Zastava MP22

Literally the first I have heard of this. Anyone?

riversrest said:
Has anyone dealt with the chambering/feeding issues with this rifles.

Apparently there are problems and it's being sold as is.

What is warranty on these Zastava rifles? Seems like they are sending out pos with full knowledge of existing problems.
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Hunter22 said:
Nope not heard of this. Mine though has issues with waxy ammo like S&B . Otherwise great ��
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same here, no loading issues at all, only some extraction problems with certain ammo.
mine has a very tight chamber that is great for accuracy but with wrong ammo or once it becomes dirty (i.e. waxy) gives some grief.

no pos in my opinion, hard to find a 22 rifle in that price range with all steel and walnut construction, even all metal mags (only exception is plastic butt pad) and beautiful dark blueing.

did i mention the great (adjustable) trigger?
 
Yes, there is extraction issues and feeding the last round in the mag is almost impossible.
Tried to tweak the mag lips, shortened the spring but no go.
 
The trigger is adjustable to a certain degree and has lots of sideways play. Far from a great trigger...
 
I had the Remington Model 5 bolt action 22LR which is basically a Zastava MP22 with the Remington markings and a nice laminate stock. Sold it for $300.00 on a face to face deal to a friend.

It shot like a laser beam, extremely accurate with CCI Stingers and Federal American Eagle AE22 rounds. I never had any feeding, cycling, extraction or any other concern. Just amazing accuracy, shot many grouse with this set up.

I never should have sold it, tried several times to buy it back, not a chance, he stated it's way too accurate and a lot of fun to shoot.
 
Jay said:
Literally the first I have heard of this. Anyone?
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I used to have this rifle. It has a match (tight) chamber and weak extractors. The match chamber gives it excellent accuracy, but is prone to being gummed up by waxed coated bullets (like CCI lead round nose). Just use copper plated ammo and it'll be fine. I used to shoot cheap Federal 36gr CPHP bulk ammo with very good results.
It's one of the most accurate rifle for the money, I got mine for $200 in rougher shape, and it shot one hole or cloverleaf groups at 25yds with a Nikon 2-7x scope and cheap bulk ammo. I regret selling this rifle.
 
I have one in 22mag, bought it from SAIL many years ago with a few spare mags, it's the most accurate 22mag I have ever seen.
The mag feeding issues come from the followers, some are oversized, some have flashing that needs to be removed. Pretty simple fix, just remove the followers and sand them down until they don't bind all the way through the magazine travel. No issues with mine after that, prior to, it would only feed 3 rounds.
Extractors, same issue, they are stamped steel and could use a good smoothing, very easy to do and will solve extraction issues.
 
terry_g said:
I purchased a Zastava MP22 a few years back. It is a very well made rifle and very accurate.
Mine is accurate with any ammo I put through it.
I still cant believe how dirty the barrel was from new.
The rifle had extraction issues right from the first time I shot it. I Replaced the right extractor
spring with a stronger one and now it functions perfectly.
The Zastava is as good or better quality than my CZ at just over half the price.

Terry
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I'm also experiencing intermittent extraction issues. Do you remember where you got your spring from?
 
Hitzy said:
I have one in 22mag, bought it from SAIL many years ago with a few spare mags, it's the most accurate 22mag I have ever seen.
The mag feeding issues come from the followers, some are oversized, some have flashing that needs to be removed. Pretty simple fix, just remove the followers and sand them down until they don't bind all the way through the magazine travel. No issues with mine after that, prior to, it would only feed 3 rounds.
Extractors, same issue, they are stamped steel and could use a good smoothing, very easy to do and will solve extraction issues.
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The feeding issue for last round on my rifle is certainly not being caused by a binding follower and the extraction issue not from a rough extractor!
Lots of people have the same issues, see rimfirecentral... The chamber is tight and the extractor springs are notoriously week. Feeding problems for last round may stem from bad mag/follower geometry. No problem in the accuracy department but reliable it is not!
 
terry_g said:
I purchased a Zastava MP22 a few years back. It is a very well made rifle and very accurate.
Mine is accurate with any ammo I put through it.
I still cant believe how dirty the barrel was from new.
The rifle had extraction issues right from the first time I shot it. I Replaced the right extractor
spring with a stronger one and now it functions perfectly.
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Did you get the stronger spring on warranty or would you mind to share where one can purchase one?
 
Reviving an old thread...

Just finished to put back together my Zastava MP22.

Refinished the stock ( stripped with turpentine ) with Tru-Oil.
It was the first time I was using Birch Casey tru-oil and I can say its fairly easy to use.
The action is bedded and the barrel is now free floated.
Polished the safety and trigger parts and a couple areas on the bolt.

Scope is a leupold compact 6X AO with Burris signature zee rings ( weird fit but looks sturdy and centered ).

Should have some time to test it at the range in a week or two.

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