Dont Makarovs take a 9x18 caliber? I have read it is a very meager round. Russian troops in Afghanistan said the only use it was was shooting yourself so you didnt get captured.
Sidearms merely fill a close-range niche and while some are very potent, the niche remains small in any combat situation.
>>>>Dont Makarovs take a 9x18 caliber? I have read it is a very meager round. Russian troops in Afghanistan said the only use it was was shooting yourself so you didnt get captured.>>>>
AFAIK, Russians rarely took sidearms to battle, let alone Afghanis didn’t took them prisoners after Badaber uprising in spring 1985 there a few dozen Soviet and ANA POWs captured Pakistani ISI base, killing some 200 officers including CIA operatives.
Ballistically, it is very similar to .38 Special.
I've got a CZ82 that I CC regularly. It's plenty powerful enough for self defense (it's been the standard caliber for police and military in com-block countries for decades).
The Mak round is basically a glorified .380 round.
I really like the Mak for a reasonably priced glovebox/console pistol.