tokarev tt33
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I have one. It's a great little piece of history, and a good recreational shooter. I was actually surprised by the accuracy of mine, and the low recoil of such a hot round. A word of warning, new rounds can be hard to find right now, and the TT-33 is EXTREMELY LOUD!
A friend of mine has a real one from '45. Super neat little gun, I'll buy one eventually, stupid not to. The ammo is cheaper than single ply toilet paper, the gun is oddly accurate and it makes an awesome bang, often with sparks flying, without the recoil of a big bore.
The only things to be careful with are:
-the surplus ammo is wax coated, don't let the gun get hot - let it cool after a few mags. Buy a nail from Home Depot that fits the barrel and bring it when you shoot, in case you do let the gun get hot (you'll figure out the rest)
-if you have chunky hands, don't hold the gun with a high grip or the slide will munch on you
The only things to be careful with are:
-the surplus ammo is wax coated, don't let the gun get hot - let it cool after a few mags. Buy a nail from Home Depot that fits the barrel and bring it when you shoot, in case you do let the gun get hot (you'll figure out the rest)
-if you have chunky hands, don't hold the gun with a high grip or the slide will munch on you
I think you will find that most of the surplus 7.62 x 25 ammo currently available is copper plated steel jacketed and lead cored.
Cool handgun to shoot! Fun actually.
price and availability of ammo is your biggest concern.
Don't worry about "hot SMG ammo", all of the TT-33's are severely overbuilt for what they need to do...the Soviets designed it like they design their tractors: overbuilt and then add a whole bunch more! A few guys re-chambered them for a seriously hot round based on a variant of the hot .38 Super (not the .38spl that's generally really weak). They did a long endurance test, and then finished it with 200 rounds of "proof loads"...truly crazy strength in these.
Lots of fire and brimstone for each shot, but the recoil isn't too bad really! Part of it's charm I guess.
price and availability of ammo is your biggest concern.
Don't worry about "hot SMG ammo", all of the TT-33's are severely overbuilt for what they need to do...the Soviets designed it like they design their tractors: overbuilt and then add a whole bunch more! A few guys re-chambered them for a seriously hot round based on a variant of the hot .38 Super (not the .38spl that's generally really weak). They did a long endurance test, and then finished it with 200 rounds of "proof loads"...truly crazy strength in these.
Lots of fire and brimstone for each shot, but the recoil isn't too bad really! Part of it's charm I guess.
Lobster_pot
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Love mine. Seriously rugged build. The 7.62x25 packs a serious punch too. Accurate for the sights. Disassembly is simple. Loud as hell lol. Sounds like a rifle. As far as ammo my local gun store has lots. Sounds like other people are seeing shortages though. The owner just told me the other day he's got another batch? Crate maybe coming in of unissued non-refurb tt33's coming in soon. I might have to get another one. The quality is through the roof for $179. Can't be beat. Only had one failure. A failure to feed because of too much of that stuff on outside of ammo. Other than that perfect. Get one they're so cheap if you don't like it you can sell it and only lose $20 on resale.
(Can buy the pistol and ammo at TradeEx really close to you) SFRC, CanadaAmmo, TradeEx, surplus 7.62x25 is everywhere. Surplus does have some degree of steel, it failed the magnet test, along with the Norinco 7.62x39 non-corrosive. So most indoor ranges will not let you shoot it.
Fun pistol, I like it. I shoot indoors but it has a mound of dirt in front of the backstop. You should see the sparks as well. It's interesting to say the least. If you have large hands you might not like it, it's a tiny pistol made for guys born in the 1920's. Crude sights and a below average trigger, still fun for a $169-179 pistol!
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Fun pistol, I like it. I shoot indoors but it has a mound of dirt in front of the backstop. You should see the sparks as well. It's interesting to say the least. If you have large hands you might not like it, it's a tiny pistol made for guys born in the 1920's. Crude sights and a below average trigger, still fun for a $169-179 pistol!
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killer1963daddy
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- peace river country B.C.
s&b makes ammo , thats what i am use in mine.
ps try it at your rifle range, you will be suprised!
ps try it at your rifle range, you will be suprised!
I like it for the price, but shooting more than 2-3 magazines through it causes mine to occasionally jam up with surplus ammo. Running new S&B ammo however makes the gun ultra reliable. I am considering selling my 42TT-33 though since the surplus ammo is causing some issues at my indoor range. Outdoor is fun too. I am able to hit the 100 yard gong with the Tokarev which is very impressive.
