| Zastava M77 | |
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 Zastava M77 | |
| Type | Battle rifle |
| Place of origin |
 Yugoslavia |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Zastava Arms |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 5.1 kg[1] |
| Length | 990 mm |
| Barrel length | 535 mm |
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| Cartridge | 7.62x51mm NATO[1] |
| Action | Gas-actuated (rotating bolt) |
| Rate of fire | Semi-automatic, fully automatic |
| Muzzle velocity | 840 m/s |
| Effective firing range | 800 m |
| Feed system | 30 rounds |
| Sights | Adjustable iron sights, optional mount required for optical sights |
The Zastava M77 is a battle rifle developed and manufactured by Yugoslav Zastava Arms factory.[2][3] Although the USSR never hand any battle rifle in their arsenal, the M77B1 is actually a modified Zastava M70, itself an modified copy of the Soviet AKM, but with an enlarged barrel, Western type flash eliminator added and chambered in also Western, the 7.62x51mm caliber.
Overview[]
The M77 rifle chambers and fires the 7.62x51mm NATO round. It is gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed, shoulder fired and selective fire firearm with a fixed wooden stock.
Variants[]
- M77 - Standard version with a fixed wooden stock
- M77B1 - Version with a fixed wooden stock being replaced with an AKMS style underfolding metallic one.
- M90 - Assault rifle, the near identical version only chambered in 5.56x45mm caliber and with that, a different magazine design.
- M90A - M90 with an underfolding metallic stock.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 M77B1 Technical data
- ↑ http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=322 History of Zastava Arms
- ↑ http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=223
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