Hunting rifle TOZ-120: characteristics and reviews

Small-caliber rifle in our country was originallywas intended for mass training in shooting and for securing already acquired skills in the shooting galleries. Such a gun was positioned as the most convenient for it, that it was with him that a person mastered the art of a well-aimed shot, so that later it would be as easy as possible to master a combat weapon.

general information

The widest application in the class of small-caliber hunting rifles in our country received the TOZ. They are produced by the famous Tula Plant, which was founded by Peter the Great in 1712.

Today it is considered one of the military centerstechnologies. The plant is produced as a civilian product, for example, light and reliable hunting carbines of various calibers and modifications, including the TOZ-120 gun, and self-loading variants. The designer of the famous series is the designer D. Kochetov.

A distinctive characteristic of all models andmodifications of TOZ is the simplicity of their device. Throughout the long Soviet era, this weapon was widely used in DOSAAF and in school shooting galleries. Representatives of the older generation remember well the first - the thirty-fourth model. In general, all small-bore variants of production of the Tula factory are distinguished by their non-failure operation and operational reliability. This is relevant in the first place for those models that are positioned as hunting, including the TOZ-120.

Modifications

In the postwar years, several varieties of this series were developed at the plant. The very first to become the TOZ-8 and 9. But in the Soviet years the popularity of the TOZ-11, 12 and 16 models was very popular.

They were lightweight small-caliberrifles, intended primarily for hunter-fishers. Their weight was reduced to two kilograms. Moreover, the designers supplied these models with a birch butt - a new design for those times. I must say that all small-caliber hunting rifles produced by the Tula factory are always awarded diplomas and awards. Apparently, the reason is not only in quality and reliability, but also in their high demand among the population. The production of hunting rifles and carbines at the plant continues to this day. In 2000, on the basis of the ninety-first model, the TOZ-120 double-barreled gun was produced.

Characteristics

This single-shot rifle, according to experts,is a fairly balanced model of the twelfth caliber, having vertically located trunks and possessing good prikladistosti. On it is constructed a detachable forearm. TOZ-120 is designed for amateur or commercial hunting.

From the base one hundred and twentieth model wasgroup. "By right of succession," the locking system has moved, and this is understandable: these nodes have long been in use and have proven themselves well. Fundamental changes have affected the design of his shock-trigger mechanism. TOZ-120 is equipped with a separate selector switch for the sequence of shots, combined with a safety button.

Features

Until now, at the Tula Arms Plant forhunters produced only one model, which has a vertical stem arrangement. This is a TOZ-34 rifle, which very quickly gained popularity among Russian hunters. But when there was a completely new development of the plant with a similar solution to the location of the trunks, people's love soon passed to the TOZ-120. The characteristics of the new model differed from their predecessors. It is equipped with twelve-caliber barrels, which are arranged in a vertical plane.

Uniqueness of trunks

Their length can be seven hundred and ten orseven hundred and fifty millimeters. The chamber was made only for a sleeve at seventy mm. Both the lower and upper trunks have half-millimetric muzzle constrictions. TOZ-120, the piece production of which involves the release of guns with one and two cylindrical channels, according to experts, today is one of the most popular types of hunting equipment.

The possibility of buying a rifle with a pairtrunks that have any desired combination of a muzzle device - an attractive enough characteristic. This allows users to turn this carbine into a rifle that is most suitable for these or those kinds of hunting. Everything will depend on what kind of prey its owner prefers to go to at the given time. The weight of TOZ-120 is three kilograms of four hundred grams.

Bullets

This model, according to many, is not just convenientand easy to operate, but also has an excellent accuracy of shooting and prikladistosti. The new modification, which has one descent with a selector, makes it possible to execute two shots in a row, which is sometimes very necessary for hunting. The gun is fired during its opening: when returning to its original state, the weapon is ready to fire. A very convenient solution is the nomination of shells, carried out due to the "activity" of separate ejectors. Many users especially like the fact that the cartridge case is immediately ejected automatically.

The lever on the selector for the order of shots is also a fuse. Specially designed modification TOZ-120 with a 76 mm chamber allows shooting with a Magnum bullet.

Shock mechanism

This is a double-barrel rifle of the twelfth caliber -one of the best offsprings of the Tula arms factory, was originally intended for commercial hunting. Model TOZ-120, reviews of which indicate its high reliability, was developed based on TOZ-91. The works were supervised by the designer E. Starukhin.

