Serbian Dragunov: The Zastava M91 Designated Marksman Rifle [IWA 2022]
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- Опубліковано 8 бер 2022
- In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves speaks with Zastava about their legendary DMR (designated marksman rifle), the Zastava M91.
Per Zastava:
"Sniper Rifle M91
The Zastava M91 Sniper rifle is chambered in the 7.62x54R round and based on the well-known Kalashnikov operating system. It is designed for police and military applications and used worldwide. The rifle provides exceptional precision at long distances and preforms in extreme environments. The M91 has gas regulator enables the weapon to be used in tough conditions and ensure reliability.The stock provides adjustment and allows for the shooter to get a comfortable position for long range shooting. MSRP: starting at $3,499.99 (call your dealer for retail pricing)"
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Some of you have pointed out that these are already in the country - while that is true, to clarify, the M91 has been cleared for importation and has been imported, but the last batch of any significance was 2019. Zastava USA is working on getting more in ASAP, but there's no firm date yet.
Siri, what did MAC do with those SVD’s all that time ago?
There are still plenty available because they're overpriced. They need to drop $1,000 off the price at a minimum.
I hope they are affordable! Probably not because of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
@@markgreen1782 Wrong country.
@@bretak74 These are low volume low profit rifles for ZUSA. There is actually very little mark up on them. What you are suggesting would put the price below the actual cost of manufacturing.
I like how he's struggling with his translation but still having a great time.
That guy was so nice. More Mr. Dunkel
Props to that guy and the rest. Theres something intimately intimidating about public speaking a secondary language. I assume he's nervous considering he understood the sarcasm at the end.
*speaking from struggling to learn my inlaws primary language*
He did it well, is not easy when you are under pressure being watched in one of the biggest gun channels of the platform.
cheek rest ahh prosuh kafu kad je izovorio cek piece provera parceta ?
I'll take this guy a million times over the people in the shot show interviews.
I love how this guy is like explaining the concepts of a gun lol. “Dis here is a sight. You change dis for distance yes”
Si
@@magnanimus9692 tu madre es muy facìl
I appreciate this guy doing a better job in what is *obviously* not his native language than a lot of sales droids I've encountered for whom English was (supposedly) the only language they knew! 😂
@ Nunya Bidniz Exactly. This guy seems like he just came out of the workshop, not the marketing school.
@@stevennewman4778 to be fair, i would listen more to the guy straight out the workshop than any seller.
Serb here. The man in the video is Zastava Arms' chief constructor, an engineer by profession, Mr. Danko Cvetic. He is THE BEST. In 2019 I met him at a hunting exhibition in my hometown in Serbia and spend close to an hour talking with him (mostly listening) about firearms. I got to learn much about the current development projects in Zastava Arms, especially for the military market. Finally, since I told him that I'm interested in one specific model, Mr. Danko Cvetic gave me his phone number and personally made sure that I get a Zastava PAP G semi-auto carbine (AKM variant), which was at the time made only for export. Needles to say that it was mine in a matter of weeks. Mr. Danko, thank you!
Mr Danko just exudes knowledge and expertise when talking and handling that rifle even while English is his most likely 3rd or 4th language...You're privileged to have that meeting ..people like him are rare .
What is a pap g carbine , im only familiar with m85 , m92 , m70s and m90a
@@Onaga762 Pap g is a version ov an ak, you have reviews on Serbian chanel dumdum, but the subtitles are in english
Is it possible to get a number? I have a company that specializes in weapons
I love how he's trying his best, God bless him. Protect this man with your life!
Really enjoyed hearing this guy explain the rifle. Good on you guys James for taking the time to talk with them. Exciting platform and would love to have one in the states
The guys over at Zastava have been great. They’re always incrementally upgrading their products.
They really seem to listen to criticism and try to improve the products, and seem to actually care about the civilian consumer
Good guy James helping the guy out. What happened to our other zatsava friend? The other gentleman tears his videos up and know everything about the guns.
He’s probably camped out at the USA office
I would love to see him run this overview again
I have one, it's pretty freaking sweet, it's built like a tank, and i love it. But at 3k you really have to be a Zastava fan boy because it's really hard to justify that price for what you get. On the other hand I'd say I like it way more than my Romi PSL
I got one as well over a year ago 500+ rounds thru . Ya I agree 3 k was steep but the cool factor combined with cheap Ammo makes it a Absolutely amazing rifle to shoot
I just can't justify 3k for this. I would love one, but not that much.
@@brahtrumpwonbigly7309 in my opinion if you want it. Save up. A good quality gun with proper motivation and reasonable reason to own it. I'd say go for it. I would save up for ADM UIC mod 2 night fighter build (+peq15 or DBAL) and TX10 DM.
