The Makarov: How it REALLY Works

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  • Опубликовано: 12 апр 2020
  • Return of the Mak! Also, the return of the White Board of Knowledge, as I do my best to break down one of my favorite soviet firearms of all time: The Makarov PM.
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    About Me
    My name is Brandon Herrera. I'm the owner and operator of The AK Guy Inc, a 07 Firearm Manufacturer based out of Fayetteville, NC. I also co-own Stark Media Group, and designed the rifle known as the AK-50.
    I've started to dedicate this RUclips channel above all to have fun, but also as a way to document my entrepreneurial journey for the next few years as I try to grow my companies. Hopefully, people can learn from my example, successes, and failures.
    Either way, I'm having a lot of fun with it so far, and I hope it's just as fun to follow along!
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    Second Channel: / @brandonherrera-bside207
    Instagram: @RealBrandonHerrera.
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  • @BrandonHerrera
    @BrandonHerrera  4 года назад +1453

    Thanks for watching guys! Hopefully this was somewhat educational/entertaining, and help pass a little quarantime! I’ll see you guys later this week for another Gun Meme Review!

    • @EmileA239_from_Halo_Reach
      @EmileA239_from_Halo_Reach 4 года назад +5

      Quarantime -love it-

    • @pyeitme508
      @pyeitme508 4 года назад +15

      Your welcome brah!

    • @joeythejack1215
      @joeythejack1215 4 года назад +10

      make ak jenga
      it will be funny

    • @MSmithRacing
      @MSmithRacing 4 года назад +6

      So it works like a high point 🤔. I knew they were cheap commie guns 😂

    • @noahshatto3800
      @noahshatto3800 4 года назад +3

      how r u doing with the virus? What is your favorite gun?

  • @DuckcuD
    @DuckcuD 4 года назад +3564

    This is only slightly more complex than hitting the round with a rock

    • @DuckcuD
      @DuckcuD 4 года назад +292

      I love soviet firearm design

    • @mx_nana_banana
      @mx_nana_banana 4 года назад +38

      @@DuckcuD forget to switch accounts there bud?

    • @DuckcuD
      @DuckcuD 4 года назад +219

      @@mx_nana_banana no? I was adding to my comment without editing so it didnt lose the heart

    • @BlueRockEye
      @BlueRockEye 4 года назад +93

      @@DuckcuD I love the Soviet designs too, Soviets went full barbaric in terms of features, which gave them their incredible durability and lower cost.

    • @neonyeko
      @neonyeko 4 года назад +92

      Technically, using a gun means your just beating someone to death with a piece of metal from a distance.

  • @JD92205
    @JD92205 4 года назад +1752

    “Art school rejects lost to history”. If you’re headed in the direction I think you are, you’ll need a smaller mustache

    • @iloverush123
      @iloverush123 4 года назад +62

      Maybe work on pounding fists on the podium or yelling idk

    • @deet2440
      @deet2440 4 года назад +50

      Maybe turn a symbols of peace into...

    • @brucestokes6329
      @brucestokes6329 4 года назад +19

      Thankfully I was not the only one who caught on

    • @chemusvandergeek1209
      @chemusvandergeek1209 4 года назад +15

      ... Are gas masks gonna make a comeback then?

    • @doctorlunarous5747
      @doctorlunarous5747 4 года назад +24

      @@chemusvandergeek1209 Gas Masks, no... Chambers... maybe.

  • @icetiger-4760
    @icetiger-4760 3 года назад +548

    Brandon: “The safety is also a de-cocker!”
    Guys who appendix carry: “I Fuckin hope not!”

    • @dr.riccardo3575
      @dr.riccardo3575 Год назад

      Nah I'n that case it'd be the trigger

    • @MarshmallowBoy
      @MarshmallowBoy Год назад +15

      Thats never gonna happen to me because i don't have an appendix

    • @thefiresworddragon927
      @thefiresworddragon927 Год назад +5

      Brandon: As someone ho does appendix carry, I didn't mean that kind of decocker.

  • @rubyparabellum7160
    @rubyparabellum7160 4 года назад +1740

    Gotta love how he said, “another art school reject lost in history.” ... Awkward pause of hidden demonization!

  • @michaelegotti6439
    @michaelegotti6439 4 года назад +484

    Simply:
    press the boom switch with your booger hook to make the boom stick go pew pew

    • @moritamikamikara3879
      @moritamikamikara3879 4 года назад +10

      I shall henceforth refer to my index finger as a booger hook

    • @michaelegotti6439
      @michaelegotti6439 4 года назад +2

      Moritami Kamikara yes

    • @jeramyw
      @jeramyw 4 года назад +5

      It's called a bang switch

    • @mtgskunkworx1671
      @mtgskunkworx1671 4 года назад +7

      I mean, it's more of a bang switch, than a boom button... The 1911 has a boom button, as it's linearly actuated, whereas this type of trigger is rotationally actuated, and, thus, a switch.

    • @michaelegotti6439
      @michaelegotti6439 4 года назад +7

      MTG Skunkworx ah I see you have a degree in the boom science

  • @TacticalChipmunk
    @TacticalChipmunk 4 года назад +289

    Update: Brandon Herrera is single-handedly responsible for raising the price of Makarovs.....carry on.

