[servo1969]

For the price of a Hi-Point you can have a single-stack 9mm 1911 clone made as well as pistols costing $800+.

Caliber -- 9 mm PARA
Capacity -- 8 rounds
Weight -- 0.88 kg [31 oz.]
Barrel length -- 116 mm [4-9/16 in.]
Height -- 130 mm [5-1/8 in.]
Total length -- 200 mm [7-7/8 in.]

The design of the pistol M70A is similar to design of Soviet pistol TT, that is, model M57.
The pistol is a semi-automatic weapon with a safe system of locking and triggering.
It functions on the principle of short recoil of the barrel.
It is the ideal defense weapon, easy to handle and maintain.
The pistol is fed from a detachable magazine with secure fitting and releasing.
The pistol is put to safety position when the hammer is pulled "to the first cam".
The pistol has fixed iron sights.
Metal parts of the pistol are made of high quality alloy steel.
Handgrip covers are made of selected walnut or of polymer.
Standard finish is blue.

http://www.zastava-arms.rs/en/civilianproduct/pistol-m70a

[Antihero101607]

My cousin owns a Chinese copy in 9mm Para. Not a bad pistol, although I wasn’t a big fan of the hammer.

[Chode]

it's no clone, the internals are quite different from the Colt design...

[yarddog]

I had a similar Chinese made Tokarev and around 20 years ago the selling price was just under a hundred dollars. The finish was nothing extra but it functioned perfectly.

Also about as accurate as most other auto pistols.

I remember killing a large rattlesnake with it. If it was all you could afford then why not?

Of course at the same time there was a glut of police trade in .38 revolvers. I got a Colt Official Police for also just under a hundred and that was an outstanding gun. That used Colt had probably the smoothest action of any revolver I have ever owned and it was also way above average in accuracy.

Since those revolvers have dried up, I would say get the Tokarev.

[Tupelo]

I know it says that it is chambered in 9mm Parabellum/Luger I would be pretty PO ed if I got it home and found out it was 9mm Makarov.
2 silly little millimeters do make a difference

[E. Pluribus Unum]

http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/zastava-m70a-9mm-pistol-review

http://www.shotgunnews.com/2013/06/11/tokarev-m70a-review/

https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/century-international-arms-m70a-9mm-auto-classic-protection-outstanding-price/

http://www.jgsales.com/zastava-yugo-tokarev-m70a-semi-auto-pistol,-9mm,-blued,-by-cai,-new.-p-59547.html

http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=F1YM70

http://www.classicfirearms.com/zastava-m70a

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/7-GHG3182N

[Organic Panic]

I have a surplus Yugo Tok 7.62mm. Love that pistol. It is the only one that didn’t sink in a boating accident that I shoot. You can still get milsurp ammo. I got cans of 1000 for $59 pre King Obama and can still find it.

[InABunkerUnderSF]

I have a Romanian TT33 in 7.62x25?. The recoil on that is all out of proportion to the size of the gun - more like a hot .45 than a 9mm. Presumably the 9mm M70A would be more manageable.

Also, the "safety" on the TT33 stinks. I don't trust safeties anyway but the one on the TT33 is the least trustworthy I've ever seen. Hope the M70A is better.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Spare magazines appear to be impossible to get.

MTodd5325 wrote: May 03, 2014 I've given up. It looks like no one is going to import 9mm mags for the M70a. I don't know why not. It's a great gun. But it looks like it's being abandoned. No parts. No spare Mags. Zip in the way of support. I'm going to take out the spacer for the magazine (in the frame) and sell one 9mm mag on Ebay while I use the rest as spares (I have two). The remaining M70a will be converted to use Tokarav M57 mags (which I see in other posts the weapon does very reliably). Out.

[dagogo redux]

Thanks for posting this.

The Ruskies have always designed wonderful weapons that won wars against “better” designed weapons, and often beat out those weapons in side-by-side historical comparisons on certain TV series. They were at the top of the list, not because they were necessarily the best, but because they could be cranked out cheaply in bulk and had rudimentary maintenance requirements. AK-47, Mosin Nagant, and the T-34 tank are great examples: Inelegant and crude, yet plentiful, cheap and highly effective, they were great weapons that won wars.

For those who carry and appreciate the ballistics of the .45 round, but have trouble with the bulk of a 1911 or the kick of the XD-S .45 ACP, how about this: http://store.bobergarms.com/collections/firearms/products/xr45-s-standard

[caveat emptor]

For interested Canadians these are both available at Marstar for $295. Restricted, come with 2 mags.

The Zastava M57 TT Pistols in 7.62x25 [ZAS-M57], and the Zastava M70A TT Pistols in 9mm Para [ZAS-M70A].

[ozzymandus]

1911 clone? No.

[nomad]

That`s a lot of good, who imports them, and how could you order one?