Baikal IZH 46M

[Joncaddy]

Hi guys, I just bought a Baikal IZH 46M. I know it's a bit overkill for my simple plinking needs, but I just love the all metal engineering and unusual design. I'm using RWS R10 pistol pellets, and am really amazed by the accuracy. Was wondering what pellets other owners use. Any recommendations? Thanks John.

[Bigbill]

Wow you must have loads of money if you're using R10's for plinking
Hobbies are just as good and half the price, a lot of folk in our club used R10's but all now use hobbies.

Hth

Bill

[Rickenbacker]

Bisley Practice:


http://www.jsramsbottom.com/category...s-.177-bisley/

Less than a fiver for 500, and in a proper screw-top tin!

I find they're less of a tight fit than Hobby, and they're made by RWS(?)

IZH-46 AKA the Industrial Stapler.

[Benelli B76]

Hi guys, I just bought a Baikal IZH 46M. I know it's a bit overkill for my simple plinking needs, but I just love the all metal engineering and unusual design. I'm using RWS R10 pistol pellets, and am really amazed by the accuracy. Was wondering what pellets other owners use. Any recommendations? Thanks John.

These are one of the most accurate pistols I have ever owned, had the 46 and 46 M, difference between them about half an inch in length and 40 f.p.s. output.
Got a pic somewhere where I shot a small group from benchrest at 50 metres. They are not really pellet fussy.

Baz

[Joncaddy]

Thanks guys, Hobbies were the first ones I tried as I normally find they're ok in pretty much any thing, but they wernt that good in the IZH46 and very tight in the barrel. The RWS R10s seem a good fit and definatly seem more accurate, they are £6.99 per tin at my local shop,(not the indiviually packed ones) which didn't seem too bad to me. I will try some Bisley Practice as recommended. Thanks. John.

[gingernut]

I sold mine to Baz.
It was happy with Gecos.

[AC all day]

I bought one....love it.... now don't shoot my FWB....damn...i also fitted aftermarket laminate grips....much better.

[Rickenbacker]

I bought one....love it.... now don't shoot my FWB....damn...i also fitted aftermarket laminate grips....much better.

Where'd you get them from? Rink?

They look great, but at over 200 euros, a bit rich for me.

http://www.formgriffe.de/u/179179358...chichtholz.JPG

[Aimstraight]

I sold mine to Baz.
It was happy with Gecos.

I chronied mine using Hobby and Geco, out of 5 shots with each, the average velocity was identical (462fps). The spread/deviation was less with Geco, which was a pleasant surprise, as they are the least expensive. Performance might vary between pellets and tins.

[cookie]

Geco's for practice, then r10's for competitions.

[TheCrowMan]

Hi guys, I just bought a Baikal IZH 46M. I know it's a bit overkill for my simple plinking needs, but I just love the all metal engineering and unusual design. I'm using RWS R10 pistol pellets, and am really amazed by the accuracy. Was wondering what pellets other owners use. Any recommendations? Thanks John.

Can I ask where you purchased this gun from?

[Aimstraight]

Can I ask where you purchased this gun from?

See thread #20; Protek Supplies.

Also available from the SGC....but the price has gone up a lot in 2 years (showing £416.99 today), when they were previously available from the SGC for £275 .......Admittedly that was an exceedingly good price

[thisisdonald]

There's one of these in http://www.continentalshooting.co.uk/ last time I was there a couple weeks back

[Joncaddy]

As I said in post #20 i got mine from Protek Supplies. They normally have one in stock, but Vic was explaining to me today that there is some issues at the moment with Russian imports and any Russian stuff is getting difficult to get hold of. So perhaps try to source one through one of the European websites. John.

[Geezer]

As I said in post #20 i got mine from Protek Supplies. They normally have one in stock, but Vic was explaining to me today that there is some issues at the moment with Russian imports and any Russian stuff is getting difficult to get hold of. So perhaps try to source one through one of the European websites. John.

I think you will find that following the Russian covert invasion of parts of Ukraine in 2014, a combination of various international sanctions have basically stopped their exports to the EU and US of "weapons".

Not doing politics, though I personally am deeply unhappy by recent Russian adventurism and their blatant and illegal violations of Ukranian sovereignty, but this is a consequence of recent events.