Also, the MAKAROV is the best $99 pistol ever made. Reliable as an AK. Excellant pillow/pack/console/carry pistol. Easy to clean and fairly accurate. Hornady makes some self-defense loads, as did Cor-Bon. Ups the "horsepower" so to speak. I have used it when introducing new shooters to the world of handguns. Minimal recoil, noise,etc. Builds confidence. Was standard issue Warsaw Pact weapon for years.
Enjoy,enjoy, whatever you choose.
You are wrong about them being fairly accurate tho. They are extremely accurate. I wouldn't doubt they are the most accurate production, fighting type pistol ever made. I had a Russian made one which would put all it's shots in a single slightly enlarged hole at 30 feet. That is if I was very careful and shooting from a rest. This was using Russian surplus ammo too.