The Baikal MP-153 is a 12 gauge

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manufactured by

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(originally by the

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) in Russia. The shotgun is available with 12/76mm or 12/89mm chambers and either 610, 650, 710 or 750 mm barrels. The MP-153 is manufactured with fixed choke available as Cylinder, Modified or Full variants, or with screw in chokes with Cylinder, Improved Cylinder, Modified, Improved Modified, Full and Extra Full variants available. Normally there are 3 or 4 chokes included with multi choke variants of the shotgun and a spanner that duplicates as a choke extractor and gas screw adjustor. Screw in chokes come as

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proofed versions.

History

Development began in 1997 of a 12/70mm unit based on the IZh-81M. With increasing market demand for 12/89mm guns, further development of a gun capable of firing light skeet and trap load as well as heavier magnum game loads commenced in February 1999 In November 2010, 500,000 shotguns were produced, and their production continued. The developers retained characteristics from the IZh-81: *barrel locking by a single, retractable lug on the top of the bolt that cams into a recess cut into the barrel extension (analogous to the J.M. Browning patent) and applied in

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model and its semi-auto options; *under-barrel tube magazine.

Related firearms

* Baikal MP-133 * Baikal MP-155

Users

* - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon * * * - Remington Spartan 453

Museum exhibits

* one MP-153 shotgun is in collection of Tula State Arms Museum in

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"''Имеются... современные модели Ижевского механического завода – одноствольные ружья ИЖ-18ЕМ-М, МР-153, двуствольные ружья''"Оружие спортивное и охотничье
/ официальный сайт Тульского государственного музея оружия

References

Sources

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", February 2001 * Виктор Гуров, мастер спорта по стендовой стрельбе. Ижевское MP-153 на стенде и на охоте // журнал "Оружие", No. 3, 2003. стр.38-43

External links

Manual, instructions Baikal MP-153eaa corp User manual eaa corp MP-153 Parts List
* Hunting shotgun MP-153

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