Thought it was a "Makarov".

[GeneCC]

I don't mind - it's not a bad pistol. I'll just get a "real" Makarov some other time.

I carry a Ruger LCP and/or SW Airweight for CC. I have several Russian Ex-Pat colleagues and thought it would be fun to buy a "Russian" handgun.

Already ordered new springs from Wolff (I did the same for the Ruger) and some ammo.


Gene

[PA-Joe]

Well was it a PA-63, P-64 or CZ82?

[GeneCC]

P-64. One mag, no box.

The store called it a "Makarov". I'm gonna bug 'em about that because it's no more a Makarov than a Tantal is a Kalashnikov.

Nice pistol just the same.

Gene

[Legally Armed]

P-64. One mag, no box.

The store called it a "Makarov". I'm gonna bug 'em about that because it's no more a Makarov than a Tantal is a Kalashnikov.

Nice pistol just the same.

Gene

Eh, a tantal is much more of a kalashnikov than a p-64 is a makarov. The P-64 and makarov don't share a single part. The p-64 is a pp derivative, and the makarov is more of a clean sheet design influenced by the pp.

P-64 is a good gun though, although if you want a russian designed pistol, you need a Mak.

[GeneCC]

P-64. One mag, no box.

The store called it a "Makarov". I'm gonna bug 'em about that because it's no more a Makarov than a Tantal is a Kalashnikov.

Nice pistol just the same.

Gene

Eh, a tantal is much more of a kalashnikov than a p-64 is a makarov. The P-64 and makarov don't share a single part. The p-64 is a pp derivative, and the makarov is more of a clean sheet design influenced by the pp.

P-64 is a good gun though, although if you want a russian designed pistol, you need a Mak.

My point is that the store would call a Tantal a "Tantal" and not an AK-47. For some perverse reason the P-64, because it shoots a 9x18 round is magically a "makarov" or a "Polish Makarov".

I like my P-64. It gets more range time than my Makarov.

Gene

[lklawson]

For some perverse reason the P-64, because it shoots a 9x18 round is magically a "makarov" or a "Polish Makarov".

It's the same "perverse" reason that led to folks calling a "38" any revolver which fired the .38 Special round.

It's dirt common, even still today, for people to refer to handguns generically by the caliber they chamber. Heck, gansta rap still talks about idiots with their "9."

And do you really want to get started on the "magazine" vs "clip" thing?

Your best bet concerning the Makarov issue is just to go, "OK" and go on with life.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

[The Only Sarge]

Around here...any carbonated drink is called a "coke".....

[GeneCC]

Your best bet concerning the Makarov issue is just to go, "OK" and go on with life.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

You're right, Kirk. My P-64 has grown on me. It's a nice little handgun.

Around here...any carbonated drink is called a "coke".....

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You must be in the South. Up here it's called "Pop".