Baikal MP654K CO2

[habbers]

Has anyone got one of these?
Are they any good?
Are they suitable for IPAS.
All views welcome.

[Ian666]

Has anyone got one of these?
Are they any good?
Are they suitable for IPAS.
All views welcome.

Have a look on the recent posts

If I doubt, yes they are good and suitable

[ikarma70]

I think IPAS and similar types of action shooting only allow pellet firing pistols only due to safety issues with ball ammo ricocheting off the plates.

[habbers]

Thanks for the advice
Really like the look and build quality of this pistol but would only be of any use to me if could use it for IPAS.

[harvey_s]

I think IPAS and similar types of action shooting only allow pellet firing pistols only due to safety issues with ball ammo ricocheting off the plates.

That would be a bit daft considering lead ball ammo is available...
But sounds suitably over-officious for the UK

[markH]

Mine had an incredibly heavy trigger pull and the guy I sold it to said it was normal for the model.

[ikarma70]

My mistake...the IPAS does say lead balls are ok.

Ammunition.

Lead or soft alloy based air pellets plastic balls, lead balls only to be used, no steel based pellets or BB’s to be used. This is to ensure that the pellet is destroyed on impact with the steel plate.

[Garry]

Mine had an incredibly heavy trigger pull and the guy I sold it to said it was normal for the model.

It must be possible to tweak the trigger a bit. All the trigger does in this model is cock the hammer. It doesn't have to cycle the ammo, just the hammer.

[beagle2]

The problem with the trigger being so hard to pull is that the gun is using most of the parts from the real cartridge gun. when you shoot the real thing you would start by pulling back the slide to load a cartridge in the chamber and cock the hammer. when you shoot it the slide would automaticaly do this again so that all you have to do when pulling the trigger is to release the hammer. on the bb version the slide will not cycle Ie the problem is the heavy hammer spring if that was changed would you loose power I think that you probably would.

[magicniner]

when you shoot the real thing you would start by pulling back the slide to load a cartridge in the chamber and cock the hammer.

You might, on the range, but the pistol is designed to be carried with the safety on & a round chambered, it's for this reason it has double action - to allow a fast first shot
ATB,
Nick

[beagle2]

The point that I was making is befor you fire it you have to pull the slide back to load a round in the chamber and set the hammer back. if it works the same as the Walther PPK when you put the saftey on it lowers the hammer so you would have to pull the hammer back manually befor you can shoot it. sorry just notist the double action part but then you are back to the original problem the first shot requires a lot of finger strength to pull the trigger and get that hammer back.

[harvey_s]

Mines a lovely little thing - very pokey for the length of barrel, I wouldn't say my trigger is heavy (certainly not compared to some the Umarex offerings) but it is a bit rough...
Slide recoil spring has been seemingly taken from an old Bullwoker, but don't let these things put you off as its a proper air pistol made from decent metal unlike the zinc die cast Umarexs' and should last forever...

[habbers]

Mines a lovely little thing - very pokey for the length of barrel, I wouldn't say my trigger is heavy (certainly not compared to some the Umarex offerings) but it is a bit rough...
Slide recoil spring has been seemingly taken from an old Bullwoker, but don't let these things put you off as its a proper air pistol made from decent metal unlike the zinc die cast Umarexs' and should last forever...
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Based on this post it goes on the the Xmas list

[Aardys]

the air Mak
best air pistol ever made IMO , made from a real makarov
real firearm steel , superb quality ,
but finding one ,,,eeer, , good luck with that

[magicniner]

the air Mak
best air pistol ever made IMO , made from a real makarov
real firearm steel , superb quality ,
but finding one ,,,eeer, , good luck with that

I found a good one, a decent one & an externally rusty one
I gave the rusty one away as I only bought it for the mag.
Funnily enough the plan was, and to some extent still is, to see if the Mak was a useable compact pistol for IPAS, I still hope to find the time to try it out
ATB,
Nick