It does seem to be a PSL... But if the accuracy he says is true, would seem far superior.
@@AzazelCain I can get bullets to stack at 100 yards and shot out to 350 at steel with no problem hitting the plate.
I fucking love this “modernizing” old weapons!
I really hope for other guns like these!
I hope they can make a modernized version of m1928A1 tommy gun?
It's coming. Someone will release a flintlock with a pic rail and red dot sooner or later.
Hell, typing this made me realize that I want that. Would be handy after the nuclear holocaust that's starting to look possible. I wonder if irradiated flints spark better?
All I needed to hear was this guys accent to know that this is something I want to own.
I picked one up last year when they first started coming in and it’s a fun setup. What I was really surprised by is how well it handles when you have the scope off, doesn’t feel it’s size and it’s a loooooong boi. Mags aren’t cheap but you get two in the box.
If you have a FB account there is an unofficial M-91 Fans and Owners Group. We would love to have you (If you are already not a member). I fully agree with your assessment of the rifle. I went the other direction by putting an ATN scope on mine.
It's great to see these guys doing their best with their English, and when they have a tough time James helps them out and is really nice about it. So cool.
hey James, you know the "R" in 7.62 x 54R is indication that it is a rimmed cartridge, i know they can be used interchangeably but for clarity
James!! A fine ambassador for the American firearms community you make my friend!! Intelligent and articulate in heretofore unheard Slavic languages. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
Well done indeed.
That was a good time!
Dziękuję!
Somewhere in a forgotten abyss at my parents house, my Father has some 54R spam cans that he purchased back in the 90's for a ridiculously low price. Prices that would surely start a riot if I dared to post them publicly.
Back then my Father was considering a PSL and/or Dragunov which could be had for roughly $1800. He nearly squeezed the trigger on both models at the Crossroads of the West gun show back in 1996(?) but decided to finish walking the show before making a final decision.
Unfortunately or fortunately (depending on your personal view), he found something even more coveted than the PSL/Dragunov. It was his unicorn - the M1941 Johnson.
Which, by the way, is _still_ his most prized possession out of his entire collection. At one point he had every single variant of the M1 Garand and yet his M1941 Johnson remained and still holds its place as his favorite acquisition.
I still plan on picking up _something_ chambered in 7.62x54R however the options are extremely limited nowadays. Not only because of availability but the cost as well. Many of us continually suffer from the "should've, could've and would've" syndrome.
But alas, hindsight is always 20/20.
Stay classy my friends.
SO you pretty much have to buy one. It only makes sense.
@@TFBTVShowTime Indeed.
It now sits at the number nine spot on my list of [imported] acquisitions. Let us hope that Zastava will make the effort to bring them here to the US market. Which, if anyone is unfamiliar with the international weapons trade, is no easy task.
If I had to take an educated guess, I surmise that the overall cost will be approximately $3000 give or take a few hundred. Nevertheless, I will be sure to let you know when and if one of these M91's should make it into my possession.
Stay classy my friends.
A Moisin-Nagant will last multiple lifetimes . . . it already has.
An $1800 PSL in the 90's? Uhhh.. Yeah no, my man... I bought my PSL in 2002 for about $800.
I find myself focusing on some people's bad English then remember..im completely without ability to speak a second language and am also bad at English.
I do always enjoy the zastava booths. Great people dedicated to making a solid product and they seem to have a genuine goal of meeting the end users wants..including their commercial end users. Thats pretty awesome in my book
James is doing a good job helping the audience understand, but not interrupting the explanations. Nice rifle.
That rifle would absolutely sell well here in the USA.
@Well know on telegram as Daniel Micheal , I have to confess pure ignorance on “Telegram” or what it is.
Always great to see how insane the English language is. I like how he pronounce MOA, we do have a tendency in the states to pronounce acronyms as words, kinda like IWA ( ee-wa) instead of I.W.A.
That adjustable gas system was pure genius. It's so simple, but allows you to not beat-up the rifle or your shoulder.
Big props to all the guys who are trying their English for us!
Was thinking about getting a Zastava because im A Serbian-German.
And i didn't even know they had a dragunov type rifle!
Pretty sweet!
8mm mauser machined receiver version for you Serbska Kraut. Lol.
🔥
I'm loving this coverage from overseas, this is another great interview!
Thanks for talking to him. Was a fun video to watch and you guys handled the slight barrier fine
Haha you can feel Mr. Dunkel is really appreciates James helping out for the presentation.
isn't his name Danko? it's his first name too, his surname Cvetic' probably was too difficult to pronounce for an american, so he went with Mr. Danko.
