Zastava 7.62x39 M85?

freddie.v said:
I had my eye on these for a bit, and yeah there are quite a few 527's listed on there, but the price is now over $1000 for one. That seems a bit too much money for me.
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That was a lot of what decided me. I've tried the 527's. They are a great rifle, and a better rifle than the Zastava M85. They are not $400 better.
 
Al Flaherty's has the 527 7.62x39 listed on their website for $892 if anyone is interested. Once again I considered it even at that price, but with taxes it ends up being over $1000.
 
I saw one for sale and the seller mentioned that he had to bring in a base from the states? Does anybody have one with two piece weaver bases on it? What are the weaver numbers? I want to buy one of these rifles, but not if I can't scope it easily. I would prefer the two piece weaver bases, and then just some weaver tipoff rings. Don't know about the scope yet, maybe a leupold rifleman 3x9-40? Thanks for any info guys. Good shooting, Toni.
 
rosco peeco said:
I saw one for sale and the seller mentioned that he had to bring in a base from the states? Does anybody have one with two piece weaver bases on it? What are the weaver numbers? I want to buy one of these rifles, but not if I can't scope it easily. I would prefer the two piece weaver bases, and then just some weaver tipoff rings. Don't know about the scope yet, maybe a leupold rifleman 3x9-40? Thanks for any info guys. Good shooting, Toni.
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I don't know the base numbers off hand, but weaver does make a base that fits them. The zastava used to be sold as a remington model 799 (from memory, might have been 798), and also as a charles daly import rifle too i believe. There is info on them.

If you check out Corwin Arms he has a base/ring combo that fits the zastava's as well.
 
rosco peeco said:
I saw one for sale and the seller mentioned that he had to bring in a base from the states? Does anybody have one with two piece weaver bases on it? What are the weaver numbers? I want to buy one of these rifles, but not if I can't scope it easily. I would prefer the two piece weaver bases, and then just some weaver tipoff rings. Don't know about the scope yet, maybe a leupold rifleman 3x9-40? Thanks for any info guys. Good shooting, Toni.
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I got a two-piece from Brownell's. It is a Warne #M880/806M , cost under $20 USD and seems to work well. Canada Ammo has a 20% off sale on this weekend.
As a side note, I find that the military surplus ammo fired cases stick in the chamber and require a lot of force to eject. The neck of the cases have a scalloped ridge carved into the varnish, or whatever the ammo is coated with.
I will try to scour some off with steel wool or crocus cloth to see if that helps. I might even clean the chamber extra well and look for burrs.
 
rosco peeco said:
I saw one for sale and the seller mentioned that he had to bring in a base from the states? Does anybody have one with two piece weaver bases on it? What are the weaver numbers? I want to buy one of these rifles, but not if I can't scope it easily. I would prefer the two piece weaver bases, and then just some weaver tipoff rings. Don't know about the scope yet, maybe a leupold rifleman 3x9-40? Thanks for any info guys. Good shooting, Toni.
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I know you are looking for a two piece base, but thought I should mention that we will have a one piece picatinny available within a couple weeks for this rifle, similar to the one we make for the Savage Axis.

Canada Ammo will also stock these.

I expect them to retail around $28 Canadian.
 
Thank you Geoff B for the info about the sale! I was going to wait until Monday to order my rifle. Needless to say, I just finished the check out and I now own a M85! Can't wait to get it and try it out with the irons. I still have to do a little bit of research regarding the weaver bases though. Thanks to all, and good shooting, Toni.
 
dand883 said:
I don't know the base numbers off hand, but weaver does make a base that fits them. The zastava used to be sold as a remington model 799 (from memory, might have been 798), and also as a charles daly import rifle too i believe. There is info on them.

If you check out Corwin Arms he has a base/ring combo that fits the zastava's as well.
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Weaver mount numbers are 71A (front) and 23 (rear)
 
drifter dave said:
What kind of ammo does this rifle like?
Romanian?
Chinese corrosive?
LCW?
Anyone tried these? Thanks in advance.
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I've run Czech surplus, Chinese surplus, the Dominion non corrosive, and Hornady SST through mine. My rule of thumb is that group sizes = 1/2 or smaller than what I would get from my scoped and shimmed SKS for any given ammo. Somewhat of a non-scientific guestimate.

As for corrosive - I am not worried in the least. Chrome line bore means it can take the abuse, but I always remember to give it a thorough cleaning after. If you're used to cleaning an SKS after shooting corrosive, then cleaning a bolt action after shooting corrosive is a breeze in comparison. Not to mention that on any given day, I'll put 20-30 rounds, tops through my M85 - just byt the very nature of the type of gun it is. With my SKS's, I don't even bother dragging one of them out unless I'm planning on putting a few hundred rounds through it. The difference in build-up in the barrel is significant, and makes cleaning it all that much easier.
 
Had to order one, I talked to a guy at work who echoed what grelmar is saying. Canada Ammo happened to put the sale up a few days later, my credit card has taken a hit.
 
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