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Posted: 12/10/2016 10:11:58 PM EDT
I've had my DDR Mak for ever and been thinking of getting more mags for it and having Novak style sights installed. Am I crazy and stupid? I know DDR Maks aren't exactly easy to find but I don't ever plan on selling it anyways.
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Posted: 12/10/2016 11:51:31 PM EDT
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Please don't do that to a DDR Mak. Find a beat-up Bulgy if you want a carry piece.
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 12/11/2016 9:11:54 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Kwisak]
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I don't see why not. If you don't care for the historical piece and do not plan to sell it, then make it what you want for the job. Is it a tool or a piece of art to you? My mak is a tool so I did but my Luger is a piece of art so I wouldn't on that.
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Posted: 12/11/2016 9:51:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HeavyMetal:
Please don't do that to a DDR Mak. Find a beat-up Bulgy if you want a carry piece. Bulgarian guns are "meh". The DDR Mak is smooth and well made. Mine was made in 1961. |
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Posted: 12/11/2016 8:58:01 PM EDT
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If I do it.... do something like this.
Sure, the DDR Mak is "rare". But the quality is amazingly smooth. Mine is a commercial milsurp import that's been import stamped. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 12/12/2016 10:43:58 AM EDT
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Chances are you won't use the sights in a CCW confrontation. Leave it alone.
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Posted: 12/20/2016 11:00:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Miami_JBT:
If I do it.... do something like this. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/hipowersandhandguns/NewMAKBEASTGRN1.jpg Sure, the DDR Mak is "rare". But the quality is amazingly smooth. Mine is a commercial milsurp import that's been import stamped. That looks badass |
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Posted: 12/20/2016 12:22:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Finslayer83:
That looks badass Be awesome with some HD sights. |
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Posted: 12/20/2016 12:27:04 PM EDT
[Last Edit: fury413rb]
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I have a Russian Commercial Import with adjustable target sights from the factory. Its immaculate.
I would trade you or advise you to look out for one. I have all three and I hardly think a nice bulgarian is meh. The finish itself may be nicer on the DDR pistols but unless you bought a worn out bulgy I dont see any functional or smoothness differences between mine. |
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Posted: 12/20/2016 1:10:52 PM EDT
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You can get a Blugy smoothed up where it counts.
If it is a carry gun, all that matters is that it's shootable. |
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Posted: 12/20/2016 1:11:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Finslayer83:
That looks badass The stock sights on a Makarov was made to shoot someone in the base of the skull at no more than five feet. They suck ass. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/28/2017 8:29:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dwcopple:
Chances are you won't use the sights in a CCW confrontation. Leave it alone. |
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Posted: 6/27/2017 7:07:03 AM EDT
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They are kind of crap for a CCW. Too heavy, same size as a modern single-stack 9mm, and their round is mediocre. They tend to rust faster than anything modern due to the finish. I tried it and it sucked.
For the cost of converting it into a mediocre CCW gun you could buy a decent 9mm subcompact. |
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Posted: 6/27/2017 3:55:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CFletch:
They are kind of crap for a CCW. Too heavy, same size as a modern single-stack 9mm, and their round is mediocre. They tend to rust faster than anything modern due to the finish. I tried it and it sucked. For the cost of converting it into a mediocre CCW gun you could buy a decent 9mm subcompact. 
Not everything I have needs a reason to have. Sometimes I carry the Mak just because I can. |
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Posted: 7/29/2017 1:16:12 PM EDT
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Replacing the grips with the E. German grips is a recommended upgrade.
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Posted: 7/29/2017 6:13:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By texashomeserver:
Replacing the grips with the E. German grips is a recommended upgrade. |
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Posted: 9/11/2018 1:15:28 AM EDT
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My DDR Mak shoots like a laser beam, and I’ve been carrying it in an old Alien Gear Hybrid IWB for a few years now. I haven’t modified it at all and don’t really feel any need to. It’s a great summertime carry gun and is small and light enough for me, at least compared to my usual carry piece, a Colt Commander.
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Posted: 9/17/2018 8:25:35 PM EDT
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I’ve got an E German Mak and a Bulgarian. The German Mak is a work of art, 1962 manufacture, natural point of aim pistol. The Bulgarian is not a work of art, but still is a great shooter, prints tight groups.
I (and others) may or may not have carried Maks on TDY, leaving our bulky issued pistols at home. That’s how good the Makarov pistol is. |
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