That's the only thing going for a Mak other than novelty in my mind

Don't make a choice on novelty, keep it far away from your mind while choosing defense options

^

Unless you have a full auto luger

I will accept that

Mak isnt bad if you're looking to do damage. 9x18 just likes to stay inside the target. Not a lot of energy but you can piss out your mag pretty easy.

just no

9x18 is even worse than .380 ACP because the quality defensive loads aren't there

a handful of loads exist

A handful at an expensense

and they don't all work

9Mak isn't good for SD

most .380 hollow points have lackluster performance

And the reason I purchased it is because it was cheap and I wanted one

That's fine, it's just not your best choice

better than no gun

True

A rock is better than nothing though

Browning Hi Power clone it is

Correctomundo

Although I don't know if Hi-powers like Self Defense rounds

they work better than 1911s

but, as with most things

You've sold me

I discovered that my 1911s don't like Hornady Critical Defense

the taper of the bullet mates perfectly with the feed ramp and it jams

I've yet to feed any kind of hollow through it, though ive had some feed issue with aftermarket mags

Mec Gar still makes mags iirc

fun fact

if you're in a ban state

you can buy 10rd .40 Hi Power mags

and fit 13rds of 9mm in them

Imma tell you guys a secret, a few years ago I had to chance to buy a surplus pistol, it was between a Mak and a Italian Police Surplus Beretta 92S

I chose the Beretta

Kinda regret it

so go buy a mak

Maks are cheap as shit and all over

Police surplus Beretta in good shape is rare

The Beretta was in pretty good shape, wasn't shot to shit

Then why the regret?

Never make a choice on the gun lore unless it is specifically for collecting