The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Has anyone shot Remingtons new double rifle yet ???

jhgreasemonkey · May 6, 2008, 10:14 PM

As stated above that is the spartan line which is made by Baikal. I have a Baikal over/under rifle/shotgun combo in 7.62x39 and 12 guage. I picked it up as remington was just starting to take over importing baikals and there were still plenty to be had for cheap. Remington upped the price a bit more than EAA was selling them for. You are now paying for the "remington" spartan line name. Mine shoots pretty well and has been all I thought it would be. I have the izh 94. I remember when I was doing the research on them that there is an article floating around the internet by a gun mag guy who went to russia on a brown bear hunt and used a baikal 30-06 over/under. I remember that it did the job and accuracy was acceptable but that was all. You wont get great accuracy or nice triggers. On mine the triggers are gritty and stiff and the action is very stiff to open. On the plus side they are known for their durability. And you will get a unique hunting rifle with these guns.

May 6, 2008, 10:14 PM	#5
jhgreasemonkey Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 2,238	As stated above that is the spartan line which is made by Baikal. I have a Baikal over/under rifle/shotgun combo in 7.62x39 and 12 guage. I picked it up as remington was just starting to take over importing baikals and there were still plenty to be had for cheap. Remington upped the price a bit more than EAA was selling them for. You are now paying for the "remington" spartan line name. Mine shoots pretty well and has been all I thought it would be. I have the izh 94. I remember when I was doing the research on them that there is an article floating around the internet by a gun mag guy who went to russia on a brown bear hunt and used a baikal 30-06 over/under. I remember that it did the job and accuracy was acceptable but that was all. You wont get great accuracy or nice triggers. On mine the triggers are gritty and stiff and the action is very stiff to open. On the plus side they are known for their durability. And you will get a unique hunting rifle with these guns.