Baikal MP153 semi auto camo problems

[Balkan]

I bought the Baikal MP 153 factory camo version a few years ago and have only taken it out hunting about ten times. On Saturday, I went hunting with it in the rain and the camo started peeling right off. I discovered that not only the forend is made of wood and stickered over with camo tape( I knew that) but also the buttstock is wooden and stickered over with camo. The camo rubbed right off at the tang.

I guess you get what you pay for. I didn't realize at the time I bought it that what lies beneath the camo film is untreated wood.

My questions is this - can anyone recommend camo film that sticks and doesn't rub off? My other option would be to remove the film and stain the wood but I am going to have a hard time stripping the checkered part.

Lastly, does anyone have a synthetic camo MP153? Any issues with it?

 

[Tozman]

What you have is not the factory camo version.
The factory camo guns do not have the wood stock. They all have a synthetic stock and forend.
In my opinion, your gun started in the factory in Russia as a wood version. It was camo-ed here in Canada by the importer back in 2005 or 2006 (can't remember exactly). The camo on those tend to wear off easily. I have heard about the issue from many people.