Russian build quality

[PhatMan]

Hello to All,

+1 on Grunalf's comments

For me, the IZH-46M is an excellent pistol - the sight picture is among the best I have used, and the trigger is as crisp as can be.

The stock grip needs shaping - I did get a Rink grip, but have since switched back to my modded standard grips as I shot better (less badly !!) with them.

Personally, I do not find the Izzy to be particularly front heavy, which is a criticism often leveled at the Izzy.

The Izzy gives ca. 460 fps with JSB Match Green (7.32 gr.) - almost the same as my FWB65 (465 fps).

Accuracy is very good - bench rested at 10m, I get exactly the same ten (10) shot group size with the Izzy as I can get with my FWB65, Original Mod. 10 and my friends Morini 162ei, using RWS R10 Pistol (6.99 gr.) or JSB Match Green (7.32 gr.) - that is < 8 mm C-To-C (the group sizes are obviously limited by my sh!te eyes and crap aiming/holding )

Spares are very hard to come by - York Guns have a small selection of spares. The importers, Sportsman Gun Center, have none (!!).

I did try and buy the main seal conversion (which uses O-rings and a flat ended compression chamber instead of the existing grooved seal, and chamfered end compression chamber) from MAC-1 Guns in the USA - basically the man walked off with 75 USD of my money

Other USA vendors (who shall remain nameless, but they do have a few of them in Geza, Egypt) do not accept Cards from 'foreign Banks' - very bleeding helpful, and in addition they wanted 55 USD postage to send a seal set to the UK - the seal set was ca, 29 USD !!)

However, I think this can be overcome by some thinking and ingenuity, and I will be having a go at some stage to make a replacement chamber & seal

I have put just over ca. twenty-thousand (20000) pellets through my IZH-46M, and it is still on its first set of seals.

Like Grunalf, I give my Izzy three drops of 30 wt motorcycle fork oil onto the compression chamber seal, and one drop into the valve system (via transfer port) per 500 pellets.

From general comments on the Interweb, keeping the Izzy well lubricated is the secret of long life - the polar opposite of most target air-pistols

The Izzy is one of my favourite air-pistols

Have fun & a good Bank Holiday Monday

Best regards

Russ

[nige346]

I purchased a 46m off here, I was amazed at how accurate it is, I now use it as a "club" pistol for informal shoots, it's not pellet fussy, and gets as many 10's as I can with my Morini. The only thing I have done is some grip shaping and stippling to get it to my liking. I would highly recommend the pistol to anyone looking for a SSP without spending the collectors price premiums on the Walther and FWB options, I've had an FWB 100 and although superbly engineered I shoot the Izzy far better.

[Arthur John Smithsplease]

Thanks for the replies.

Pity about lack of spares.

O rings seem to be available, but what happens if there is a major part failure.

Who works on these guns?