline Brass Primer WSP Rimrock 116gr Cast LFN Round No.1 Ten rounds chronographed 10ft Spacing. COL .970 3.7grs W231 Lo 942 FPS HI 980 FPS AVG 969 FPS ES 38 SD 11 Round No.2 Ten rounds chronographed 3.8grs...

I did find one sweet spot for the gun it was 3.6grs of Unique but topped out at 865fps a little lower than I wanted. It would be great for a plinking or everyday messing around but I am looking for the defense load. I think I am about there with the 115gr but I wouldn't shoot it everyday after I fin...

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9mm Mak East German 115gr LFN Rimrock WSP Primer W231 Powder Starline Brass COL .970 10 rounds 3.4grs------------3.5grs-----------3.6grs Low 863 fps-----Low 908 fps-----Low 922 fps High 918 fps---- High 928 fps----High 960 fps Avg 895 fps-----Avg 917 fps-----Avg 938 fps es 54 ------------es 20------...

I used an East German Makarov, I believe its called a PM.

fknipfer1

Today I fired ten rounds of the Buffalo Bore 9 X 18 Mak 115grs and chronographed the results. The results were as follows: low 981 high 1026 avg 1006 + 5fps for 10' chrono space = 1010fps MV ES 45 SD 13 They all shot about 4" high at 25yds not bad grouping 4" to 5" most rounds two wer...

Fired 16rds of 4.0 grs of Unique today and the results were very disappointing, bullet was very accurate at 25yds and brass was in good shape started to see a little flatning of the primers but not to much. The real disapointment was the fps was slower than the 3.8 and 3.9grs. 3.8 avg's 895fps and t...

Thanks for the suggestion, I was using Unique and didn't think it was too bad. I was looking at using Power Pistol next but just haven't gotten around to it yet. Been playing with a 1874 Sharps and IMR4198. Too many guns that need shot and recorded isn't life fun.

fknipfer1

Well I fired a whole gamut of 116gr loads starting at 3.0grs to 3.8grs of Unique and ended up with a I stopped at 3.8grs with a 895FS load. So I thought about it and loaded another load for 3.9grs and chronographed them and ended with the results of: Hi 929fps Low 863fps Avg 900fps SD 30fps ES 66fps...

I'm at 905fps with 3.8grs of Unique and a 116gr lfn. No leading, no stretching of brass, no primer problems of backing out. I am going to try one more load 3.9grs of Unique with the 116gr and stop there. 3.8grs if fairly snappy round 3.6grs is a good practive round fairly calm and the Mak really lik...

It doesn't burn that dirty, what I am trying to do is get 950fps with the 116gr bullet and if I do it with Unique and it shoots well I will start with another pistol powder and start over to see what shoots the best and is the cleanest. The lower loads of Unique were kinda unstable but not bad, the ...