TOZ-8
Tula Arms Plant · Rifle · Discontinued · 1932
Also known as: Tula TOZ-8, Model 1932 Training Rifle
Overview
The TOZ-8 is a single-shot, bolt-action .22 Long Rifle training rifle designed in 1932 by Soviet gunsmith D. M. Kochetov and produced at the Tula Arms Plant. Inexpensive, simple, and exceptionally reliable, it became the standard marksmanship trainer of the Soviet Union, used in schools and DOSAAF paramilitary organizations for decades. A cover behind the bolt protects the shooter from escaping gas in the event of a case failure. Roughly one million were produced between the early 1930s and the late 1950s, and large numbers survive today as surplus rifles.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3100 g (109.3 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1100 mm (43.31") |
| Barrel Length | 640 mm (25.20") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Striker Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 1 rounds |
| Muzzle Velocity | 330 m/s (1083 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 141 J (104 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 100 m (109 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 1500 m (1640 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 4 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .22 Long Rifle · primary — also known as .22 LR, 22 LR, 5.6x15mmR
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Single Shot
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety
- Features: Single Shot, Open Sights, Gas Escape Cover, Full Length Wood Stock
Variants
Service history
Operators
- Soviet Armed Forces · adopted 1932
- DOSAAF
Production
Estimated total produced: 1,000,000 · Production years: 1932-1959
Manufactured at Tula from the early 1930s through 1941, with production resuming after World War II until the late 1950s; approximately one million produced.
Origin
Country of origin: Soviet Union
Designer: D. M. Kochetov
Discontinued: 1959
Notes
Configured as a single-shot rifle with no magazine; each cartridge is loaded by hand. Served as the basis for several improved derivatives including the magazine-fed TOZ-9 and the single-shot TOZ-12 and TOZ-16.
Background
Generations of Soviet schoolchildren and conscripts learned to shoot on the TOZ-8, making it one of the most widely encountered training rifles in the USSR and a fixture of DOSAAF marksmanship programs.