Baikal IZH-53M Review

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Baikal IZH-53M
3.6 stars
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mick473's Review of Baikal IZH-53M

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Anti bear trap on break barrel loading
Spring loaded foresight makes cocking easier
Nice trigger
Fully adjustable rear-sight which is not plastic


Bad Points

Front sight blade on the thick side, for my taste
Not for left handed
Very short scope rail


General Comments

For under 30 quid I cannot moan. My Baikal IZH-53M has a nice trigger and is dead easy to cock with a ratchet type cocking which makes it easy for the young shooter to cock and you cannot fire until the barrel is locked back into place.

I have only fired about 100 rounds or pellets so far but seems to be able to group OK. I tested with Geco at 350 fps.

The black plastic grips are quite nice for my small hands but for the larger handed shooter may be a bit awkward.

Comes with a cleaning rod and spare pistol seal and a full handbook in both Russian and English. The handbook indicated that my pistol was make Aug 2002 and had been in light preservation. Was very clean and did not diesel because of over oiling for storage

This is no Diana P5 but is a lot cheaper, not as refined but does the job. Remember at the end of the day, I paid 27 pounds GBR.

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