Previewing The Yugo Zastava "M64 RPK" Rifle From Atlantic/Southern Tactical: Is It A Keeper?

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@RetailSales-nz5xu 11 месяцев назад

Hello my name is Russ Beasley the owner of Southern Tactical. We’re glad you liked our rifle. Not having the sling swivel bugged me also that’s how the receiver comes from Tortort. We debated milling out the receiver for the sling swivels in house. With so many builds on deck sadly we just didn’t have the manpower and time to complete that. Sadly we have no more of these kits to build. I hope everyone grabs one while they can!!!

@chucksneed3339 11 месяцев назад

What are the US made 922r parts?

@RetailSales-nz5xu 11 месяцев назад

We use new receiver,barrel & fire control group.

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

I understand why Tort made these this way; allows for more flexiblity when building so the end user can choose. Where did those rear sling swivels go? If i had one, I could easily mill a slot in the side of this receiver for it. I had to do the same for my TGI AMD65, Arsenal SA93, and a few others along the way over the year. So I have practice at it now (hint: the first time i did it years aback, the slot ended up a tad bit angled so i bent the swivel base itself to mask the fact lol).

@RetailSales-nz5xu 11 месяцев назад

We have a few of them laying around I would gladly send you one.

@chucksneed3339 11 месяцев назад

@@RetailSales-nz5xu okay, thanks for the reply. Not interested in American made barrels.

@robfisher3790 11 месяцев назад

"Where the fuck is my sling swivel" -Misha c. 2023

@svchwsvchw 11 месяцев назад

Misha, FYI, My M64 RPK parts kit doesn’t have the top cover latching mechanism on the receiver stub. The gas block and gas tube also look the same as yours.

@Ages_of_domination 11 месяцев назад

The dust cover has visibly different finish than receiver... Frankenstein-like.. Heavy barrel with the ribbing is so cool

@bluekouki86 11 месяцев назад

There is a fella on the files that makes bolt hold open devices that really top off these m64 Yugos.

@ak47_762_ 11 месяцев назад

That’s good to know !

@Mjdeben 11 месяцев назад

I wonder if they'd be compatible with non-yugo models?

@afkafk129 11 месяцев назад

I have some yugo kits built by two rivers and it’s pretty dang close to the original. As far as blueing goes

@afkafk129 11 месяцев назад

Also looking at pics I don’t see gas holes in the gas tube.

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for checking for me. I was confused as the rest of the build seems correct parts for an M65.@@afkafk129

@thegungooch639 10 месяцев назад

Its amazing how he knows what is what just by touch. Very gifted man...

@MiGallagher 11 месяцев назад

Thank you Misha for sharing this with us. Awesome “unboxing” sir. Would love to see the M65a RPK under folder stock.

@stonehalo1632 11 месяцев назад

I wish the m70 had the fin barrel.

@stonehalo1632 11 месяцев назад

@Jason7.62x39 I know I saw those after they sold out... and they were gorgeous lol kicking myself everyday I look em up.

@davisbwaddell 11 месяцев назад

The M72 had a clip-on night sight that clipped around the rear sight notch. It definitely seems like an afterthought solution. I also imagine most were lost.

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

I feel like i might have one of those somewhere in a box off a kit from a long time ago? Could be misremembering though.

@BlackWater6937 11 месяцев назад

You can find them on gun broke for around $20 pretty easily. I got one and imported tritium vials from Taiwan to replace the old tritium.

@officerpandur9186 7 месяцев назад

LOVE FROM SERBIA 🇷🇸 TO OUR USA 🇺🇸❤️

@BNatoAk 11 месяцев назад

Is chrome lined really important to the weekend shooter? I own a alot of CL barreled ak's. I'm guessing 85% of the viewer's don't even know what that really means. They won't shoot enough to where that would ever MATTER.

@timothycain4512 11 месяцев назад

I run alot of rounds thru my aks and ars. But honestly if your not in a military setting I think cold hammer forged barrels are more important than chrome lined. But I don like having chrome lined barrels on my aks. It definitely makes them so much easier to keep cleaned. I think 2 of my aks is non chrome lined. Which is the wbp 556sr. But has held up good but it's made to be a commercial ak for export not military. And then my PSA ak105 But it doesn't bother me. Because I no what they were made for when I bought them

@Mjdeben 11 месяцев назад

To a modern weekend shooter no not really. Back in the day AK ammo used corrosive primers and chrome lining in the bore/chamber went a long way in preventing corrosion and pitting. As the poster above mentioned CL barrels are also much easier to keep clean. I have no firsthand experience but I've heard that a lot of Yugo kits from way back when the original barrel came with the kit had bores that were all ratted out due to corrosive ammo/inadequate cleaning. Nowadays you have to go out of your way to find corrosive ammo.

