Type 54 Tokarev

It isnt much more for the real soviet TT33s. I have a real one and a friend has a clone (Type 54). He claims the real one "shoots better" but I personally have not fired both.

~$200 for the surplus ones if I recal.
 
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The grip and mag are longer so it holds one more round, TT-33 mags won't work in these.

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You can convert CZ-52 mags to use in the Yugo. I bought 5 aftermarket CZ-52 mags for around $20US each. I've done it using the instructions in the following link. All it takes is a dremel and a felt tip pen. Now I have 9 M-57 mags. There is also a link on that thread on how to modify the CZ-52 mags to accept 9 rounds, instead of 8.
I hope this helps.

Check out http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?163480-Yugo-M57-tokarev-alternate-magazine-option

Edit: Do you think I should make this a seperate thread?
2nd Edit: I reposted this info in the Pistol and Revolver Forum.
 
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Thanks Mastiff, that is great info, and Marstar just happens to have CZ-52 mags.

If someone can tell me where to get ammo for it I'll reconsider getting one.
 
7.62x25 AS WE HAVE MENTIONED many times, we are awaiting the export permits from the vendor country at this time....
We fully expect news this spring
John
 
CanadianReich said:
It isnt much more for the real soviet TT33s. I have a real one and a friend has a clone (Type 54). He claims the real one "shoots better" but I personally have not fired both.

~$200 for the surplus ones if I recal.
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I have a Soviet Tokarev and some Norinco Tokarevs. The Soviet one is loose and rattles but shoots tight groups. However it does not like steel cased ammunition; such cases get stuck in the chamber and it requires that one pry back the extractor from the rim and put a wooden dowel in the barrel and force the slide open.
The Norinco Tokarevs are dimensionally larger overall and perhaps stronger. They digest both steel and brass cased ammunition well after they have been broken in. Out of my three Norinco models one had a problem with failure to extract the steel cases but after about a three hundred rounds the problem stopped. The Norinco pistols are slightly more accurate than the Soviet model.
I prefer the Norinco Model 54 over the original Tokarev. Hopefully Johnone will bring in more Norinco 7.62x25 Norinco Model 54 Tokarevs.
By the way, the barrel and bushing I bought from Gunnar for shooting 9mm suits the Norinco Model 54 well as the groups I can shoot with it are very small at twenty-five yards.
Although I have a plentiful stock of 7.62x25mm ammunition, more imports of that old-world ammunition would mean that I can shoot more and not be concerned about "saving" what I have presently.
Cheap and solidly built pistols coupled with cheap, accurate and high velocity ammunition equal satisfaction and enjoyment of the shooting sport.
 
Teapot said:
I have a Soviet Tokarev and some Norinco Tokarevs. The Soviet one is loose and rattles but shoots tight groups. However it does not like steel cased ammunition; such cases get stuck in the chamber and it requires that one pry back the extractor from the rim and put a wooden dowel in the barrel and force the slide open.
The Norinco Tokarevs are dimensionally larger overall and perhaps stronger. They digest both steel and brass cased ammunition well after they have been broken in. Out of my three Norinco models one had a problem with failure to extract the steel cases but after about a three hundred rounds the problem stopped. The Norinco pistols are slightly more accurate than the Soviet model.
I prefer the Norinco Model 54 over the original Tokarev. Hopefully Johnone will bring in more Norinco 7.62x25 Norinco Model 54 Tokarevs.
By the way, the barrel and bushing I bought from Gunnar for shooting 9mm suits the Norinco Model 54 well as the groups I can shoot with it are very small at twenty-five yards.
Although I have a plentiful stock of 7.62x25mm ammunition, more imports of that old-world ammunition would mean that I can shoot more and not be concerned about "saving" what I have presently.
Cheap and solidly built pistols coupled with cheap, accurate and high velocity ammunition equal satisfaction and enjoyment of the shooting sport.
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I have a 54 and the recoil is just like a .45, fun to shoot but watch out for the nasty sharp slide. BTW, have you guys seen the CSI episode where the shooter cut his hand on the Tokarev slide and left some flesh behind?
 
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