The MTs255 (russian: МЦ255) is a Russian
shotgun
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fed by a 5-round internal
revolving cylinder. It is produced by the
TsKIB SOO
The Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Arms, abbreviated TsKIB SOO (russian: ЦКИБ СОО) is a Russian small arms design bureau based in Tula, Russia. It was established in 1946, and it is currently managed as a branch o ...
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[Виктор Юрьев. Револьверное ружьё МЦ255 // журнал «Оружие и охота», № 3 (56), 2004. стр.12-17] Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Arms.
The MTs255 is unique in that the forearm extends nearly all the way back to the cylinder. The shotgun is reloaded in a manner consistent with that of most modern revolvers, by unlocking the cylinder, and swinging it away from the frame to the left and down.
Variants
* MTs255 (''МЦ255'') - civilian version, has a permanent wooden butt and fore-end. The guns are available in 12, 20, 28 and 32 gauges, and
.410 bore
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.
At present, it is not commercially available, only parts are available on request.
* MTs255-12 (''МЦ255-12'') - police version (for ammunition 12/70 and 12/76), designed for law enforcement and security agencies, is distinguished by accessories made of black plastic, folding stock and a "
Picatinny rail
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" bar for attaching sighting devices.
Users
* - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
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* - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
See also
*
Colt Revolving Rifle
The Colt New Model Revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1855 until 1864. The design was essentially similar to revolver type pistols, with a rotating cylinder that held five or six rounds i ...
*
List of Russian weaponry
References
Sources
* Виктор Зеленко, Вячеслав Трухачев. Ружьё МЦ 255 // журнал «Оружие», № 3, 2005. стр.56-58
* MC 255 // «Střelecká revue», 12, 2007
External links
МЦ255 Revolver-Type Shotguns- KBP Instrument Design Bureau
MTs-255- TsKIB SOO
* M. R. Popenker
MTs-255/ "Modern Firearms"
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Internet Movie Firearms Database
Revolver shotguns
Shotguns of Russia
TsKIB SOO products
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