@stonehalo1632 11 месяцев назад

Soon, you won't be able to rack the bolt or ghost the trigger on YT

@scottcarlson3876 11 месяцев назад

Amen the rear sling swivel bothers me too

@stanleyhall6102 11 месяцев назад

Thanks I have three of those cut mags that I found in a pawn shop years ago no one new why the cut was in there !

@Grizzlyman420 Месяц назад

I just got a Zastava M70 Serbian Red Wood 🇷🇸

@dfff10 11 месяцев назад

Why don't you do a video on the Mitchell arms m90 rpk chambered in 7.62x51 nato.. I have one and I'll send it to you if you want to do video.

@markp4401 11 месяцев назад

He may be averse to doing that because that’s a commercial weapon. The Yugo army never used a 7.62x51 RPK.

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

That and I don't not own one. It makes me nervous to take loaner guns of such value from others too. If something were to happen to it during shipping to/from, i would be morally obligated to make it right. @@markp4401

@markp4401 11 месяцев назад

@@misha5670 You’re a really good guy Mishaco.

@lzxray6781 11 месяцев назад

I would love to get an RPk. Thanks Mish for all the information you share, you are a wealth of knowledge.

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

They are a lot of fun and yeah just look cool standing there independently on their bipod. I've always been drawn to them even since they started appearing on the market about 20 years ago.

@Иванпонимаете-г4ш 11 месяцев назад

Off topic but does anyone know where I can get extended handguard and upper Hand guard for the polish beryl?

@cabobpolasek2517 9 месяцев назад

I know arms of America and other companies have any handguards, but it is always fun to build your own. Sorry if I can't help much but keep me updated

@richardescareno2433 10 месяцев назад

I love Yugoslavian rifles. Heavily build & run..& run.. Get one.

@HunterDave 8 месяцев назад

The Yugo dust cover retainer was not on the M64/65 RPK version. The grip was the two piece version, as well. Almost would be better if you’re going to mill the slot for the sling swivel, have the receiver holes from the retainer pin welded up and the receiver reparkerized

@Chiller11 11 месяцев назад

I like the look of those firearms. The Yugoslavs didn’t tend to chrome line their bores I heard because a scarcity of chromium in the country. Vintage “aging” is a big deal with “vintage” reproduction guitars. The aged guitars can demand a premium over the reproductions that weren’t artificially aged. The reproduction guitars are completely new so the manufacturers are not mixing new and old parts but these guns remind me a bit of that sort of strange artificial aging process.

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Here's the thing, back then, Yugoslavia actually exported chromium.

@freeridemoto7133 11 месяцев назад

@@misha5670Do you know or have any history of why early Yugo AKs were not chrome lined? Cheaper manufacturing costs? Thank you for your time!

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Its not an explanation but one difference: Russian ammo was steel cased but Yugo ammo from that era was brass. So i wonder if the different ammmo types had anything to do with things? Also, in theory, a non-chromelined bore could produce better accuracy....in theory.@@freeridemoto7133

@EdwardSnortin 11 месяцев назад

@@freeridemoto7133 They didn't have the technology available for chrome lining

@Tusk_III 11 месяцев назад

Love the content as always Misha. Been afraid of the battlefield pick ups from Atlantic recently, they haven’t looked right. Like a kid was hired with a Brillo pad.

@simonerubino52 11 месяцев назад

My amd-65 is missing the rear swing civil but there is a slot cut the receiver I have a parts kit for a m64 it had all the monkey shit for the mag hold open but I believe I will delete that it is a regular mct4 so it does have the spring-loaded thingy and the gas that offer rifle grenades

@kacekace3676 11 месяцев назад

Would still be cool to have it with the BHO installed. Just cut a few mags for it..

@michaelbirdsong196 11 месяцев назад

There’s nothing like a yugo ! I have many in my tool shed. Great video I have been waiting for this!!!!!!!

@chrisnmfl 11 месяцев назад

Yugos are awesome there tougher almost industrial aks in comparison to most of the other stuff...

