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Zastava PAP series

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Place of origin
  
FR Yugoslavia/Serbia

Produced
  
1990s–present

Designed
  
late 1990s

Zastava PAP series

Type
  
Semi-automatic rifles/pistols

Manufacturer
  
Zastava Arms (formerly Crvena Zastava)

Variants
  
PAP M70 7.62×39mm PAP M77 .308 Winchester/7.62×51mm PAP M85 .223 Remington/5.56×45mm PAP M92 7.62×39mm

The Zastava PAP (Serbian: Polu-automatska puška/pištolj Translated: Semi-automatic rifle/pistol) are a series of sporting rifles designed to comply with US firearms import laws. The PAP M70 and M77 rifles are imported in the sporting configuration with thumbhole buttstock, without bayonet lugs, and grenade-launching sight/gas cut-off. The PAP M85 and M92 are imported as pistols.

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PAP M70

Based on the Zastava M70

EAA PAP

Model originally imported by EAA Corp Slant cut 1.5mm receiver single stack bolt and bulged single stack trunnion, thumb-hole buttstock. This model came in either wooden furniture and side optics rail or polymer furniture and dust cover picatinny rail.

PAP M70 (Gen 1)

Straight cut 1.5mm receiver, single stack 10 round magazine, single stack bolt and bulged single stack trunnion, dust cover picatinny rail.

Century Arms International converted this model to look closer to the original M70. Single stack magazine wells and single stack trunnions were widened to accept standard AK double-stack magazines together with a number of U.S.-made parts that were installed in order to make the rifle 922(r) compliant (muzzle brake TAPCO G2 trigger group new wooden furniture and pistol grip). However, because this model came with single stack bolt (originally intended for single stack 10 round magazines) it caused some rifles to malfunction.

N-PAP M70 (Gen 2)

Straight-cut 1mm receiver, double stack bolt, and double stack "AKM" trunnion, side rail instead of dust cover rail.

Unlike the PAP (Gen 1), the N-PAP M70 (Gen 2) comes with a double stack bolt and does not have the reliability problems of the Gen 1 model. This model is available in six different variants.

N-PAP DF

Under-folder version of the N-PAP with no side rail.

O-PAP M70 (Gen 3)

1.5mm receiver, uses double stack magazine, bulged "RPK" trunnion, M-21 side rail, comes with oiled surplus furniture.

PAP M77 PS

Civilian version of Zastava M77B1, chambered in .308/7.62×51mm, using 10-round magazine.

PAP M85 PV

The semi-automatic only version of Zastava M85 imported as a pistol to the United States.

PAP M85 NP

The semi-automatic only model with a standard AR 15 magazine adapter.

PAP M92 PV

The semi-automatic only version of Zastava M92 imported as a pistol to the United States.

References

Zastava PAP series Wikipedia