Izhevsk · Rifle
Baikal IZh-18MN
Break action · .308 Winchester · introduced 1994
Also known as MP-18MN, IzH-18MN, MP-18M-M
About the Baikal IZh-18MN
The Baikal IZh-18MN is a single-shot, break-action hunting rifle built by the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant on the long-running IZh-18 shotgun frame. Introduced in 1994 and chambered primarily in .308 Winchester (with other rifle cartridges such as 7.62x39mm and .30-06 Springfield offered), it uses a hammerless internal-hammer mechanism, a chrome-lined rifled barrel, a takedown design and a hardwood stock and fore-end. It is a simple, inexpensive rifle popular with Russian hunters.
The IZh-18 platform is so cheap and durable that a standard shotgun cost just 28 rubles in 1964; the MN rifle version turned that same break-open workhorse into an affordable single-shot hunting rifle for the post-Soviet civilian market.
Baikal IZh-18MN specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Break action
- Firing mechanism
- Internal hammer
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- .308 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, 7.62x39mm
- Magazine capacity
- 1 rounds
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 600 mm (23.6 in)
- Overall length
- 1050 mm (41.3 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 2.70 kg (5.95 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Right hand
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 838 m/s (2749 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 3412 J (2517 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 200 m
History
- Introduced
- 1994
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- RU
Available calibres
Features
- Takedown
- Chrome lined bore
- Cocking indicator
- Extractor
- Iron sights
Safety
- Manual safety
- Cocking indicator
Rifle derivative of the IZh-18/MP-18 single-shot shotgun family. The IZh-18MN designation reflects the rifled ('N') modernized ('M') version. Exact barrel and overall length vary by chambering and market; some values here are typical rather than model-exact.
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