Baikal O/U ? Help please.

[mikesy]

 

 

Hi,

I could do with some help in identifying an O/U I just bought.

 

It was sold to me as a Baikal from a shop in Edinburgh and after having a good look via Google , I found nothing that looked like it.

The fore end splits in two and id held together by two small bolts.The safety has an additional little button on the top to release the safety .

It only says made in the USSR no other name. Overall its in quite good condition just need to tidy the stock and fore end and oil it.

 

I cant work out how to remove the barrels from the action and neither could the "gunsmith" in the shop.

Any info on it would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks in anticipation

Edited May 27, 2014 by mikesy

[Westley]

Hi,

I can confirm that it is a Baikal from around the early 70's. I bought 2 of them for Club guns. I still know where 1 of them is, although not with me. The Importers at that time were Edgar Brothers and they were based in Liverpool (Menlove Avenue). It may be worth giving them a call, perhaps one of the 'Senior' staff members will recall that model and be able to assist. The barrels do come off, but I am unable to remember how. I will try to contact the chap who has the gun that I bought originally and ask his advice.

[Gordon R]

Looks like an unusual and tidy gun.

[drut]

Might be worth asking on shotgunworld.com,some of the earlier russian o/u's were a little different.e.g. MU 8

 

 

[Mark L]

I have a Baikal o/u and the only place that is stamped Baikal is on the but pad. It is slightly different from your gun tho.

[Gunman]

Haven't seen one of those for years and there is a set proceadea for taking the barrels off and I'm scratching my head trying to remember . Something to do with pulling both triggers back at the same time as pushing the lever full across .

I do remember having a lot of trouble with a couple back in the early 70's and it took a while to work out how to make them work ,so it just possible that the barrels have not been off this gun for years . Brno did something similar and I think , but will stand correcting , that the same method applied to both .

[mikesy]

Thanks for the replies guys. Just found out the shotgun was a higher grade baikal shotgun named Taz from around 20 years ago.

still have not figured how to remove the barrels so keep the suggestions coming please.

Really pleased with it , will try it out at the weekend..

If I ever work out how to remove the barrels, I'll post it. I'll try with the triggers pulled back.

Thanks again.

I'll also call Edgar brothers.

[CaptainBeaky]

You mean a Toz?

 

As above, try asking on the Shotgunworld "I love my Baikal" sub-forum - chap with the handle of Humpty Dumpty is very knowledgeable on the older ones.

[EMcC]

I seem to remember that particular model from the early 70's as being one of their 'quality' guns and I'm sure it was called the Tundra.

It was, I believe, marketed as a clay gun as opposed to the run of the mill game models.

[onslow52]

Open the gun, pull both triggers at the same time and push the lever to the side.

[Gunman]

That's what I remember now you mention it . If the barrels don't come off then there is a problem of two lugs/hooks that engage on the back of the bolt that need to be set . As said previously it was along time ago but a fellow apprentice and myself doing odd jobs for a gunshop struggled to figure out the problem and how to put it right .