I you’re an Eastern European firearms aficionado, Zastava Arms is a household name but if you’re new to that space, a brief introduction my be useful. Zastava Arms is a Serbian manufacturer of firearms and artillery, based in Kragujevac, Serbia. It was founded in 1853 when it cast its first cannon. It is the leading producer of firearms in Serbia and is a large contributor to the local defense industry. Zastava is privately held but has the Serbian government, as a 48% partner.  Zastava rifles and pistols are patterned after the Soviet Block Avtomat Kalashnikov and pistols, but more recently, more modern designs, like the Russian Udav pistol, have been added to their pistol line. Zastava manufactures high quality firearms made to withstand a thermonuclear strike. If you are planning on purchasing an AK47 style rifle you should limit your choices to Kalashnikov USA, Arsenal and Zastava they represent the premier offerings on the U.S. market.

At this year’s Shot Show, I had the pleasure of spending some quality time with the Zastava folks.

ZPAPM70 is the commercial version of the M70 military rifle. The wood furniture used is top of the line but if wood isn’t your thing ZPAPM70 is also available with polymer furniture

Zastava M91 is advertised as a sniper rifle, but a more accurate application is probably a Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR). It’s design is heavily influenced by the Russian SVD and it’s chambered in 7.62x54R  

MO7-AS

BLACK ARROW M93

Zastava also offers a line of bolt action rifles most of which are patterned after the Mauser M98 action. This is the case for their MO7-AS rifle chambered in .308 Winchester, and the Black Arrow M93 also based on the Mauser action but chambered in .50 BMG.

What I found really interesting…

ZASTAVA GLASS ?