{
  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "zastava-m70",
    "name": "Zastava M70",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "zastava",
      "name": "Zastava Arms"
    },
    "category": "rifle",
    "action": "gas-operated-long-stroke",
    "calibers": [
      "7.62x39mm"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "Yugo M70",
      "PAP M70"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [],
    "page": "firearms/zastava-m70.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/zastava-m70.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "No manufacturer torque values are recorded. The values listed are reported by other sources, not the manufacturer — confirm them before use."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "medium",
    "verification": "armorer-manual-verified"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "published",
    "limit": null,
    "statement": "Zastava gives an owner field strip (dust cover, recoil spring, bolt carrier and bolt separated, gas tube and upper handguard) and does not tell owners to stop there. It warns that altering the rifle voids the warranty.",
    "source": {
      "title": "Semi-Automatic Rifle ZPAPM70 | 7.62x39mm Owner’s Manual and Safety Instructions",
      "publisher": "Zastava Arms (Kragujevac) / Zastava Arms USA",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://zastavaarmsusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ZPAPM70-manual-ZA-USA.pdf",
      "page": "19",
      "pdfPage": 19,
      "pageUrl": "https://zastavaarmsusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ZPAPM70-manual-ZA-USA.pdf#page=19",
      "quote": "Remove the gas tube assembly and upper hand guard. Rotate the gas tube locking lever (see picture #16) clockwise, untill it’s in vertical position and gas tube is unlocked."
    }
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 2,
    "group": "rifle",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "51 parts (ZPAP M70 list) in an AKM-pattern action with a bulged trunnion. As with every AK, the job is the fire-control group: the hammer and trigger pins depend on a correctly routed retaining spring, and the hammer spring is strong. No timing.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 51,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "Complete ZPAP M70 semi-auto rifle (51 line items)",
      "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list",
      "source": {
        "title": "Semi-Automatic Rifle ZPAPM70 | 7.62x39mm Owner’s Manual and Safety Instructions",
        "publisher": "Zastava Arms (Kragujevac) / Zastava Arms USA",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://zastavaarmsusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ZPAPM70-manual-ZA-USA.pdf",
        "page": "24–25",
        "pdfPage": 24,
        "pageUrl": "https://zastavaarmsusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ZPAPM70-manual-ZA-USA.pdf#page=24",
        "quote": "51 Protecting ring"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "The AK pin-retaining spring can sit several ways and only one is correct, so the group has to be trial-fitted.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "AK Reassembly - It Took A Lot Of Wriggling",
          "publisher": "Ballseye's Boomers (owner blog)",
          "reliability": "anecdotal",
          "url": "https://ballseyesboomers.blogspot.com/2012/04/ak-reassembly-it-took-lot-of-wriggling.html",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Not only are there several ways this particular spring might possibly fit, only one of which was correct, but you have to continually reassemble the hammer and trigger group into the receiver to see if you got it right, then take them out again if wrong."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 45,
      "rebuild": 75,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "AK fire-control group, bolt, furniture, gas tube, rear sight.",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Receiver",
        "removes": [
          "dust cover",
          "recoil spring assembly",
          "bolt carrier and bolt",
          "retaining spring (shepherd's hook) or plate",
          "hammer, trigger, disconnector and springs",
          "safety selector",
          "magazine catch",
          "rear sight leaf"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "AK trigger pin punch / slave pin"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Bolt",
        "removes": [
          "firing pin retaining pin",
          "firing pin",
          "extractor pin, extractor, spring"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Furniture",
        "removes": [
          "upper/lower handguard and retainer",
          "pistol grip screw",
          "buttstock screws",
          "gas tube (lever)"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 3,
      "springs": 13,
      "detents": 0,
      "basis": "counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given)"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "AK fire-control slave pins or punches",
        "usedFor": "Hammer and trigger pins"
      },
      {
        "tool": "Zastava front sight tool (optional)",
        "usedFor": "Front sight adjustment"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Retaining spring in both pin grooves",
        "why": "Trigger pin walk-out.",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Function check (safety, trigger reset, feeding, extraction)",
        "why": "Standard after any detail strip. No single source.",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Re-zero sights or scope",
        "why": "Sights and optics come off for coating, and point of impact must be re-confirmed. This is a standard check, so no source.",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Rotate the safety lever down to the fire position so the charging handle can travel fully rearward.",
          "warning": "With the lever on SAFE, bolt travel is deliberately restricted and you cannot properly inspect the chamber."
