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IZh-27

The IZh-27 is a double-barreled shotgun.

History

IZh-27 was designed in the early 1970s as a successor to the IZh-12. The first standard serial shotguns were made in 1972 and mass production began in 1973.

In 1985, IZh-27 and TOZ-34 were the most common hunting shotguns in the Soviet Union. Also, a number of these shotguns were sold in foreign countries.

In the 1990s, the production of the IZh-27MM variant (IZh-27M chambered in 12/76 mm Magnum shotgun shells) began.

In September 2008, IZh-27 was renamed into MP-27 (Mechanical Plant – 27). Over 1.5 million IZh-27 shotguns were made.

Design

IZh-27 is an over and under hammerless shotgun, with one barrel above the other.

The chrome-plated barrels are made from heat-treated 50RA steel (сталь 50PA)

It has a walnut or beech stock and fore-end. Some shotguns were equipped with rubber recoil pad.

Variants

  • IZh-27 (ИЖ-27)
* IZh-27-1S (ИЖ-27-1С) with a single selective trigger
  • IZh-27E (ИЖ-27Е), with automatic ejectors – since 1973
* IZh-27E-1S (ИЖ-27Е-1С), with automatic ejectors and a single selective trigger – in 1976 it was awarded the golden medal of the Brno Exhibition and in spring 1977 it received the State quality mark of the USSR.
  • IZh-27ST (ИЖ-27СТ), with 760mm barrels 3.3 – 3.4 kg
  • IZh-27SK (ИЖ-27СK), with 660mm barrels 3.2 – 3.3 kg
  • IZh-27M (ИЖ-27М) In September 2008, it was renamed into MP-27M
  • IZh-27MM (ИЖ-27МM)

Users

  • - was allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
  • – European American Armory began importing IZh-27 shotguns from Russia in 1999. In January 2004, a contract was signed between Remington Arms (Madison, North Carolina) and the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. In 2005 Remington Arms began importing IZh-27 shotguns from Russia, marketed and distributed as the Remington Spartan 310. Remington ceased importing the shotgun in 2009.

References

Sources

  • Universal/Baikal IJ-27E shotgun // "American Rifleman", December 1975
  • Н. Изметинский, Л. Михайлов. ИЖ-27Е-27-1С – охотничье ружье с одним спуском // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», No. 9, 1978. стр.30–32
  • Л. Е. Михайлов, Н. Л. Изметинский. Ижевские охотничьи ружья. 2-е изд., испр. и доп. Ижевск, изд-во «Удмуртия», 1982. стр.160–187
  • В. Н. Трофимов. Отечественные охотничьи ружья гладкоствольные. М., ДАИРС, 2000. стр.267–280
  • Виктор Гордиенко. Главный калибр российского охотника // журнал «Мастер-ружьё», No. 1 (50), 2001. стр.112–117
  • Baikal IZH-27 // "American Rifleman", May 2001

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