Baikal IJ12 Shotgun Review

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Жыл бұрын

The IJ-12 is a Soviet era O/U (Over/Under), hammerless, double trigger, 12 gauge shotgun. They’re very reasonably priced on the used market and based on the “arrow in shield” mark on mine, it was made in the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. I bought mine from Intersurplus in Canada for under $300. These shotguns were superseded by newer models like the Baikal Model IZH-27.
Review article here: www.huntinggearguy.com/shotgu...

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@robertfazekas4607 14 күн бұрын

I just bought my second Baikal Ij-12. Light and unbeatable on price. And reliable shotgun.

@kenlansing1216 Жыл бұрын

A long lasting and utterly reliable shotgun. I'm still kicking myself for selling mine.

@petermoran4741 Ай бұрын

The ejectors may have been turned off. It's a simple matter to reactivate them again. I've owned a Baikal for over thirty years and it was second hand when I bought it. It's never let me down and in spite of a good deal of use the chrome lined barrels are spotless and the action is as tight as it ever was. A great gun.

@passthataxe Жыл бұрын

The perfect sling for these guns with the narrow loops are the polish pps sling. Intersurplus has them. Great for husqvarna rifles too.

@VoyTe Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great review as always. :)

@ryanmassey586 3 ай бұрын

My dad brought one back from Finland in the 60s. I love it.

@Brandonscode Жыл бұрын

I have one of these. Love the thing!

@petergrundy5740 Жыл бұрын

I have a Brno SxS of a similar vintage that also has narrow sling swivels. It came with a canvas strap about one inch wide that had a thin leather belt section at each end. I don't know much about older shotguns but I wonder if that was the common style in Eastern Europe at the time.

@Huntinggearguy Жыл бұрын

Oh, like "dog collars" on the Mosin Nagant slings?

@petergrundy5740 Жыл бұрын

@@Huntinggearguy very similar except that on my sling the leather straps are sewn inline onto the canvas, not mounted as separate loops. It has the same style of buckle though.

@sssttt90 Жыл бұрын

Might be cool to make a video of your collection so far, as end of the year video. Not many of those that’s Canadian.

@regsparkes6507 Жыл бұрын

I guess you know about USOG on You Tube, he has really interesting stuff too.

@Huntinggearguy Жыл бұрын

Given the gun laws being proposed by the Liberal party, I'm not a super fan of documenting and sharing absolutely everything I own on the internet.

@mattyallen3396 Жыл бұрын

Good solid shotty

@DDDSSDDDSSDDDSS 10 ай бұрын

The screw on the side of the ejector sets to pull out or eject out. It stops working on some guns....

@regsparkes6507 Жыл бұрын

Pity that the Baikal line of 'shootin' irons is not available here anymore isn't it?

@Huntinggearguy Жыл бұрын

Never heard of those.

@tonyzhu403 Жыл бұрын

Does Adriel have plans to review the Stoeger Condor? The least expensive brand new Over Under by a "large" manufacturer/importer.

@Huntinggearguy Жыл бұрын

That's the obvious new competitor. I really like it as it's super value priced. So yes, I plan to review it at some point

@tonyzhu403 Жыл бұрын

@@Huntinggearguy I have heard quality issues from some and great reviews from others at my local gun store. So, I am not too sure at the moment.

@michaelobe1203 Жыл бұрын

Hi! I was looking at an ij-27e, and I have a question Do you know what the chokes on it are ? Cause as far as I know those ones had fixed chokes. And do you think it'll be a good sporting gun ? Cause I couldn't find the 27s I only found the 27e Thank you

@Huntinggearguy Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what chokes are on the ij27

@kennethbrantley9582 Жыл бұрын

I like the gun.

@oleopathic Жыл бұрын

Hello. May I ask for a review of a modern Taurus Revolver in 22 LR ? Have a nice day.

@Huntinggearguy Жыл бұрын

Can't. Handguns are "frozen" right now: no transfers, purchases, or imports are allowed.

@oleopathic Жыл бұрын

@@Huntinggearguy are you in Canada? If so, I've heard of the recent events within the firearms culture there.

@kearneydillon4803 Жыл бұрын

I really like my MP27M Baikal. It is a 12ga O/U with stock removable chokes. (If anyone knows what kind of chokes these take, I'd appreciate it. They are unmarked except for amount of constriction) 28.5" vent rib barrels. Double triggers. Ventilated recoil pad also came stock. I really like it. It hits where I aim. I honestly got over 60 grouse with it this fall in just 5 or 6 evenings while hunting moose. Best bang-for-the-buck I have had in a gun for a good long time.

@asfandyarkhattak4554 Жыл бұрын

Tru choke style

@msauve690 Жыл бұрын

I had one of these in the 70"s I shot it a lot and on a day of a lot of shooting I ended up with a bruised cheek bone and scraped fingers so I traded it off.

@M.O.T.H._51H8 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone use double trigger o/u for clays ?

@robertfazekas4607 14 күн бұрын

Me. 😊

@kradikt666 10 ай бұрын

It's only the states that metric measurement is weird haha

@charlesross1682 6 ай бұрын

Why is auto safety a problem?

@Huntinggearguy 6 ай бұрын

If I'm blasting clays at the range, I don't want an auto safety.

@ragnarli1 6 ай бұрын

This gun has ejectors, you just have turned them off!

@Huntinggearguy 6 ай бұрын

Yours might, but this one does not have the mechanism necessary for ejection

@ragnarli1 6 ай бұрын

If i looked again your video, i still believe there is all needed mechanism. You did not show action from top view. If you take it apart, on stock side of the action, there is one "screw" on each side (where halfmoons come out). If you turn the screws quarter way, left or right, it will engage ejectors. @@Huntinggearguy

@ragnarli1 6 ай бұрын

Sry, i was wrong, you have model Iž-12. THis model does not have ejector.

@nervchemnitz 3 ай бұрын

IZh-18E was the first of the Baikal shotgun line with auto-ejector. The IZh-12 like this doesn't have them - they actually came with a tool to pull the spent cartridge out, but never seen these except in manuals. As for using steel shot, I'd been advised against using anything except lead shot - being told that Russian shot ammo of the day, when these were made, was lead and so the gun would have been only tested with their ammo (Baikal made its own ammo as well at one time). I have heard and read about people putting steel through these although small stuff like #7 or #8. I managed to get slugs through my 1.0 choke (=full choke) 12-gauge before realising the thing was full choke and stopped. The 12-single barrel gauges come in 0,5 (half) and 1,0 (full) chokes, the 12-gauge the only full choked Baikal.