Page 3 - IZH 53M Air Reviews

well built

accuracy is terrible

About as accurate as a slingshot

Trigger, easy to shoot

Maybe add ability to add scope

This pistol is a challenge to shoot. If you get it all right it shoots quite well. Took alot of trial and error to find out how to consistently shoot it. What has worked for me is as light a grip as posible. It will let you know any deviation in your technic. Well worth the money. Also a tear down and lube helps alot. Keep it in the 10 ring.

Solid well built. accurate and well balanced. The trigger is fantastic for a pistol at this price. The Russians build simple good quality guns.

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I didn't come to air gunning like most of the people on this site. My first air gun was a FWB 65 which I shot in competition followed by an IZH 46. I never had a BB gun as a kid, went straight to a Sears and Roebuck .22 which was a constant companion. I finally got a Beeman R1 in .22. I went hunting with a friend and his Sheridan blue Streak -- he killed more rabbits than I did so I ordered a "steroid" blue Streak from Mac-1. It is superbly accurate and easier to shoot than an R1. I wanted a spring powered pistol to shoot in the backyard, no CO2 or pumping required. I was ready to order the HW 70 when I noticed the IZH 53 and I ordered it. Because it is spring powered it requires technique different than any other air pistol I have. It has been a challenge to learn how to shoot it accurately. Highly recommended.

Built like a tank. Easy to cock.

Not alot. Seems to be a good value.

Very hold sensitive. It took quite awhile to figure this thing out. Once you do though it shoots well. What has worked for me is a light grip with my trigger hand on the grip with a lot of pressure on the front with the other hand if you can understand what I mean.

WOW, what a fun and way more accurate pistol than I could ever hope to shoot with. Very consistant and has a nice balance in your hand. Very quite as well so my neighbors do not complain and nice and easy to cock. The trigger is very smooth and easy to feel.

Make the sights have a peep sight. Super nice little pistol.

I love it. I can shoot inside again at 5 meters and it is very quite and like I mentioned before, more accurate than I am. Now how much is the 46M pistol again... I want it now.

Accuracy,with solid dependable build quality. I find the grip very comfortable. Simple rugged design reminds me of the Webley Premier I had when I was young. Power level well suited for indoor use.

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The sights have evolved over time, my version has the solid front sight and shoots to point of aim, even at close range in the garage (about20'). The drum that holds the rear sight blade can be moved, by loosening its set screw, into one of three positions for coarse adjustment in addition to the fine adjustments offered by the windage screw.

the grips are comfortable. the open sights and the click adjustable windage/elevation work very well, good sight picture (good design). the accuracy once sighted in is very good (crosman competition wadcutters). shot cycle is quiet (mostly). the trigger is superb. easy to disassemble for tuneups and repairs.

the ratchet beartrap mechanism CLACK CLICK CLACK CLACK the power level is barely adequate. would have liked the option for an optics rail to mount a dot sight.

accurate enough to bag wasps at ten feet. aluminum cans at tens yards =easy. loses power after that range. a great plinker pistol. not enough power to puncture a soup can at five feet range. probably the best starter/introductory target pistol "for the money you pay"

The handling of either left or right handed... The grip fells comfortable... The weight is good for me... Bringing me into another small world of target shooting... Enjoying...

I'm sure there are, just have not found them yet..

Gives someone wanting to target shoot, within a cost manageable to begin with, until you know if you would like to spend bigger bucks on an upscale model...

I like the trigger, very light, easy to cock and shoots great.

I really can't think of any thing I would change .The gun is price reasonable and shoots great.

Pistols are only accurate as the person who is pulling the trigger make them, good Technic makes for good shots.It's true a high dollar pistol can make a difference if you are match shooting but for plinking in the back yard my groups are great with the IZH53M.

For the money very accurate and nice.

Would be nice to hold more than 1 bb

The trigger, the sights, the balance

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Did I mention the trigger. It is crisp, no creep and light. This is a heck of a bargain for $65. Would I buy it again? Without a doubt.

This air pistol lived up to its expectations which were very high. Simple, built like a tank and very accurate. I bought it to try a IZH/Baikal product before buying the $500 target pistol. It took one shot to hook me. The trigger was light, smooth and the break was crisp. Have since given it to a friend and he is thrilled with it too.

