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The IZh-27 (ИЖ-27) is a double-barreled shotgun.
| IZh-27 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Double-barreled shotgun[1] |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1969 - Present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | A. A. Klimov[2] |
| Designed | 1969 - 1970[3] |
| Manufacturer | Izhevsk Mechanical Plant[2] |
| Produced | since 1972[4] |
| No. built | 2,000,000[5] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.2 - 3.4 kg[6] |
| Length | 1095 — 1195mm |
| Barrel length | 720 - 730mm[6] |
| Caliber | 12, 16, 20 and 32 gauge[2][6] |
| Action | Break-action[6] |
| Sights | iron sights |
IZh-27 was designed in early 1970s as a successor to the IZh-12.[3] The first standard serial shotguns were made in 1972[4] and mass production began since 1973[7]
In 1985, IZh-27 and TOZ-34 were the most common hunting shotguns in the Soviet Union.[8] Also, a number of these shotguns were sold in foreign countries.[9][10]
In the 1990s, the production of the IZh-27MM variant (IZh-27M chambered in 12/76 mm Magnum shotgun shells) began.[11]
In September 2008, IZh-27 was renamed into MP-27 (Mechanical Plant - 27). Over 1.5 million IZh-27 shotguns were made.[12]
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IZh-27 is an over and under hammerless shotgun, with one barrel above the other.[7][13][6]
The chrome-plated barrels are made from heat-treated 50RA steel (сталь 50PA)[7][13]
It has a walnut or beech stock and fore-end.[6] Some shotguns were equipped with rubber recoil pad.[7][13]
- IZh-27-1S (ИЖ-27-1С) with a single selective trigger[6]
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Soviet Union - was allowed as civilian hunting weapon[7][13][2]
Belarus - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon[17]
Bulgaria[18]
Kazakhstan - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon[19]
Moldova - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon[20]
Russian Federation - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon[11]
USA - European American Armory began importing IZh-27 shotguns from Russia in 1999.[1] In January 2004, a contract was signed between Remington Arms (Madison, North Carolina) and the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant.[21] In 2005 Remington Arms began importing IZh-27 shotguns from Russia, marketed and distributed as the Remington Spartan 310.[22][23] Remington ceased importing the shotgun in 2009.
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