IZh-27
# IZh-27

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

## History

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

* Soviet Union - was allowed as civilian hunting weapon
* Belarus - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
* Bulgaria
* Kazakhstan - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
* Moldova - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
* Russian Federation - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon
* USA - 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.