    • @jaegercat6702
      @jaegercat6702 4 года назад +16

      Alvino El Papa
      “Single handedly”
      AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    • @seirbhiseach
      @seirbhiseach 4 года назад +5

      It makes me kind of sad. I wanted one cause it’s like a Walther with Soviet aesthetics and cheap as a heck, but, now, I’ll have to probably just settle for a Tokarev if I want to get my USSR handgun fix for a simple price...

    • @barrymartinez9125
      @barrymartinez9125 4 года назад +3

      That pun make you a political prisoner worthy

    • @CreateVII
      @CreateVII 4 года назад +1

      @@seirbhiseach I saw one for 250 local with target grip bulgarian

    • @Zalpha11
      @Zalpha11 4 года назад

      No problem, I already have one lol

  • @Fox74D
    @Fox74D 4 года назад +188

    "There are no brakes on this Commi f*** train"

  • @VanillaMidgetSSBM
    @VanillaMidgetSSBM 4 года назад +656

    "Art school reject"
    I thought we were talking about the Makarov, not a Luger

  • @kighr3
    @kighr3 4 года назад +537

    I appreciate his commitment to the one handed Brandon theme here lol

    • @kighr3
      @kighr3 4 года назад +4

      AAAAH OM MY GOD! FANBOY MOMENT! HI BRANDON LOL

    • @schrodingersgat4344
      @schrodingersgat4344 4 года назад +7

      @@kighr3 Sempai notices you.

    • @silasisaspicyboi7458
      @silasisaspicyboi7458 4 года назад +10

      It’s not a theme he lost he’s hand can we get an F in chat

    • @schrodingersgat4344
      @schrodingersgat4344 4 года назад +2

      @@silasisaspicyboi7458 It was eaten by a "wild" AK 50.

    • @JacobN-hg8tv
      @JacobN-hg8tv 4 года назад +2

      Schrodinger's GAT *CRONCH*

  • @food_toobs8333
    @food_toobs8333 4 года назад +399

    "I'm gonna be one of those art school rejects that history never remembers...."
    The Viennan School of Art can help with that....

    • @benjamincounter4709
      @benjamincounter4709 4 года назад +22

      Food_ Toobs *looks at hitlers history* 👀

    • @bryanmartinez6600
      @bryanmartinez6600 4 года назад +8

      But this guy's has beautiful hair.

    • @GermanFreakvb21
      @GermanFreakvb21 4 года назад +14

      Viennan. Venice and Vienna are two different cities

    • @timburton8571
      @timburton8571 4 года назад

      Beat me to it.

    • @food_toobs8333
      @food_toobs8333 4 года назад

      @@GermanFreakvb21 thanks for the correct spelling, completely flubbed that.

  • @kilovolt2494
    @kilovolt2494 4 года назад +370

    1. Simplicity-that was one of the conditions Red Army imposed on all guns for the army. In this sense, PM is a 100% of this goal achieved: 28 parts.
    2. If you truly love makarovs, show how they can be easily disassembled completely with only a cleaning rod. This is taught in Russian police schools.
    3. PM was indeed the first gun in space, since Gagarin in 1961 had it hidden somewhere among the rest of the luggage, with the only exception: they put this gun not to fight aliens, but to fight wild animals after landing. How would it be practical-perhaps not much, at least shooting could be heard from some distance.
    4. When Soviet army adopted ПМ as a standard sidearm, Makarov himself was testing something on the range. When the news reached him, he found the biggest paddle on the shooting range, and jumped into it-that’s how happy he was.
    5. Heavy trigger is another safety, just in case.
    6. Makarov wasn’t only a firearm designer. His wife came to him one day, and said “Kolya, I want to pickle some cucumbers, but the lid doesn’t seal well. Can you do something to it?” Makarov designed a tool that goes over the metal lid of the jar and equally bends the edges, sealing it.

    • @marcusborderlands6177
      @marcusborderlands6177 4 года назад +37

      The Russians perfected simplicity, the gsh 18 has an absurdly low number of parts for a full power 9mm.

    • @kilovolt2494
      @kilovolt2494 4 года назад +28

      Marcus Borderlands Gryazev was an aircraft weaponry engineer for years, he was known for ability to “fit an unfittable”. It’s so compact yet reliable, one can conclude that ГШ-18 is a pocket-sized aircraft cannon by design.

    • @akkudakkupl
      @akkudakkupl 2 года назад +14

      I'd say Gagarin had the pistol to off himself if something went wrong, knowing how well soviet space program went.
      no. 6. Now that IS something usefull :-)

    • @rob6850
      @rob6850 2 года назад

      @@akkudakkupl hot take. Sounds realistic!

    • @LilPistachiofr
      @LilPistachiofr Год назад

      The last part was kinda wholesome

  • @radwanmossalam8067
    @radwanmossalam8067 4 года назад +287

    btw in Ukrainian school we literally have army lessons where we learn about the mechanism and how to disassemble and reassemble makarov, ak and nagant. we literally have a range in the school basement,also it doubles as a bunker.

    • @Dreadnought-415
      @Dreadnought-415 4 года назад +21

      Sounds American

    • @p_serdiuk
      @p_serdiuk 4 года назад +23

      Can confirm. Though it's mostly an useless holdover from the Soviet past, since it's hard to buy those guns for own use and the Army should teach firearms anyway.

