ZASTAVA ~ PAP ~ 7.62X39MM

The EAA Zastava PAP is a semi-automatic, Kalashnikov-pattern sporting rifle chambered in 7.62x39mm, manufactured in Serbia by Zastava Arms and imported to the United States by European American Armory (EAA) Corp around 2010. Built on a heavy-duty, 1.5mm stamped steel receiver with a bulged front trunnion inspired by the Yugoslavian M70 military design, this early sporter variant features a distinct slant-cut rear receiver profile tailored for its proprietary, one-piece black polymer thumbhole stock. To comply with federal import regulations of the era, the rifle was engineered strictly as a single-stack system, featuring a narrowed factory magazine well that restricts capacity to proprietary 10-round magazines and a specialized bolt with a narrow feeding lug. Mechanically, the rifle operates via a gas-operated long-stroke piston and features a cold hammer-forged, non-threaded barrel that lacks a bayonet lug or cleaning rod channel. For optics integration, the polymer-furniture variant is equipped with a smooth, non-hinged dust cover featuring a factory-welded top Picatinny rail, rather than a traditional receiver side rail. The front of the rifle is completed by traditional, elongated Yugoslavian three-slot ventilation polymer handguards