Well, the Zastava arrived today. Got to say, I’m pleasantly surprised. Fit and finished is better than I expected. I thought $550 was a little high before purchasing the gun, all in all, it’s a reasonable price. $350 would be screaming steal, at $450 still a great deal, at $550, that’s about as far as I’d go and still feel like it was worth it.
Trigger is probably what you expect from a former ComBloc hunting rifle. Single stage with a lot of take up and no wall or way to predict when it’s going to break. It is however smooth, with no grittiness. 5 trigger pull average was 3.03 lbs. Not bad right out of the box.
The blueing is way better than I expected. The grain of walnut stock I got is rather “unique”, has “character”. Not your typical classic grain but, I’m actually ok with it and it has a very comfortable pleasant shape. And the gun is handier and lighter than I expect3d from the pictures. Right out of the box it weighed 5 lbs 14.3 oz. Pretty good, I’ll take it.
So, as soon as I run some factory ammo through it, I’ll report back on that. I’ve got a bunch of 123 Gold Dots ,123 Hornady SP, CFE BLK and A1680 that I plan to hunt with. Should be able to get some of those through it within in the next week or so.
The early conclusion is, yes, knowing what I know now, I’d buy it again at this price.
Trigger is probably what you expect from a former ComBloc hunting rifle. Single stage with a lot of take up and no wall or way to predict when it’s going to break. It is however smooth, with no grittiness. 5 trigger pull average was 3.03 lbs. Not bad right out of the box.
The blueing is way better than I expected. The grain of walnut stock I got is rather “unique”, has “character”. Not your typical classic grain but, I’m actually ok with it and it has a very comfortable pleasant shape. And the gun is handier and lighter than I expect3d from the pictures. Right out of the box it weighed 5 lbs 14.3 oz. Pretty good, I’ll take it.
So, as soon as I run some factory ammo through it, I’ll report back on that. I’ve got a bunch of 123 Gold Dots ,123 Hornady SP, CFE BLK and A1680 that I plan to hunt with. Should be able to get some of those through it within in the next week or so.
The early conclusion is, yes, knowing what I know now, I’d buy it again at this price.