The Lever Aficionados Thread

[huntsika]

Quite a while ago @timattalon put the idea of rechambering a Baikal 18mh from 762x39 to 303 in my mind as an option.
This talk of ruger no 1s has bought it to the surface again has anyone done this and while it wouldnt be classy it might scratch that single shot itch and it does have a lever.

I’ve had Gunworks do this for me on a 7.62x39. Was in part forced on me when Baikal’s normally good (?) quality control let a rifle out of the factory with a grossly off-centre chamber.

Gunworks cleaned up the chamber nicely and converted the fiddly little extractor to one suitable (like a single shot baikal shotgun) which worked really well. Shot well as 303.

The baikal I had was one of the fancy ones with a walnut stock and nickel coated receiver. I also had Gunworks mount an old conetrol base with conetrol rings. It definitely had good ‘polished turd’ characteristics!

Even with a trigger job I never liked the trigger and I ended up selling it.

I intended replacing it and may still with a Ruger No1 in 303 - although I ended up buying one in 450/400 Nitro Express...