Bought this 1971 MU-8 the other day. By no means a show gun but appears in good workable condition. Parabolic chokes, 26" barrel, single trigger. I'm scared to take it apart to give it a good cleaning. Anyone have one of these?
The TsKIB SOO Vostok MU-8 Soviet 12 gauge skeet gun
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sillymike
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Interesting find!
- You might be able to find more information on them if you search using MTs8
- They were made by TSKIB SOO, which nowadays is under kbptula.ru
As far as working on them, they are pretty straight forward. Caption Obvious: Make sure you have the correct thin bit screw-driver... it would be a shame to bugger one up.
- They are not that common, than again, I don't think any Mts shotgun is common on this side of the pond.
- The few (2x) I've heard of for sale (in the last 20 years or so) were two barrel set (1x trap and 1x skeet)
- You might be able to find more information on them if you search using MTs8
- They were made by TSKIB SOO, which nowadays is under kbptula.ru
As far as working on them, they are pretty straight forward. Caption Obvious: Make sure you have the correct thin bit screw-driver... it would be a shame to bugger one up.
- They are not that common, than again, I don't think any Mts shotgun is common on this side of the pond.
- The few (2x) I've heard of for sale (in the last 20 years or so) were two barrel set (1x trap and 1x skeet)
Thanks Mike. The screws do need a thin bit alright. The gun cleaned up well. I still need to clean the parabolic chokes as they have plastic wad residue. The triggers break very nice. Overall I’m glad I bought it as it is the most beautiful Russian mail order I have received.
Found it listed in a 1983 gun values book. Baikal was the importer in the 80’s and had them listed. Whether or not many were sold I don’t know.
Found it listed in a 1983 gun values book. Baikal was the importer in the 80’s and had them listed. Whether or not many were sold I don’t know.
sillymike
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I'm sure Tozman will be along shorthly... on the web, Aleksei Morozov (https://sportingbookworm.wordpress.com/) is a pretty helpful Russian fellow.
- From a collector's point of view, the older (USSR) guns are more desirable
- From a collector's point of view, the older (USSR) guns are more desirable
Falconflyer
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Built like a T-34 tank I expect!
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder....
I agree, I like the looks of the MU-8. very well built gun.
Here are some pics of my TsKIB MTS-7. Very few higher grade guns made it out of the country and most were made for internal consumption by the communist party leaders.
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2162967-Gun-Engraving?p=18109473#post18109473
