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I didn't start this thread but I would think absolutely yes to your question Quickshot. Your gun is the original model from Baikal, which is still offered everywhere around the world except here in the US. For our friends here that might not know… The Remington SPR310 and the Baikal IZH27 is actually the same identical firearm built by Baikal over in Russia… Remington Arms is the Baikal-distributor here in the US. Great idea Patrick running this poll..! It sure looks like most that have bought these O/U's are satisfied with their purchase.
 
Is it just me or is there a problem here?

Very satisfied 72% [ 16 ]
Satisfied 13% [ 3 ]
Neutral 0% [ 0 ]
Dissatisfied 0% [ 0 ]
Very dissatisfied 13% [ 3 ]

Not that it matters - this adds up to 98%......good enough for govt. work I guess.
 
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Quickshot said:
Does an IZH 27 count?? Baikal version of the SPR 310. If so, I bought mine about 5 years ago, have over 20k rounds through it, and have only replaced the lower firing pin. Opens and closes nicely and still solid lockup.
Oh sure - in fact it would be good to get high mileage opinions for the long run.
 
Drsfmd, sorry to hear your bad luck with your shotgun.
Why didn't you send your IZH-18EM back to EAA for repair..?
Just thought I'd ask out of curiosity's sake.
Especially since the shotgun was slam firing which is for sure a dangerous malfunction and the firing pin issues.
 
drsfmd said:
Not a 310, but I own a trap model that I bought through EAA a few years back (the model now marketed as the SPR 100 by Remington).

I bought this gun in 2001 or 2002. I don't shoot a lot of trap... maybe only 4000 to 5000 rounds or so a year, but needed something other than my very flat shooting skeet/sporting guns to use on the occasions when I did want to shoot trap.

My experiences with this model are limited to three examples - my own, and two owned by others I shoot with. All three guns have slam fired upon closure. Mine did it a handful of times until I had my gunsmith recut the sear ledge, one of the others has done it on a handful of occasions, and its owner tolerates it... that gun is still in use. The third example was fine for the first 1000 rounds or so, and then started to slam fire about 1/2 of the time... its owner quickly stuck it in the back of his safe and I haven't seen it since.

Mine also has a tendency to lock itself up on occasion because the firing pins are too long and sometimes pierce the primers, which then won't allow the pins to retract. That hasn't happened to either of the other two guns I am familiar with.

I got fed up with mine, and became increasingly convinced it was dangerous. I still have it, but only because I couldn't in good conscience sell my headache to someone else. I haven't shot it since the summer after I bought it, and have since bought a much higher quality gun for trap.

On the whole, the wood to metal fit isn't horrible - better than anything else I've seen at that price. The wood is very plain, but I would expect that from any gun at this price point. The stock is of nice proportions for a trap gun (at least as far as how I like them), with a very high comb and thick wrist... very comfortable to hold and obtaining a sight picture is easy... though it is very light for a trap gun, and hence has a stouter recoil than I would expect from a trap gun.

The metal finish is horrible... it looks like it was finished in a HS shop class, with machining marks and scratches clearly showing under the bluing. Oh, I should also point out... when I bought the gun, I couldn't get it to cock... I took the receiver out of the stock, and found that the inside of the reciever was full of heavy grease and there were lots of metal filings in that grease. Irrespective of price point, there's no excuse for such sloppiness.

Lastly, it has one of the coolest opening levers I've ever seen... I think others should adopt it! I also like the cocking indicator - it's a nice feature, even if it is done with a discolored piece of plastic rather than a piece of metal.

I could not in good conscience suggest that anyone purchase or shoot one of these... I know some people are going to pitch a fit about this response, but you asked for honesty, and that's exactly what I have given you.
I'll bet if you call EAA they will fix it for free regardless of whether it is in warranty or not.
 
EAA IZH-27, 20 ga owner. Count me among the very happy. Several thousand rounds and no problems. I take care of my guns and expect this one to last a long time.
 
drsfmd said:
JDS-

I have a gunsmith friend who took care of it for nothing... sending it back to EEA wouldn't have been a freebie.

I should have him look into the pin issue as well... but that one will take him some time I'm sure, and probably wouldn't be free.

I have no idea why the other 2 folks didn't send theirs back.
You might be surprised. I have seen EAA fix and replace guns out of warranty. Their customer service reputation seems to be very important to them.
 
Add me to the group of very happy SPR310 owners. I have not done serious shooting for several years, and I recently bought this gun after doing a bit of research. After adding some Colonial Arms steel shot tubes, I have managed to bring down a reasonable number of ducks and geese. I agree that this gun shoots where you aim it. In fact, I am thinking of getting a 28 gauage to shoot skeet. So...a very happy camper so far. :D
 
Good to hear, Patrick. I shot Sporting Clays 2 weeks ago in 20 degree weather. The gun functioned perfectly, and really raised my confidence level. A Citori on our squad suffered numerous FTF on the bottom barrel. The only shooter who gave me any grief I beat by 12 birds!!!!! Maybe he'll keep his yap shut in the future!

I still wonder....Who are the dissatisfied users, and why don't they post their experiences????
The only dissatisfied post I saw was regarding the single barrel SPR110!
 
I hope it's not too late to still get in on this poll . . .

