MTs 5
Tula Arms Plant (TsKIB SOO) · Shotgun · Discontinued · 1950
Also known as: MTs-5, МЦ-5, MC-5
Overview
The MTs 5 is a Soviet over/under double-barrel hunting shotgun developed at the TsKIB SOO design bureau in Tula and produced from 1950 to 1982. A high-grade break-action smoothbore with vertically stacked barrels, internal hammers and double triggers, it was chambered in a range of gauges (12, 16, 20, 28 and 32) with 70 mm chambers and 675 mm barrels. Regarded as a quality sporting gun, it featured an automatic tang safety, a shared non-automatic ejector, and finely engraved receivers with checkered walnut furniture.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 2500 g (88.2 oz) |
| Barrel Length | 675 mm (26.57") |
| Action Type | Break Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Internal Hammer |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Trigger Pull | 20 N (4.5 lbf) |
| Magazine Capacity | 2 rounds |
| Muzzle Velocity | 366 m/s (1201 fps) |
| Effective Range | 40 m (44 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | None |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 20 Gauge · primary — also known as 20 Bore, 20ga, 20/70
- 16 Gauge — also known as 16 ga, 16 bore, 16/70
- 12 Gauge — also known as 12ga, 12 Bore, 12/70
- 28 Gauge — also known as 28 ga, 28/70
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Break Open Barrels
- Safety mechanisms: Automatic Tang Safety, Trigger Block
- Features: Over Under Barrels, Double Triggers, Internal Hammers, Removable Barrels, Shared Non Automatic Ejector, Checkered Walnut Furniture, Engraved Receiver
Variants
- MTs 5-12 - Combination Gun
Service history
Operators
- Soviet civilian hunters · adopted 1950
Production
Production years: 1950-1982
Produced at TsKIB SOO / Tula Arms Plant as a high-grade sporting shotgun in several gauges
Origin
Country of origin: Russia
Discontinued: 1982
Notes
The front trigger fires the lower barrel. Chokes were lightly constricted (about 0.1 mm) on both barrels. A combination-gun derivative, the MTs 5-12, paired a 5.6 mm (.22 LR) rimfire upper barrel with a 32-gauge smoothbore lower barrel.
Background
The 'MTs' (МЦ) prefix stands for 'Model TsKIB', marking guns built by Tula's Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Arms — the same workshop that hand-built Soviet Olympic and presentation-grade firearms.