Not much

Very best value out there

I like the fact that it is easy to cock and the trigger is light.

It needs a way to add a scope.

Unfortunately the speed that it manages with the pellet is not as fast as I would like but I couldn't afford the Browning pistol which seems to be almost a twin of this one. The Browning has the features that I would've liked to have on this gun. Oh well.

This is my third Baikal air pistol after the 46M and the MP-655K-----I love Russian guns be they air or firearm---They all seem to be rugged but work great when used properly----If you don't own a "Beeman Pell Seat" you should get one as you'll be using it a lot with this gun----You can substitute anything from the end of a chop stick to a ball point pen, but do yourself a favor and buy a "Pell Seat" by Beeman---Pyramyd sells them, they are inexpensive, and you'll use it alot----I didn't experience the sighting in problems that folks wrote about in reviews that are a year or so old, so the Russkies must have taken note and fixed the problem with a new sight system----The main thing I experienced affecting accuracy was pellet/breech depth placement---I had best luck seating a pellet at about 3/16 inch or more into the breech---Seating a pellet flush with the breech or just into the breech threw them all over the place--- The breech opening seems large but quickly narrows---

Nothing much for the price----The barrel swings in the breeze when cocked, before putting back into battery, not like a European air pistol, and the breech seal is at the port, not at breech end of barrel, same as other Baikal/Izzy's-----

Tighten screws as necessary with proper gun type screw drivers---The pivot screw will take a turn or so when barrel is not in battery, while in battery it seems tight, so use your own judgement----and try different pellet breech seating depths for best accuracy from your gun----Happy shooting

Very easy to use product that is well built. Great power for such an easy to cock pistol. This was built as a workhorse and delivers on that. It is lacking in the looks department but frankly for the value and accuracy, who cares about looks. Seems to really like the Crosman Premier Ultra Magnum. Overall I am very happy with this purchase. It took less than 25 rounds to get it set up for 10 meter to a point that shots are now very consistent using a rest. It will improve as more pellets go through it. Buy one, you will love it's accuracy and simplicity

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Would love to see some means of putting a red dot on it or a better front sight as an option, upgrade.... Would be nice if you offered custom grips for it, this thing is worth upgrading specially given it's base price

The Russians knows how to build something simple, practical, build to last , at a good price. And this air gun is a good example of it. It surprise me the accuracy of this gun ( under $70) , really easy to cock, and I don't have any problem with the sight as I read on some reviews.

Would like to have some rail on the receiver to install my red dot sight.

The gun I received is the same one showed in the picture on this site, but the instruction manual and the picture in the box show the same gun with different sights. Mine has the rear sight built in into the receiver and a fixed front sight, different than some other series with spring front sight and over the receiver rear sight. Not recommended for kids, no safety and the trigger is really sensitive.

The Russians got it packed right when they designed this pistol. I love it

Groove it for a scope or etc.

Fine pistol, everyone should have one.

Very good buy for the money. I did not have the problem of the pistol shooting high like some of the other reviewers have stated. It looks like the front sight has been redesigned on the pistol I received. This pistol is also very quiet.

Some pellets are very hard to insert into the breech. I have found that a cheap ballpoint pen works best to seat the pellets. The cheap Crosman wadcutter pellets so far seem to be the easiest to insert.

The solid build quality of this little fellow is surprizingly good considering the low price. Also, the trigger is more than satisfactory, it`s light pull feels very predictable. The simple rear sight has very good adjustement ranges. I think the pistol is quite well balanced too, and the cocking is effortless so you can plink with it all day. Reasonable accuracy up to about 15 meters. A lot of quality considering the low cost of this pistol.

Considering what you get for the price, there isn`t much that needs changing in my opinion. At short range it overshoots quite a bit, so they should make a little correction of the front sight on the assembly line. The anti-bear trap is a nice safety feature on some magnum springers, but i really don`t see the need for such safety on this little guy.

Like many springers, this gun is quite hold sensitive. A lot of the 53`s will shoot a bit too high at short range, and you may need to do a little bit of filework on your front sight to correct this

Price was great, and I read the reviews and thought it would be a good buy, but I was very disappointed.

The gun simply would not group. Tried several different kinds of ammo, but it simply sprayed them all over the target with 3" groups at 10 meters.