Velocette Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 As some may know, I'm a fan of Baikal SxS shotguns and recently bought a very early IZH54 which was made before they were titled "Baikal" and were designated "Izmech" after the factory name. In the course of my rummaging around the Internet looking for information I came across this site. Allowing for Google translation, its quite an eye opener for the way they discuss gun related matters and how they relate to life there. https://forum.guns.ru/forummessage/147/752811-m26128981.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 6 minutes ago, Velocette said: As some may know, I'm a fan of Baikal SxS shotguns and recently bought a very early IZH54 which was made before they were titled "Baikal" and were designated "Izmech" after the factory name. In the course of my rummaging around the Internet looking for information I came across this site. Allowing for Google translation, its quite an eye opener for the way they discuss gun related matters and how they relate to life there. https://forum.guns.ru/forummessage/147/752811-m26128981.html Unfortunately for me the link won't work 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted January 10 Author Report Share Posted January 10 That's a pity, it works fine for me. Perhaps someone technically minded could tell me how to make it work ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 (edited) I haven't tried the link... BUT, coincidentally i've been reloading 20 gauge this evening AND i've dragged a single barrel ~~18M out to test chamber a few random selected reloads to just make sure that they chamber ok. I was given this tool when the owner decided to pack it all in. Because it is a single 20 and a big agricultural i've never used it very much considering that i'vegot a ton of other guns. BUT it is chambered 3" and proved to 4tons ¤" so it is strong. Now it is solid but you wouldn't want to put more than the odd heavy through it. If it was cleaned and lubed regularly it would last several hundred years. At least.!! Edit. The two letters in front of the 18 look like a capital N backwards and he other ĺetter is like 2 capital Ks back to back Edited January 10 by Minky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 I just tried the link and it DOES work ..BUT it's in Russian, SO how to translate it.? I don't see any control buttons. MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE of Russian guns has shown that although they are a bit basic and a tool, they are well made with chromed bores. There was one particular gun that had been really neglected and it stopped working. I dismantled 5he gun for the guy and cleaned about a spoonful of sand/mud out of the action and away it went for more abuse. Going way way back they did advertise top quality hand made BEST SbS sidelock guns but I've never seen any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 43 minutes ago, Velocette said: That's a pity, it works fine for me. Perhaps someone technically minded could tell me how to make it work ? It's working now but I can't make head nor tail of it 🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 (edited) Neither could I. I had a look on Wikipedia for the Russian alphabet and it could be.. equated to,,,IZ 18M. Not sure. Its Birmingham proofed 3" 4 tons □" Found one online as IZH 18M Right.. I found out how-to translate the Russian text on that link when it opens. I highlighted some of the text and a tab appeared at the bottom of the page which gave the option of Russian or English. Click on the English and the whole lot was in English. I read some of it but it was written in a random sort of way that I couldn't get my head round. It was like a few people were having some sort of conversation about stuff.??? Edited January 11 by Minky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hod Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Translated it on iPhone. They’re saying they’re decent, big heavy lumps of guns but the aim when government made was always how to make them cheaper, and it’s still that when the companies are privately run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Click the link and press the translate to English button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 I did but it ain't Ķings English. Those Russians had a bottle of high-octane vodka when they wrote that lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 10 hours ago, harrycatcat1 said: Unfortunately for me the link won't work 🤔 Works fine here, spasibo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Works fine here, spasibo. Keep up with the conversation spasibo 🙄🙄🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 Oh I'm up to date, your last entry was to say you can't make "head nor tail of it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Oh I'm up to date, your last entry was to say you can't make "head nor tail of it" well I've just been on and the date came up at 2012 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted January 11 Author Report Share Posted January 11 It is all a bit ancient and quite tricky to make sense of the translation but I just found it interesting to read what people from quite a different culture had to say about their issues concerning their guns . A sort of Eastern Pigeonwatch in many ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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