Thread: 6x45 Rem barrel

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

rebarreling a mini mauser Zastava....you heathen you.......mine took care of a red spiker on the 27th....very nicely indeed. 50ish yards was no stretch for the .223 and 50 grn barnes ttsx......... I guess someone may have loved them so much the origonal barrel was shot out...lovely wee rifles.
make sure to post up photos of finished jobs please.

It seems these Zastavas have some what of a fan club.. personally Ive always considered them a cheap entry level rifle and for $699-$799 new they were nothing flash. The newer Serbian made Zastava minis are nothing short of horrible. Some of the ugliest machining and action tolerances Ive seen. The earlier Czechoslovakian Brno made Zastavas were actually not that bad. (the one have)



They can be tickeled up to be quite smooth actions and once trued up shoot quite well. I can document that process if it is of interest?
The one I picked up for this project has pitting on the bore from corrosive ammo and lack of cleaning so it needs a new tube for sure. I also have a brand new CZ 527.223 1-9" twist barrel I could put on it too so maybe it could end up a switch barrel too.

Regardless I will post plenty of pics of the builds on this thread.