I use a soft case when going to the range.
The 46M is a large pistol so get a large one.
A hard case can gotten at Harbor Freight.
The 46M is a large pistol so get a large one.
A hard case can gotten at Harbor Freight.
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This is the one I purchased. I bought two and a few sleeves of pellets to keep the shipping cost under $50. The 46M is a damn long pistol.Looks like I will be needing a case, what would you recomend?
Built the heat exchangers for the KAMAZ Dakar rally trucks back in 2014 and the Kamaz team gave me a Soviet Era Baikal 46. It is truly a nice pistol. My wife's favorite!Pyramid Air sells the Air Venturi version , same gun same factory , but i see several Baikal's at Airgun shows all the time , i just bought a new in the box Baikal 46 for $400. The 46m is a longer tube and slightly more FPS
How cool is that!Built the heat exchangers for the KAMAZ Dakar rally trucks back in 2014 and the Kamaz team gave me a Soviet Era Baikal 46. It is truly a nice pistol. My wife's favorite!
Old notebook case for 5$Looks like I will be needing a case, what would you recomend?
Well mine arrived today, mfg. 4/2007 and is in almost new condition. The grip is very uncomfortable. I was hoping it would at least be okay for now. Time to learn how to shape the grip.
Have no fear, that is a great pistol. There are a lot of aftermarket grips for the 46. I purchased a left handed grip for mine and it works very well. Very ergonomic pistol, can shoot it all day long. Harder to load the pellet than cock it.
I am on Steve Corcoran's list. He won't make just one set so I am waiting for 1 or 2 more people to request grips. I will shoot it this weekend just to see how it shoots, but it is too uncomfortable to hold so I won't be shooting it much until I get the grip sorted out.Have no fear, that is a great pistol. There are a lot of aftermarket grips for the 46. I purchased a left handed grip for mine and it works very well. Very ergonomic pistol, can shoot it all day long. Harder to load the pellet than cock it.
Rink does make some very nice grips, but I like the idea of keeping my money stateside if possible. I may cave if the wait with Steve is too long.These are the grips I purchased. Took three months to receive them, they are slow but it was worth the wait. One week of that was at a USPS hub. They kept telling me they did not have it when they did. Very frustrating. I do not trust the USPS.
Baikal IJ46, IZH46, MP46, MP672, AirVenturi 46M | IJ46
Standard grip, according ISSF rules, stippled and oiled, for Baikal IJ46, IZH46, MP46, MP672, AirVenturi 46M. With adjustable palm rest, moveable 5mm up and down from the middle position!www.formgriffe.de
That was the first thing I did with mine. I have a similar trigger on the FWB 300s rifle that I got back in the early 80's and liked the way it adjusts to fit the finger perfectly.
I was waiting for you to chime in. I am sure I overpaid but if you want something that is hard to find you do what you have to do. I am excited to give it a try. Came with 3 extra sets of breech seals so I am set if I screw up and don't close the breech completely. It is like brand new mfg in 2007. It does exhibit the galling on the cocking arm. Is there a way to address this? Would a bit of moly in that area help?I have to say the IZH 46M is at the very top of that list all of us old guys* have: Airguns I Regret Selling! And now they cost 2 1/2 times what I originally paid, of course.
I did find the grips a little weird but as noted above there are many ways to deal with that. The accuracy, trigger, sights, power, and cocking effort are all amazingly good.
* exception: DualMag Mike