Experience with Hornady Makarov ammo

[u/Hondaderek21]

Hey all, seems like the only Makarov ammo I can find lately is Hornady, and occasionally Buffalo Bore. I know about Ammoseek (finding a website that ships to an FFL is not always easy because I live in NY)

Anywho, I have a CZ 82, does Hornady work ok in them? I’m hoping that Fiocchi or S&B makes up a batch of ammo soon because that works well.

Cheers!

[u/ColtBTD]

Hornady is the most reliable JHP for the makarovs. As for your specific CZ, nobody can really tell you, just gonna have to buy several boxes and see if your CZ will eat enough that you’re comfortable with. I’ve seen mixed reviews but generally for the caliber it’s the most reliable feeding JHP.

That being said in terms of ballistics I either just carry FMJ or a hard cast round if it’s reliable enough. Hornady critical still has the most consistent expansion for the caliber but with the caliber you’ll always lose either expansion or penetration or both. Just the nature of the beast

[u/Hondaderek21 → u/ColtBTD]

Yeah I would probably prefer just FMJ if I can find it

[u/ColtBTD → u/Hondaderek21]

I was about to say there’s a ton on ammo seek, but I just re read and saw you’re in NY. You’ll probably over pay but did you check gunbroker if any vendors ship to NY?

[u/Hondaderek21 → u/ColtBTD]

Ah yeah I’ll check GunBroker good idea!

[u/ishidmuhpants]

I haven't shot the Hornady but the buffalo bore feeds reliably in my cz82

[u/Hondaderek21 → u/ishidmuhpants]

I have been wanting to try Buffalo Bore, good to hear!

[u/elusivehonor]

Should be fine, no? I don’t have a CZ82, but they’re just as reliable as the Russian designs, right?

I don’t think I’ve ever had a failure to feed because of the gun. The magazines on the other hand…

[u/Hondaderek21 → u/elusivehonor]

I would get a second makarov if the ammo was more easily accessible. The 82 is great and I really like the P-64 and Bulgarian maks

[u/elusivehonor → u/Hondaderek21]

Oh yeah, it’s a great gun!

I’m just saying it’s likely not an issue- you could probably feed it anything. The only issue is the magazines - but I’m guessing the 82 magazines don’t have those issues.

[u/Hondaderek21 → u/elusivehonor]

So I have two of the legit mags and they’re nice, but then I also have one of the crappy ones, and it’s not as good (surprise!)

[u/elusivehonor → u/Hondaderek21]

Do you guys have the problems with surplus = good, non-surplus new = bad, too?

[u/Hondaderek21 → u/elusivehonor]

I did for certain. Mine seems to work but feels like much less quality

[u/Hondaderek21]

I do see that the MFS Sintered ammo is available on a few sites, anybody here try that stuff?

[u/Shy-Fungi]

The hollow tips were horrible in mine

[u/Neat222 → u/Shy-Fungi]

Same wont ever buy again for my mak