Zastava_M80

Zastava M80

Zastava M80

Assault rifle

The Zastava M80 was a 5.56 mm assault rifle produced by Zastava Arms. The M80 had a fixed wooden stock while the M80A had an under-folding metal stock. It was introduced in the early 1980s.[1] It was the 5.56 mm version of the Zastava M70, with a longer barrel, later improved in 1990 into the Zastava M90.

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Design

It is gas-operated, supports semi-automatic and full-automatic rate of fire.[2]

The M85 is a related compact carbine development of the M80, also chambered in the 5.56 mm round.

References

  1. [1]
    Walter 2006, p. 213.
  2. [2]
    "YugoImports ZASTAVA M80 & M80A". Kalashnikov Guns. Archived March 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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