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Looking to pick up a surplus TT-33 7.62x25

As I understand it, the best ones are either Russian or Polish made, but right now retailers that have any in stock only have either Romanian or Chinese.

So which is better? I'm assuming Romanian?
 
I beat the hell out of a few Type-54. I still have the frame of one but sold all of the top end parts to help a guy out. Now I am looking for those parts again... I bought mine for $175, I know North Sylva's recent batch was priced much higher. If I were to choose myself I'd likely take a Romanian gun but as I said, the 54 can be a great value.
 
Lots of reviews online. Seen many a forum and article having the Romanian produced TT's coming in a close 2nd behind the Polish ones.
 
I have a few Polish, but I'll always regret not getting a Russian one. Could be quite the collectible if Russia winds up screwing itself.
 
soulchaser said:
Looking to pick up a surplus TT-33 7.62x25

As I understand it, the best ones are either Russian or Polish made, but right now retailers that have any in stock only have either Romanian or Chinese.

So which is better? I'm assuming Romanian?
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The Chinese guns we get are all sh1t. There I said it.:nest:
 
I’m highly fond of the Yugoslavian M-57’s if you can find one, they hold an extra round as well.

Back to the 2 you mentioned, the Romanian ones you find tend to have more wear on them where a lot of the Chinese surplus ones are basically as new (could just be that particular import). They were military ones not some commercial Norinco production. If you can handle in person, try dropping the slide with an empty mag inserted, all the Romanians and polish ones I handled could do that but not all the Chinese could. Just shows better fit and finish, and means you’re less likely to have issues with magazines. Romanian seemed very similar to the Russian, but didn’t have the new hideous import marks the last of the Russian ones imported have.

TLDR, Romanian better fit and finish but have some holster wear, Chinese probably better overall condition but worse build quality. Only based on my sampling of handling a few, different lots and dealers may vary.
 
One more question (might be stupid but here goes)

I've been looking at the availability of extra mags and some say 7 rounds, some say 7+1 rounds and others say 8 rounds. Is there a specific mag to get for use with a Romanian TT-33?
 
soulchaser said:
One more question (might be stupid but here goes)

I've been looking at the availability of extra mags and some say 7 rounds, some say 7+1 rounds and others say 8 rounds. Is there a specific mag to get for use with a Romanian TT-33?
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I've only seen 8-round magazine Tokarevs, although I've seen plenty advertised online with 7-round capacity. It may be a simple mistake that just won't die, but perhaps someone else will chime in.
 
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