Zastava M77

Zastava M77
Zastava M77
	Zastava M77
Type	Light machine gun
Place of origin	Yugoslavia
Service history
In service	1977-present
Wars	Lebanese Civil War; Yugoslav Wars
Production history
Manufacturer	Zastava Arms
Specifications
Mass	4.8 kg
Length	990 mm
Barrel length	500 mm
Cartridge	7.62×51mm NATO
Caliber	7.62 mm
Action	Gas-actuated (rotating bolt)
Rate of fire	Semi-automatic, fully automatic
Muzzle velocity	840 m/s
Effective firing range	600 m
Feed system	20-round detachable magazine
Sights	Adjustable iron sights, optional mount required for optical sights

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 stamped variants would also have an adjustable gas system to aide in the use of suppressors. On the machine gun variant, the M77 possess a folding bipod and cooling fins on the barrel to allow for longer strings of fire.

Import Into the United States

Between 2014 and 2015 a semi-automatic variant of this rifle was imported into the United States as the M77PS. This variant had a polymer thumbhole stock and a 10-round magazine in order to comply with US import restrictions. In 2022, Zastava Arms USA once again began importing a variant of the M77 onto the US market, this time with a standard fixed stock and 20-round magazine.^[3]