Other Baikal MP-654K Makarov

[Modski66]

Tried pellets in the Mak, very tedious to load, but definitely better group than the Gamo bb's.
Looking at the right hand target, the holes marked in blue are five 6.9 gr Super H-Point, the red ones are the Gamos.
This was shot at 10m with a two hand hold, don't know why the pellets grouped at one o'clock, the aim point was the same for every shot.
The left target is ten Gamo bb's at 10m with a single arm hold, some even went in the black...

I then tried the Gamos again at 10m with a two hand hold, ten shots, much better result.

Ultimately, they are a fun gun, and I certainly have fun when shooting mine at any distance!

 

[borne2fly]

Tried pellets in the Mak, very tedious to load, but definitely better group than the Gamo bb's.
Looking at the right hand target, the holes marked in blue are five 6.9 gr Super H-Point, the red ones are the Gamos.
This was shot at 10m with a two hand hold, don't know why the pellets grouped at one o'clock, the aim point was the same for every shot.
The left target is ten Gamo bb's at 10m with a single arm hold, some even went in the black...

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I then tried the Gamos again at 10m with a two hand hold, ten shots, much better result.

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Ultimately, they are a fun gun, and I certainly have fun when shooting mine at any distance!

Excellent! Yes, the pellets are tedious to load but yield much tighter groups. Indeed, the rifling is working .
Mine also showed the pellets grouping to the right and I had to adjust the rear sight to correct this. But I wouldn’t recommend doing this … the rear sight is “drift” adjusted and seems to have been installed with a lot of pressure, I needed the hydraulic press to get it to budge. This required first making a supporting structure to avoid the risk of bending or cracking anything. It all worked, but it was a nerve wracking process .
And I agree, this is a fun little gun to shoot!

 

[borne2fly]

Tried pellets in the Mak, very tedious to load, but definitely better group than the Gamo bb's.
Looking at the right hand target, the holes marked in blue are five 6.9 gr Super H-Point, the red ones are the Gamos.
This was shot at 10m with a two hand hold, don't know why the pellets grouped at one o'clock, the aim point was the same for every shot.
The left target is ten Gamo bb's at 10m with a single arm hold, some even went in the black...

View attachment 516857

I then tried the Gamos again at 10m with a two hand hold, ten shots, much better result.

View attachment 516858

Ultimately, they are a fun gun, and I certainly have fun when shooting mine at any distance!

That slide spring is mighty stiff, perhaps the same one used in the real Mak. And that can make loading pellets tedious, as you say. If you install a lighter spring then loading pellets becomes a much more pleasant process.
I changed that spring after the slide hammered my fingers once or twice