REVIEW & RANGE REPORT – BAIKAL IZH27 O/U
Based on a Browning model, Baikal IZH 27, over the past three decades, has earned reputation of a robust, reliable and efficient shotgun. Basically a simple Browning design, it hardly has anything tricky inside that would go out of order and trouble the user. Off course, Izhevsky Mekhanichesky Zavod has ensured high quality metallurgy and machining to provide enough durability to this simple O/U design. Certainly not as elegant as various O/U models of the likes of Beretta, Browning or Benelli etc, Baikal IZH 27 provides a cheap alternative which does not at all lag behind in durability / heavy duty use and is quite up to the mark in range performance as well. A popular gun amongst the hunters and those skeet shooters who can not afford the high end skeet guns, IZH 27 is one of the hottest selling O/U in Pakistan.
IZH27 comes in various models with single, double and selective triggers, manual / auto ejectors and the sporting model which has palm swell on the butt, sleak forearms, fluorescent front sights and a ported barrel to reduce muzzle flip / recoil. The one shown in this review is IZH 27EM-IC with single trigger and selective ejector. Various models of IZH 27 are:
- IZH 27M ..................basic model with manual ejection and double trigger
- IZH 27EM.................model with selective auto ejection
- IZH 27M-IC..............model with manual ejector and single trigger
- IZH 27EM-IC.............model with selective auto ejector and single trigger
- IZH 27M-IC "Sporting".... model with selective auto ejector, single trigger, florescent front sights, ported barrels, palm swell in the stock butt and a sleek forend.
BASIC SPECS
Model: IZH 27EM-IC
Manufacturer: Izhevsky Meckhanichesky Zavod (IZH Baikal)
Gauge: 12 Gauge (18.4 mm)
Type: O/U shotgun
Chamber: 76.2 mm
Barrel Length: 710 mm, (28 Inches)
Barrel Material: 4140 Chrome-Moly Steel
Chokes: 3 flush screw-in type chokes (IC, M, F)
Furniture: Wood
Safety location: Behind the top lever
Finish: deep blue
Sights: brass front bead
Slug firing Capability: Yes
Max Gas Pressure: 90 MPa (918 kgf/cm2)
TO READ THE COMPLETE RANGE REPORT AND REVIEW, CLICK HERE
Based on a Browning model, Baikal IZH 27, over the past three decades, has earned reputation of a robust, reliable and efficient shotgun. Basically a simple Browning design, it hardly has anything tricky inside that would go out of order and trouble the user. Off course, Izhevsky Mekhanichesky Zavod has ensured high quality metallurgy and machining to provide enough durability to this simple O/U design. Certainly not as elegant as various O/U models of the likes of Beretta, Browning or Benelli etc, Baikal IZH 27 provides a cheap alternative which does not at all lag behind in durability / heavy duty use and is quite up to the mark in range performance as well. A popular gun amongst the hunters and those skeet shooters who can not afford the high end skeet guns, IZH 27 is one of the hottest selling O/U in Pakistan.
IZH27 comes in various models with single, double and selective triggers, manual / auto ejectors and the sporting model which has palm swell on the butt, sleak forearms, fluorescent front sights and a ported barrel to reduce muzzle flip / recoil. The one shown in this review is IZH 27EM-IC with single trigger and selective ejector. Various models of IZH 27 are:
- IZH 27M ..................basic model with manual ejection and double trigger
- IZH 27EM.................model with selective auto ejection
- IZH 27M-IC..............model with manual ejector and single trigger
- IZH 27EM-IC.............model with selective auto ejector and single trigger
- IZH 27M-IC "Sporting".... model with selective auto ejector, single trigger, florescent front sights, ported barrels, palm swell in the stock butt and a sleek forend.
BASIC SPECS
Model: IZH 27EM-IC
Manufacturer: Izhevsky Meckhanichesky Zavod (IZH Baikal)
Gauge: 12 Gauge (18.4 mm)
Type: O/U shotgun
Chamber: 76.2 mm
Barrel Length: 710 mm, (28 Inches)
Barrel Material: 4140 Chrome-Moly Steel
Chokes: 3 flush screw-in type chokes (IC, M, F)
Furniture: Wood
Safety location: Behind the top lever
Finish: deep blue
Sights: brass front bead
Slug firing Capability: Yes
Max Gas Pressure: 90 MPa (918 kgf/cm2)
TO READ THE COMPLETE RANGE REPORT AND REVIEW, CLICK HERE
