Zastava M70A and my first cast 9mm handloads

[birddog1148]

Pretty new to casting. Used a 125 grain Lee mold, the .37 Lee Auto Disc, 700x powder and a CCI 500 small pistol primer. Got a lot of stove pipes but I am not going to complain about the accuracy. Two hand hold at ten yards.
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[MtGun44]

Add a bit more powder to solve the stovepipe issue.

How does this compare to the accuracy you get with factory ammo?

I have no idea what the inherent mechanical capabilities of the gun
are or what your shooting skills are. For a modern commercial gun,
and FOR ME, that isn't very good accuracy , but there is a huge amount of
shooter skill variability and gun limitations like sights and trigger pull, plus
just mechanical fit involved here, extremely difficult to assess that from afar.

I have a CZ52 and with factory ammo, that is not too different from what
it will do. It is NOT a target pistol by any measure.

Once you get the stovepiping solved, you will have a very large reduction in
shooting cost and you can spend a lot more time enjoying shooting and building
your skills.

Bill

[dubber123]

My brother has the Norinco version of that gun, model 213 I believe. After a little trigger work, we got handloads with a 150 gr. RN to about 2" at 25 yards from a rest. I have a Zastava M88A, the compact version of your gun. I tuned the trigger to 4# from the 10+ it came with, shortened the rear sight to get rid of the "U" notch, cut a narrower square notch, shortened the front to sight it in and serrated both to cut glare. I didn't fiddle with it a lot, but BRP's excellent 360640 PB and 3.5 grains of Green Dot shot inside 1-1/4" at 20 yds. using the car roof for a rest. Keep tinkering, those guns shoot pretty good.

[birddog1148]

I am not a very good pistol shot, just don't have much experience. I have spent most of my shooting experience with long guns. The grouping is tighter with my hand loads than the American Eagle factory stuff I have shot though. And I know the gun is not the greatest either. But I am having fun.

[dubber123]

I am not a very good pistol shot, just don't have much experience. I have spent most of my shooting experience with long guns. The grouping is tighter with my hand loads than the American Eagle factory stuff I have shot though. And I know the gun is not the greatest either. But I am having fun.

Practice is fun, and you'll be surprised at how quickly you improve. Don't sell your gun short, they aren't cutting edge tech, but they are a proven design that just needs a little tweaking.

[gray wolf]

If you don't shoot pistol to often then I guess it's not to bad.

[MtGun44]

Now that you have an affordable load, you can work on being a better shot.

Unfortunately, the mantra is deceivingly simple. Proper sight alignment and a good,
careful trigger SQUEEZE rather than a pull. Dry firing is highly recommended (assuming
that the gun is OK for dry fire, most are but some are not) as the sights "bobbing" after
you pull the trigger is proof of a bad trigger release.

Bill

[birddog1148]

I hit the target at 100 yd today. Not a big deal for many but good for me! ;)