IZh-94

The IZh-94 (also known as MP-94) is a Russian double-barreled shotgun.^[2]

IZh-94
Type	double barreled shotgun
Place of origin	Russia
Production history
Designer	A. I. Matveyev[1]
Manufacturer	Izhevsk Mechanical Plant[1]
Produced	since 1993[2]
Specifications
Mass	3.0[2] - 3.4 kg[1]
Length	1050mm
Barrel length	600mm[2][1]
Width	55mm[2]
Height	200mm (without optical sight)[2]
Caliber	12, 20 gauge[1] or .410 bore .22 LR, 5.6×39mm, 7.62×39mm, .308 Winchester, 7.62×54mmR[1]
Action	Break-action[1]

History

The IZh-94 was designed in 1992^[2] as a successor to the IZh-27.^[1]

In September 2008, all Izhevsk Mechanical Plant firearms were renamed and the IZh-94 became known as the MP-94 (Mechanical Plant-94).^[3]

Design

The IZh-94 is an over-and-under hammerless shotgun, with one barrel above the other. The barrels are detachable. The weapon based on the design of the IZh-27M shotgun^[2][1]

It has a walnut or beech stock and fore-end.^[1]

All IZh-94 variants have iron sights and scope base for optical sight is available.^[1]

Variants

• IZh-94 (ИЖ-94) - smoothbore shotgun
• IZh-94 "Sever" (ИЖ-94 "Север") - combination gun, .20 gauge barrel over 5.6 mm rifled barrel (.22 LR,^[2] .22 WMR or 5.6×39mm)^[1]
• IZh-94 "Taiga" (ИЖ-94 "Тайга") - combination gun, .12 gauge barrel (.12/70mm or .12/76 mm Magnum) over 7.62 mm caliber rifled barrel (7.62×39mm, .308 Winchester or 7.62×54mmR)^[1]
• IZh-94 "Express" (ИЖ-94 "Экспресс") - double-barreled rifle
• IZh-94 "Scout" (ИЖ-94 "Скаут") - lightweight combination gun (2.76 kg), .410 bore and .22 LR. The first rifle was introduced in January 2002.^[4]

Users

• Belarus - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon^[5]
• Kazakhstan - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon^[6]
• Russian Federation^[7] - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon^[1]
• Ukraine - is allowed as civilian hunting weapon^[8]
• USA - the import was allowed^[9] and IZh-94 were sold as the Remington SPR94^[10]

Museum exhibits

• one IZh-94 shotgun is in collection of Tula State Arms Museum in Tula Kremlin^[11]