What I would recommend is a variable power and I tend to favor 4-16x because I have the nice bright field of view at 4x and can zoom in if needed. Spending a fortune on a giant quality surgical scope, like a 6-24x, is overkill…. It all depends on the condition of the rifle and the type of ammo you are shooting not to mention your own abilities. Now remember, the M76 you have will likely be shooting1-4 MOA (1-4″ at about 100 yards, 2-8″ at 200 yards and so forth). I’m 53 and while I grew up shooting a lot with iron sights, I can’t see very well at 100 yards and I sure can’t shoot precisely. They weren’t looking for precision by any means – just good enough to extend the reach of the shooter. Four power magnification fits that bill because it gives you a wide field of view (meaning what you can see left to right and up and down in he scope – the more you see, the wider the field of view). When the Yugoslavs designed the M76, they needed a middle of the road simple optic that would allow the shooter to hit something man sized out to 800 meters. With that said, you may be wondering “but what size scope?” The 8mm round definitely has some reach and you have to ask yourself what do you really plan on doing? This “what am I going to use it for” question is known as the “use case”. If you really want an offset scope, I’d recommend Kalinka and go with something new. Kalinka Optics has a variety of offset mount optics and is also reputable. Just confirm the clamp on a particular model has enough adjustment to fasten onto the M76’s rail.Īs of my writing this, there aren’t any ZRAK scopes on eBay but Apex Gun Parts does have some in fair to good condition (meaning very worn) and they are a good firm to deal with. There are also a lot of different offset mount optics that you can look into that are side mounted for example 8x and variable power. You can hunt around and buy 4x ZRAK optics still. On one hand, you could stick with the communist block styling. I’d recommend only buying direct or from a reputable dealer below: What optic to use? Note, RS Regulate mounts are being counterfeited in China. This is the RS Regulate AK-303M lower paired with the AKR upper rail. It was not a surgical weapon and instead stressed reliability and good enough accuracy with an effective range of about 800 meters with 1.5-2 minutes of angle (MOA). The M76 was designed for a designated marksman in a squad to have much further reach than the rest of the team would have. Let me revisit the “DMR” designation – because that is what the M76 is. 30-06 round to give you a rough equivalent. The 8mm Mauser round is in the same ballpark class as the American. It is a smei-automatic 10-round Designated Marksman’s Rifle (DMR) designed and built by Zastava for the Yugoslav military chambered in 8mm Mauser (7.92x57mm with an IS or JS designator at the end of the size). A fellow recently contacted me about what optic he ought to get for his rifle, I replied and it also occurred to me that more explanation would make for a good blog post. I did a series of posts back in the Fall of 2019 about a custom Yugo M76 that I had Two Rivers Arms build for me that I then added my own optic to.
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