@bitfreakazoid 11 месяцев назад

"Where the fuck is my sling swivel." LOL

@petermonck5448 11 месяцев назад

Always excellent and informative. Thank you. 👍😎🙏

@Lincoln_and_the_poor-boys 11 месяцев назад

Reminds me I've got to get my kit built up, need to find someone willing to do a reweld first

@OccamsToyota2 11 месяцев назад

An M64 a day keeps the Hoxhaists away. 😅

@jtaylorb88 11 месяцев назад

Wow, you got a really good looking gun from them. I regret not picking one of these up to finish the AK collection.

@chrischiampo7647 11 месяцев назад

Really Nice Rifle in My Opinion Misha 😀😊😀❤️😎

@markp4401 11 месяцев назад

I’ve been eyeing a milled Arsenal RPK in 7.62x39. Does anyone know if this is or was used as a military weapon by Bulgaria or any other nations?

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Its not really called an RPK in Bulgaria, by Arsenal. They simply call it "LMG" for the fixed stock variant and LMGF for the side folder.

@chadjones2168 11 месяцев назад

I just had a yugo m72 milled receiver underfolder Rpk made I love it.

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Cool beans. I've often thought doing an UF RPK would be interesting and different.

@entropicdoom8018 11 месяцев назад

Misha, what are your thoughts on rifle dynamics? I am struggling to understand the pricing despite gun tubers droning about how much man hours goes into it. Why just get a Galil?

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Why not just put those hours into a rifle yourself? Sounds a lot more fun, for a lot less money to me? My old SAR1 is a lot smoother now than it was when i bought it new. Most AK gunsmithing time is simply spent polishing things. Know what else polishes surfaces inside a firearm? Just shooting the darn thing! lol

@Ages_of_domination 11 месяцев назад

Barrels fuckin mint

@strikerfired6242 7 месяцев назад

Love your videos!!

@rdh5961 11 месяцев назад

Perfect timing for my workout. Definitely appreciate your content

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Doesn't everyone workout to Eye of the Tiger?

@alexbeer4705 11 месяцев назад

As far the gas block it looks like it supposed to, and RPK doesn’t not have that cover retaining spring.

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

I 'think' i figured out why the gast ube is n't ported on the M65 RPK.

@stonehalo1632 11 месяцев назад

Apex has m64 kits with the ported gas block and tube I couldn't get a clear enough image to see if it had the dust cover retaining pin.

@alexbeer4705 11 месяцев назад

Well in my opinion it’s due to the longer bolt carrier piston making it heavier to reciprocate. RPK was used primarily as a machine-gun .

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Are those light machinegun kits or from the standard infantry rifle?@@stonehalo1632

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Sorry but M65/M72 has the same length gas piston as the M64/M70.@@alexbeer4705

@cool_breeze_actual9643 11 месяцев назад

Great video

@MrSLF 11 месяцев назад

Thank you. 👍

@stanleyhall6102 11 месяцев назад

Does this make the mags more collectible having the cut ? Thanks

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

sure, why not?

@cabobpolasek2517 9 месяцев назад

It is if you can make it sound rare enough to other people

@ninoslavtrifunovic7038 11 месяцев назад

It's M-72 not M-64. I was issued one in 1994.

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Thanks but not quite what this video is about. I do discuss the whole M64, M65, and M72 situation during the chat, cheers.

@ninoslavtrifunovic7038 11 месяцев назад

@@misha5670 It was reaction on the title of this video.

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Title is what the US company building these @@ninoslavtrifunovic7038 put on the receiver. So it was what i used in the video.

@ninoslavtrifunovic7038 11 месяцев назад

@@misha5670Cool. Btw, these babys were very popular among all sides during Yugoslavian wars.

@walkercustoms 11 месяцев назад

Thank you

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

welcome

@stonehalo1632 11 месяцев назад

From what Im seeing you are correct the tubes should be ported

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Two other commenters say thier kits are not ported....hmmm? Wonder what's going on?

@stonehalo1632 11 месяцев назад

@@misha5670okay did some deeper diving and it appears that the kits are a mixed bag, some may have been replaced before they were chopped and imported. Apex has some good examples.

@stonehalo1632 11 месяцев назад

@@misha5670 I'm sure fox or Jay wouldn't mind looking at those apex kits for you.

@misha5670 11 месяцев назад

Fox wouldn't know what to look for.@@stonehalo1632

@stonehalo1632 11 месяцев назад

@@misha5670lol and Jay hates AKs