Tuning your Baikal O/U

[Spokerider]

I've been reading a few threads on tuning a Baikal O/U shotgun, primarily shortening the the ejector springs, to make the closing of the action easier than a new gun being stiff and unmodified.
I may do this mod. Anyone here performed this tuning mod?

Are there other tuning mods one can do to make this gun more "refined"?
Polishing of??
Stock fitment work?

 

[Mark-II]

I opened and shut mine about 500 times so that a knee was no longer required to break it.

And I also cut the bar for that blasted automatic safety

 

[madtrapper143]

Don't cut the springs. If you do you will need to replace cut springs soon. Sometimes sooner than you think. Baikals are rough and tough and built for long use. Try not to defeat that build purpose. Just shoot the heck out it. and Enjoy it.

Darryl

 

[rembolt]

Some Browning owners change out the ejector springs for lighter pistol springs . which basically turns the ejectors into extractors . not at all familiar with the ejection system on a Baikal but it may be something to look at .

 

[wce323078]

It won't take much shooting to have it wear in maybe 2 boxes. Not to high jack your thread but has anyone shot their Baikal enough at one go (trap) that it got so hot I couldn't open the action? is this maybe normal. of us using one shotgun

 

[Spokerider]

Don't cut the springs. If you do you will need to replace cut springs soon. Sometimes sooner than you think. Baikals are rough and tough and built for long use. Try not to defeat that build purpose. Just shoot the heck out it. and Enjoy it.

Darryl

Do you know this for fact?
I have read numerous threads about cutting springs, and have not found one stating that the springs had to be replaced. Maybe I need to read into it deeper / research more to find such info.

I don't like that auto safety either........its gotta go.

 

[madtrapper143]

I trimmed the springs on a USSR built Baikal o/u. Made it nice and easy to operate. I did find that after I shot the gun the springs got progressively less responsive. Easy to figure out a spring is designed to wear in over time and still be useful. Shorten it and it's useful time decreases dramatically. It's your gun do what you want with it. My two cents are worth exactly that.

Darryl

 

[Spokerider]

I trimmed the springs on a USSR built Baikal o/u. Made it nice and easy to operate. I did find that after I shot the gun the springs got progressively less responsive. Easy to figure out a spring is designed to wear in over time and still be useful. Shorten it and it's useful time decreases dramatically. It's your gun do what you want with it. My two cents are worth exactly that.

Darryl

Thanks Darryl.
I thought that you had done spring shortening, as I read your post in another thread but wasn't sure.

The gun has had about 200 rounds through it, and it not that difficult to open / close, it just doesn't quite FEEL like my Beretta, lol. I'll shoot it the way it is for now.