Hi, I have two Tokarev TT33 1945 :
- my first one, it has shooted many bullets before me, so it jam here and there, but still fun to shoot,
- my last one, well I think I was pretty much lucky, the blue on it was still very dark, all parts were like new, the inside rail was with no scratch from movement of shooting, the trigger kit was very stif, like new, I am pretty sure that it has not shooted many bullets ......, once at the range, it jam tree times in the first two mags, after that .....no more jam......, I have shooted 420 bullets with no jam after the first two mags, it was so much hot, I did not let him any chance to cool down, no jam at all
) ........before shooting, even the inside of the rail was brand new......,,,, now the inside of the rail is with new scratchs from the movement of reloading....
I have also 6 magazines......., pretty much fun ......
be careful before buying, disasemble every parts (even the trigger can be remove easily....) and check every where, don't buy if not sure, my last one was one out 4-5 that I disasemble and I choose the best one from my experience.......
the groove of a real Tokarev at the rear end of the rail are one large/one small/one large/one small/etc....., if you see only small groove (identical), it might be a newer Tokareve type 54 or a M57, or worst a chinese one........, .......make your research......
ensure that the rail and the frame has the same model number, be aware that after 1945-46 it might not be a TT33, but others clone like a M57, which you don't want...., and neither the chinese clone crap later on....
both my Tokarev are from Izhevsk (not Tula), one has the refurbish sign on it (square with a diagonal line), they have a match model number on the barrel, it's done buy hand with an electric tool and the seller is telling you that it is a matching number, you can laft there, this is not a matching number .....this a number matching the barrel with the rail and the frame....quit different...., from the refurbish the barrel can be replaced ......
also, you won't found a matching number with the clip unlessssssss extremely lucky ........
Take a dremmel and shine the barrel (and the chamber), it will help smooth the action and you will have a pretty nice barrel .......,, I also removed the blue on my first one,,,, looking cool now.......
Yes they are extremely accurate, however, for all TT33 that I've saw, the rear sight is a bit to the left, so in order to bulleye the bullet, have to aim center-right, don't let this stopping you, if you think Tokarev, you will love this gun...
price : from 170$ to 200$ ......
- my first one, it has shooted many bullets before me, so it jam here and there, but still fun to shoot,
- my last one, well I think I was pretty much lucky, the blue on it was still very dark, all parts were like new, the inside rail was with no scratch from movement of shooting, the trigger kit was very stif, like new, I am pretty sure that it has not shooted many bullets ......, once at the range, it jam tree times in the first two mags, after that .....no more jam......, I have shooted 420 bullets with no jam after the first two mags, it was so much hot, I did not let him any chance to cool down, no jam at all
) ........before shooting, even the inside of the rail was brand new......,,,, now the inside of the rail is with new scratchs from the movement of reloading....I have also 6 magazines......., pretty much fun ......
be careful before buying, disasemble every parts (even the trigger can be remove easily....) and check every where, don't buy if not sure, my last one was one out 4-5 that I disasemble and I choose the best one from my experience.......
the groove of a real Tokarev at the rear end of the rail are one large/one small/one large/one small/etc....., if you see only small groove (identical), it might be a newer Tokareve type 54 or a M57, or worst a chinese one........, .......make your research......
ensure that the rail and the frame has the same model number, be aware that after 1945-46 it might not be a TT33, but others clone like a M57, which you don't want...., and neither the chinese clone crap later on....
both my Tokarev are from Izhevsk (not Tula), one has the refurbish sign on it (square with a diagonal line), they have a match model number on the barrel, it's done buy hand with an electric tool and the seller is telling you that it is a matching number, you can laft there, this is not a matching number .....this a number matching the barrel with the rail and the frame....quit different...., from the refurbish the barrel can be replaced ......
also, you won't found a matching number with the clip unlessssssss extremely lucky ........
Take a dremmel and shine the barrel (and the chamber), it will help smooth the action and you will have a pretty nice barrel .......,, I also removed the blue on my first one,,,, looking cool now.......
Yes they are extremely accurate, however, for all TT33 that I've saw, the rear sight is a bit to the left, so in order to bulleye the bullet, have to aim center-right, don't let this stopping you, if you think Tokarev, you will love this gun...
price : from 170$ to 200$ ......
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Rocket Surgery
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I know this may sound blasphemous, but I have little girl hands and my m213 Norinco fits and shoots better than most other handguns I have. Is or was there a clone of the TT33 that's polished up a bit, as in the trigger isn't as stiff and the magazines free fall? Is it at all possible to get this work done to a TT33?
