I finally received my left handed Zastava in 458 Win Mag.

The gun weighs in at less than 9 Lbs with a very muzzle light feel. It has a 25" barrel but the muzzle diameter is only .660" (My Winchester 375 H&H has a muzzle diameter of .750").

The feel of the action is not bad for a new gun, the bolt cycles with barely a hint of roughness that will probably smooth out with use. I don't have any rounds loaded up yet so I haven't checked the feeding and extraction. The trigger is surprisingly nice, smooth with minimal creep and a let off of less than 4 Lbs. The metal exterior appearance isn't bad, no obvious glitches and an even black/bluing.

The stock has a horrible finish, with maybe one thin coat of linseed oil applied, patchy and almost bare wood in places. This should make it easier to strip off as the muddy, blotchy stain that was applied has to come off, there may be some actual grain fighting to show through. The inletting around the barrel and action isn't bad but around the tang there is too much wood and the cut out for the bolt to slide is crooked with a chip out of it. I haven't pulled the barreled action from the stock yet but I know that it will have to be bedded. There are no plugs over the crossbolt. The checkering wasn't done by hand, it looks like it was done by foot.

Over all the gun has potential, it just needs a lot of stock work done before it goes out in the field.