Please Read Join Us Contribute!

Selected Handgun Detail

Baikal
Model IJ-70
Baikal Pistol IJ-70 .380 Auto Variant-1
Scale To:
Gun Dimensions Width:No Data
Length:6.25-in Height:No Data
Barrel:4-in Weight:25-oz
1 Variant
Gun Rankings
  • Power Factor (90 grain bullet)91170
  • Recoil Factor (90 grain bullet)2.32 ft-lb
  • Total Capacity13 rounds
  • ConcealabilityGood
  • Defense Factor67%
Gun Specifications
Type:Pistol
Caliber:.380 Auto
Action:recoil operated semi-automatic
Trigger:double-action (DA/SA)
Safety:slide mounted decock/safety lever
Magazine:12-round
Frame:blued steel
Grip:black checkered plastic
Sights:fixed blade front, adj. target rear
Notes:hi-cap, double-stack variant
Manufacturer
Baikal
More Info
About the Gun

Compact all-steel DA/SA blowback pistol on the Makarov pattern, sold as a commercial export gun. It has a slide-mounted decocker/safety, a heel magazine release, checkered plastic grips, and an adjustable rear sight. Standard-capacity guns use a slim single-column magazine; the high-capacity variants use a wider double-column frame.

Production

Production ran from 1994 through 1996.

Market value
Last updated: 9/17/2026

MSRP at production was around $325. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $350–$500.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge: .380 Automatic
Alias: 9mm Browning Short
More Info
Ballistics for This Gun
Selected Bullet Mass:90 grains
MV:1013 ft/sec ME:205 ft-lbs
Analysis

Baikal introduced the IJ-70 in the mid-1990s as Izhevsk’s commercial export Makarov. The factory fitted an adjustable rear sight for the U.S. sporting-import rules and offered 9x18 Makarov and .380 Auto, in eight-round and high-capacity frames. The same pistol also reached the market as the Baikal 442. Pistol imports ended in the mid-1990s. Used IJ-70s are the usual Russian Makarov on the civilian market and trade below military-marked PMs.

User Rating
0 User Ratings
0 User Comments
User Comments

There are currently no user comments for this handgun.