Zastava M91

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Zastava M91
Type	Sniper Rifle
Place of origin	Serbia
Production history
Designer	Zastava Arms ("Zastava oružje")
Manufacturer	Zastava Arms
Specifications
Cartridge	7.62 x 54R

The M91 Sniper Rifle is a modern military sniper rifle developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms of Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia.

[edit] Overview

The M91 Sniper Rifle is designed for high accuracy at large distances.

Members of the family were tested in numerous operations fought in both Serbia and the Yugoslav Wars in extreme conditions.

[edit] Design and Features

The Zastava M91 Sniper Rifle chambers and fires the 7.62 x 54Rmm round.

It is a semi-automatic, air-cooled, detachable 10-box magazine-fed firearm with a fixed stock.

This weapon was designed after long and careful study of combat tactics and experience of military and police special forces world wide. The development work has been done under supervision and in close cooperation with some of the most experienced and capable special and antiterrorist units.

Stock ergonomics provides for safety and comfortable position of shooter’s head during aiming.

The best results are obtained at ranges up to 800m. The possibility of aiming with optical sight and with mechanical sight is 1000m. For targets of height of 30cm (head silhouette), the sweeping range is approx. 320m, for chest silhouette (height 50cm) is 450m and for running silhouette (150cm) the sweeping range is 650m.

Individual characteristics:

- Possibility of adjusting to different types of fields for easier aiming
- Ergonimically designed with perfect balance
- Easily controlled
- Easy handling and maintenance
- Possibility of mounting of different types of optical devices
- Possibility of installing of silencer