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bakail .380 ???
Spartacus
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never heard of this gun before today. went to a preview of an auction this weekend.
i know these are $300 pistols, but can't find any info on quality, durability etc.
anyone know about these?
thanks
tom
i know these are $300 pistols, but can't find any info on quality, durability etc.
anyone know about these?
thanks
tom
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My experience is that they are descent quality pistols. Both I worked on were very reliable. The chamber on the .380 wasn't machined correctly though. The ejected brass was bottlenecked and unreloadable.
They sold for just over $100 back in the 90's, but I've been seeing them sell for $200-$250 recently.
this one is new in box and does look like the makarov. i've seen some, used, in the $250 range. never shot one. i know alot of folks like the mak's, so maybe this is a "find" ???
thanks rufe,
this one is new in box and does look like the makarov. i've seen some, used, in the $250 range. never shot one. i know alot of folks like the mak's, so maybe this is a "find" ???
They have gone up a lot in the last 10 years. Most when sold new came with a extra mag, cleaning rod and Russian Holster. Had a chance to buy one like that for $200 last year. $300 is kind of pushing it though, although all the different versions of the MAK have gone up in value, since the supply from Eastern Europe has dried up.
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well, bid on it at the auction today. started at $200. next bid was $350! i didn't bid anymore.[:I]
$ 350, sounds like a bad case of auction fever to me. There not all that rare and valuable at this time. A lot of them came in during the 90's, before Slick Willie slammed the door on Russian handgun imports. The Russian commercial Makarovs with the adjustable sights are pretty much bottom of the barrel guns, as far as Makarov collectors are concerned with certain exceptions.
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well, bid on it at the auction today. started at $200. next bid was $350! i didn't bid anymore.[:I]
$ 350, sounds like a bad case of auction fever to me. There not all that rare and valuable at this time. A lot of them came in during the 90's, before Slick Willie slammed the door on Russian handgun imports. The Russian commercial Makarovs with the adjustable sights are pretty much bottom of the barrel guns, as far as Makarov collectors are concerned with certain exceptions.
But...they run good, shoot accurately, and some are doublestack 12 round versions, and lastly are preban...nice still in some states.
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