I am not one to usually do a gun review (most stuff I buy seems to always work ok 
), but I have to put out a good word on this Zastava M70A 9mm I recently bought. I was looking for a budget 9mm pistol to shoot off a bunch of ammo I had left in the toolbox, after deciding to stick with .45 ACP as my primary handgun. So I was going to buy another Norinco, but saw the M70A on the EE, new for around $300. Never owned a Tokarev style pistol, so thought I would go for it, not expecting too much; but I am pretty impressed.
The M70A is Serbian made, and has a longer grip frame, and mags that hold 9 rounds of 9mm Nato. It did come with a decent trigger, a bit heavy but crisp. I did deactivate the magazine safety as well. The grip is almost straight 90 degrees to frame, which feels like it points weird if you are used to Glocks and other more ergo type pistols. Kinda like grabbing a hockey stick. The bluing and fit/finish was well done too, with a few sharp edges. The sights are small, but a bit of red paint on the front sight helped. There is no manual safety of any kind, so if the hammer is cocked it is good to go. It is simple to strip and clean.
I took it to the range, and fired off a mix of very old lead reloads, assorted milsurp 9mm, factory FMJ and a few hollowpoints. It ran like a winner, fired off about 350 rds in total, with no issues, and was accurate enough for me. Sights were dead on at 15 yds. It is a fairly compact pistol, smaller than a 1911, but it is all steel so the recoil is very manageable. If anyone wants a military style 9mm pistol for under $350.00 that isn't the usual Chinese flavor I would recommend the M70A.
), but I have to put out a good word on this Zastava M70A 9mm I recently bought. I was looking for a budget 9mm pistol to shoot off a bunch of ammo I had left in the toolbox, after deciding to stick with .45 ACP as my primary handgun. So I was going to buy another Norinco, but saw the M70A on the EE, new for around $300. Never owned a Tokarev style pistol, so thought I would go for it, not expecting too much; but I am pretty impressed. The M70A is Serbian made, and has a longer grip frame, and mags that hold 9 rounds of 9mm Nato. It did come with a decent trigger, a bit heavy but crisp. I did deactivate the magazine safety as well. The grip is almost straight 90 degrees to frame, which feels like it points weird if you are used to Glocks and other more ergo type pistols. Kinda like grabbing a hockey stick. The bluing and fit/finish was well done too, with a few sharp edges. The sights are small, but a bit of red paint on the front sight helped. There is no manual safety of any kind, so if the hammer is cocked it is good to go. It is simple to strip and clean.
I took it to the range, and fired off a mix of very old lead reloads, assorted milsurp 9mm, factory FMJ and a few hollowpoints. It ran like a winner, fired off about 350 rds in total, with no issues, and was accurate enough for me. Sights were dead on at 15 yds. It is a fairly compact pistol, smaller than a 1911, but it is all steel so the recoil is very manageable. If anyone wants a military style 9mm pistol for under $350.00 that isn't the usual Chinese flavor I would recommend the M70A.
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