Originally Posted by
MikeHW45
I think theres definitely some dependency on the initial price point. The Baikal Makarov pistols are extremely well made using a large percentage of "real" parts and seem pretty indestructable. Whereas cheaper pistols that are comprised of a lot of di-cast parts will definitley fail in time. My Walther CP99 from years ago has done pretty well all things considered but it is getting tired these days.
Yes, agreed about the Baikal Makarov. The mechanism is made of firearms quality parts and the pistol only needs the odd reseal if it sees heavy use.
It would be interesting to see a 'pot metal' replica tested to destruction.
John
Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.
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