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Just picked up a new zastave LH mauser in 270. Wood looks pretty nice but definitely needs to be slimmed up and re contoured. I will cut stock to 13.5" LOP with new red recoil pad. Add a metal grip cap. Re contour the massive wrap over cheek piece to something more classic. Then get a Gentry 3 position safety installed. Should be a nice deer rifle

It looks nicer than the first LH Zastava that were shipped several years ago. You actually have a finish on the wood.

Is the forearm touching or free float?



I like both of mine 223 & 7 X 57.

The 223 required a lot of work to get it to feed right.

I would test the gun for function and accuracy before I sank a bunch of money in it. I got one that had very bad feed rails, and was a real bother to get acceptable feeding. And given that they are mass produced, there is a chance of a bummer barrel.

But assuming that it passes muster, then you are good to go. Somewhere down inside that godawful oversized stock is a gunstock--you just have to find it. Your wood has enough figure to make it worth the effort. I ordered two in on the old K-Var deal some years back, and both of those stock were plain as mud.

FYI--If you add the Gentry safety you will have to deal with how the stock has been cut to accommodate the side safety.

kk Alaska

The barrel on my 270 is free floated.

Utah 708

I have not shot it yet but I have tested the feeding. It works well and is definitely crf. The hole in my factory stock will be filled with some of the extra wood I have on the factory stock. All of this will only cost me my time. A DIY project

You could use that front sight to hang the rifle from a limb, while you were, er.. indisposed.

I like it, however it should look better after you slim it down a bit. I recently did the same thing to a custom left hand stock on a new rifle I just bought... Good luck with your Zastava. It should be a great rifle.

Just measured the LOP....14 1/2". I will need to fix that for sure Hoping to have this rifle ready for fall's deer season here in PA

The more you cut off, the lighter it becomes.