Zastava M70 Stainless Receiver Material

[conor_90]

I have heard these are true stainless steel and that they are nickel plated. Both from seemingly reliable sources.

What is the case? Thanks

 

[bearhunter]

I've never seen one that's nickle plated.

I owned one of the stainless M70 models chambered in 270Win

They may have some that are nickle plated but I don't know of any.

 

[hookedonblacktail]

I think they're the same as the remington xcr rifles with the trynite coating. I thought I read somewhere they had a contract with remington some years back.

 

[bearhunter]

I think they're the same as the remington xcr rifles with the trynite coating. I thought I read somewhere they had a contract with remington some years back.

Zastava made the Remington 798 rifles.

 

[DANS40X]

I have heard these are true stainless steel and that they are nickel plated. Both from seemingly reliable sources.

What is the case? Thanks

400 series stainless is magnetic & is heat treatable.

300 series stainless is non-magnetic & is NOT heat treatable.

PVD will make any steel composition any color you would like.

QPQ will make steel black & provide a 40Rockwell C scale parent material to 60Rockwell C scale surface hardness.

 

[fade2black]

I have heard these are true stainless steel and that they are nickel plated. Both from seemingly reliable sources.

What is the case? Thanks

They are stainless, I contacted Zastava a few years ago to find out the twist rate of a rifle I owned at the time and to confirm it was stainless steel.

If you send them an email through the contact form on their US website they are pretty quick to reply usually within a few days or even a few hours.

 

[buckbrush]

The small parts on a lot of stainless guns are nickel plated. It is not a bad thing it prevents galling and nickel is more corrosion resistant than 400 series stainless.