Baikal MP-446C Viking

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Got this in the mail a couple days ago from intetrammo.com. It's a Russian made Baikal MP-446C Viking in 9mm, basically its the civilian/training/sport version of the military MP-443 "Grach". From what I have read the main differences between the military version and this one are the polymer frame over the military steel, a weakened barrel to disallow the use of military armour piercing +P and +P+ ammunition and a standard 10 round magazine as opposed to the military 17-18 round, ones other than that they are the same. In the box came an extra magazine the manual, a steel cleaning rod/jag combo and of course the pistol. I have also made a list of some of the pros and cons that I have seen so far, I imagine more will surface once I get to the range and put a couple rounds through her. In the end for the money even with the minor faults it seems like it should be a pretty solid pistol and I can't wait to take it to the range.

Pros
-Fairly light (heavier than a Glock 22 according to wikipedia 110g heavier)
-ambidextrous thumb safety
-ability to change mag release if your a lefty
-DA/SA trigger
-light SA trigger pull (if I had to guess around 3-4lbs)
-feels good in the hand
-prominent loaded chamber indicator
-large ejection port
-basic construction

Cons
-poor machining quality( internally it's rough and even some burrs in places, needed to take some 2000 grit sand paper and polish the front part of the metal inner frame because it was contacting part of the slide)
-DA trigger pull is incredibly heavy
-front sight is machined into the slide, rear sight is only adjustable for windage other models do come with an adjustable rear sight
-actuation of safety isn't very smooth and takes a little bit of force

Left side


Right side


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field stripped


top down of slide
 
Hi,

Just bought a steel version of the Viking. For the price, it is a good pistol.
I used winchester 115gr bullets and the pistol is definitively shooting to low.... Il will try it with 124gr and 147gr.,

Magazines are a little bit hard to load at first, but feeding them from top to bottom, like a rifle magazine, is easier.

Up to now, I am satisfied with the product.
 
Hi,
I saw somewhere that the rear sight on the Viking had numbers (from 0 to 6) with different elevations! My number is 2. Does some other users have different numbers? I only had the chance to try the pistol with 115 gr ammo (a box of 100 cheap winchester). The pistol is shooting low with that ammo.
Is it possible to buy some other rear sight (adjustable...). If not, I will lower the front sight a small amount at the time until the bullet impact is higher!
 
Took a long look at both the steel and polymer versions. What soured me was no spare mags unless you bought the steel one with 6 mags. Other than that a good deal for under $500
 
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