Some in the market for airguns are looking for a powerful rifle, while someone is looking for the cheapest option with great opportunities for improvement. Of a decent weapon, it’s cheaper than an air rifle MP-512 Baikal, nothing can be found. This is evidenced by hundreds of reviews of not only the owners, but also sellers - “murka”, that’s how gunsmiths call them, the best choice for any beginner shooter who wants to save money and get a rifle with great potential for improvement.
Miracle beast of Russian gunsmiths
The IL -512 spring piston air rifle was developed at the end of the 20th century by a Russian concern with one goal - to provide the market with inexpensive weapons that can compete with more expensive counterparts of foreign manufacture due to their low price. Due to the simplicity of the device and the possibility of improvement, the rifle quickly got fans. Since 1998, the manufacturer has introduced many modifications of the “Murka” to the market. Hoping to attract consumers of the high-end segment, manufacturers offered enhanced Magnum class options; trying to achieve attractiveness, more than once updated the design of the weapon and the description for it. But judging by the reviews of many sellers of airguns, consumers are primarily attracted by the cheapest and most original example of the wonderful Russian MP-512 rifle.
About the performance characteristics
The factory-made air rifle MP-512 is hardly suitable for hunting enthusiasts. Its performance characteristics leave much to be desired. This is not surprising, because its primary purpose is sports shooting. The speed of the remote control with a caliber of 4.5 mm in the lightweight version of the MP-512C is only 105 m / s, the standard version is 150 m / s, and the factory-enhanced version of the MP-512M is 190 m / s. The question arises of why it is so popular among fans of air guns.
- Easy assembly. There is not a single complex mechanism. Any owner without difficulty, according to one description, will be able to completely disassemble the weapon and easily assemble it together.
- The main indicator for many buyers who are interested in the air rifle MP-512 is the price . MP-512 is cheaper than more advanced Chinese competitors, but significantly surpasses them in all other criteria.
- Possibility of improvement. The manufacturer has created a rifle with high potential for an upgrade.
A bit about design
To understand the markings, you need to know that the design of the rifle depends on their digital part, and the letters are responsible for power. Let the buyer not be confused by a large number of modifications, in fact there are not so many. The manufacturer often produces weapons with different markings, without making any changes to the development. On the official website, this is called “restyling,” which aims to interest a new buyer. On the market you can find 4 types of rifles that differ in appearance and description.
- Classic The stock and stock are made of wood. The classic type of weapon attracts many buyers. However, it is worth knowing that when reinforcing weapons due to strong recoil, the tree tends to break.
- Plastic Although the appearance is far from ideal, but this rifle can withstand any load.
- Elegant . The most expensive version has a bored trigger block. In addition, a longer spring is installed.
- Updated design. The air rifle MP-512 36 resembles a weapon from Star Wars. Futuristic design with factory reinforcement of weapons does not fit in any way with the plastic sleeve coupling, which may not cope with the load when reinforcing weapons.
Reinforcement rifle
Since the rifle has a spring-piston mechanism, this component is primarily subjected to amplification. Of course, if you have a reinforced air rifle MP-512 22 on your hands, then this paragraph should be skipped, for all the others there are two options. Or install a more powerful spring (for example, Gamo Hinter 440), pre-fill the groove in the piston, where it is installed, with epoxy. The groove is made to firmly hold the spring in the piston, but it is not clear what the manufacturer was thinking about, boring it, because the spring will not go anywhere from the piston. Of course, there is a possibility that, due to long use, the edge of the spring can twist and jam, but if the weapon is serviced in a timely manner, nothing like this will happen.
The air rifle MP-512 is often amplified by the installation of a gas spring. Along with high power, the weapon receives lower returns, which greatly affects the accuracy of the fire. It is possible to install the cheapest optics on such weapons without fear, without fear that strong returns will break the glass during operation.
Sophisticated upgrade
In fact, there are several dozen weapon upgrades that can improve the tactical and technical characteristics of the rifle. Air rifle MP-512 is subjected not only to changing the spring and filling the piston groove. Sophisticated refinement methods require additional knowledge in physics, metal cutting and sopromat. Below you can find a list of possible alterations.
- Change the angle of the cocking mechanism. With frequent cocking, the piston scratches the cylinder, which leads to its wear.
- Weighting the trunk with a muzzle. Increases accuracy by not allowing the barrel to roll upward when fired.
- Weighting of the piston. The heavier it is, the more accurate the shot. True, such an improvement slightly reduces the power of the weapon.
- Many "kulibin" reinforce the rifle alteration of the breech.
Available "body kits"
Like any expensive foreign-made weapon, the MP-512 air rifle has a dovetail mount with a width of 11 mm. Accordingly, you can install any optics on the weapon. Mostly, optical sights are very popular . You can install a collimator. The main thing is to remember that when installing a reinforced spring, a huge return appears, which can quickly destroy the glass mounts in the optical sight. When buying, you need to pay attention to devices equipped with special compensators that hold the glass when returning in two directions.
Often, sellers in stores specify where the optics will be used, and offer the right device. If the weapon will be used only as an entertainment, you can install a laser sight. Shooting with him is quite interesting.
conclusions
Air rifle MP-512 will be the best purchase for any beginner who wants to acquire shooting skills. The low price of a spring-piston weapon (from about 3,000 rubles for a model with a plastic box to more than 5,000 for a combined version) makes the rifle accessible to any buyer. And if interest in shooting disappears, then there will be no particular worries due to the cost of its acquisition. In addition, the MP-512 is in high demand among buyers, so there will be no problem selling it to other hands.