    • @John_Smith_Dumfugg
      @John_Smith_Dumfugg 3 года назад +14

      Based

    • @faziufaziowski4572
      @faziufaziowski4572 3 года назад +13

      Poland had some too, but those classes was deleted. Ranges are still here tho

    • @radwanmossalam8067
      @radwanmossalam8067 3 года назад +11

      @Etcetera yeah. the problem is usually there would be maybe a couple classes at the beginning of the semester and then it would just stop. most school don't even have the classes but keep the ranges as storage rooms.

  • @HydraHolden
    @HydraHolden 4 года назад +116

    10:16 if you’re appendix carrying, the trigger will also act as a decocker.

  • @GY6vids
    @GY6vids 4 года назад +544

    🤣🤣🤣 the still missing hand had me cracking up! Well played brandon🤣

    • @thrashland9231
      @thrashland9231 3 года назад +5

      Do you know what movie that happened in?... It's my fav movie of all time...
      Evil Dead 2...

    • @thrashland9231
      @thrashland9231 3 года назад +1

      ?

    • @thrashland9231
      @thrashland9231 3 года назад +1

      Ooooooh at first I thought you were talking about me which made me confused because I have no videos.

  • @Manuelslayor
    @Manuelslayor 4 года назад +538

    German quality: holds forever
    Russian quality: is easy to fix

    • @Gulliolm
      @Gulliolm 3 года назад +13

      Thats how the lada niva works

    • @Gulliolm
      @Gulliolm 3 года назад +20

      @@miscosas from my experience as a german: the quality of german cars goes up but their expected lifespan (is that the right word?) goes down.
      A lada nive is still nearly the same as in the 70s. I had one some years ago and i drive one at work (in Germany, ironicly) an they are way less reliable and comftable but the are super easy and cheap to repair.

    • @pbjman5809
      @pbjman5809 3 года назад +7

      It definitely does not hold forever

    • @maxkeiler991
      @maxkeiler991 3 года назад +4

      Hold up as a german engineer i have to say it depends on what product your looking at cars or washing machines have pre programed breaking points so i have to slightly aggree some of the answers but looking at weapons or industry machinery there isnt😌
      Just think about the MG42 worked back then to mow down soldiers works today as well😈

    • @willkenny5687
      @willkenny5687 3 года назад +11

      Combine those two together, and you get Toyota.

  • @austinrobertson1134
    @austinrobertson1134 4 года назад +70

    Without a reload you can kill 9 penguins had me dying
    9:44

  • @robpetry84
    @robpetry84 4 года назад +332

    Brandon- "Direct blowback is kind of a special beast"- Herrera

    • @rat_king-
      @rat_king- 4 года назад +4

      Shows the STEN, aka The British Bullet Bong, Why do you think we call them Bongers....

    • @davidm.4670
      @davidm.4670 4 года назад

      PPG ...

    • @davidm.4670
      @davidm.4670 4 года назад

      oops I meant PPSH ... typed too soon :-(

  • @hunterjacob9546
    @hunterjacob9546 4 года назад +702

    At least he’s changed the dressings on his hand

    • @joeldurand7742
      @joeldurand7742 4 года назад +3

      Hunter Jacob did he actually hurt his hand ?

    • @tommiefisher9525
      @tommiefisher9525 4 года назад +43

      Yea wouldn't want an infection. Go to hospital and next thing he knows hes a coronavirus statistic.

    • @tommiefisher9525
      @tommiefisher9525 4 года назад +15

      @@joeldurand7742 yes.....he cut it off with a chainsaw.

    • @joeldurand7742
      @joeldurand7742 4 года назад +3

      Tommie Fisher oh shit I thought it was a joke

    • @bencushman4153
      @bencushman4153 4 года назад +12

      @@joeldurand7742 r/woosh

  • @quartermaster6235
    @quartermaster6235 4 года назад +81

    Brandon : "I'm just going to be one of those art school rejects nobody hears about in history"
    *sudden realisation*

  • @Corvy_Corvette_LLC
    @Corvy_Corvette_LLC 3 года назад +13

    the first handgun to go to space was actually a TP-82 Cosmonaut survival pistol so that the cosmonauts could defend themselves whilst in the Siberian wilderness after landing. the TP-82 Cosmonaut survival pistol actually had 3 barrels

    • @wisemankugelmemicus1701
      @wisemankugelmemicus1701 Год назад +1

      Pistol doesn't do it justice
      It's a double barrel shotgun with a rifle barrel snd machete stock. The fact the only game its been adequately portrayed in is Black Ops Cold War and not some over the top boomer shooter is insane.

  • @nunyabusiness4904
    @nunyabusiness4904 4 года назад +147

    You forgot to mention the most important feature on the Makarov, it makes a damn good bottle opener.

  • @MadMazov
    @MadMazov 4 года назад +1491

    "Sergie, what if we added this fancy capitalist blowba-"
    "Shush shush shush, ivan, does gun work?"
    "Yes?"
    "Good, you retire now; gib gun"

    • @Junglehunter677
      @Junglehunter677 4 года назад +53

      Sergie: pistol is fine!

    • @orange1248
      @orange1248 3 года назад +51

      You pool triger, boolet flies, what more you want?

