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    Malaria Baikal recoil slide spring

    I find that the Baikal Makarov recoil spring a bit stiff to use, would a umarex Walther PPK blowback recoil spring be the same size as a replacement, if so who would be the best people to get one.

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    I normally just cut a few coils off the baikal one
    God rest ye jelly mental men

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    Good idea but I would like to go the PPK route.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tinbum View Post
    I normally just cut a few coils off the baikal one
    This ^^^ best option imho
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    I am another one to go for the cut the coils off solution.

    My first generation one was almost impossible to slide (bloody difficult to strip and reassemble as well). Ten seconds with the Dremel and the removal of three coils and it is now still tight but perfectly useable.

    In all about a minutes work from disassembly to reassembly and no cost makes this option a no brainer.

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    Thank for trying to see if a ppk would fit, I will cut down the spring.

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    I have a first gen model and yes, it's a stronger spring than perhaps it needs to be - but I've never thought of it as THAT stiff

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    Its called tuning .
    Why settle for standard when you can make it better .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimny4x4 View Post
    Its called tuning .
    Why settle for standard when you can make it better .
    Mmmm...originality not important then? (the replacement spring route retains this)

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    Quote Originally Posted by harvey_s View Post
    Mmmm...originality not important then? (the replacement spring route retains this)
    How does replacing the original spring with one from another manufacturer maintain originality?

    TBH a spring is a spring in any event so it really does not matter - neither does cutting down the original.

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    its easy. cut off the first two coils at each end. then get them red hot and recrompress. then get them red hot again and dip in oil.
    Ohh. dont forget to file off any sharp ends.
    the only thing i can find wrong is the nut on the steering wheel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulR View Post
    I am another one to go for the cut the coils off solution.

    My first generation one was almost impossible to slide (bloody difficult to strip and reassemble as well). Ten seconds with the Dremel and the removal of three coils and it is now still tight but perfectly useable.

    In all about a minutes work from disassembly to reassembly and no cost makes this option a no brainer.
    The "recoil" springs in these are from the actual powder-burning pistol and therefore WAY to strong for the air gun venue. As the pistol does not have "simulated recoil" the strong spring is NOT necessary and totally not practical. Cut off a couple of coils as has been suggested and if for some inane reason that does not work for you, then replace the spring with a readily available original. You will NOT detract from the value by shortening the spring-it will just make the experience more reasonable. The Crosman route is not a better way to go!

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