What are your thoughs on the Remington Spartan Single Barrel?

[mtngunr]

hmmm....doubt there's any Baikal collectors association website and forum, so until someone with more detail perhaps steps in, I'm just guessing....

Firstly, anything even remotely recent should have obvious importer mark, the more recent the more obvious...definitely not under the wood, so I suspect your gun is far from "new".

If you do find an importer name stamped on barrel or action, that would be the best clue as to age, as most import outfits didn't last too long.

Offhand, I know for a fact they were imported at least as early as 1980, and probably earlier...and yours might not have entered the country via normal importer channels.

I'll be quite interested in what you find out as you have time, as this is plowing new ground in trying to date a Baikal single, the model name/number changing during several spates of importing over the decades.

 

[461]

Well, I have two, a Baikal 12gauge that has had thousands of rounds through it with absolutely zero trouble and a 20ga. Remington version that has the same level of quality. The 20ga hasn't had a lot of ammo through it but seems for all practical purposes to be a stout and capable performer. Beauty, not a chance but serviceable no doubt. I've also got a few NEF's running around here that have never given me a moments hesitation. It's really hard to break a single shot shotgun if any thought at all went into its construction, there just isn't all that much to it and shotguns are low pressured to boot.