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Baikal IZH-53M
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  • Value for Money4.1 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings3.6 stars
  • Overall Rating3.6 stars

15 Reviews For Baikal IZH-53M

  • Guest 19th Dec 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    Good Points: Price, barrel


    Bad Points: Recoil, poor documentation, plastic barrel mount


    General comments: It is a good airgun for plinking and just a bit of target. It is well built but remember that *that* spring will cause a big recoil moving your hand.

  • cole5169 Rank: 2nd Lieutenant 27th Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The IZH 53M is an entry-level spring-piston pistol. It has a hammer-forged, rifled barrel and (mine) shoots GAMO match wadcutters at 390 FPS. Very (surprisingly) easy to cock, even with such a short barrel. Fires pretty rough at first, but mine smoothed out after only a hundred pellets (100, not 1,000).

    Accuracy is very hold sensitive, and the pistol has a pronouced "recoil" when the piston is released. Naturally, accuracy in a $50 springer is so-so, but this pistol will shoot very accurat ...

  • Guest 15th Feb 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Baikal IZH-53M is a great first gun, nicely made and pretty accurate.

  • xlk 1st Jan 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    A good all round target shooting pistol!

  • vinceb Rank: Major 29th Aug 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    There's not a lot of spring-air pistols available in the $50 range, and by and large it's a pretty sad lot. The only ones that come to mind are the Shanghai-built S2 breakbarrel pistol (and variants), and the QS35 underlever. The S2 series generally suffer from unusable sights and poor barrel lock-up as well as triggers that are, shall we say, less than optimum. The QS35 does have a much better trigger and the fixed barrel should help accuracy, but the gun is horribly unbalanced and the grip fee ...

  • p harris Rank: 2nd Lieutenant 18th May 2007

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I bought my 53m a couple of months back and first chance to review it, came in plain brown box and at first sight looked to be of sturdy made as most Russian guns are, mine had a fairly good finish to it and cocking is quiet easy with the front sight sight springing down to make it easier to cock. good cheap plinking gun for short range target work as this gun gives you a challenge. Right handed grip was a bit awkward until i reshaped it for my left handed use, and at 30 quid you can't go wrong.

  • rugerman Rank: Lieutenant 1st Jan 2007

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I don't really know why I bought the Baikal Izh 53M. I didn't really need it but I did want to try a Russian air gun and thought if a cheap one was ok, then an expensive one should be better. I did own one other Russian pistol, an old Tokarov 7.65x25 MM. that just never fails to shoot and shoot fairly well.
    Anyway, considering the price of $40+, you get quite a bit of gun. Trigger adjusts some, sights adjust and it comes with a spare seal, extra sight notch and cleaning rod.
    I'm no paper punch ...

  • mick473 Rank: Staff Sergeant 5th Nov 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    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 ...

  • AirgunStan Rank: Lance Corporal 10th May 2006

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    First impression when opening up the package of the Baikal IZH-53M: cheap and nasty. The finish is not a pleasure to the eye - the metal has a look about it as if it is about to start corroding. The plastic body looks tatty. To me it looked like something you'd find at a boot sale.

    Cocking the gun the spring sounded just awful as it compressed. After only a dozen or so shots the jaws worked loose. Once tightened they worked loose again and again. There is no safety catch. The sights are fiddl ...

  • kbeach Rank: Corporal 27th Jan 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Sooner or later, most air gun enthusiasts are going to own a quivver. Some of the weapons in their quivvers will be serious, others playful. I submit that the Baikal IZH53M is one of the world's true bargains when it comes to an objective fun/price analysis.

    I purchased my Baikal IZH53M with some trepidation...and only after I deliberately set aside some prejudice. You either understand this sentence or you do not. Suffice it to say I am glad I took delivery of my IZH53M from Pyramydair ...

  • sniper666 Rank: 2nd Lieutenant 8th Dec 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I bought a Baikal IZH-53M as my first airgun when I was twelve. I love this gun.
    Accuracy=80% not quite perfect..177 calibre
    Power=3-4joules. Which isn't bad for a beginners gun.
    Finish=nice looking,Well made.
    Price=I got mine from J S Ramsbottom.£33 uk
    Pellets to use=Crosman Accupell-good
    Nickerson waisted pellets=The best for the gun
    Dont use Elley Wasps they are slightly too big and have a lower muzzle velocity!!
    Purpose/summary/conclusion
    It is a great gun for beginners. It is ...

  • kd5byb 3rd Dec 2005

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    Bought the Baikal IZH-53M as my entry into the world of air pistol shooting. I shoot lots of centerfire pistols, centerfire rifles, rimfire rifles, and air rifles, and wanted a low-price air pistol to see if I would enjoy air pistols as much as I enjoy all of the above!

    I picked the IZH-53M becuase of its low cost and the fact that I'm familiar with other firearms made at the Izhevsk factory. For a retail price around $50, I figured I really couldn't go all that wrong!

    Fit and finish i ...

  • Gun Instructor 23rd Oct 2003

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    This Baikal IZH-53M bargain priced pistol is a good value. It is superior to a couple of much more expensive pistols. I tried it with several different types of pellets , and all shot well. This gun was designed to be shot with one hand. If you try shooting it with two, the accuracy is not very good. This is not a firearm, it has spring whip. A two handed grip only makes it worse. The pistol was designed as a trainer for ten meter shooting. The gun has to be shot like a ten meter match pistol. ...

  • Greg. 17th Jul 2003

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    The Baikal IZH-53M is a major letdown. I can shoot a tighter group with my double action Gamo p-23, or my A-3000. I had to radically elevate the front sight, and grind the base of the rear sight to get it to shoot to point of aim. I have about a dozen airguns I love, but I would not recommend this gun.

  • Tom. Rank: Lance Corporal 22nd Mar 2003

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    This economical Springer pistol is billed by some retailers as a great "plinker" - Others claim it's an entry level target pistol. - I've never owned a "target pistol" before, but thought myself a decent shot. I couldn't hit my target with this !! Could this require a different technique to shoot, by it's design? I like the pistol, but think it's a better plinker, than target gun. Feedback appreciated.