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CaptainRazor · April 4, 2005, 09:01 PM

Ok, I recently aquired a Bulgarian Makarov, I have fallen in live with this little pistol, or as some would call it "Pot metal commie gun".

Anyway, 9x18 milsurp, or russian ammo is fairly cheap for these things, but I feel for certain that I can get a more "comfortable" load by rolling my own.

The Question is: Should I buy the dies, molds, sizers to load these rounds, or just stick with the cheap, slightly hotter than the gates of he11 ammo?

I mean, if I buy the dies, there's no reason for me to buy bullets to load with, my thinking is, I might as well go ahead and cast bullets for the thing too.

Of course it gets more complicated (it always does), THEN I'll have to buy some new brass, because I only have a hundred pieces to start loading with.

Ah, decisions, decisions.

April 4, 2005, 09:01 PM	#1
CaptainRazor Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2005 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 302	To load..or not to load, that is the question Ok, I recently aquired a Bulgarian Makarov, I have fallen in live with this little pistol, or as some would call it "Pot metal commie gun". Anyway, 9x18 milsurp, or russian ammo is fairly cheap for these things, but I feel for certain that I can get a more "comfortable" load by rolling my own. The Question is: Should I buy the dies, molds, sizers to load these rounds, or just stick with the cheap, slightly hotter than the gates of he11 ammo? I mean, if I buy the dies, there's no reason for me to buy bullets to load with, my thinking is, I might as well go ahead and cast bullets for the thing too. Of course it gets more complicated (it always does), THEN I'll have to buy some new brass, because I only have a hundred pieces to start loading with. Ah, decisions, decisions.