James: “7.62x54 RUSSIAN”
Everyone: [sweating profusely] “ACHKSHUALLY it’s 54 *RIMMED* “
Knowing James he did it on purpose to piss people off
Sorry bro it’s 54 Ukrainian now
Great interview. It looks like you were having fun with it.
I'd cry out of happiness if they offered an 8mm mauser ak on the civilian market
That's my hope eventually. I want there to be more production and popularity of 8mm Mauser again
@@papa_blubs5267 well, I'm in Germany, it's probably the third most popular hunting round here... But let's face it, the german gun market isn't all that big. No matter how well it would do here, it's not gonna be enough for them to start making them when interest in them is fairly low basically anywhere else... But who knows, one can hope
Id buy it for sure
Probably never going to happen. Especially now that the M-76 barrels don’t seem to be produced any more in this country. It also appears that all the Zastava M-76 tooling was repurposed for the M-91 production. So best advice is to scour the secondary market. If they did offer one it would probably be in the same price range as this rifle.
Great interview!
im pretty sure these are already in the states, either way im excited about this rifle
See pinned comment - got word from Zastava US about these. They have not been imported since 2019 but they are working on it.
They are. I've seen a few from classic firearms about a year or so ago. And I think from Atlantic firearms as well.
@@TFBTVShowTime Is this rifle at Bud's different?...
www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/712022237/zas+m91+762x54r+10rd+4x24+posp
I need this. Rifle is fine.
Nice work James. Not stepping on his toes but helping him out. Shorty McShortface never ceases to impress. Thank you sir.
So awesome to get the European perspective with these IWA videos. All the accents are dope too!
Idk about you guys but mine shoots pretty accurate with Tula which kinda surprised me, that's all I really shoot out of it now. Its honestly my favorite gun absolutely love the thing
Another great video. I have my sights on one of these for my collection
Great interview 👍🙂. Seemed like a good man.
These IWA interviews are so much better than the SHOT Show interviews. These representatives actually seem to know about their products.
I fucking love IWA keep the content comming!
This looks awesome. Hopefully I can get a Zastava soon. I've been looking but can't find anything local sadly.
Such a lovable guy!
dude probably speaks 4+ languages I can barely get my points across in my native English and i don't want to talk about my garbage Spanish skills. This guy rules!
I have been thoroughly enjoying the interviews from IWA. They all have seemed more authentic, they aren’t bloated with marketing plugs. It’s a very nice change.
This guys accent makes me want this gun even more
What a fun person to listen to. Yes we need those rifles to be sold here.
I'm probably one of the very few who are interested in this but I would love to see a modernized version of the Zastava M76
Many are interested but price is ridiculous.
6,5grendel HOPEE M76
@@branislavnedeljkovicTabuk version in 6.5 grendel
Great video
Didn't they also offer this in 8x57 JS in Europe? Would be lovely to see it in the US. Thank you for a most good humored and enjoyable review! The smiles on both you gentlemen's faces are also certainly on your audience's faces as well!
No. That would be the previous rifle the M-76. Production of the M-76 was stopped when the M-91 was put into production. The M-91 has been available here for several years.
I love tfb TVs AK content
Took the Zastava M91 to Thunder Ranch,
James R. Was there too..
This rifle kicks ass!!
I know some will not like his translation. But let's be honest. He obviously likes guns. He also speaks more of a second language than most of you. Guns are for everyone.
What a nice man.
So sick!
Watching this again after finally getting mine, I am all the more grateful for Mr Danko!!
What are your opinions on it?
@@Catgat37 I love it, Much more durable feeling than the VEPR or PSL. And far more accurate as well with yugo heavy ball.
@@battletank21 awesome. My ffl is holding one for me until I can afford it for my birthday next year.
@ninrai3719 You will be very pleased, its a ton of fun with steel at 1-300 yards.
@@battletank21 I am absolutely pleased with my Zastava M70. Don't have a whole Lotta rounds through it yet, but is an awesome and gorgeous platform.
I really liked the traditional look of the dragunov with the wooden furniture. I was hoping someone would resurrect it other than than century arms.
In their presidents day stream, Kalashnikov USA said they would have an SVD at 2023 Shot Show. So we could be getting SVDs soon. Of course take it with a grain of salt til we actually see them come to market.
Cute little fella...that was a nice interview...
He is my new fav
WHOLESOME Zastava rep
I love my Zastava rifles.
Amen, best value Kalash for the $$$
We did a video on that rifle back in 2015!
A few things of why I steer clear of SVD type rifles in the United States:
1. Prices are absurdly inflated. Romanian PSL's should never be as expensive as they are currently.
2. Really no plans of manufactures importing these type of rifles into the states, and it's going to be harder now since the whole "muh Russia bad" conflict until some other manufacturer takes over.
