Hi Carl,

The blowback Baikal Mak has been around since 2016/17 but only distributed within the Russian domestic market.

Consequently very rare over here until someone imports a substantial batch.

Yes it's a shame the magazine is plastic but it does its job. Removing the grips to charge CO2 is not such a big deal as the grip securing screw does not need to be replaced during a long session. Other replica Maks also use a sliding grip to access CO2 but are not as well made.

John M