Baikal Single Shot rifle.

[trooperdan]

... (did somebody mention about hard kick from .308Win Baikal?)... .50-110Win. Ouch.

I always heard those Finns were tough! I guess this is a good example!

[Frank46]

Finn45, haven't heard from you in awhile. Thought you must have been buried in the snow or out moose hunting. Yes if they would make them in 30-30 or 30-40 krag that would really be neat. Bet a bunch of guys on this board would buy some no problems whatsoever. Kinda small rail thinh they have for mounting scopes. Looks to work ok. Frank

[Four Fingers of Death]

Well I went and swapped my Model 70 for a huge rifle safe, the M17 Sporter and the Baikal single shot and 120 rounds of new Remington 180Gn Corelokts in 300Win Mag( to match the second hand, much carried, but little fired Remington 700 in 300WM that I bought as my new (old) Sambar rifle.

I'm pretty happy with the deal as the 70 didn't cost me much money and was only marginal for such a big animal.

The guy who owns the shop (he bought the rifle for himself) said that he would have to order another Baikal in as he bought that one for himself as well. I told him to go ahead and try and get a 3006 and I'd take that and leave him with the 308, which he prefers as he doesn't reload. He had a 7.62x39 as well, but someone had put a deposit on that one. That would be a nice little rifle.

The more I handle the rifle, the smaller it seems.

The Remington rep was in the shop and I asked him if they were going to import them under the remington name. He didn't say too much, but it occurs to me that Baikal have been on sale here under that name for a long while and maybe they can't get the rights to sell under the Remington name.

Whatever I end up with 308 or 3006, I'm looking forward to shooting it, that's for sure.

Mick.

[Ben]

Mick:

If you like your Baikal single shot as much as I like mine in .308 WIn, you'll be happy with your decision.

I think it is a lot of rifle for the $$$.

BTW, I paid $250 US dollars for mine in .308 W., how does the price that you're paying for yours " down under " compare with what I paid here ?

Ben

[Four Fingers of Death]

$AU350, about the cost of a garden varuety .22LR. The Handi Rifles sell for $AU430 odd here. As a cast boolit gun, I would probably have been better off with a 7.62 x 39, but I am well set up for the 308 and 3006. Mick.

[Ben]

I also lean more into direction of the 308 and 06'
Both are great cartridges in my opinion.
I live in AL and obviously don't have any kind of animal
( 2 legged or 4 ) that these 2 cartridges can't handle.

Good Shooting Mick,

Ben

[Four Fingers of Death]

Apat fom dangerous game where you need a bit of insurance, with premium bullets that are available, these will handle about anything

[BAGTIC]

12 gauge shotgun breech pressure don't normally run 15,000 psi. H&R hinged actions are available in 25-06 and other calibers in the 61-63,000 psi range. The breech thrust of those cartridges is equivalent to a 12 gauge well over 15,000 psi. If they were not safe Remington would not sell them.

[Four Fingers of Death]

Boy, this is an old thread! I never did end up picking up the Baikal Single Shot, I can't remember now, must have ended up swapping it for something else. I still have the big safe and the M17 Sporter (turns out if has a 2 groove barrel and shoots ok). I have blasted off most of the 300WM ammo I also had a Ruger M77Mk2 in 300WM and ended up selling the Remington and am using the Ruger now.

I think the Baikal single shots are strong enough, they are overbuilt for a shotgun. My mate has one that is a 7.62x39, he is about to rechamber it to 303Brit. I heard of one guy in Sydney (a Russian of course) who hunts with one of these in 7.62x54 Russian. He drives down to the Victorian Alps, throws his backpack on with the rifle broken down, then heads into the hills on his dirtbike. He is a bit of a character apparently, but is pretty successful hunting the very elusive Sambar deer.

[bstarling]

I picked up one of the plastic stock Bakals recently for $169 USD in 270 Winchester. It is nothing fancy, but does shoot really well. It's a very light rifle and will spank you good with full loads. Even the trigger pull on mine was acceptable for a hunting gun. I have no complaints so far and do plan to hunt it some this fall.

Bill

[Four Fingers of Death]

Maybe a limbsaver style pad and some fibreglass or similar in the forend with a bit of lead shot might tame it a bit.

Off the bench use a Lead Sled or a bag of lead shot between you and the rifle, hunting you will not notice the recoil. I haven't see any plastic stocked ones here yet. Cheap utility gun.

[hightime]

All too stiff to break for me. I do like the looks though.

Owen

[Four Fingers of Death]

All too stiff to break for me. I do like the looks though.

Owen

These things like shotguns, need to be broken in, they will loosen up a little as they get used and bed in.

[bstarling]

Yes they do get smoother and easier to open with use. I sat in front of the tube and open and close mine for a while and it made a diff. Done the same with other single shot break opens I've had in past years.

Bill

[dromia]

I really like these single shots and have been looking for one in 7.62 x 39 for a while now.

[Four Fingers of Death]

I have a Crucgelli (or however it is spelt) 20Ga that I picked up recently, it is as stiff as and I've been working on it off and on for a months or so and have run four packets of shells through it. If there has been any improvement or loosening I can't pick it. Normally a shotgun or break action gun would be as slick as frogsnot by now.