Posted by Mark P. on October 10, 2001 at 00:56:44:
What’s the differences
between the two?
Posted by blester on October 10, 2001 at 07:34:40:
The barrel.
The
35m is not as tight as the 35. In my opinion the 35m is a little easier to
shoot, that is, it doesn't rise as much on recoil.
Rarer than the standard
toz-35, the 35m (match) is easy to spot at a distance. The front sight is
secured with a band around the barrel (the 35 front sight is mounted directly to
the barrel) and the trigger guard on the M is angular. Close up the thing is
stamped 35m
I shoot a 35m.
Regards
blester
Posted by Stan on October 10, 2001 at 17:10:48:
Can you explain this in
more detail? What are the barrel differences? If the barrels are different, is
one considered to be more accurate than the other?
Posted by blester on October 11, 2001 at 08:06:19:
Ok, first let me start
out by saying that I'm not an expert on the thing - just relaying my
experience.
The guy who helped me get mine recommended the the 35M over the
35. He explained, I think, (in broken english - he is from the former Soviet
Union, and has had a lot to do with world class shooting) that the barrel is not
as tight as the 35, and demonstrated this by sliding a gauge into the barrel
(which got a nod and a "yes, is good"). My understanding is that a larger gauge
will fit down the barrel of a 35M.
As I stated in my earlier posting, my 35m
seems to rise/move less under recoil than the standard 35s I've shot, though
that’s just my judgement, and will naturally be subject to the grips on the
other guns... I don't know if the 35m is more or less accurate in a machine
rest, though I guess that if something recoils less than it is easier to
control, and therefore more accurate when used as a hand gun (ie. not in a
rest).
My 35m was made in 1989 and shoots very tight groups in a rest, well
below the 17.5mm stated in the manual.
I would hate to mislead any one out
there so, to summarize - on advise from a Russian expert, I understand the 35m
to be the more desirable gun (though the language thing might have confused my
understanding of the reasons).
Cheers
bob lester
adding mud to the
waters of enlightment
Posted by wiliam on October 12, 2001 at 23:28:05:
Good, that's the right
answer. The 3 noticeable differences are the barrel band, indirect sight
mounting and the angular trigger guard on the M version. I think you'll find
that they all add up to naught at the target. The Russian word "modernizirovany"
translates modernized and is frequently used to indicate an updated design. I
believe that is also true in the TOZ-35. I would be surprised if there were a
reference to "match" as I can't imagine a non-match free pistol.
Feel free to
contact me off-board, and I will share my purchase experience, etc.
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