Slims

Ok,

Well, obviously any firearm can get the job done with proper shot placement from close range, but the person you are trying to shoot likely isn't cooperating. My point is that the Makarov is not particularly well suited to an environment where the person you are trying to shoot will be shooting back at you.

There are several good reasons why:

It holds 8 rounds of an underpowered cartridge. In order to change magazines you have to fiddle with the bottom of the weapon. The safety/decocker is very difficult to use and it is not recommended the weapon be carried with the safety off. The sights are small. The open sides of the magazine allow twigs/dirt and other debris to interfere with the proper operation of the weapon. It is a simple blow-back action which is not particularly reliable. The trigger pull is horrible. Etc.

Edit: BTW, I own one and it is a fun gun to plink with/trunk gun for dispatching wounded deer. I would not want to walk into a fight knowing I had to rely on that weapon. The Beretta has a lot of problems, but at least it works fairly reliably, is easy to shoot, has a slightly less-weak cartridge, holds twice as much ammunition (almost), and can be reloaded very quickly.

Edit again: I'm not trying to be confrontational and after reading my post I felt like it came across that way. My apologies in advance.

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