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< 16ga. Guns ~ Russians make nice 16's too |
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Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:42 pm
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Joined: 28 Mar 2006
Posts: 434
Location: New Brunswick,Canada
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Recently picked up this nice 16. A 16 ga frame -- 6.5 lbs. Fits well, shoots well workmanship is great & its a Biakal.
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:13 am
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Yes, the Russians have made some pretty nice guns. Unfortunately, most of the ones we see in this country are pretty crude and basic. The gun pictured above, however, must be at least 15 years old, because it says "USSR" on it, and the USSR ceased to exist about that long ago. |
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:26 am
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Joined: 12 Mar 2005
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Location: massachusetts
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This one must have been a "Commisar" special. If the gun maker screwed up, it was the gulag for him. Actually, back in the 1970's I owned a very nice Baikel SxS 20 ga. for while. It was certainly a full cut above the normal Russian workmenship. It proved to me that its not so much where something is made as much as how well its made.
I could not shoot it well through no real fault of the gun, so I sold it. This was well before I came to my senses, got into 16 ga. guns, and learned to shoot a bit better. |
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:16 am
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Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Posts: 609
Location: Sothern Illinois
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I'd like to know how you got the picture on the site. I haven't figured that out yet. Nice looking gun and my wife likes the bed covering. |
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:18 pm
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Joined: 08 Nov 2005
Posts: 3438
Location: Illinois
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Nothing to be ashamed of there |
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Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:25 am
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Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 311
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There was an article in, I believe Gun Digest, a few years ago detailing how a French gunsmith took basic Baikals and redid them into NICER guns. The basic Baikal can be the foundation for a very nice shotgun as shown here. |
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