Makarov CO2 BB Pistol air pistol

Born in USSR, I have some memories about this thing. That is the main reason I bought it. Power is not that strong, but for 2,8" barrel and overall size of the gun - that's OK. Out of the box, the gun trigger was squeaking - oiling movable parts resolved the noise. As a mechanically inclined person, I found few issues with it. First of all, there is a big gap between slide and barrel, which makes the gun not accurate, if the recoil spring is pushing the slide on one side. That was fixed by electrical tape around the barrel. Secondly, inside the gun, in the "fire" mode, the hammer was slightly hitting safety lever before hitting the valve, which made shooting less powerful. Fixed by filing safety lever. Piercing was VERY hard. After piercing the third cylinder, the piercing screw broke. Was gonna send it back, but got regular hex bolt from hardware store. After a bit of work, the new screw does its job fine. So, now I use 7/16 wrench for piercing - horrible, but piercing is now very...Read more

well i recieved my umarex makarov co2 bb gun and it is about the same weight and size as a real makarov pistol,it has decent power and i left a 1/2 cartridge of CO2 for 2 days and it still had co2 in it! all and all it was a good purchase,good price,and fast shipping,so i am very satisfied.

It's very small and does feel like a real hand gun. The hammer is a little hard to cock when there are bb's in the magazine, but I imagine that will loosen up as it wears in. I haven't had a chance yet to check the accuracy, but the other night I was aiming at a metal sign across the road in the dark with my flashlight in one hand and I was able to hit it at more than 30 feet. I might post another response when I have a chance to shoot it in the daylight at a smaller target. Overall I am very happy with it and would recommend this to anyone else. The guys in the shop where I work thought it was pretty nifty too!!

UPDATE 5.5.2011

I've had this air gun now for about a month. I love it even more than I did when I first got it. CO2 cartridges do seem to last a long time. Of course the first couple are more powerful than the ending ones. I probably get 8 or so clips out of a cartridge before it really starts to seem weak. Even then it will hit the target...Read more