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Rock the magazine forward and out of the magazine well.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "Magazine"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Pull the charging handle fully to the rear and hold it there. Look into the chamber and the magazine well."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Physically feel the chamber to confirm it is empty.",
          "warning": "Most AK variants have no bolt hold-open, so you must hold the bolt back yourself. Keep fingers clear when you release it."
        },
        {
          "n": 6,
          "instruction": "Ease the bolt forward and remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Press in the recoil spring guide rod tab protruding through the rear of the dust cover."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Lift the rear of the dust cover up and pull it back and off.",
              "warning": "The recoil spring assembly is compressed behind it. Keep a hand over the rear of the receiver.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Dust cover"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Push the recoil spring assembly forward to clear its seat, then lift it out.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Recoil spring assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Pull the bolt carrier fully rearward to the cutout in the receiver rails and lift it up and out.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Bolt carrier and bolt"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Rotate the bolt to unlock it from its cam track and pull it forward out of the carrier.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Bolt"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 7,
              "instruction": "Rotate the gas tube lever upward until vertical, then lift the gas tube and upper handguard off.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Gas tube and upper handguard"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Dust cover",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 3
        },
        {
          "name": "Recoil spring assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 4
        },
        {
          "name": "Bolt carrier and bolt",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 5
        },
        {
          "name": "Bolt",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 6
        },
        {
          "name": "Gas tube and upper handguard",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 7
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": {
        "parts": 51,
        "scope": "Section 6 \"ZPAPM70 exploded part view\" (p. 24) and \"ZPAPM70 - Part List\" (p. 25), for the US semi-auto ZPAP M70 (PAP M70 family, which the entry lists as an alias); not the select-fire military M70."
      },
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [
        {
          "component": "Barrel",
          "material": null,
          "finish": "chrome lined",
          "appliesTo": "ZPAPM70, SKU ZR7762WM (same line on ZR7762SR)",
          "note": "Chrome lining is inside the bore; the outside finish is not stated.",
          "source": {
            "title": "ZPAPM70 ZR7762WM Semi-automatic Sporting Rifle (Zastava Arms USA)",
            "publisher": "Zastava Arms USA",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://zastavaarmsusa.com/product/zpapm70-zr7762w-semi-automatic-sporting-rifle/",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Cold hammer forged chrome lined barrel"
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Stock/furniture",
          "material": "walnut",
          "finish": null,
          "appliesTo": "ZPAPM70, SKU ZR7762WM",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "ZPAPM70 ZR7762WM Semi-automatic Sporting Rifle (Zastava Arms USA)",
            "publisher": "Zastava Arms USA",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://zastavaarmsusa.com/product/zpapm70-zr7762w-semi-automatic-sporting-rifle/",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Dark walnut furniture"
          }
        }
      ],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Set the gas tube and upper handguard into the front trunnion recess, seat the rear, and rotate the lever down to lock."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Insert the bolt into the front of the carrier and rotate it so its lug engages the cam track."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Set the carrier into the receiver rails with the bolt forward, engage the gas piston into the gas tube, and slide it forward."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Set the recoil spring assembly into the carrier channel and push it forward until the guide rod seats."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Set the front lip of the dust cover into its recess, then press the rear down until the guide rod tab snaps through its hole.",
              "warning": "If the tab is not protruding through the dust cover, the cover will come off under recoil."
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Cycle the action several times and perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "reported-only",
      "manufacturer": [],
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        {
          "fastener": "Handguard cap set screw",
          "appliesTo": "Zastava M70 fitted with a Midwest Industries MI-AKMDI-M70 drop-in handguard",
          "qualifier": "exact",
          "value": 10,
          "valueMax": null,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 1.1,
              "in-lb": 10,
              "ft-lb": 0.83
            },
            "valueMax": null
          },
          "sequence": null,
          "threadlocker": "apply a drop of blue Loctite to the exposed portion of the set screw",
          "source": {
            "title": "MI-AK Drop In Hand Guard Installation Instructions (MI-AKMDI, MI-AKMDI-K, MI-AKMDI-M70, MI-AKMDI-M92)",
            "publisher": "Midwest Industries, Inc.",
            "reliability": "secondary",
            "url": "https://midwestindustriesinc.com/content/installation-instructions/AK47-Handguard-MI-AKMDI-Instructions.pdf",
            "page": "PDF p. 1",
            "pdfPage": 1,
            "pageUrl": "https://midwestindustriesinc.com/content/installation-instructions/AK47-Handguard-MI-AKMDI-Instructions.pdf#page=1",
            "quote": "Once the handguard is installed with the cap locked apply a drop of blue Loctite to the exposed portion of the set screw and torque to 10 inch lbs with a 5/64 allen wrench."
