Baikal double barrel ?

[Greg]

Daughter just bought a Baikal double barrel 12ga., shop didn't know much
about it, took it on consignment, she paid $100.00 for it, so can't really
go wrong. Don't know year of it, newer though, no external hammers. Anyway,
question is, store owner suggested 2 3/4", while trying it out, I noticed on
the barrels I a little patterned line around each one at exactly 3", any
significance to this line?

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On Jun 30, 7:04�pm, "Greg" <gregl...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> ...

It shows the chamber length.

[Åmund Breivik]

Greg wrote:
# Daughter just bought a Baikal double barrel 12ga., shop didn't know much
# about it, took it on consignment, she paid $100.00 for it, so can't really
# go wrong. Don't know year of it, newer though, no external hammers. Anyway,
# question is, store owner suggested 2 3/4", while trying it out, I noticed on
# the barrels I a little patterned line around each one at exactly 3", any
# significance to this line?

Try taking the barrels off the receiever, and look for markings under
the barrel either where it mates with the receiver or where it's
normally covered by the foreend. All Baikals sold in Europe, at least,
have a Euro-style caliber marking there. If it says "12/70" then that
means 12 gauge, 70 millimeter chamber length. If it's fairly new then
"12/76" is more likely, this would correspond to 3". Since those guns
are made in Russia, I'd expect to see metric caliber designations on the
US export models as well.

By the way, Baikals are known as cheap and somewhat heavy guns with
crude finish, but also as ultra-reliable workhorse guns. They're built
almost like agricultural implements; about as hard to break as a John
Deere plow. IOW, they're a good choice for first time buyers (and some
people are so happy with them that they never upgrade).

Aamund Breivik

[Brian Whatcott]

Greg wrote:
# Daughter just bought a Baikal double barrel 12ga., shop didn't know much
# about it, took it on consignment, she paid $100.00 for it, so can't really
# go wrong. Don't know year of it, newer though, no external hammers. Anyway,
# question is, store owner suggested 2 3/4", while trying it out, I noticed on
# the barrels I a little patterned line around each one at exactly 3", any
# significance to this line?

#

If I remember, this was a Russian gun, said to be strong but heavy and
not particularly smooth acting.

Brian W

[RBnDFW]

I bought a Baikhal O/U a couple months ago. Wood was worn, and the top
barrel would not fire. Some Tung Oil and steel wool solved on problem,
and CLP got the firing pin freed up. The internal lockwork looked very
sturdy, and well-made.
Works fine now. It's a pretty serviceable shotgun, and I'll probably
keep it a long time

[Robert Scott]

"�mund Breivik" <aam...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:h2i84g$qkh$1...@news.albasani.net...
# Greg wrote:
# # I noticed on
# # the barrels I a little patterned line around each one at exactly 3", any
# # significance to this line?

That little band of decoration is to hide the joint where the barrels are
soldered on.

Good shooting,
desmobob

[Byron]

They work greatand he go a darned good deal for $100.. I use one imported by
Remmy for cowboy action shooting.. Works great with no probs unlike the
norinco piece of crap I started with...