I will add a third opinion that the Baikal combo guns are good value for the money. I obtained a 12ga over 7x57R, for $280, and it seems to be reasonably well made and rugged. I like rimmed cartridges for a break open gun. The only negative that I have noticed, is that the rifle barrel will start stringing the shots vertically if more than three are fired rapidly. As this is seldom the case in hunting, I do not think it is much of a handicap. Also, does anyone know where to obtain scope rings for the 11mm rail?[/QB][/QUOTE]

Strange to post to oneself, but I would like an answer to the ring question, and the last post did not format very well to make the endorsement of the IZH94 combination gun very clear. I would like to see it offered in American rimmed calibers like 45-70, 30-30, 30-40 Krag, and also 7.62x54 russian. ( I also wanted to turn the page on this thread)

Last week I saw the first combo gun in an American caliber. It was not old, it was a newly made Ferlacher, .410/.30-30.

I think all authors copy from Hornady manuals, which insist the .30-30 is popular in European combo guns. The cartridge is popular in Europe, but mostly in LA�s just like in the US, and they are used mostly for plinking. I�m the exception, I shot one pig with such a piece. "Stopping power" really was not there, so I bought a .45-70.

For what the owner of above piece wanted it escapes me. Perhaps that�s the reason, he wanted to sell it. 5,6x52R and 6,2x52R? are occasionally seen in catalogs.

FYI, Hermann