Serbia looks to buy M07 AF sniper rifles

[Zarvan]

Photo by the Ministry of Defence of Republic of Serbia
The Ministry of Defence of Republic of Serbia announced its intention to acquire the batch of modern M07 AF sniper rifles.

During the presentation of modern samples of military equipment and weapons as part of the “1500+” project, the Serbian government announced its intention to acquire newest military equipment, weapons included M07 AF sniper rifles for national defence forces.

The M07 AF is designed on the basis of famous Mauser M98 action by
Zastava Arms company. According to the company, the rifle is loaded from a detachable magazine with a capacity of 5 rounds. Heavy barrel is made of chrome-vanadium steel, by cold forging, which guarantees exceptional precision, accuracy and long service life.

The action receiver is of polygonal shape, with built-in Picatinny rail, which enables the assembly of optical devices.

Caliber
(mm)
Magazine capacity
(rounds)
Barrel length
(mm)
Length,
overall/ stock folded (mm)
Weight*
(kg)
Magazine weight
(kg)
Maximum efective range
(m)
7.62×51
254
650
1,182 / 930
6.42
0.11
1,000
7.62x54R
240
650
1,182 / 930
6.42
0.11
1,000
*weight of the rifle with empty magazine and optical sigh, without bipod


Trigger mechanism with single trigger can be finely adjusted. Mechanical safety has three positions: safe, fire and secure position, when it is possible to unlock the action, but it is not possible to fire.

Thread on the muzzle enables the assembly of accessories (gas or masking), and it is protected by a threaded ring.

Folding stock is made of polymer. The height of the cheek pad can be adjusted and the length of the stock is changed by changing the number of inserts.This provides safe and comfortable position of the shooter during firing.

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