    • @theangrycheeto
      @theangrycheeto 3 года назад +5

      Lol it is a blowback pistol though

    • @franciscosoares2440
      @franciscosoares2440 2 года назад +5

      @@theangrycheeto he probably was going to say blowback delaying system

  • @KarlPHorse
    @KarlPHorse 3 года назад +85

    "Was exemplary for executing political prisoners."
    TT-30 Tokarev: AMATEUR!!!

    • @timkc1638
      @timkc1638 3 года назад

      😂

    • @philkearny5587
      @philkearny5587 3 года назад +7

      Tokarev too much over-penetration, risk of ricochet in basement of Lubyanka.

    • @Broken-pt5sr
      @Broken-pt5sr 3 года назад +3

      -political- -prisoners- , counter revolutionists! Or in new new speak, conspiracy theorists and science deniers (especially scientific communism).

  • @fritzshootz5068
    @fritzshootz5068 4 года назад +13

    11:15 ..."single handedly"... lol I see what you've done there...

  • @aaroncharet2174
    @aaroncharet2174 4 года назад +194

    Seeing him holding things with his left “hand” makes me think of Patrick saying “firmly grasp it” to Squidward before stabbing a jellyfishing net into his bandaged hand.

  • @na-chto-ya-trachu-vremya
    @na-chto-ya-trachu-vremya 4 года назад +320

    One of best things about this gun - you can take apart entire mechanism and stuff just by a parts of gun. Self-disassemble as it is, you just need a ramrod, which is always part of service holster. Loved this gun, then I was in russian Marines

    • @gwydionrusso3206
      @gwydionrusso3206 3 года назад

      Do they make them in 9x19? Or do they only make them in 380 and 9x18

    • @na-chto-ya-trachu-vremya
      @na-chto-ya-trachu-vremya 3 года назад +21

      @@gwydionrusso3206 it is possible, but only by commercial or non-government companies. In fact, the original PM are no longer produced, it changed by PMM (modernized) and PYa (Pistolet Yarygina), which is basically use parabellum 9x19

    • @gwydionrusso3206
      @gwydionrusso3206 3 года назад +1

      @@na-chto-ya-trachu-vremya ok thanks

    • @user-om3pi9rf3y
      @user-om3pi9rf3y 3 месяца назад

      ماهي افضل الموديلات من ماكاروف

  • @anotherperson5175
    @anotherperson5175 4 года назад +24

    "Who am I kidding? I'll just be, one of those art school rejects no one hears about in history." *Chill music stops.*

  • @adrianhall5881
    @adrianhall5881 2 года назад +4

    Love this gun I bought a Makarov when I was 21. It was my first firearm. Loved it . Also bought a Tokarov as well. Loved that one so much I bought 2. And the last piece of my loves was my 38 special Burgo. With This thing I could shoot clay pigeons after they were launched. And the Tokorav split a bowling ball. And the piece that blew of you could see the waves in the material and you could put the broken piece right back on it snugly. Crazy.

  • @carpenoctem4456
    @carpenoctem4456 4 года назад +457

    "Art school reject."
    Me: Wait one second that sounds familiar.

    • @tlshortyshorty5810
      @tlshortyshorty5810 4 года назад +27

      “No one hears about in history”

    • @skullofserpent5727
      @skullofserpent5727 4 года назад +8

      God damn it, someone ruined 88 likes

    • @mas532
      @mas532 4 года назад +11

      Austria: hey, ive seen this before

    • @ryobullet
      @ryobullet 4 года назад +8

      Literally made me lol in the video with that

    • @stalkinghorse883
      @stalkinghorse883 4 года назад +1

      Maybe watercolors are Brandon's medium.

  • @eliwatson7936
    @eliwatson7936 4 года назад +470

    "Mom can we get garand thumb?"
    Mom: we have garand thumb at home
    Garand thumb at home: 8:34

    • @deet2440
      @deet2440 4 года назад +1

      Eli Watson ahaha

    • @Szalami
      @Szalami 4 года назад +2

      Absolutely underrated comment.

    • @nightofthunder5509
      @nightofthunder5509 4 года назад +1

      What is this a quote from I see this on nearly every gun video

    • @truisticprince
      @truisticprince 4 года назад +3

      @Yeetus_Deletus_Mission_Completus do you not know the glory of flannel daddy?

    • @SCP--th8xr
      @SCP--th8xr 4 года назад

      Why would you want it

  • @garyevans5340
    @garyevans5340 5 месяцев назад +2

    Love the Makarov! I bought one in the early 90's, a Baikal, later sold it against my better judgement. Bought a second one in the late 90's. Both were Russian models with the adjustable rear sights and both in .380 acp with single stack mags. Replaced the stock grip with a Pearce grip. Accuracy is unbelievable. Always felt safe when carrying these because of their reliability and accuracy. Shot the standard PPC and Q qualification courses with it and never had a problem qualifying. Yes, the .380 round is not as good or powerful, but accurate shot placement can make up for this.
    The simplicity of this firearm is the real star. The "KISS" principle is embodied by the Makarov.
    Great video!

    • @tedcollins4684
      @tedcollins4684 Месяц назад

      Check out the pm-g grips. The magazine release works perfectly too. Way better than the pearce, i.m.o.

