Question RE: Romanian TTC 7.62x25

[Wdodd]

Anyone on the forum have a Romanian TTC and have purchased an after-market mag?

if so, please send a PM ..... I would like to seek your knowledge.

Many thanks!

[No_0ne]

I don't know what you're asking, or paying for these aftermarket mags, bu there are normally quite a few original Russian mags listed on gunbroker.  Here's one example:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/926733340

[Wdodd]

2 hours ago, No_0ne said:

I don't know what you're asking, or paying for these aftermarket mags, bu there are normally quite a few original Russian mags listed on gunbroker.  Here's one example:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/926733340

Thank you.  Yes, I have seen quite a few for sale, but a number of sellers plainly/honestly state ... “many buyers have reported/experienced fit problems with Romanian pistols”.   Was hoping to gain wisdom from someone with previous experience as this is my first venture into the world of 7.62x25.

Thanks again!

[No_0ne]

5 hours ago, Wdodd said:

Thank you.  Yes, I have seen quite a few for sale, but a number of sellers plainly/honestly state ... “many buyers have reported/experienced fit problems with Romanian pistols”.   Was hoping to gain wisdom from someone with previous experience as this is my first venture into the world of 7.62x25.

Thanks again!

Understood.  I suspect that you may find that fitment issues with Romanian pistols are on a case by case basis, as during the period when these were being manufactured, Romania was the poorest country in Europe.  Much of their arsenal was made up of cast off and obsolete weapons procured from other CommBloc countries, and their manufacturing abilities were often suspect at best.  A good bit of the dies, jigs, tooling and machines used in Romania was old equipment, obtained as surplus from the USSR, Bulgaria, etc. and tolerances suffered accordingly.  I can't offer any actual experience with the Tokarev series of pistols, having never owned one from any country, but I have owned quite a few Romanian milsurp rifles and have found their overall condition to be generally poorer than similar weapons imported from other nations.

[Erich]

If your referring to The dealer warehouse in CA, I bought 3 mags for my tt33 and they fit just like the guns original mags.

They also worked in another tt33 I got from brownells about 3 years ago.

However, I bought them at the end of 2016 so not sure if they are the same as one’s sold currently. They were only $15 each and it possible they were united surplus, I just can’t recall. They would have to confirm for that timeframe if they were the same item.

[Wdodd]

14 hours ago, Erich said:

If your referring to The dealer warehouse in CA, I bought 3 mags for my tt33 and they fit just like the guns original mags.

They also worked in another tt33 I got from brownells about 3 years ago.

However, I bought them at the end of 2016 so not sure if they are the same as one’s sold currently. They were only $15 each and it possible they were united surplus, I just can’t recall. They would have to confirm for that timeframe if they were the same item.

Thanks for your response!