Whoever worked at Zastava, a former Yugoslav, now Serbian arms company, had never heard of the term search engine optimization. If they had, they wouldn’t have created four guns named the Zastava M70. Depending on where you go, if you ask for a Zastava M70, you might get an AK variant, a bolt-a...
This week for Fudd Friday, I need your help. I drew a deer tag for Utah’s “restricted rifle” hunt. The rules are simple: the rifle must be manually operated and only equipped with iron sights. If you were going on a mule deer hunt out west and had to take an irons-only setup, wh...
I’m pleased to welcome back longtime TFB writer, friend, and, most importantly for today, AK historian Vladimir Onokoy . Vlad has lived a remarkable life and had a front-row seat to some truly unique experiences . Most recently, he has taken on the ambitious challenge of writing a book on a...
The Zastava M70 might be one of the best surplus handgun bargains still available. This Yugoslavian-made .32 ACP combines Tokarev-inspired styling, soft recoil, and old-school steel construction into an affordable military surplus pistol that's both collectible and surprisingly enjoyable to shoot...
Vlad Onokoy, renowned AK connoisseur and TFB contributor , has a new book on the way. ‘From Balkans to Babylon: Zastava AKs of Yugoslavia, Serbia, and Iraq’ will be published by Safar Publishing and is now available for pre-order . It is the first English-language book on the history,...