Sean100uk Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Hi all I'm thinking of getting a baikal shotgun it comes with 2 barrels a 27inch very open choke and improved choke The other barrel is 30 inch long will full and extra choke With me being new to this some advice as to if this would be any good for clay shooting and the odd pigeon shoot Any help will be appreciated Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian28 Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Nothing wrong with baikal guns. But the advice you get concerning chokes ,one school of thought on here is if your on target does not matter what choke. But if your shooting DLT clays might be missed due to holes in the pattern, and skeet with extra full you get dust balls with extra full. Next advice from PW will be make sure it fits you but if new to shooting you wont have a clue. You could get chokes in longer barrel altered 1/4 1/2 or 1/2 1/2 whatever suits you. Or save up more cash . Edited July 9, 2012 by brian28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Chokes aren't that important, however stay away from the extremes (open and full). It depends what your shooting of course, but if you try to shoot skeet with full it's harder and shooting pigeons or DTL/Trap with cylinder is going to result in misses and injured birds. 1/4 (improved cylinder) and 1/2 (modified) are fine for most things. Baikal guns are good, I'd suggest getting someone knowledgeable to check it fits you, a poorly fitting gun will hinder your shooting, and sometimes even be painful to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Nothing wrong with Baikels.If you buy it stick on the 'open' choked set until you become proficient,but you'll find these will do for the vast majority of shooting.Open chokes are ideal for a beginner. If you fancy a go at DTL sometime stick on the full/extra set and away you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bolt94 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I used a Baikal SB for a few months and it was very old but tbh it did the job, I think however, there may be a stigma attached to the brand in some peoples eyes somewhat similar to Skoda cars in the past. In modern terms from what I have read them seem to be a reasonable entry level gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 the 2 sets of barrels will handle totally differently like 2 different guns, its best to start with a gun that fits and progress from there, baikal may fit may not. I would start with your budget, have some lessons learn to shoot and go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I've sent a PM re my Baikal that I have for sale. It's a multi choke so gets around the two sets of barrels issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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