  • @hightiernub1313
    @hightiernub1313 4 года назад +106

    Astronaut: Wait, it's all Markarov!?
    Cosmonaut: It always has been.
    *Fires Markarov behind Astronaut*

  • @Guenter683
    @Guenter683 4 года назад +69

    What I find fascinating about the Makarov aside from what was mentioned is that the Mak only has 27 parts, which is even fewer than a Glock. A lot of its internal parts serves dual purpose such as: Mainspring is magazine release spring, safety/decocker also retains the firing pin, slide stop is also the ejector, sear spring is also slide stop spring.

    • @happyjohn354
      @happyjohn354 4 года назад +3

      i want a good Makarov but all of them i can find are at least 400 USD and above currently... my dad had one that looked like a Soviet model but it had a black grip instead of a brown one and im having trouble finding one like it...

    • @tamarajoquintanilla9467
      @tamarajoquintanilla9467 2 года назад

      Decocked 😝🤪😂😂😂😁

  • @mejts3657
    @mejts3657 4 года назад +274

    The virgin everybody else: nooo you can't Just Hammer some pieces of metal together then put a big spring into it And shoot it.
    The chad soviet union: ha slide go Back with no delay

  • @fxxthreez125
    @fxxthreez125 2 года назад +2

    Because of this video and brandon's earlier video about why he edc's a makarov, I was talking with my buddy a lot about makarovs right around the time he turned 21. He ended up getting a really cool example of one for his first personally bought gun, and from the moment I shot my first round out of it I knew that I wanted one for myself. They're such cool little guns

  • @Fireheart318
    @Fireheart318 4 года назад +8

    Can you do a How it REALLY Works on the Gyrojet? I love how they just threw everything out the window and said "F*ck it, rocket gun!"

  • @charelpeffer52
    @charelpeffer52 4 года назад +1591

    “If it doesn’t work, hit it again” just like the prisoners in the gulag

    • @davidweikle9921
      @davidweikle9921 4 года назад +22

      Underrated

    • @savagetuner2404
      @savagetuner2404 4 года назад +12

      ROOSIA

    • @yegorgribenuke6853
      @yegorgribenuke6853 4 года назад +46

      Im russian an it really works here.
      Every time my fan in pc starts being louder i just hit it with my foot
      One time i dropped my phone and its speakers stopped working. I accidentally dropped it again and they started to work.

    • @savagetuner2404
      @savagetuner2404 4 года назад +48

      @@yegorgribenuke6853 Russian engineering: It only works under terrible conditions.

    • @vovabars1234
      @vovabars1234 4 года назад +14

      @@savagetuner2404 that's how we programm it to work

  • @ampstamp
    @ampstamp 4 года назад +118

    Makarov moto: "if it doesn't work after being hit the first time, hit it again and hit it harder"

    • @danii8168
      @danii8168 4 года назад +5

      Tillet _ Makarov motto: *Remember, no Russian*

    • @thecloneguyz
      @thecloneguyz 4 года назад +5

      "If at first it dosent work, GET A BIGGER HAMMER"

    • @eddielee5881
      @eddielee5881 4 года назад

      Tillet _ Heh.

    • @ampstamp
      @ampstamp 4 года назад

      @daAnder71 sorry, in dick flex it :(

  • @gordons3071
    @gordons3071 2 года назад

    Great fun informative video Brandon! It made me appreciate my own Makarov even more than I already did. Thanks for making and posting.

  • @DriveCarToBar
    @DriveCarToBar 2 года назад +2

    Like most com bloc guns, it will give itself a trigger job with use. I discovered a couple cool things from long dead websites back when I owned my Makarov. If your trigger pull is gritty, shooting it will help but you can get some valve grinding paste (which is really just fine lapping compound) and smear some on the sear engagement surfaces. Wherever trigger parts rub, smear a little on and go shooting or dry fire (use a snap cap with a Makarov) to work the parts together. When you're done, clean the gun and get the lapping compound off. You can apply some anti-seize compound to the parts you lapped to get long term lubrication between the metal surfaces (cheap copper grade is fine) or you can have another go with more lapping compound if you like.
    Point is you can clean up the trigger quite a bit for about $10 at your local auto part store. You may need to sell a kidney for ammo though.
    I don't see any reason why the Makarov is a bad choice other than the weight. Sure they are chonks compared to a Glock 26, but I'm a big boy and I can conceal it just fine. Buy a good belt. 9x18 is more than adequate for most scenarios a civilian would find themselves in. If you're undergunned with a Makarov, you should have brought your rifle.

  • @nexra0
    @nexra0 4 года назад +247

    "Dad, why does it hurt when I shoot this gun?"
    "Stop whining Ivan. It hurts more for the prisoner."

    • @Nezha_Main
      @Nezha_Main 4 года назад

      I mean the prisoner does have a painless death!

    • @pointynoodle
      @pointynoodle 4 года назад +1

      The executioner cries as he shoots you

    • @patrickevans8501
      @patrickevans8501 4 года назад

      I found this more pleasant to shoot than a 9mm glock. That weight eats recoil.

