Zastava ZPAPM70

Zastava Arms · Rifle · In Production · 2015

Weight (empty)3490 g (123.1 oz)
Overall Length953 mm (37.52")
Barrel Length415 mm (16.34")
Magazine Capacity30 rounds
Action TypeGas Operated Long Stroke
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Muzzle Velocity710 m/s (2329 fps)
Muzzle Energy2010 J (1482 ft·lbf)
Effective Range400 m (437 yd)
Frame MaterialStamped Steel

Primary Caliber: 7.62x39mm

The Zastava ZPAPM70 is the semi-automatic, 922(r)-compliant US civilian import version of Zastava Arms' military M70 assault rifle, built at the Kragujevac factory in Serbia on the same tooling that produces Serbian military rifles. Like its military counterpart it uses a distinctive 1.5mm-thick stamped sheet-steel receiver (50% thicker than a standard AKM's 1.0mm receiver) mated to a bulged front trunnion, a combination originally engineered so the rifle could withstand repeated launching of 22...

Country of Origin: Serbia

Designer: Zastava Arms engineering team