MTs 6

The MTs 6 (МЦ 6) is a Soviet double-barreled high-quality custom hunting and skeet shotgun[1][2].

MTs 6
Type	double barreled shotgun
Place of origin	USSR
Production history
Designed	1948
Manufacturer	TsKIB SOO[1][2]
Specifications
Mass	3.0 - 3.6 kg[1][2]
Barrel length	675mm or 750mm[1][2]
Cartridge	.12/70[1][2]
Caliber	12 gauge[1][2]
Action	Break action[1][2]
Rate of fire	variable
Sights	iron sights[1][2]

History

MTs 6 was designed in 1948 and produced by TsKIB SOO[1][2].

These shotguns were used by Soviet teams in shooting competitions (incl. Olympics Games).

After the model MTs 106 was developed, the production of MTs 6 was discontinued.

Design

MTs 6 is an over and under hammerless smoothbore 12 gauge shotgun, with one barrel above the other.[1][2]

It is equipped with safety mechanism and ejector[2].

All guns have a walnut shoulder stock (with or without cheekpiece) and fore-end, some of them were decorated with engravings[1][2].

Variants

• MTs 6-12 (МЦ 6-12) - a hunting shotgun with 750mm barrels and two triggers, 3.0 - 3.2 kg[1][2]
• MTs 6-0 (МЦ 6-0), MTs 6-00 (МЦ 6-00) and MTs 6-03 (МЦ 6-03) - skeet shotguns, 3.4 - 3.6 kg[1][2]
• MTs 106 (МЦ 106) - next model[3]

References

1. М. М. Блюм, И. Б. Шишкин. Охотничье ружьё. М., «Лесная промышленность», 1983. стр.82, 89
2. А. В. Кузьминский. Оружие для охотника: практическое пособие / под общ.ред. А. Е. Тараса М., ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2002. стр.160-161
3. Алексей Блюм. МЦ 106 в руках охотника // журнал "Оружие", № 4, 2011. стр.64

Sources

• Виктор Гуров. Бокфлинты тульских оружейников // журнал "Охота", № 10 (170), 2012. стр.44-50
• Виктор Рон. Великолепная "шестёрка" // журнал "Оружие", № 6, 2012. стр.63-64 - ISSN 1728-9203