  • @ThatGuy-te9wh
    @ThatGuy-te9wh 4 года назад +349

    The Makarov: Hi-Point 1.0.
    PS: make a new arm out of PVC, duct tape, and 9-volts attached with caulk. #akgnotificationsquad

    • @edmunddantes5351
      @edmunddantes5351 4 года назад +19

      Germany: is that our gun?
      Russia: nyet
      Germany: *squints*
      Russia: *PPKs in russian*

    • @SonofFlyte
      @SonofFlyte 4 года назад +3

      No no, make a new hand outta duck tape a paper clip and a rubber band.

    • @extraultra926
      @extraultra926 4 года назад +1

      yes,but actually no

    • @texpatriot8462
      @texpatriot8462 4 года назад +1

      Nope - really good firearm for its day. Accurate and reliable.

    • @nazarderkach9320
      @nazarderkach9320 4 года назад +1

      @@edmunddantes5351 No one:
      Tokarev Model 1933: _"You see, son, when a Browning Hi-Power and a Mauser C96 love each other very much..."_

  • @gregeliason2536
    @gregeliason2536 2 года назад

    Love your delivery. Fun facts to share and tell.

  • @gamesdeen3768
    @gamesdeen3768 3 года назад +10

    I love how the entire intro is explaining relatively advanced and modern firearm design principles and then saying "The makarov is special! Because it incorporates NONE of that.

  • @throttle_mx4061
    @throttle_mx4061 4 года назад +89

    "because sometimes the gulags are full" -quote of the year

  • @sdsdfdu4437
    @sdsdfdu4437 4 года назад +207

    Gulags: we're full
    Makarov: improvise, adapt, overcome

  • @stevensomersii5207
    @stevensomersii5207 3 года назад +1

    Just picked up a Makarov and I'm in love with this flawless little beauty!

  • @D00mNGl00m
    @D00mNGl00m 2 года назад

    i love your informative videos. thank you for all the knowledge/inspiration over the years

  • @domg6041
    @domg6041 4 года назад +128

    I'm unimpressed that your new "hand" is not a Mobrez.

    • @Mario-gp5xx
      @Mario-gp5xx 4 года назад +3

      Ikr why didnt he weld the mobrez to his arm already. Smh

    • @ArcturusOTE
      @ArcturusOTE 4 года назад

      @@Mario-gp5xx he needs a chainsaw to pair with that

    • @brendanmarriott661
      @brendanmarriott661 4 года назад +3

      A chainsaw duck taped to an AK

  • @centurion8515
    @centurion8515 4 года назад +73

    3:40 That is by far one of the best sentences I've heard in awhile

  • @bigjab420
    @bigjab420 3 года назад +2

    My very first handgun was a double stack Russian Makarov (IJ70-18AH). I still own and shoot it today. I even found an extra mag for it in a box of random $5 stuff at a local gun store.

  • @darkmisters9524
    @darkmisters9524 3 года назад +3

    Love the knife as a pointer and using the hand he supposedly cut off the entire video

  • @biggles1483
    @biggles1483 4 года назад +96

    Petition to change "freedom seed" to "The peoples pew" for Makarov rounds

  • @PugglevsPanda
    @PugglevsPanda 4 года назад +335

    Imagine if Brandon pretends his hand is gone for the rest of his RUclips career

  • @tommyottoking
    @tommyottoking 4 месяца назад

    US citizen here considering getting a Bulgarian Makarov when I turn 21 for my first conceal carry, thanks for the video very helpful👍

  • @iainearl27
    @iainearl27 4 года назад

    I had no intention or need to buy a makarov but now I really really want on. That is such a cool design.

  • @Biggusdickus721
    @Biggusdickus721 4 года назад +112

    Germany: Makes the PP line of handguns.
    Russia: I like that, that’s a good idea, this is mine now

    • @ostiariusalpha
      @ostiariusalpha 4 года назад +29

      Russia: ...but inside is too complicated. We don't like little, fiddly German parts. Replace all of it with 3 parts cut off of glorious Workers' shovel and hammered into shape. Now is good!

    • @mikehendon7327
      @mikehendon7327 4 года назад +6

      The wacky thing is that they actually made some minor improvements with the takedown system in the trigger guard.
      Then the Czechs said "hey, guys...what if-HERE ME OUT!...what if...double-stack magazines?"

    • @theguy3517
      @theguy3517 4 года назад +7

      Post 1890 Germany firearms: *exists*
      Russia: "Write that down! Write that down!"

    • @Fattts
      @Fattts 3 года назад

      *Our idea, comrade*

  • @datsunlambchops4624
    @datsunlambchops4624 3 года назад +1

    Im not really a pistol guy, but my friend is a gun collector and we put around 1500 rounds down range one day , with about 18 different pistols. And with my almost zero knowledge of pistols i enjoyed shooting the makarov the most, and for me i was the most accurate with it. And that was comparing it to pistols that literally cost 10+ times more money.
    So this was interesting to watch, thanks.

