coachguns

Baikal

Baikal. Built like tanks like every other Russian firearm.

I used a Stoeger/IGA 12 ga for some years with mo issues whatsoever!

George P.

Baikal..great gun for the price..had mine for 12 years....

I've had my Baikal since the late 90's. I hear they are to be imported again.

The Baikal is tough and overbuilt, the Stoeger is a bit more graceful. The CZ is a gem, but very expensive.

My Baikal is stiff as a dog to open & close. over 800 rounds and still stiff. Any way to loosen it up? Tried greases & oils, no change.

Like any gun, it will loosen up if you remove the grease and oil then exercise the mechanism so the un-lubed parts can wear against each other. Use something like acetone or rubbing alcohol to get all the oil out, then just exercise the gun while watching TV.

Use something like acetone or rubbing alcohol to get all the oil out, then just exercise the gun while watching TV.

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Remove any wood before you get Acetone anywhere near your gun. It isn't used in fingernail polish remover for no reason.

A little polishing compound will speed up the above described process, but make sure to clean it all out after you are done.

I have the Stoeger delux in 12Gauge, for the price its good for defence and some bird hunting. I had the saftey changed to manual, it has no auto eject.
Jim

Remington Spartan (extinct) AKA Baikal.....

They use their own chokes, made by Baikal and readily available on the net. It came with cyl, I/C, mod, and full. For my uses, dove hunting, I just keep the IC/mod installed. I used to choke it cyl/IC when stored with 3 buck in the bedroom, but I don't think it's a big deal in my little house, so I just leave the IC/Mod chokes in it when I get home from hunting, put in a couple of snap caps to lower the hammers, pull the forestock off and load up with 3 Buck, put the forestock back on and it's stored hammers down, rebounding firing pins, safely loaded under the bed.

These things also make great field companions. Mine shoots foster slugs pretty well to 50 yards. Makes for sort of a combo gun loaded with a slug and a shot load. This is one of my more versatile gun purchases.

Remington Spartan (extinct) AKA Baikal..... They dont make them no more?
It's a great pheasant,quail shotgun. I have 2 upland bird guns. One Moss 500/410. That I take out only on opening day & the last day of pheasant season. The rest of the time its the Rem SP 220.


PS we need some moisture up here in Neb. Dogs nose aint what it used to be.

Stoeger Coach Gun!

How heavy is the new Baikal coach gun? Is really 9.5 pounds?

Hessy
I dont find my SPR 220 to be heavy at all. I have walked from dawn to dusk several times with it.
If you add the length of both barrels/ Their is no more barrel then a single shot. It cant weigh much more, I wouldn't think

weight

I am finding some ads saying that Baikal 220 coach gun weighs 6 lbs, some saying it weighs 10.5 lbs. On EAA website, the MP220 model with 20" barrels weighs 8 lbs, but it is single trigger. I want a double-trigger model. I just want to know more precisely how much it weighs.

My Rabbit Eared Lupara wuz made by Baikal in the mean old USSR in da 70s. Still tight (but not too tight anymore ) after 34 years , some of hard use. The Savage 311 20ga (from Preacherman) and the AYA Matador 10 ga are good to go also. Got rid of the Stoeger .410 after a year, kinda cheap IMHO.

I dont think it weighs 10 pounds. So now I will go weigh mine

Weighed right at 6-lbs

Mine's a 20 gauge. It's LIGHT and fast.

My H&R 10 gauge weighs 9 lbs and I kinda wish that were 10 or 11. There is a world of difference in the weight of it and the little coach gun, though.

Mine's a Stoeger. Looks cool, works fine, no complaints. I'd recommend holding and inspecting it before you buy, Their QC can be spotty.

I have always used good old CREST toothpaste on my revolvers to clean, degrease, and smooth everything up. And it rinses out sooooo easy...and smells minty Fresh!!!

The fast factor is the biggest win win IMO. The screw out chokes are a big plus in the SPR-220