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The Makarov pistol or PM (Russian: Пистолет Макарова, romanized: Pistolet Makarova, IPA: [pʲɪstɐˈlʲet mɐˈkarəvə], lit. 'Makarov's Pistol') is a Soviet semi-automatic pistol. Under the project leadership of Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov, it became the Soviet Union's standard military and Militsiya side arm in 1951. [6]
9 mm Browning (.380 ACP), later also 9mm Makarov variant Total length 116 mm Barrel length 57 mm (2 1 ⁄ 4 “) Height 95 mm (3 3 ⁄ 4 “) Width 23 mm (less than 1“) Empty weight 400 g (14.1 oz.) Magazine capacity 6 rounds (8 rounds magazine for training is available, 9mm Browning only) Trigger: Double-action only (DAO) Operation
Makarov pistol: 9×18mm Makarov: 1951–present still widely used by police, military and security forces IZh-70, IZh-71, MP-71 commercial variants: 9×18mm Makarov, .380 ACP; PB (pistol) (9×18mm Makarov) silent pistol with integral suppressor; PMM (9×18mm Makarov) modernized version; OTs-35 (9×18mm Makarov) attaching compensator (upgrade ...
Various, interchangeable barrels United States: 1967–2000 (Original/Contender G1) c.1998-present (Contender G2) TP-82 Cosmonaut survival pistol: 40 gauge / 5.45×39mm Soviet Union: c.1986-? TT pistol: Tula Arms Plant: 7.62×25mm Tokarev Soviet Union: 1930–1955 (in Soviet Union) [11] Trejo pistol: Armas Trejo S.A. Zacatlan.22 Long Rifle.380 ...
PA-63s sold in the United States are often advertised as "PA-63 Makarov." This can lead some to believe they are purchasing a Makarov pistol instead of a different pistol chambered for the same 9×18mm Makarov caliber. Though both pistols share lineage from the Walther PP/PPK, similar operating principles and use the same ammunition, the ...
The MP-444 "Bagira" pistol is a modern pistol designed in Russia at the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (IMZ); it was built to replace the Makarov pistols. This handgun is available in three main chamberings: .380 ACP, 9×18mm Makarov and 9×19mm Parabellum. It also uses a detachable, box-type, double-column magazine. [2]
.380 ACP (aka 9mm Browning Short) - 12-round magazine. Grooved rifling. (13-round if a 9×18mm Makarov magazine is used). The standard Vz. 82 magazine fits the CZ-83 in .380 ACP without alteration [citation needed]. 9mm Makarov - 12-round magazine. Produced 1999 - 2001. Polygonal rifling.
Other names for .380 ACP include 9mm Browning, 9mm Corto, 9mm Kurz, 9mm Short, and 9mm Browning Court (which is the C.I.P. designation). It should not be confused with .38 ACP. The .380 ACP does not strictly conform to cartridge naming conventions, named after the diameter of the bullet, as the actual bullet diameter of the .380 ACP is .355 inches.