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The Zastava M77 is a 7.62x51mm battle rifle and light machine gun developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms. [2] It is a Kalashnikov pattern rifle based on the Zastava M70 . While early versions of the M77 had a milled receiver, later variants would be built with the standard Yugoslavian 1.5mm stamped RPK receivers.
The Zastava M77 B1 is a battle rifle developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms in Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia). [3] It was introduced in 1977. [ 4 ] It is a derivative of the Zastava M70 [ 4 ] and modified copy of the Soviet AKM [ 1 ] chambered in 7.62×51mm with an enlarged receiver, [ 4 ] and a Western-style flash suppressor.
Yugo (pronounced) is the common name used for the Zastava Yugo, [1] later also marketed as the Zastava Koral (pronounced [ˈzâːstaʋa ˈkǒraːl], Serbian Cyrillic: Застава Корал) and Yugo Koral. Originally introduced as the Zastava Jugo 45, various other names were also used over the car's long production run, like Yugo Tempo ...
[citation needed] In 1994, Serbia developed a new version called the M-94 Oganj C, which could fire the rockets M91 (cluster-type warhead with 40 submunition grenades) and M77 (HE warhead). This version featured a 32-rocket reloading system which makes it possible to fully reload and launch a second salvo within three minutes.
Attaching the barrel to the receiver using a barrel nut and a barrel with a shoulder is an alternative to action threads, which has been used in firearms such as the Sten gun and AR-15. Hand tools Quick barrel change systems is an increasingly popular alternative, as seen in for example SIG Sauer 200 STR , Roessler Titan or Blaser R8 .
The Zastava M70 (Serbian Cyrillic: Застава М70) is a 7.62×39mm assault rifle developed in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by Zastava Arms.The M70 was an unlicensed derivative of the Soviet AK-47 (specifically the Type 3 variant). [4]
The M76 is similar in concept to the Russian Dragunov SVD sniper/designated marksman rifle; a semi-automatic rifle using a full-power cartridge from a 10-round magazine. However, the M76 is closer to the AK-47 / RPK design and Zastava's unlicensed M70 AK-derivative than the Dragunov SVD, similar to the Romanian PSL .
Later in the 1980s, Yugo was exported to USA and at the same time it went through several modifications, most importantly the adoption of a five-speed gearbox. In the same decade, Zastava changed its branding name to Yugo and derivative models were renamed: original Zastava Yugo to Zastava Koral and Zastava 101/128 to Zastava Skala or Yugo ...