It’s been a long time and I can no longer remember the details. The bullets fired just fine.
Thinking about how the stamping must work, I can’t believe it was entirely clear. One of the guys said, “Hey, it’s stamped 9mm Luger.” Until recently, I haven’t had any fine detail in my vision due to a variety of eye problems.
He mistakenly purchased .380 cartridges for it.
He later sold it to me, along with the cartridges he had for it, which is how I discovered his error.
He said it was reliable. I often wondered what sort of accuracy he achieved with the mismatch.
The Makarov pistols have a reputation for reliability and accuracy.