Gun people here? Please tell me about this Polish tokarev

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baliodude

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Any info on it? How would it do as a main weapon? home defence?Ammo?

Thanks

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There are a lot better handguns available. While the round is powerful, the gun is large, the report and recoil are lage, and ammunition options are limited at best.

Newly developed ammunition in calibers commonly in use will give you much better results. Stick with the tried and true in pistol calibers: .45, 10mm, .40, .357, .38 or 9mm.
 
That looks like a FB Radom in what appears to be really nice condition.

While it will be serviceable as a defence or house gun there are certainly much better choices than the 7.62x25. The round tends to over penetrate and ammunition variations are very limited.
That said as an inheritance you should keep it, shoot it, and enjoy it.

Here is an interesting piece of trivia about it I have found......
http://cosmolineandrust.blogspot.com/search/label/Polish pistols
 
That sure is better made and finished than the PRC version. The PRC version I have lists a service life of only 2,000 rounds. I used to do two thousand a month in some of my guns when I shot a lot. Joe
 
Tokerovs are great pistols. Reliable, powerful, single-action, and no safety.

Ammo is cheap, but all I've seen has been FMJ ball, which limits stopping power and could result in overpenetration. Adequate for home defense, but I wouldn't CCW one.

I like Tokerovs a lot, regardless of their shortcomings.
 
Thanks for the replies fellows.

Just wanted to make it clear that this is not my picture. Mine is the exact one and similar condition.

I am keeping it. Might look for something else beside it.
 
The Mastiff said:
That sure is better made and finished than the PRC version.
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Is that anything like the Norinco version?
That thing SUCKED so bad. It was so incredibly terrible that it was not worth the $110 my friend payed for it new.
Jammed every 2-3 rounds, every single clip we fired, and the accuracy, well, I can throw a knife about as accurately at 15 yards, and I SUCK at throwing knives.
It wasn't a deal at $110...it was just a $110 gun.:thumbdn:
 
My very first pistol was a Tokarev. It came in 9mm (likely made especial for US importation). It had a safety on the left side in the traditional spot. Only problem it worked backwards meaning it had an unnatural operation to take off safe...which is quite counterproductive in weapon single action automatic.

Being all metal, it was heavy by today's standards, but was rather slim (being a single stack 9mm). The sights were just little non-moving nubs equivalent to any belly gunsites. The trigger was ok.

At the time I thought it was ugly and clumsy. I left it in my car as a "car gun" and frankly didn't worry about it getting stolen.

Oddly enough, the weight and frame made it a pleasure to shoot, once you got it off safe. It was pretty accurate as well.

I don't remember the maker, but it was in the 80s so likely one of the first waves of modern com block weapons to flood our gun markets.
 
baliodude said:
I actually inherited it from my father.
I am not going to sell it but I was thinking if it is worth getting another gun or using it as main weapon.
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Oof, lucky you. I've shot a Russian one before, the recoil is awesome, with the fire coming out, man. It's a bottle neck casing, so that bullet flys out of there. Why not use it as a main weapon? It's seems like a pretty conceilable gun with that profile.
 
Masteroffajitas said:
Oof, lucky you. I've shot a Russian one before, the recoil is awesome, with the fire coming out, man. It's a bottle neck casing, so that bullet flys out of there. Why not use it as a main weapon? It's seems like a pretty conceilable gun with that profile.
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Well, one reason to not carry one is because the tokarev is one of those mythical bullets that people like to ban, being labelled by politicians as more likely to be fatal to police officers. Hey, that black talon controversy worked, among other cases. So, not saying he shouldn't, but you DID ask why not use it as a main weapon.
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Haven't looked into it myself---just have a feeling you'd have a hard time finding a decent concealment holster for it too.

Aside from only having FMJ ammo.
 
It's a powerfull cartridge, and it readily defeats most soft body armor. Although .45, .40, or 10mm JHP are better manstoppers on unprotected targets they could be "useless" when the perp carries body armor.
 
SIFU1A said:
no manual safety right?
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Nope, no manual safety.

However, there are two stages to the hammer. You pull it half way and the trigger can not be pulled.pull the hammer all the way back and it is ready to shoot.

Is this safety feature?
 
baliodude said:
Nope, no manual safety.However, there are two stages to the hammer. You pull it half way and the trigger can not be pulled.pull the hammer all the way back and it is ready to shoot.
Is this safety feature?
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It is. With the hammer on half cock the gun is locked up solid. I have fired many Chinese and Russian Toks and provided the guns were in fair condition with good magazines (particularly the lips) they all functioned well. The bottleneck cartridge "self feeds" and the high pressure of the cartridge cycles the gun well. As to their hardiness well it's anyones guess. The quality of materials used varied so greatly.
 
The Tokarev gets its stopping power from firing a relatively light bullet at a very fast velocity. That means there is a danger of overpenetration if you are shooting indoors at close range. This would not be my first choice if I was worried about hitting the kids in the next room.
 
Well, if not for defence then for shooting. Sorry, I haven't really answered your question. I just really dig the Takerov, enjoy it.
 
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