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Originally Posted by carguychris
The double-stack Mak magazine is an unconventional 2-into-1 design that merges the two columns into a single column. Although I've not heard any particular reports of unreliability in the Makarov specifically, I've read technical articles that characterize this design as inherently unreliable in the handful of military firearms that utilized it.
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The only times I've heard bad things about Makarovs, its been associated with the double-stack models. (Weren't they only made by the Soviets?) No personal experience, and I've never really even SEEN one in person.
I've had a couple of the single-stack guns, including an East German one made in Suhl; they've been great.
That said, all double stack mags merge two columns into one -- apparently the way they did the Makarov wasn't as well done as some.