  • @joecary3586
    @joecary3586 4 года назад +5

    "I personally like using a safety when I'm pointing a gun at my 'nads." 💯

  • @cyanide6046
    @cyanide6046 4 года назад +247

    "Mom can we have CarniK Con?"
    "No we have CarniK Con at home."
    *CarniK Con at home*

  • @antihackjeje4294
    @antihackjeje4294 4 года назад +167

    Fun Fact: Putin hated this pistol, saying that the cartridge had less penetration and power than a 7.62x25,
    that the gun felt less natural in his hand than a tokarev, and that it was hard to get out of the pocket. :D

    • @venturatheace1
      @venturatheace1 4 года назад +15

      Many Soviets said that too

    • @DaveTex2375
      @DaveTex2375 4 года назад +1

      *Russian Bot Confirmed*

    • @AdamBorseti
      @AdamBorseti 4 года назад +12

      I would agree. It's a pee-shooter. The Makarov, Walther PPK...... anything that looks like something a woman would fumble around in her purse for to try to stop a date-rape..... Ew. Now, if I was to own a Russian semi-auto pistol, I'd want a Gsh-18. That thing is sweet, and it can shoot high-pressure rounds, like the special armor piercing 9x19 them Russians offer!

    • @benjaminraskin8509
      @benjaminraskin8509 4 года назад +8

      So he was surprised that the 9 mm didn't penetrate as much as a 7.62... was he also surprised that fire is hot and snow is cold?

    • @hiteshadhikari
      @hiteshadhikari 4 года назад +9

      @@benjaminraskin8509 he wasn't surprised, just hated the fact that it's chambered in ammunition which isnt highly penetrative

  • @darenmccown1293
    @darenmccown1293 3 года назад

    I couldn't agree more man. I inherited a Hungarian FEG PA63, I'm still learning about it but it is my favorite owned pistol, I love shooting it!! Thank you for the informative videos. I have a slightly difficult time finding ammo is my only complaint.

  • @pens_4_life984
    @pens_4_life984 3 года назад

    Im happy to see this video. The Makarov was my first ever gun. Didn’t know they made a double stack variant. Gonna have to get my hands on one of those.

  • @brodiddy877
    @brodiddy877 4 года назад +136

    Russian Space Federation circa 1950's
    "Sir, this is our first manned flight in to space"
    "Yis Comrade, give pilot gun."
    "But sir, we could use the weight for supplies like food or water."
    "Nyet. Pilot fine, bring gun."
    "But sir, why?"
    "Americans land on moon. Send Russian Peace Offering."
    "Sir these are loaded magazines."
    "Exactly, send gun."

    • @JamesSmith-xs1yy
      @JamesSmith-xs1yy 4 года назад +12

      Use to work with a couple of engineers from So Block They told me There’s a right a wrong way and the Russian way

    • @thesturm8686
      @thesturm8686 4 года назад

      Nyet! It's Russian Space *UNION*

    • @thesturm8686
      @thesturm8686 4 года назад

      Nyet! It's Russian Space *UNION*

    • @superdank1621
      @superdank1621 4 года назад

      Nyet! it's Russian space *UNION*

    • @jonbowman7686
      @jonbowman7686 4 года назад

      Nyet! it's Russian space *UNION*

  • @NicoSavio2395
    @NicoSavio2395 4 года назад +63

    art school rejects that nobody hears about in history is actually not the worst case scenario for art school rejects

  • @markh.6687
    @markh.6687 3 года назад

    I was both somewhat entertained and informed by this video. Good work. Sorry about the hand issue.

  • @UwBuis
    @UwBuis 3 года назад

    This was the best one for me so far, thanks! :)

  • @davidevans2545
    @davidevans2545 4 года назад +63

    Whiteboard of Knowledge >>>>> College online classes that go towards my Bachelors’ Degree
    #AKGNotificationSquad

  • @pathosofmine
    @pathosofmine 4 года назад +73

    I'm starting to think Brandon actually stabbed himself for the mosin video, the madlad

  • @mason8852
    @mason8852 2 года назад

    Love how the objects get changed in his hand slowly through the video

  • @5punkybob
    @5punkybob 3 года назад

    I love how commited you were to the *hand*

  • @ethanmurray115
    @ethanmurray115 4 года назад +80

    News flash Crazy one handed man kills every single penguin with a Makarov

  • @gearkicker2442
    @gearkicker2442 4 года назад +60

    Brandon lookin like a Bollywood star in one of those over the top action movies.

  • @mrpureawesomeness123
    @mrpureawesomeness123 4 года назад

    By far one of my favorite videos. Thanks for making us laugh during these lonely times of quarantine. I think I can hear my Makarov giggling in the drawer next to me 😛

  • @nadyakeweshan4367
    @nadyakeweshan4367 3 года назад

    I have a makarov and I absolutely love it. It's easy to care for, fits my hand well too, and I shot with it a lot better than some of my other pistols. Couple of problems with it though. Practice ammo is a pain to find, replacement parts can are not usually something you can just go to your local store and get. It's a sweet shooting pistol that I used to carry too.

  • @cadman0752
    @cadman0752 4 года назад +122

    Nobody:
    Brandon: (*using m9 bayonet as a classroom pointer*)

  • @wittedshampoo3299
    @wittedshampoo3299 4 года назад +49

    Darn I hate it when a slide enters my eyeholes

  • @crimeburger4250
    @crimeburger4250 3 года назад +42

    "Sometimes they get lippy sometimes the gulags are full, you just gotta improvise sometimes"
    The most Russian solution to a very Russia problem

    • @TheWalterKurtz
      @TheWalterKurtz 2 года назад +2

      "No people. No problem" J. Stalin.

