Anyone running a Zastava Mauser?

are you talking about the Zastava model 70 or the real Zastava 98 that i never seen here and i dont know since the collapse and the war if any 98 went off the factory.

if this the model 70 then im pretty sure the rifle is more accurate in general that most of the shooters are at least the ones we have at home ...

all the best.
 
I know of three guys who have Zastava built guns, all mannlicher stocked jobs.
Two 6.5X55's and one 7X57 .
ALL are very accurate rifles, especially considering that they are full stocked rifles, something which does not lend itself to wat many consider "accuracy"
All of these rifles will shoot 3 shots under 1" at 100.
Price is excellent and they are fairly cycling smooth as well.
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I was looking at the rifles at Tradex - labeled M98 (M70) - more or less as a general purpose rifle, normally I'd buy a Rem or a Ruger, but the pricing seems very good on these, and I'm a bit of a sucker for European guns - I've owned a couple of Cz's. Especially if I can get a forged steel and real wood gun, for the price of what North America seems to specialize in these days.
 
I looked at stainless Zastava M70 in 308 at LeBaron in Markham and man, that is not a smooth gun, the inside of the action looks rough and feels rough, finish has no refinement, the barrel and receiver looks bead blasted but very course. I bet the action would loosen up over time but then I looked at few stainless Rugers M77 Hawkeyes and surprisingly they very close in price and once I played with the Rugers for a while, I had no wish to pick up the Zastava again and I completely lost interest in one, despite the addition of iron sight. The blued model probably has a better finish from what people say but I would definitely go for Ruger if you want Mauser action for similar price in stainless steel. I cannot speak for shooting accuracy as I have not shot either but considering the general fit and finish, Ruger all the way.
 
I just picked one up from Gagnon's during their sale (maybe still on?). Mannlicher-stocked 9.3x62. Nice polished blue, fairly featureless light blond walnut stock, mediocre checkering. Out of the box it shot very well, and exactly to POA, with the iron sights. With a Leupold 1-4x20 mounted, it is not quite MOA (maybe 1 1/8 to 1 1/4 inch) with several assorted factory loads I've tried, but it seems to want to shoot...I'm sure loading for it will improve it. It was somewhat rough and crude in feel, but a couple of evenings of dry-firing at big game on Animal Planet have already made a world of difference. Surprisingly, it is free-floated (barely) all the way forward from the action. Overall, it's well worth the money spent. I wanted a full-stock working rifle with a Mauser action, to be used for hunting rather than fondling, and this is obviously going to fit the bill. I can hardly wait to hunt it.
 
I have two Zastava's. A Charles Daly by Zastava and a new M70 PSS. Both are great rifles and accurate. Built on the M98 action that has been around for over 100 years. Tried and proven reliability and strength.

I'll agree that the fit and finish on the stainless ones doesn't seem to be as good as the blued versions (based on my examples and a few pics of other's I've seen) but both of mine feed and function 100% which is what matters most in a hunting rifle. Smooth actions are nice but quality construction and features are more important.

There are a ton of Zastava threads on here if you search and I'm posting a link to the review of my M70 PSS although I never did update it with final load development. I managed to get groups right around 1" with the velocity I desired from the 140gr TSX. Used it to take a nice whitetail buck this season.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/939361-Zastava-stainless-7x64-Brenneke
 
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