| IZh-27 (MP-27) | |
|---|---|
 IZH-27 16 Gauge | |
| Type | Double-barreled shotgun |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1969–present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | A. A. Klimov |
| Designed | 1969–1970 |
| Manufacturer | Izhevsk Mechanical Plant |
| Produced | since 1972 |
| No. built | 2,000,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.2–3.4 kg |
| Length | 1095–1195mm |
| Barrel length | 720–730mm |
| Caliber | 12, 16, 20 and 32 gauge |
| Action | Break-action |
| Sights | iron sights |
The IZh-27 is a double-barreled shotgun.
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, the IZh-27 and the 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 the MP-27 (Mechanical Plant – 27). Over 1.5 million IZh-27 shotguns were made.
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 a rubber recoil pad.
USSR - 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.