3. For the price you finally pay for even a PSL, you might as well buy a cheaper semi automatic with better specifications and build quality.
This is coming from someone who absolutely loves the SVD pattern style of DMRs. If you are willing to shell out 3-5k for a SVD styled DMR then more power to you. However, it just makes it harder for the common man to ever experience a rifle that I would love to have in my collection one day. This is where the gun community loses me when they support inflated prices and what is terrible business practices.
Well yeah, when you don't have people slaving away making parts and the Russian federation decided to invade a sovereign nation.
Importing anything in general to the USA is a bitch. They ban certain cheeses cause of molds, and if Europe is saying it is fine, then it is probably fine.
@@ColonizerChan Russian invade Ukraine and everything gets sanctioned. America does the same to Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan and somehow they are heroes
Totally agree. No one should pay 3.5k for a PSL. I bought a Vepr 54R before the ban for less than $800 and it shoots as well as any SVD.
@@ColonizerChan spot on
@@SilverShamrockNovelties You are one of the lucky ones. I know several former owners of 54R VEPRs that sold them because they couldn’t get the groups below 3 inches even with match ammunition. One very well known individual had to have very expensive gunsmith tuning to get his to where it would shoot below 3 MOA.
All that had to be said was: “Rifle great, a bit not cheap, but best “
What a nice dude
I got one of these last week and its really sweet, super high quality and the action is extreamly smooth on mine, only thing that makes me sad is that mine didnt have the night sight cuts on the front base, i know some did and i had a set of m70 with tritium vials i replaced just for this gun.
I thought they all came with night sight cuts but i guess mine was from a different batch.
I like this guy they should send him to US shows. Riffing in probably a third language like a boss.
Mister Danko first face of Zastava and very good guy👍
Wholesome
That was cool
Mr. Dunkle is the man!
He did an excellent job on his English. I could tell he was a little frustrated with it, but he did an excellent job.
S&B 180gr 7.62x54R shoots out to 1k out of moze. Should do well on this gas gun too!
We want it, bring it.
That guy is a great character.
Zastava usa doin big things thes days, killn it with the updated zpap with chrome lined barrel, i love mine
Well done 👍… just watching to see how he pronounced zast a va …. Nice 👍
I’ve looked into these but can’t justify the price. With the majority of ammo being banned from importation (I know PPU still makes a brass cased version), plus the availability of more consistently accurate calibers it’s more of a novelty.
Agreed. One in .308 would be cool, but considering you're into OBR or DD range, it's just not worth it.
Not to mention the absolutely stellar build you could put together for the same money.
First kind of cool vs second kind of cool. I love them, would rather have this over an AR because it's interesting and fun to shoot. PPU and S&B make them ammo to use, the Russian stuff isn't optimal for this rifle anyways
This guy is adorable. Sold on it.
I have always wanted one of these. I think the market is ready lol
Good looking gun
A bit misleading in the title, this is NOT a "Dragunov" it is a PSL copy. the SVD is not an AK type system, it is a short stroke system. PSL is a long stroke system.
Its a m76 that looks like svd...
@@chrisgs8727 and uses 7.62×54r instead of 7.92×57 mauser.
Sold!!!!!!!!!
It's $3,150 with the POSP scope
If those come back in at a reasonable price I’d buy one.
I would trust this man to sell me a good rifle
Really nice assassin rifle 👀
PLEASE BRING IT HERE
We need more Mr. Dunkle
Mr. Dunkel MVP
drinking game, take a shot every time James makes a joke at IWA about putting a gun in his backpack and taking it home.
This is very cool, can we get an m91u though, thinking an 8in barrel with a folding stock🧐
Id love it if it was $2k but damn 1.5x that price… foooook.
Saw a dog in the background and couldnt focus on the content waiting for him to pop up again 😂
Will there be any imports with wood furniture?
Zastava guy was my favorite..I want to import him into the US
I love how James talks to him at the end lol. I put in bag then i send check yes? Ha ha ha ha. 😉
This Zastava guy reminds me of school's science fair.
when its possible to mount an zenitco or similar handguard, sure, it would be nice.
Do yhay make a 30-06 version that take Browning Automatic Magazines ?
A nice and tight video Mr.James.Keep them coming.Now that was a dude trying to sell his product. For a moment I thought I was listening to a gunsmith from the Kheibar Pass. His presentation could have been better had he had some charts and a laser pointer. I did not hear the price. They should have put a large piece with the price written attached to the rifle. Do they sell it with a complementary riflescope? That would be a nice touch. How can the price of a stamped steel rifle be as the price of a machined steel rifle? Was it 3D printed or something like that?
"Kendal gray" has a Zastava marksman rifle he fires on his channel check him out its a newer vid