Those nodes that have proven themselves well,such as a locking system or a barrel unit, were retained in the new products. But the radical processing of the design of the shock-trigger mechanism, which has one trigger, had to be done. Today, the TOZ-120 is equipped with a separately constructed selector switch for the order of shots, and combined with a safety button.

The trunks on the gun are made detachable. Their connection with the box is carried out with the help of a barrel hook, as well as the hinge axis. The foreheads with locking frames have also been changed. The impact mechanism with the internal arrangement of the hammers is equipped with a safety platoon to prevent an accidental shot. The TOZ-120 hunting gun can be manufactured with conventional USM equipped with two hooks of traditional action, as well as with a trigger mechanism that has one trigger and selector. The function of the latter in this case is the safety button.

Shooting sleeves in a gun from the chamberForcibly extended by separate ejectors. They are ejected with the help of automatic ejectors, followed by non-shooters. The TOZ-120 application is made with beech or walnut.

Versions

TOZ-120 is manufactured in severalModifications with different exterior finishes. In the future, the plant plans and produces models of sports class, as well as for firing on round or trench stands.

It is not ruled out that in the future,guns TOZ-120 of the twelfth and twentieth calibers, both with the usual chamber chamber and Magnum type, in which the alignment of one barrel with the usual choke will be done, and the other with a "paradox", the latter will be provided not as a nozzle, but together with the trunk. At the moment, constructive development of such options at the plant is already under way.

According to experts, a single barrelThere is a definite advantage over nozzles having a threaded connection type with a muzzle part. In the case of the latter, it is quite difficult to achieve such an indicator as absolute coaxiality, which means a deterioration in the accuracy of the battle. The shooting of such experimental samples at a distance of thirty-five meters showed a fifteen to twenty-millimeter diameter of the scattering of cartridge holes.

Shot

Photo TOZ-120 is proofelegance of this carabiner. Its detachable trunks, for separation of which it is necessary to withdraw and remove the lever latch on the fore-end, are opened and taken out of the box. The cocking of one of the two inner hammers in the impact device or the compression of the springs is carried out when the rifle is opened. And to exclude the product of an accidental shot, there are safety platoons. The trigger mechanism is equipped with one hook, which, when fired, releases the trigger first from the lower, and then from the upper barrel.

The bullet release sequence can be changedWith the help of a selector, the function of which was taken over by the fuse button. One-trigger mechanism in the TOZ-120, feedback on the quality of the shooting from which basically positive, allows you to quickly make two consecutive shots, while reducing the gap between volleys to a minimum. This possibility is especially important for a hunter during shooting in thickets or short, when mining appears unexpectedly and for a very small time. The shooting sleeve is forced out of the chamber of the barrel on each barrel by a separate ejector, after which it is ejected. If the shot was not made, then the cartridge is only pushed out of the chamber, but it is not thrown out.

Appearance

Disassembly of TOZ-120 is carried out quite simply and quickly. The wooden parts of this gun are made of high-quality beech or a mature sparkling nut.

Depending on the type of execution, there may bevariously is done outer finish. For the design of the metal parts of the gun, both electrochemical and laser engraving can be used. Sometimes on nominal piece weapons are made hand-crafted highly artistic inlays with precious metals or mother of pearl. The wooden parts of the TOZ can be decorated not only with carving, but also with an altimeter. The first type of design is particularly elegant and beautifully looked at places where a traditional notch is traditionally to be made to exclude the sliding of the hand and the retention of the carbine at the time of the shot. From the aiming devices on this gun are provided a ventilated sighting bar with a front sight. The kit also includes the sneakers required to easily carry a 120-TOZ gun on the hunt.

Reviews

Opinions of hunters about this carbine are enoughare contradictory. Some like TOZ-120 for its unpretentiousness and high reliability, especially in bad weather conditions. Many also note a good fight with low returns. However, there are also such users who abuse this production of the Tula plant for unreliable descent, noting that it often leads to doublets. Others talk about the inconvenience of the forehead and the heavy weight of weapons.

But one thing is certain: This hunting carbine found a consumer niche. It is equally good for beginners and hunters who bought their first gun, and professional fishers. The models of the TOZ-120 series have a successful combination of elegance and simplicity of design.

You can learn weapons only by shooting from it

Most like the appearance of this gun. Depending on the version, it can have a different exterior finish. The base on the trigger and the outer cover of the receiver can be made either black-oxidized or nickel-plated.

Many users consider TOZ-120, especiallymodel with replaceable NAM, an excellent alternative to similar products of the Izhevsk Arms Plant. In general, even despite numerous reviews, it is possible to appreciate all advantages and disadvantages of this carbine at least once, after having hunted with it a few times.

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