Not only is it (9x18)slightly more powerfull than the (.380 9x17) It's slightly bigger than any other nine mml(even the 9x19 lugar) It's acually biger than the (9x21 largo) All the other nine mil are acually .380 while the mak is something like .391 or something like that.
Hits really hard more weight per bullet!
Good bang for the buck,and some feg guns don't have those adjustable sights that are so cumbersome,for ccw. Just like my 44 mag 3 inch barrel,I took the front and rear sights off,why would you need them ,just in the way.
All the real maks have those huge rear sites,get caught in your pants pocket hang up real quick.
9x18= good mouse gun power. Oh yea they have a hell of a lot of felt rcoil and the ejected shells fly out at a rate that could knock down a small white-tail,much like my 10mm auto ,a lot of the show goes on behind the shooter.
All in all I like them and the round,some third world countrys still carry them as their side arm!
Bob
bob