Baikal 18EM 12g. HELP

[jamieharrower24]

I just picked up this Baikal single shot at an auction today and of course its not firing. I ahvent put a shell in it but the firing pin isnt even moving when I fire it. Any idea how to fix this or how to take it all apart or just take it to a smith. I just wanted a cheap truck gun and I got a paper weight . Any help would be great. Especially how to remove the action from the stock.

 

[Hitzy]

Are you dry firing it with the action open? Just trying to figure out how you are seeing the firing pin not moving?

 

[jamieharrower24]

yes with the action open

 

[Hitzy]

I'm just guessing here, but it likely has some safety feature that locks the firing pin until the action is fully closed.....
I bet if you take it to the range, it will work as it should. You could take a spent shell and dry fire it with the aciton closed and see if the primer gets struck.

 

[Sportsman4x4]

True!!! these guns will not fire with action open. I own 2 (and older one made back in the day...when they were nicer, and a new remington spartan). They will not fire unless the action is closed. And yes, try a spent hull just in case to make sure the pin is striking the primer.