          }
        },
        {
          "fastener": "Stock mounting bolt (M8x1.0x25, 6 mm hex)",
          "appliesTo": "Magpul Zhukov-S Stock – Yugo (MAG552) on stamped-receiver Zastava M70 pattern rifles with fixed stock, recessed trunnion",
          "qualifier": "range",
          "value": 50,
          "valueMax": 60,
          "unit": "in-lb",
          "converted": {
            "value": {
              "N-m": 5.6,
              "in-lb": 50,
              "ft-lb": 4.2
            },
            "valueMax": {
              "N-m": 6.8,
              "in-lb": 60,
              "ft-lb": 5
            }
          },
          "sequence": null,
          "threadlocker": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Magpul MAG552 Zhukov-S Stock – Yugo — Installation Instructions",
            "publisher": "Magpul Industries",
            "reliability": "secondary",
            "url": "https://magpul.com/media/wysiwyg/Instructions/MAG552_Yugo_Zhukov-S_Stock_INSRT.pdf",
            "page": "PDF p. 1 (single page)",
            "pdfPage": 1,
            "pageUrl": "https://magpul.com/media/wysiwyg/Instructions/MAG552_Yugo_Zhukov-S_Stock_INSRT.pdf#page=1",
            "quote": "Utilizing a 6mm Allen Wrench tighten the Mounting Bolt to 50-60 [in-lb]."
          }
        }
      ],
      "notes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the rifle is unloaded with no magazine inserted before each step.",
        "With the safety lever on SAFE, confirm bolt travel is restricted and the trigger does nothing.",
        "Rotate the safety to FIRE, charge the rifle, and press the trigger. The hammer should fall.",
        "Hold the trigger back, charge the rifle, and release slowly — you should hear the disconnector click.",
        "Confirm the dust cover is locked down and the recoil spring tab protrudes through it.",
        "Confirm the magazine rocks in and locks positively."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": null,
      "title": "7.62mm Kalashnikov Modernized Assault Rifle (AKM) Operator’s Manual",
      "publisher": "USSR Ministry of Defence",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": null,
      "title": "Small Arms Identification and Operation Guide — Eurasian Communist Countries",
      "publisher": "U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "id": "midwest-industries-inc-98235f",
      "title": "MI-AK Drop In Hand Guard Installation Instructions (MI-AKMDI, MI-AKMDI-K, MI-AKMDI-M70, MI-AKMDI-M92)",
      "publisher": "Midwest Industries, Inc.",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://midwestindustriesinc.com/content/installation-instructions/AK47-Handguard-MI-AKMDI-Instructions.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "id": "zastava-m70-parts-manual",
      "title": "Semi-Automatic Rifle ZPAPM70 | 7.62x39mm Owner’s Manual and Safety Instructions",
      "publisher": "Zastava Arms (Kragujevac) / Zastava Arms USA",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://zastavaarmsusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ZPAPM70-manual-ZA-USA.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "n": 5,
      "id": "zastavaarmsusa-specs-eb4abe",
      "title": "ZPAPM70 ZR7762WM Semi-automatic Sporting Rifle (Zastava Arms USA)",
      "publisher": "Zastava Arms USA",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://zastavaarmsusa.com/product/zpapm70-zr7762w-semi-automatic-sporting-rifle/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "n": 6,
      "id": "magpul-industries-fe055c",
      "title": "Magpul MAG552 Zhukov-S Stock – Yugo — Installation Instructions",
      "publisher": "Magpul Industries",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://magpul.com/media/wysiwyg/Instructions/MAG552_Yugo_Zhukov-S_Stock_INSRT.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-10-11"
    },
    {
      "n": 7,
      "id": "tier-867e2147",
      "title": "AK Reassembly - It Took A Lot Of Wriggling",
      "publisher": "Ballseye's Boomers (owner blog)",
      "reliability": "anecdotal",
      "url": "https://ballseyesboomers.blogspot.com/2012/04/ak-reassembly-it-took-lot-of-wriggling.html",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    }
  ]
}