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The Tokarev Pistol Is Just Plain Cool!!

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Firearms Are Inherently Dangerous And Should Only Be Handled By Persons Trained In Proper Safety Techniques.

Top USA .45 Auto 230 Grain, 800 f.p.s. Bottom Czech 7.62 x 25 85 Grain, 1,400 f.p.s.

   The 30 caliber cartridge (7.62x25) used in the Tokarev is a small but high velocity round.  The bullet weighs a scan 85 or so grains; however it blasts down range at up to 1400 feet per second!! For such a small bullet diameter, one will discover that the gun is VERY loud.

WARNING!! KNOW YOUR AMMO.  There is some controversy surrounding 7.62x25 military ammo and arms !!  The U.S. Army, and others, because of several reasons including the massive bulk of the CZ-52 compared to the old trusty Tokarev had "assumed" without experimentation that the CZ-52 was a much stronger pistol than the Tokarev. Clark Magnuson did experiments with hot loads for the CZ-52 and Tokarev pistols.  In his experiments he determined the CZ-52, despite it's tremdous bulk, to be less capable than the Tokarev pistol to withstand hot loads. Publishers of reloading manuals have reduced the maximum safe pressures for 7.62x25 handloads in order to protect shooters.

According to Clark, the significant spot in the barrel is the underside of the chamber which is .125" thick on the Tokarev but only .058" in the CZ52 because of the extra milling needed to accomidate the roller mechanism in the CZ.

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The Polish Manufactured Tokarev Pistol Pictured Here Came With A Very Nice Holster.  It All Looked Pretty Rough Out Of The Box But I Dipped The Holster In Some Soapy Water To Float Away The Dirt And Mold, Then Rubbed It Down Good With Saddle Soap And It Came Out Excellent.

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Tom Line - Feb 2010
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