The IZh-27 (ИЖ-27) is a double-barreled

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History

IZh-27 was designed in early 1970s as a successor to the

IZh-12 The IZh-12 (ИЖ-12) is a Soviet double-barreled shotgun. History IZh-12 was designed in early 1960s as a successor to the IZh-59 "Sputnik", in 1962 first shotguns were made. Since 1963 began its serial production. In January 1965, the price ...

."''Двуствольное охотничье внутрикурковое ружьё 12 калибра с вертикально расположенными стволами ИЖ-27 ... создано на базе находящегося в производстве ружья ИЖ-12 с целью его замены''"
Г. Карагодин, Н. Аксенов. Тенденции развития охотничьего оружия // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 4, 1970. стр.28-29 The first standard serial shotguns were made in 1972 and mass production began since 1973 In 1985, IZh-27 and

TOZ-34 The TOZ-34 (ТОЗ-34) is a double-barreled shotgun. History TOZ-34 is produced and sold by Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod since 1964. In 1965, the shotgun was awarded the golden medal of the Leipzig Trade Fair.Э. Штейнгольд. Отечест� ...

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.Галина Валеева. ИЖ-27 вчера и MP-27 сегодня // журнал «Калашников. Оружие. Боеприпасы. Снаряжение», № 8, 2012. стр.40-45 In September 2008, IZh-27 was renamed into MP-27 (''Mechanical Plant - 27''). Over 1.5 million IZh-27 shotguns were made."''Самое популярное классическое ружье Ижевского механического завода... За 30 лет серийного производства выпущено более 1,5 миллиона ружей''"МР-27М
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Izhevsk Mechanical Plant Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (russian: Ижевский Механический Завод, ''Izhevsky Mekhanicheskiy Zavod'') or IZHMEKH (ИЖМЕХ) was a major firearms manufacturer founded in Izhevsk in 1942 for manufacturing small arms. Histo ...

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Design

IZh-27 is an over and under

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shotgun, with one barrel above the other. The

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barrels are made from

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50RA steel (''сталь 50PA'')Отечественное охотничье оружие. ИЖ-27 // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 1, 1981. стр.33 It has a walnut or beech stock and fore-end. Some shotguns were equipped with rubber

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Variants

* IZh-27 (''ИЖ-27'')В. Владимиров. Ружье ИЖ-27 // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 2, 1973. стр.30 :* 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 * IZh-27ST (''ИЖ-27СТ''), with 760mm barrelsА. В. Сицко, М. М. Блюм, И. Б. Шишкин. Советы начинающему охотнику. М., "Агропромиздат", 1991. стр.227 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

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European American Armory European American Armory Inc. is a Rockledge, Florida based firearms company which imports a number of different handguns, shotguns and rifles to the United States. Products The company is best known for importation of the Tanfoglio T95 as the ...

began importing IZh-27 shotguns from Russia in 1999. In January 2004, a contract was signed between

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) and the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant. In 2005

began importing IZh-27 shotguns from Russia, marketed and distributed as the Remington Spartan 310. Remington ceased importing the shotgun in 2009.

References

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Sources

* Universal/Baikal IJ-27E shotgun // "

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", December 1975 * Н. Изметинский, Л. Михайлов. ИЖ-27Е-27-1С - охотничье ружье с одним спуском // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 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

External links

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