TOZ-106 | |
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Type | Bolt-action Shotgun |
Place of origin | Russia |
Production history | |
Designer | Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod |
Manufacturer | Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod [1] |
Produced | 1993 - |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.5 kg [1] [2] |
Length | 530/810mm (stock folded/open) [2] |
Barrel length | 295mm [2] |
Width | 70mm [3] |
Height | 170mm [3] |
Cartridge | 20 gauge shotshell [1] [2] |
Action | bolt action [1] |
Feed system | 2 [3] /4 round box magazine [1] [2] |
Sights | iron sights [3] [1] |
The TOZ-106 is a small, lightweight bolt-action shotgun produced and sold by Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod. [1] [3]
This is a compact version of Soviet MTs 20-01 hunting shotgun. [1]
It features a metal stock that folds underneath the weapon in order to make it more compact, and a pistol grip. [1] The rest of the stock is wooden. [3] This shotgun was officially marketed as a hunting shotgun, but became popular among farmers, adventurers, travelers, campers, truck drivers and other people who needed a self-defense weapon for use in the countryside or wilderness. Illegal sawn-off versions of Soviet shotguns historically earned the name "Death of a collective farm chairman" (rus."Смерть председателя") hinting at their possible use, and TOZ-106 naturally inherited the name. It received an indifferent welcome among hunters, though it is somewhat popular for finishing wounded game.[ citation needed ]