MTs255

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MTs255
Side view of MTs255
TypeShotgun
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service1993–present
Production history
DesignerTsKIB SOO
Designed1993
ManufacturerTsKIB-SOO
Specifications
Mass3.7 kg (12)/ 3.4 kg (20)/ 3.3 kg (28)/ 3.1 kg (32, .410)
Length1115 mm (12)/ 1065 mm (20, 28, 32, .410)
Barrel length755 mm (12)/ 705 mm (20, 28, 32, .410)

Cartridge12, 20, 28, 32 gauge, and .410 bore
ActionDouble-action
Feed system5 rounds
SightsIron sights
With action open
MTs255-12 - The police version

The MTs255 (Russian: МЦ255) is a Russian revolver shotgun fed by a 5-round swing-out cylinder. It is produced by the TsKIB SOO,[1] Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Arms.

The MTs255 is unique in that the forearm extends nearly all the way back to the cylinder. The shotgun is reloaded in a manner consistent with that of most modern revolvers, by unlocking the cylinder, and swinging it away from the frame to the left and down.

Variants[edit]

  • MTs255 (МЦ255) - civilian version, has a permanent wooden butt and fore-end. The guns are available in 12, 20, 28, and 32 gauge, and .410 bore.[1] At present, it is not commercially available, only parts are available on request.
  • MTs255-12 (МЦ255-12) - police version (for ammunition 12/70 and 12/76), designed for law enforcement and security agencies, is distinguished by accessories made of black plastic, folding stock and a "Picatinny rail" bar for attaching sighting devices.

Users[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Виктор Юрьев. Револьверное ружьё МЦ255 // журнал «Оружие и охота», № 3 (56), 2004. стр.12-17
  2. ^ «2.1.1.2-1/050 Ружье охотничие барабанного типа одноствольное МЦ 255-12»
    Указ Президента Республики Беларусь № 71 от 13 февраля 2003 года «Об утверждении Положения о порядке ведения и издания Государственного кадастра служебного и гражданского оружия и боеприпасов и Положения о порядке проведения сертификации служебного и гражданского оружия и боеприпасов» (редакция от 10 июля 2015 г.)

Sources[edit]

  • Виктор Зеленко, Вячеслав Трухачев. Ружьё МЦ 255 // журнал «Оружие», № 3, 2005. стр.56-58
  • MC 255 // «Střelecká revue», 12, 2007

External links[edit]

Media related to MTs-255 at Wikimedia Commons