A quarter century ago, while still in University, I saved just enough to buy the least expensive over/under shotgun available on the market....The Baikal Izh-27.
My first shotgun came with 28" barrels, 2 3/4" chambers and sling swivels. No single selective trigger, no ejectors, not even a recoil pad.
It looked exactly like the gun in the picture below.
Over the years, the Izh-27 changed very little. The most evident exterior change is a restyled forearm. Internally, the action and mechanism was little different than the older models (why fix something that is not broken). With time, features like 3" chambers, screw in choke tubes and ported barrels became available.
The picture below is a 2 3/4" version with the newer forearm, SST and fixed chokes.
In the USA, these shotguns are sold in different gauges and configurations as the Remington SPR models.
This is a modern Baikal Izh-27.
45-70 and minature
45-70
Minature 22 cal.
