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{{Infobox weapon|is_ranged=yes|
name= Margolin pistol
| image= Margolin MCM pistol.jpg
| image_size = 300
|caption=Baikal MCM
|origin=[[Soviet Union]]
|type=[[Semi-automatic pistol]]
|designer=[[Mikhail Margolin]]<ref name=autogenerated1>Марголин обр. 1948 г. // А. И. Благовестов. То, из чего стреляют в СНГ: Справочник стрелкового оружия / под общ. ред. А. Е. Тараса. Минск, «Харвест», 2000. стр.72-74</ref>
|design_date= 1946–1948<ref name=autogenerated1 />
|service=1950s–present
|cartridge=[[.22LR]]<ref name=autogenerated1 />
|action=[[Semi-automatic firearm|Semi-automatic]]
|rate= 35<ref name=autogenerated1 />
|velocity=~240m/s<ref name=autogenerated1 />
|range=
|weight=0,91 kg
|length=245 mm
|part_length=150 mm (6 Inch)
|feed=5 or 10 rounds<ref name=autogenerated1 />
|sights=Adjustable [[iron sights]]-rad.190mm, optional mount required for optical sights
|variants=
|number=
|}}

The '''Margolin''' or (MCM pistol) Practice Shooting Pistol ({{langx|ru|Пистолет Марголина Целевой Малокалиберный}}) is a [[.22 LR]] pistol, primarily used for competitive target shooting in [[25m Standard Pistol]] class under the rules of the [[International Shooting Sport Federation]] for [[Bullseye (shooting competition)|bullseye]] 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<ref name=autogenerated1 /> and made its international debut at the [[1954 ISSF World Shooting Championships|36th World Shooting Championships]] held in 1954 at [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]].<ref name=autogenerated3>В. А. Марьяновский. Он не был в Каракасе. М., "Молодая гвардия", 1965</ref>

A very accurate, reliable and economically priced pistol of functional and simple design. 
The designer himself was blind - he was fighting in the [[Red Army]] against the bandits in the aftermath of the [[Russian Civil War]], and in April 1924 (at the age of 18), received a head injury resulting in total loss of vision.<ref name=autogenerated3 />

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 the barrel with the shoulder, improving the shooter's control during rapid fire competition. The high line of sight is a design feature that Margolin's designs had in common with the famous AK-47. The AK-47, also designed between 1946 and 1948, had high sights which lowered the barrel, putting it more in line with the shoulder and reducing muzzle climb.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm14/bm1410/bm141003.htm|title = The Blind Gun Designer: The Genius of Mikhail Margolin|date = November 2014|accessdate = 2015-06-01|website = The Blind Gun Designer: The Genius of Mikhail Margolin|publisher = nfb.org|last = Trapp|first = Greg}}</ref> The barrel, being comparatively light-weight, can be equipped with an under barrel weight for added steadiness.

== Variants ==
[[File:Vostok Margolin, Chinese PS01.jpg|thumb|right|The Chinese produced PS-01 variant, made at Factory 66.]]
* '''MTs-1''' (''МЦ-1'')<ref name=autogenerated1 />
* '''MCM Standard Small-bore Pistol''' (''Пистолет малокалиберный стандартный МЦМ'')<ref name=autogenerated1 />
* '''MTsU''' (''МЦУ'')<ref>Спортивный самозарядный пистолет МЦУ // Спортивно-охотничье оружие и патроны. Бухарест, "Внешторгиздат", 1965.</ref>
* '''Baikal "Margo"''' (''МЦМ-К «Марго»'')<ref>"''Оружие предназначенное только для экспорта... Пистолет спортивно-тренировочный малогабаритный Margo кал. 22 LR''"<br/>Распоряжение Правительства РФ № 1207-р от 3 августа 1996 г. "Об утверждении перечня служебного и гражданского оружия и боеприпасов к нему, вносимых в Государственный кадастр служебного и гражданского оружия"</ref> A more concealable version of the pistol, '''Margo''' is available for a less formal [[target shooting]] and [[self-defence]] applications. The barrel is shortened to 98&nbsp;mm and original sights are simplified in this version.<ref>А. И. Благовестов. То, из чего стреляют в СНГ: Справочник стрелкового оружия / под общ. ред. А. Е. Тараса. Минск, «Харвест», 2000. стр.75-77</ref>
* '''MP-449''' - [[.25 ACP]] variant
* '''IZh-77''' (''ИЖ-77'') - [[non-lethal weapon|non-lethal]] [[gas pistol]]<ref>Алексей Тарабрин. Оружие самозащиты. // «Милиция», июнь 1993, стр.29-31</ref><ref>"''2.1. Газовое оружие самообороны... Пистолет ИЖ-77-8 кал. 8 мм''"<br/>Распоряжение Правительства РФ № 1207-р от 3 августа 1996 г. "Об утверждении перечня служебного и гражданского оружия и боеприпасов к нему, вносимых в Государственный кадастр служебного и гражданского оружия"</ref>

There were also a limited quantity made by the [[Norinco]] 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==
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* {{flag|USSR}}<ref name=autogenerated3 />
* {{flag|Australia}}: for sport shooting<ref>John Robinson. Handgunning in Australia // "[[American Handgunner]]" January/February 1978 pages 24-27</ref>
* {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}:<ref>Zlepšováky – Závaží pistole Margolin // «Střelecká revue», 1, 1989</ref> for sport shooting<ref>{{Cite web|title=VHU PRAHA|date=13 November 2018 |url=http://www.vhu.cz/sportovni-pistole-rapid/|access-date=2020-11-18|language=en}}</ref>
* {{flag|China}}{{source?|date=February 2024}}
* {{flag|Kazakhstan}}<ref>«''Регистрационный номер: 2.2.1/003 Пистолет стандартный малокалиберный МЦМ 22 LR''»<br>Постановление Правительства Республики Казахстан № 1367 от 25 декабря 2002 года «Об утверждении Государственного кадастра гражданского и служебного оружия и патронов к нему»</ref>
* {{Flag|Russia}}<ref>Привет, оружие! // «[[Argumenty i Fakty|Аргументы и факты]]», № 6 от 7 февраля 2007</ref>
* {{flag|Ukraine}}<ref>«''5,6 мм пістолет МЦМ з довжиною ствола 140 мм - 6''»<br/>[http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/108-2012-%D1%80 Розпорядження Кабінету міністрів України № 108-р від 29 лютого 2012 р. "Про утилізацію стрілецької зброї"]</ref>
* {{flag|United Kingdom}}: target pistols MTs-1 were exported from the USSR to the UK and used by sport shooters<ref>"''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")''"<br/>Л. Перцев. Иностранцы о советских ружьях // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 10, сентябрь 1963. стр.39-40</ref>

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

== External links ==
{{Commons category|MCM Margolin}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110322181326/http://imzcorp.com/en/company/125.html "MCM Standard Small-bore Pistol"], manufacturer's overview of  MCM (aka "Margolin"), with downloadable specs
* [http://toyfj40.freeshell.org/GunPix/Margolin.html Guns Magazine, September 1958 'The Man To Beat In Moscow']
* [http://bibliopie.nbchr.ru/index.php/lyudi-i-sudby/82-genii/79-mikhail-vladimirovich-margolin, Biography: Mikhail Vladimirovich Margolin (Russian)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1O2UO5jiro Margolin .22 Target Pistols]

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