I love handguns from former Soviet Union & Eastern Bloc counties. For one, I've always found the USSR fascinating. Maybe I'm even a little nostalgic for it, being I grew up in the 80s. Second, I love the commie craftsmanship. It's neat how their stuff is never as refined as western weaponry, yet it functions just as well, sometimes even better. And in the case of a lot of the Czechoslovakian stuff, the craftsmanship is extremely good. Last, I love their price -- you can normally get them on the cheap. I got my Russian Makarov for around $300 (the Russian ones are priced a little bit more than some of the others), and my CZ-52 for $160. Next I want a CZ-82, which I know is around $200. The priciest one I'll have is when I can finally track down a Soviet Tokarev (TT-33). The one I want is the non-import originals with no safety. I've seen them for anywhere between $450-600.
So, yeah, to me there's just something cool about shooting commie guns -- especially the ugly CZ-52.
I'm curious, what's your favorite ComBloc handgun -- I'd love to hear.
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