7 excellent hunting rifles originally from the Soviet Union, which are still in vogue and respect

  • Nov 13, 2021
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The Soviet man was by no means cut off from " communication" with firearms. Although it was half as easy to get it as in the United States, there was almost a cult of hunting in the USSR. Special societies and clubs were created. Any citizen who was a member of a hunting organization could buy a suitable gun for himself. Fortunately, the Soviet industry produced a wide range of weapons for hunting a wide variety of game from duck to wild boar.
The Soviet man was by no means cut off from "communication" with firearms. Although it was half as easy to get it as in the United States, there was almost a cult of hunting in the USSR. Special societies and clubs were created. Any citizen who was a member of a hunting organization could buy a suitable gun for himself. Fortunately, the Soviet industry produced a wide range of weapons for hunting a wide variety of game from duck to wild boar.
The Soviet man was by no means cut off from "communication" with firearms. Although it was half as easy to get it as in the United States, there was almost a cult of hunting in the USSR. Special societies and clubs were created. Any citizen who was a member of a hunting organization could buy a suitable gun for himself. Fortunately, the Soviet industry produced a wide range of weapons for hunting a wide variety of game from duck to wild boar.

1. IZH-18

A very good gun. / Photo: irkutsk.huntergo.ru.
A very good gun. / Photo: irkutsk.huntergo.ru.
A very good gun. / Photo: irkutsk.huntergo.ru.

This gun was created in 1964. You can meet him on the hunting market today, though under the MP-18 index. The hunting legend is produced for calibers 12, 16, 20, 28, 32 and 410. Depending on the cartridge, the barrel length of the gun varies from 675 to 735 mm. The chamber length is 70 mm. Both the bore and the chamber itself are chrome plated. The guaranteed shot of the IZH-18 is 6 thousand shots.

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2. IZH-54

A very popular option. / Photo: gunsfriend.ru.
A very popular option. / Photo: gunsfriend.ru.

Today, such a gun is a rarity, although it is still found in the collections of individual hunters. It was developed in 1954 and produced until 1969. The model is notable for the fact that it is a development of the German Sauer-8 rifle. Despite the fact that the 54th issue has long been curtailed, some incredible amount of them managed to rivet them in the USSR - more than 477 thousand copies. Although a whole family of more successful guns later appeared on the basis of the IZH-54, this model enjoys considerable respect among hunters.

3. MC-21-12

The first is automatic. / Photo: militaryarms.ru.
The first is automatic. / Photo: militaryarms.ru.

The well-known Soviet rifle was based on the Belgian Browning Auto 5. It is noteworthy that 21-12 is already at least only because it became the first Soviet self-loading hunting rifle! The weapon's automation is based on a spring-loaded barrel rollback mechanism and a longitudinally sliding bolt. These were produced only for caliber 12, in contrast to the basic MTs-21 gun, which was made for three calibers. More than 300 thousand of them were produced in the USSR.

4. TOZ-BM

Powerful contraption. / Photo: volgahunter.ru.
Powerful contraption. / Photo: volgahunter.ru.

Creation of the Tula Arms Factory from 1957. They made guns for calibers 16 and 20. The barrel length of this handsome man was 700 and 725 mm, respectively. The gun weighed about 3.25 kg. A serious drawback of the gun was the lack of chrome plating, which made it susceptible to corrosion. Despite this unpleasant fact, it was not unimportant. Today, it is most often found in the TOZ-63 iteration, the main difference of which is the presence of a chrome-plated barrel.

5. IZH-58

Still in use. / Photo: forum.guns.ru.
Still in use. / Photo: forum.guns.ru.

Another hammerless shotgun loved by Soviet hunters. The model appeared in 1958. A gun was produced for three calibers: 12, 16 and 20. An important advantage relative to all other Soviet models of hunting rifles in the IZH-58 was that it weighed little. In its "heaviest" version, the weight of the 58th did not exceed 3.2 kg. Models for the most modest 20 caliber and at all weighed 2.9 kg in curb form. Together with the simplicity and reliability, the IZH-58 could become one of the most beloved guns of domestic hunters.

6. TOZ-34

For a variety of calibers. / Photo: VKontakte.
For a variety of calibers. / Photo: VKontakte.

Another Tula gun, which has been mass-produced since 1969. The heaviest version of the weapon weighed 3.2 kg. The longest version had a 711 mm barrel. The length of the gun chamber reached 70 mm. These guns were produced for a whole five calibers: 12, 16, 20, 28 and 32. As a result, the 34 became the basis for several families of new combination and stand shotguns. In total, the Tula Arms Plant produced more than 1 million of these.

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7. IZH-27

The best shotgun of the USSR. / Photo: guns.allzip.org.
The best shotgun of the USSR. / Photo: guns.allzip.org.

The gun, which many domestic hunters still consider the best. It was developed in 1972. Reliability, unpretentiousness, high performance and as many as five possible calibers (12, 16, 20, 32 and 410) helped the IZH-27 to become one of the most massive hunting rifles in the history of the country. Over the entire time, more than 1.5 million of these have been produced.

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