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Baikal Firearms
Baikal, a Russian firearm manufacturer, produces a wide variety of shotguns and handguns. Since 2005, Baikal firearms have been imported and distributed by the US Sporting Goods company. It also produced firearms for Remington Firearms in 1964.
316 Questions
Where can you find a schematic for the Remiongton SPR 221 made by Baikal?
Did you a mean Remington SPR220? Remington SPR220 is a side-by-side shotgun. You can get a schematic of this fine shotgun from down loading the owners manual from Remington.
Kathleen
Sure! Baikals are a very rubust and well made shotgun. Might not have the frills and fancy engraving or super high grade wood, but they get the job done just fine.
You just bought a baikal side by side 12 gauge in great shape for 250 did you get a good deal?
Baikal firearms are imported by Remington Arms Co. The plaform is solid and it's design is simple. As far as a defense gun i give it a 3 out of 5. In regards to a hunting gauge....Only if you can hit it in 2 or less. All in all, you got a fair deal. New ones are bewen $280 - $350.
Is a Baikal IJ27E considered an antique?
No, Russian firearms are tough, even if sometimes are regarded as "ugly" or "antique".
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Under US firearms laws, an antique firearm is legally defined as being made prior to 1-1-1898, OR a firearm of any age that uses loose powder and shot- such as a muzzleloader. This Russian shotgun dates from ABOUT the 1970s.
Where can you get the Baikal shotgun range with prices?
The current importer is European American Armory. You can get a catalog at http://www.eaacorp.com
Where can you find a manual for a Baikal IJ-27-E over under shotgun?
try searching title and description on eBay. There are sellers of printed manuals and manuals on CDs.
its pretty old soviet made shotgun i don't think theres any manual you can find but i had 16 yrs experience with this great gun what problem you are facing or which question pops up in your mind ?
The Baikal IJ-27E1C is a 12 or 20 gauge Magnum O/U shotgun with 26" skeet-skeet of 28" modified-full ventilated rib barrels, single selective trigger and extractors, blued with a walnut stock.
No dates of production are available but it should be late 1960's to early 1970's.
MFG suggested retail $450
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In my opinion, Baikal shotguns are junk - poorly designed and poorly crafted. I was stupid enough to buy a second one after having experienced the problems of my first Baikal. My first was an O/U. It opened extremely hard and stiff- you practically had to use a pliers to pivit the release, then brace it against your knee to pry it open,the safety did not work. The salesman assured me that good doubles are stiff and it would work loose with use. Wrong! The store finally agreed to trade me for a side by side Baikal. Guess what. The safety didn't work. Actually it was a part that moved improperly upon recoil so that when I pulled the trigger on the second barrel nothing happened.I took it to a gunsmith who opened it up - none of the parts were broken. The gunsmith said it was simply a bad design - recoil moved a part into a non-shoot position. This happened when I selected either side. The cheap finish on the stock wore down to the wood in one season of hunting. Now I think I may be stuck with this piece of junk because the warranty has expired. I have had the same problem on a Baikal O/U. Bad craftsmanship and bad design. A poorly crafted gun indeed. Steer clear of Baikals. Period. There ain't no free lunch and their ain't no cheap quality of gun. I just got a classy little SKB 2o ga. 0/U. Now that's quality - functions flawlessly. I'm a poor man too, but it costs more in the long run to cheap out. It seems this is a lesson us poor guys have to learn more than once. I have a Spartan SPR220. I have never had any problems with it. It was stiff when I first got it but it breaks open pretty nice now. I have never had any problems with the safety. I think it is a good gun for what it cost. Keep it clean and well oiled and it will be a good gun for you. If you have problems with any new gun, return it right away. It's not worth fooling around with. Just have it replaced or get a refund and buy something else. On the other hand, don't expect the performance of a $1,000.00 gun from a gun that costs $200.00 new. I have been around guns for over 40 years. I have never seen a bad gun. I have seen many people that are too stupid to own a gun. There is huge difference between an action which has such close tolerances that it is a little stiff and an action in which the part to part fit is poor and misshapen or poorly crafted. Most high quality guns are just a smidge stiff and this is intended by the manufacturer so that it will "wear in" with use. The lower priced foreign made doubles are often clear out of wack - this is just plain poor craftsmanship and often does not improve much with use. Baikals can range from tolerable to dang near, "stove up" as Grandpa used to say. In this day of technological availability, it is, in my opionion, unexcusable to sell shotguns, even inexpensive ones, in which the parts fit so poorly. Eli Whitney figured this out over a hundred years ago. I own a Spartai SPR 310 O/U and the more it if fired, the easier to open it gets. If the gun is new and "stiff", firing it will probably free it up a little. For the money, this is probably one of the best buys around - but then maybe i just got one of the good ones!
What is the value of a Baikal IZHMP221 double rifle?
Retail is $629.00, however condition plays a key role. I'd take no less then $525 for it(in excellent condition,and that's making almost nothing on it's cost). It is an extremely durable rifle, with a very utilitarian design. Very true to it's makers mindset. I hope Remington will advance this well designed rifle now that it's foster the Baikal line for next year. With any luck I'll buy another one in 45-70 before big Green jacks the price up towards $1000.