I've had my 12 GA 310S for a bit over a year. I don't have a lot of rounds thru it, but it has worked flawlessly on those I have put thru it.

I bought it originally after being out of shotgunning for several years. I was a bit shocked at the prices for shotguns overall when I got back into it. :(

I read reviews and looked around at guns before deciding on the 310S. I have NOT been sorry! :D

I'm going to tinker with the 12 GA: recoil reduction, play with stock fit, add new choke tubes (TBD) and likely put a 28 GA tube set of some type in it. I would do this with ANY gun I bought! Also, probably, a good reason for me to not buy a $25,000 shotgun :lol:

Once I get the 12 GA the way I want it, I'm on to a 20 GA 310S. Same drill with that likely - except I see .410 tubes in that one. That should about do it for skeet and sporting clays. I still think I want to go back to a Rem 1100 for trap. I don't shoot trap doubles (yet), so chasing shells is not much of a problem with the use of a shell catcher.

I've owned ALOT of shotguns - even some pretty nice ones. I've never met a shotgun I didn't want to 'screw-around with' a bit here and there. My wife refers to this as me "making things righter." :oops: It's a gift :wink:
 
Add another satisfied to the list.

I've had my 12 g 310s since August and mainly use it for sporting clays but have popped a few quail and pheasant with it. I did have a problem with the bottom firing pin not hitting consistently and had to send it back because of constant misfires. The service was quick and painless and I haven't had a problem since. It's my first O/U and I think it was a great value and very reliable.
 
I'm very satisfied with my IZH-27 20 ga with a 26 in barrel. I love it. I can afford a more expensive shotgun now, but why? The only thing I can see in a more expensive gun would be the furniture and fancy engraving.

I've been shooting since I was 4 and I'm about to turn 49. I know a quality gun when I see it and the Baikal is one. I can't see spending a few hundred dollars more on a gun that won't feel as good or kill birds better than the one I have now.

I'm past the age where I want to impress people with "name brands". So chalk me up as a very satisfied user :D
 
Madmark said:
I still wonder....Who are the dissatisfied users, and why don't they post their experiences????
The only dissatisfied post I saw was regarding the single barrel SPR110!
They were Harda$$ and Nutsy Bimbo.... Oh wait, you said owners!!! :wink:
 
I bought a 310S .20 gauge in June and had to return it. The sights were misaligned and the patterns were way off center. The replacement gun arrived about 2 weeks ago and I've put a few hundred rounds through it. The sights on this one line up nicely and it shoots straighter, although I haven't patterned it yet. I ordered some Colonial skeet chokes that should come in next week. So far the new gun is performing as expected, and I'd say I went from very dissatisfied to very satisfied. It's a solid gun and seems to be a good value for the money.

Ed
 
drsfmd said:
Not a 310, but I own a trap model that I bought through EAA a few years back (the model now marketed as the SPR 100 by Remington).

I bought this gun in 2001 or 2002. I don't shoot a lot of trap... maybe only 4000 to 5000 rounds or so a year, but needed something other than my very flat shooting skeet/sporting guns to use on the occasions when I did want to shoot trap.

My experiences with this model are limited to three examples - my own, and two owned by others I shoot with. All three guns have slam fired upon closure. Mine did it a handful of times until I had my gunsmith recut the sear ledge, one of the others has done it on a handful of occasions, and its owner tolerates it... that gun is still in use. The third example was fine for the first 1000 rounds or so, and then started to slam fire about 1/2 of the time... its owner quickly stuck it in the back of his safe and I haven't seen it since.

Mine also has a tendency to lock itself up on occasion because the firing pins are too long and sometimes pierce the primers, which then won't allow the pins to retract. That hasn't happened to either of the other two guns I am familiar with.

I got fed up with mine, and became increasingly convinced it was dangerous. I still have it, but only because I couldn't in good conscience sell my headache to someone else. I haven't shot it since the summer after I bought it, and have since bought a much higher quality gun for trap.

On the whole, the wood to metal fit isn't horrible - better than anything else I've seen at that price. The wood is very plain, but I would expect that from any gun at this price point. The stock is of nice proportions for a trap gun (at least as far as how I like them), with a very high comb and thick wrist... very comfortable to hold and obtaining a sight picture is easy... though it is very light for a trap gun, and hence has a stouter recoil than I would expect from a trap gun.

The metal finish is horrible... it looks like it was finished in a HS shop class, with machining marks and scratches clearly showing under the bluing. Oh, I should also point out... when I bought the gun, I couldn't get it to cock... I took the receiver out of the stock, and found that the inside of the reciever was full of heavy grease and there were lots of metal filings in that grease. Irrespective of price point, there's no excuse for such sloppiness.

Lastly, it has one of the coolest opening levers I've ever seen... I think others should adopt it! I also like the cocking indicator - it's a nice feature, even if it is done with a discolored piece of plastic rather than a piece of metal.

I could not in good conscience suggest that anyone purchase or shoot one of these... I know some people are going to pitch a fit about this response, but you asked for honesty, and that's exactly what I have given you.
I just visited the Mossberg owners poll on this website and read your opinion on the Mossberg O/U...you have a very similiar opinion on the Mossberg to the Remington 310...almost identicle wording on the metal finish...strange you would have such similiar bad luck with two different manufacturers guns.
 
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