7.62x39 mm - M70 AB2 - folding butt

The Zastava M70 (Serbian Cyrillic: Заставка М70) is an assault rifle developed and produced by Zastava Arms in Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia). The design of the M70 was based on the Soviet AKM rifle and it became the standard issue weapon in the Yugoslav People's Army in 1970.

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Assault Rifle

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Country of Origin

1970-present

Introduction

4,000,000

Note

This weapon is also available as the ZPAPM70 (1.0 stamped receiver), ZPAPM70 Classic (1.5mm stamped receiver with bulged RPK style front trunnion, chrome lined bore), O-PAP (1.5mm stamped receiver with bulged RPK style front trunnion) or N-PAP (1.0mm stamped receiver, standard AKM style front trunnion) in the United States without select fire capabilities.

The M70 is designed on the basis of Kalashnikov principle;[8] however, it can easily be told apart from other AK rifles by the three cooling slots on the foregrip, the light-coloured elm wood furniture and, both, the black rubber buttplate and lack of receiver tangs on fixed-stock M70s. The M70s also have a grenade-launching sight and gas cut-off on the gas block, and are capable of launching rifle-grenades. To launch them a 22 mm diameter grenade launching adapter is screwed on in place of the slant brake or other muzzle device.

The technical characteristics ​​may have minor differences according to the different manufacturers of the given product. The manufacturers reserve the right to make changes to the specified parameters.

Mass:  3.70 kg (8.2 lb)

Length:  940 mm (37 in)

Barrel length:  415 mm (16.3 in)

Cartridge:  7.62×39mm

Action:  Gas-operated (rotating bolt)

Rate of fire:  620 rounds/min

Muzzle velocity:  720 m/s (2,400 ft/s)

Effective firing range:  410 m (450 yd)

Feed system:  30-round AK-47 detachable box magazine, 40-round RPK magazine, 75-round RPK drum magazine

Sights:  Iron sights

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