slicking up baikal sxs

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Has anyone ever slicked one up? I bought a new baikal sxs and it's very stiff to open up. I' thinking a good wet sanding and polishing compound. I haven't really looked at it yet or frigged around with it. Only fired a few shots through it.

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Personally I would take it down and clean all the grease out of it and replace it with a light gun oil then go shoot half a dozen boxes.

If its still stiff at that point then I would start looking into doing a bit of polishing or spring work etc.
 
It'll loosen up a little with some shooting as VV suggests above. Take it out for a day of trap a couple of times.

Meanwhile it would be VERY easy to slick it up TOO much if sanding and polishing is not done with care.

One thing I can vouch for is that the mainsprings are far stronger than they need to be. I converted a Baikal full length SxS to a coach gun to use in Cowboy Action and the barrels wanted to spring closed due to the mainsprings. I opened the gun up and ground a fair amount off the main springs. This both softened the opening pressure needed, let it stay open while I loaded it and at the same time lightened up the trigger pull nicely. It still sets off all the ammo I've ever shot from it. So that's one option.

The mainsprings are not easy to get to. They are just about the last things to come out of the receiver before you're left with no two parts connected to any other. So unless you're pretty decent at home gunsmithing it's going to mean a trip to a gunsmith.
 
It will get better with more shoots. My fathers side by side 20ga was stiff but with 50 shoots become perfect. They are good shootguns. My Grandfather bought one in 1957 and used it till he passed away always worked he put many wild boars on the table.
They may be not be the best finish but materials are very good quality and they will work
 
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