  • @trayanshterionov4113
    @trayanshterionov4113 4 года назад +16

    "Bulg-garian, this is a bulgarian service gun" damn how does Brandon has a makarov while I am a bulgarian and still dont

  • @peyton5191
    @peyton5191 4 года назад +353

    Brandon: "Just gonna be one of those art school rejects that won't go down in history" *pauses* *Thinks about hitl--*

  • @edim108
    @edim108 4 года назад +136

    "If it doesn't work, hit it again."
    I'd laugh if it wasn't how you fix a lot of Russian stuff. My uncle has an UAZ 452 and the best way to fix a starter in it is to smack it a few times with a hammer. You give it a few taps and it'll work for another two days.

    • @PyromaN93
      @PyromaN93 4 года назад +15

      Ad. Mechanicus from Wh 40k and my own folk have more in common than i thought, lol.

    • @edim108
      @edim108 4 года назад +5

      @@PyromaN93 Mysterious are the ways of The Omnissiah.

    • @PyromaN93
      @PyromaN93 3 года назад +4

      @Иван Иванов or radio. Or people.

    • @asherhockersmith8271
      @asherhockersmith8271 3 года назад +7

      Percussive maintenance.

    • @suddenhit3923
      @suddenhit3923 3 года назад +3

      Well don't want to kill your nice story but actually.... you could fix every older starter in a car with a good hit. Has nothing to do with superior russin tech ^^

  • @jamesvandemark2086
    @jamesvandemark2086 2 года назад

    Simple, reliable, and accurate for its size! Have had one for years now. And the decocker is a great addition.

  • @trompell0
    @trompell0 4 года назад

    I really like the whiteboard videos. Good learning

  • @maddieford345
    @maddieford345 4 года назад +540

    Brandon: *jokes about executing political prisoners and then compares himself to hitler*
    RUclips and the government: 🤔🤔🤔

  • @Tadicuslegion78
    @Tadicuslegion78 4 года назад +49

    Deadite: “Who the hell are you?”
    Brandon: “Name’s Ash, Housewares”

  • @Rugerfiend
    @Rugerfiend 4 года назад

    Bought a blown up .380 Mak. Two rounds lodged in barrel bulge locking the slide in place in two spots in the rear position. Lots of drilling fileing hack saw new barrel barrel press and barrel pin gun works great! Added a Fab Defense magazine release grip and 6 mags this gun is now a modern weapon.

  • @harleyjordan7959
    @harleyjordan7959 3 года назад

    Great video. Love your humor

  • @rembrandt3277
    @rembrandt3277 4 года назад +103

    Last time i was this early "No Russian" was a huge fuss

  • @jenniyoung2380
    @jenniyoung2380 4 года назад +55

    “ If the lago is a scalpel, the makarov is a f***ing machete” XD

    • @LegendStormcrow
      @LegendStormcrow 4 года назад +6

      It's more of a wood ax. The machete is a sabre used by marshal artists. Much more finese than myself with scalpal.

    • @damienspiers2140
      @damienspiers2140 4 года назад

      Wut

  • @drice2223
    @drice2223 3 года назад

    I laughed pretty much all through this video ... Love the humor man ! And love the guns !

  • @3807shawn
    @3807shawn 3 года назад

    Nice dude alot of things i didnt know was the first gun i ever bought i love it its really good i rolled a spray paint can across my yard with it and wasnt really aiming at it has great grouping pretty cool piece of history too

  • @dancarlson4779
    @dancarlson4779 4 года назад +16

    I’ve carried one for a few years. It’s my favorite handgun and I bought a russian grip that adds a thumb release on the magazine. It’s accurate, safe, and so much fun to shoot.

  • @RenoMay
    @RenoMay 4 года назад +22

    On today’s episode of practical carry guns

  • @wavular
    @wavular 3 года назад +2

    The TP-82 (Russian: ТП-82) was a triple-barrelled Soviet pistol that was carried by cosmonauts on space missions. It was intended as a survival aid to be used after landings and before recovery in the Siberian wilderness.

  • @derrickhughes5796
    @derrickhughes5796 3 года назад

    After RUclips played this as I had it randomly on in the background....Just wanted to say thank you. This video made me go out and buy one. It instantly became my favorite handgun. Is ammo Hard to find, yes. Is it heavy, yes. Do my friends say if I every have to use it in a defensive encounter, I will go straight to a black-site, yes. But I like it. I like it a lot.

  • @loremipsum2508
    @loremipsum2508 4 года назад +120

    Is the “previously on Brandon Herrera” going to be a reoccurring theme? If so, I’m not complaining

    • @josephangel3604
      @josephangel3604 4 года назад

      I 2nd this you got me laughing with the skit

  • @somethinsomethin7243
    @somethinsomethin7243 4 года назад +33

    Hk: we need a way to tame/delay the 9mm
    Makarov: niet blowback is fine.

    • @justnoob8141
      @justnoob8141 4 года назад

      ...HK, overprice for something you can get from other with cheaper of the same quality!

  • @codyjenn8785
    @codyjenn8785 2 года назад

    Thank you Brandon for the awesome knowledge your the man brother

  • @optimoosejones9493
    @optimoosejones9493 4 года назад

    Hey brandon because of your videos on how firearms work once i get done with weapons testing in the canadian military I'm making my own gun company and firearms