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I am just starting out with reloading. I though what better way to start than with a small 9x18 Makarov pistol round. I went out and got most to the equipment. Looked for bullets and.............nothing. I found lead bullets. But that is it. I'm pretty good at finding things on the web. But I cannot find any Makarov bullets anywhere.
1. I have heard people say lead is fine. And other say it's not.
2. Are there any bullets left?

Thank you.
Cat

Nothing wrong with lead, it may be a added chore to clean it out of the barrel from time to time but it will not hurt the pistol. Use the hardest lead you can find, get a bullet mold and cast the bullets yourself.

Powder coat them, seems to be the hot ticket now for cast bullets. I saw some Mak bullets somewheres in my own reloading searches, I'll see if I can dig it up again.

Don't know if this is correct Doug but one site listed Makarov bullets at .363 but I found these http://www.brownells.com/reloading/bull ... 04808.aspx and they're listed as 9x18 but they're .355-.356 I'll look around some more and see what I can find.

Edit: I just noticed they're $18.99/100 but if you buy 500 it drops to $17.99/100.

Loditrapper wrote:These people say they have 95 grain .364 Speer bullets in stock, never dealt with them though. Only $16.43/100.
http://www.powdervalleyinc.com/

Yup I forgot all about them. I've never dealt with them but they're good to go. One of the other admin's on gun-deals that reloads uses them. The part number and other info. is SPR4375 .364 / 9MM MAKAROV 95 GR. TMJ (100) Yes $16.43

Great everyone. Thanks. I will check them out.

Powdervalley is good, bought several thousands primers and a few jugs of powder from them during the "panic." They were backed up a month on orders last year and the Items shipped in 3~ weeks so not bad given situation.