Baikal shotguns any good?

[David78b]

Hi all after some info on baikal o/u and semi auto shotguns. Read somewhere first shot resets safty and you have to take safty off to fire second barrel does this happen on new models or is it just on older models.any information about problems if there are any would be a help, do you recommend them or would you stay away from them, also any info on reliability of the semi
thanks for replys

 

[welshwarrior]

When working safety stays off between shots.

They are rugged reliable workhorses, they tend to be short in the stock and low in the comb.

The barrels are made out of T54 tank armour and the wood work is best Russian railway sleeper, they rarely break but aren't designed to be pretty.

 

[kev.rem700]

Baikals are a bit agricultural ,but bomb proof i have had a over and under for years and it has never missed a beat. I have never heard of the safety resetting after the first barrel. It resets when you open it.

Regards Kev.

 

[Cut+Squirt]

I have an over and under, it's around thirty years old, I'm at least the third owner and who knows how many cartridges have been through it. . The previous owner ran over it with the car and shattered the stock. . It was pinned back together and is still shooting like a wee beauty. Only a Baikal could take such punishment

It's tatty and slack but I actually really like it.

 

[Hales Smut]

A good few years ago in a AV Spaniel Championship at Holkham, one of the keepers, in Bowler Hat, was shooting a Baikal O/U. He was one of the guns during this championship. During the complete DVD ( or tape) he doesn't miss a thing. Be it birds or rabbits. The most fantastic piece of shooting ever seen. So if it's good enough for him, ................. It's clear you don't need an expensive gun to be a top shot.

 

[David78b]

Thanks for help,it's decide then looks like I'll be £400 lighter by end of week

 

[Colesco]

It'll be money well spent, I've got a single barrel and a s/s baikal both stamped made in ussr, probably both older than me but have never let me down

 

[drut]

My favourite o/u is a Baikal non ejector double trigger,as a rough shooting gun it suits me well.Chrome bores,nice triggers,totally reliable:not ugly but neither fashionable or elegant.As a working tool they are hard to fault.

 

[Brno2e]

You will never go wrong with one, they even come up great too... if you really want to push the boat out get a Feg, mine is pure quality.

 

[RED-DOT]

Baikal.... the Lada of the shooting world. The go bang when required and kick like a mule. Save another £2-300 and buy a SilPig or Browning.

 

[jackfish]

Best I ever shot was when I had my Baikal O/U didn't miss a lot at all. Very good guns and does exactly what is says on the tin.

 

[drut]

Baikal.... the Lada of the shooting world. The go bang when required and kick like a mule. Save another £2-300 and buy a SilPig or Browning.

Had Browning(Citori) but shoot better with Baikal,guess its down to fit ..........As for kick like a mule:Baikal carts certainly do ,guns don't if they fit you well.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Bombproof, only down side is... the stocks all seam a little short. (LOP.)

Buck.

 

[danban]

They are a no frills gun that do well

 

[john.g]

I have one, never had a problem with it, great no frills gun

 

[sh1kar]

I thought this might amuse. The handbook that came with my Baikal double barrel shotgun I bought from my grandmothers catalogue! £4 a week for year in 1977 (or was it £4 a month?) Anyway had it for years and it was bullet proof. Was a wildfowling gun for a while and survived being dropped in the Dee (Welsh) Sold it about 20 years ago when I could afford better. Assume this was made 1977 (see English translation page)which ties up with my age when I got it



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[Malxwal]

My old man and I have one taking up cabinet space, 28" ejector O/U, very tidy and done little work if anyone wants one for £120 ? I'll stick an add in the classifieds when I get home and get a couple of photos of it.

 

[bewsher500]

I have one
best I have shot for a long time

well balanced and shoots well, couldn't give a toss what it looks like

 

[Willie]

Bomb proof gun with no frills, but got to agree with Red Dot's advice to save an extra couple of hundred and buy a second hand browning or similar.

 

[David78b]

Can u post some pics I'm interested thanks