baikal

I hate bashing products that I never used, but Baikal's products are famous at a Russian gun forum that I visit. Famous in a sense that they require a lot of work to be useable.
 
Quality/Performance perspective - Baikal products offer very good value as hunting tools....this is based on personal experience. I've come across mostly postive reviews (with very very few negatives) in the Shotgun World forum. The only negative aspect, IMHO, is that you kinda need to wrestle (read apply extra force :) ) in order to open/close an o/u, sxs......due to the lock up on a new firearm being so extremely tight......gets better after a couple of hundred shells. Fit/finish is acceptable for the price range of Baikal products. Moreover, if you are looking at a waterfowl/turkey gun on a moderate budget....the MP-153 can be pretty hard to beat.
 
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IMHO - Good, solid guns at the low end of the price spectrum. Not pretty, no collector value. You can count on a Baikal to go bang when you pull the trigger. They're heavier than similar models, so they can be tiring on long hunts. Just be careful that you don't pay too much because you'll never get it back.

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So where do you find one of these beasts to get a look at it? I am in the research stage of a new autoloader shotgun, I really like the Benelli, but I nearly went into cardiac arrest when I saw the price tag! I am also considering the Stoeger 2000, I figure even if I have to tweak it a little, I would rather save the cash and put it toward ammo and such. As long as I get it early in the year and get the bugs worked out before hunting rolls around!
 
gsp said:
looking at a baikal 20 guage o/u with screw in chokes anybody have any advice on them?:confused:
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I've had one for a couple of years and I am quite happy with it. Have put a couple of thousand rounds thru it without a problem (skeet, sporting clays and hunting). I've used mine quite a bit with a with a set of .410 adaptors, they worked better than when I used them in my SKB - the Baikal has mechanical triggers as opposed to the inertia ones in the SKB.

My Baikal was quite stiff to open and close when it was new but it now operates smoothly. They are a rugged gun made of solid materials at a good price - I don't think you can go wrong with one.
 
I have a baikal single shot bought though EE here, very happy with it. Understand they are work horse, not something fance that you would expect. The newer single shot doesn't seem to have better workmanship than the older one, so as the O/U. YOu can find a used one for a lot of less money.

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I have two and honestly I think for the money it's a good hunting shotgun. It's rugged and reliable for not alot of money.
 
Crashman said:
So where do you find one of these beasts to get a look at it? I am in the research stage of a new autoloader shotgun, I really like the Benelli, but I nearly went into cardiac arrest when I saw the price tag! I am also considering the Stoeger 2000, I figure even if I have to tweak it a little, I would rather save the cash and put it toward ammo and such. As long as I get it early in the year and get the bugs worked out before hunting rolls around!
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Epps in Orillia usually has an elaborate inventory......
 
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Crashman said:
So where do you find one of these beasts to get a look at it? I am in the research stage of a new autoloader shotgun, I really like the Benelli, but I nearly went into cardiac arrest when I saw the price tag! I am also considering the Stoeger 2000, I figure even if I have to tweak it a little, I would rather save the cash and put it toward ammo and such. As long as I get it early in the year and get the bugs worked out before hunting rolls around!
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Rodger Norris, at Westport, usually has a few Baikals and Stoegers in stock.
 
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