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Zastava M85NP AK PAP Pattern Pistol
review, Krinkov
style, chambered for 5.56x45 with adapted magwell to accept AR-15 / M-16 magazines. With
SB-47 Stabilizing Brace. SigTac SB15 Pistol Stabilizing Brace
ATF Compliance Letter link
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Has a 10 inch cold hammer forged (CHF) barrel and 19.7 inch overall length (w/ arm brace 29.5 in) 6.4 lbs. Includes the hinged top receiver cover with Krinkov pattern flip up white dot rear sight, standard front sight with auxiliary flip up white dot front sight, black polymer Yugo pistol grip, wood handguards and removable krinkov muzzle brake. Came with two 30rd mag. Made in Serbia by Zastava.
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I found that Pmags and steel mags drop-out when the mag release is pushed. While most other polymer mags have to be slightly pulled out. Could try sanding them down if you want them to drop, but it's no biggy to me.
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Great inner cuts in the lower wood for better hand grip. |
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Safety latch has a bolt-hold cut in it. |
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FYI: to take the upper off you just tilt the top cover at the right angle and it'll loosen the hold-down latch to the upper. Then there's a small latch up front that allows for the lower front plate to slide forward to detach the lower hand guard.
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Built with the same heavy gage metal (1.5 vs 1mm) RPK style receiver as my Zastava O-Pap 7.62 (Yugo M70) with the same bulged, RPK style, front trunnion reinforcement (not found on the 1st gen M85 without the AR mag well).
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A look at the left side |
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At the range, to the right is 100 yards, far left is 200 yards and in the far middle is 300 yards with 12 inch steel plates. |
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First shots, bench rest. Goal is to zero in the iron sights for 300 yards. Iron sights at 50 yards (front to rear sight distance is about 13 inches). Sighted in using brass Independence (manufactured in Israel) 5.56x45. Took about 5 shots to zero the iron sights. Once zeroed, shot 4 rds at the 4 inch square below the grouping, changed mag and shot another 4 rounds, 8 in all. Any one else that has 20/20 vision and doesn't need bi-focal should be able to tighten the group to 1 MOA or less. That's how well this M85NP could shoots @ 50 yards in my opinion. Remember my goal is to zero it in for 300 yards, so it'll shoot a little high above the point of aim at 50, 100, and 200 yards.
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Same ammo at 100 yards. My problem is I don't have 20/20 vision and I didn't take too much time to reset my sight picture after each shot. So IMO any "decent" shooter with 20/20 vision should be able to get 2 to 3 MOA with 5.56 55 grain ammo.
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Just firing away with steel case 223 Tulammo at 100 yards. Looks like I shot 3 different groups, but it's due to my sight picture after each follow-up shot (not holding the front sight at the same place during follow-up shots) and less than 20/20 vision...ha! But hey, it isn't going to matter to the "target" how tight your groups are. :)
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I noticed that the 62 grain "green tips" shot tighter for me than the 55 grain. Not sure, but this could be a 1:7 twist barrel. Hopefully it is.
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Yes, even with my bad eyes, I could send steel or brass ammo down range hitting 12 inch orange steel plates at 300 yards. My initial goal was to zero in the iron sights for 300 yards. The iron sights held zero, with front sight on center at 9 o'clock.
Very impressive for a 5.56/223 AK platform pistol with a 10 inch barrel using iron sights.
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In my opinion, the M85 NP pistol has so many positives that I'm very happy with this pistol with the SB-47 Stabilizing Brace. For the money, I found it more impressive than the Saiga 223 with it's 16 inch barrel. Built like a tank, 556/223 AK platform that uses the plentiful AR mags (which is convenient and a big bonus for all us AR owners or not) and plenty accurate with just the iron sights. Of course a red dot would only enhance the experience. Hope this info helps.
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