The Margolin or (MCM pistol) Practice Shooting Pistol (russian: Пистолет Марголина Целевой Малокалиберный) is a

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pistol primarily used for competitive target shooting in 25m Standard Pistol class under the rules of the

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round-target shooting at 25 m. The Margolin has been used since the 1950s, and complies with all international competition standards.

History

The pistol was designed by Mikhail Vladimirovich Margolin (1906–1975). It was produced since 1948 and made its international debut at the 36th World Shooting Championships held in 1954 at

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.В. А. Марьяновский. Он не был в Каракасе. М., "Молодая гвардия", 1965 A very accurate, reliable and economically priced pistol of functional and simple design. The designer himself was blind - he was fighting in the

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and in 1924 (at the age of 18) had head injury resulting in total loss of vision. There is some criticism of the pistol's elevated plane of sight, blaming it on an incorrect notion that the designer could not aim his pistol. However, Margolin's raised plane of sight is a deliberate design feature that increased the accuracy of the pistol. The bridge that made the rear sight stationary combined with the unusually high sights allows the shooter to hold the pistol lower and aligns barrel with the shoulder, giving the shooter an improvement in control in rapid fire competition. The high line of sight is a design feature that the Margolin's designs had in common with the famous AK-47. The AK-47, designed between 1946 and 1948, like the Margolin, had high sights which lowered the barrel, put it more in line with the shoulder, reducing muzzle climb. The barrel, being comparatively light-weight, can be equipped with an under barrel weight for added steadiness.

Variants

* MTs-1 (''МЦ-1'') * MCM Standard Small-bore Pistol (''Пистолет малокалиберный стандартный МЦМ'') * MTsU (''МЦУ'') * Baikal "Margo" (''МЦМ-К «Марго»'') A more concealable version of the pistol, Margo is available for a less formal

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applications. The barrel is shortened to 98 mm and original sights are simplified in this version. * MP-449 -

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There were also a limited quantity made by the

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in China called "PS-01". Compared with the original, the Chinese version has some subtle differences, include the fully adjustable rear sight system and non-adjustable front sight blade and threaded muzzle.

Users

* * : for sport shooting * * * * : target pistols MTs-1 were exported from the USSR to the UK and used by sport shooters"''успехом у английских стрелков-спортсменов пользуются целевые винтовки МЦ-12, МЦ-13, "Стрела", а также спортивные целевые пистолеты ИЖ-1, МЦ2-3, МЦ-1 ("Guns Review", "The Shooting Times", "Daily Mirror")''"
Л. Перцев. Иностранцы о советских ружьях // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 10, сентябрь 1963. стр.39-40 *

References

Sources

* Спортивный малокалиберный самозарядный пистолет конструкции Марголина // Охотничье, спортивное огнестрельное оружие. Каталог. М., 1958. стр.74-75

External links

{{Commons category, MCM Margolin
"MCM Standard Small-bore Pistol"
manufacturer's overview of MCM (aka "Margolin"), with downloadable specs

Biography: Mikhail Vladimirovich Margolin (Russian)

Margolin .22 Target Pistols
Semi-automatic pistols of the Soviet Union .22 LR pistols Izhevsk Mechanical Plant products Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1948