EAA's .45-70 Baikal double rifle

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duelist1954

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I own a Baikal double rifle in .30-06, but there is no doubt that big bores are more fun to shoot.

I got lucky this year when Rifle Firepower magazine asked me to write an article on EAA's .45-70 version of the Baikal side by side. After finishing the article I the test and evaluation gun long enough to do a short video.

I'm not going to tell you that this is the most practical rifle to buy, but it sure is fun to shoot! If you can watch the video without wanting to try one of these guns, I'll be surprised.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbIM8Yy396c
 
Here are a few pictures

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Hi Denis.

They aren't inserts. Those are the barrels. The muzzle area is actually a barrel band. The left barrel is fixed and the right barrel floats so you can regulate the POI with a jack screw. In the back the barrels are threaded into a block that has the locking lugs.
 
Yep, I know how they set up the barrel regulation, looks like insert rings visible around the chambers. :)
Good article.

Just finished up a new Lyman 1878, too good to let go. That'll be my new .45-70 for the forseeable future.
I like the double rifle idea, the Kodiak in .45-70 was hard to return, but I didn't have the money to keep that one. :)

I'll have to stick with one-bangers while you're out chasing elephants with your two-bangers. :)
Denis
 
The rings you see are the seams between the actual barrel tubes and the Monobloc with the locking lugs. You can see the stepdown from Monobloc to tube even with the front of the receiver.
High grade guns built on the Monobloc system have the transition nicely blended, usually with a little band of engraving to hide the joint.
Good enough for Perazzi and Beretta.
 
Mike,
Submitted for GOTOW this morning. I think you'll like the Lyman, best quality Pedersoli I've ever seen.

Jim,
Thanks.
Denis
 
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