The Yugo M57 now C&R eligible

[Black Blade]

Heads up to all C&R license holders. The Yugo M57 appears to be C&R eligible now, SOG is selling them for $189 through Memorial Day.

Southern Ohio Gun Distributors, Inc., Your Global Connection for Firearms, Accessories and Ammunition! (http://www.southernohiogun.com/)

Just ordered one.

[Tinman]

It figures this would happen just as my C&R expires.

I asked a dealer about these a year ago why they weren't C&R and he told me there was no way to be sure of the date of manufacture, so somebody must have convinced ATF that they had historical significance and got them classified that way.

[Black Blade]

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I added two more before SOG stopped selling them with two mags. So now I have three of the Yugo M57 pistols. The problem is still no mags available.However, you can easily modify CZ-52 mags for the M57 although you are limited to eight rounds instead of nine rounds. This Yugo M57 looks to be in very good to excellent condition. It came drenched in cosmoline as did the spare magazine. One magazine holds nine rounds and the other eight rounds.

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I took an hour to strip, go through and clean the cosmoline out of the gun and magazines. I used hot water to loosen the gunk and then wiped it down, followed by spraying with Break Free CLP and brushing out the channels and crevices with a toothbrush. I then wiped down the prts, reassembled and went to the gun club. The M57 is very comfortable with the longer grip than other Tokarevs. After cleaning the trigger is perfect so I have no need for any trigger work. The Tokarev M57 shoots very well as expected with similar results compared to the other Tokarevs in the collection.

The last two M57 Tokarevs had a few minor problems suggesting that the vendor is scraping the bottom of the barrel as they sell out. One had a problem of not cocking back the hammer. It seems to have broken in somewhat now as only the first round out of the magazine typically fails to lock back the hammer after firing. The other has a delayed strike at times. It may be just that the firing pin and channel needs a good cleaning. Otherwise they function great.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/jhwarner1/SheridanGuns/Tok-Fam7a.jpg

At 35' they are fairly accurate. I went through about 400 rounds in the three M57 guns as I checked for function and look for any problems. I may keep one as a CCW gun and have the others in reserve and for possible future need for parts.

- Black Blade

[Black Blade]

UPDATE: I just got a couple sets of Marscal grips for the M57 and they look nice. Both are walnut grips. The smooth grips are walnut red stained and the other is walnut oil rubbed:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/jhwarner1/SheridanGuns/TokarevWG4a.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/jhwarner1/SheridanGuns/TokarevWG5a.jpg

- Black Blade

[Black Blade]

I bought some CZ-52 magazines from "CTD" and modified the magazine with a small file in the field.The only thing I had on me was a Leatherman tool so the mod was a little rough. If I had waited I might have used a dremel but I am more interested in function than anything else for these inexpensive but powerful guns. So, I matched an original M57 mag against a CZ-52 mag and filed a notch so it would lock up into the M57.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/jhwarner1/SheridanGuns/Tok-Fam3a.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/jhwarner1/SheridanGuns/Tok-Fam2a.jpg

CZ-52 magazines modified for use in Yugoslav M57 Tokarev (see notch in front right side of magazines)

Considering the M57 magazines are selling on Gunbroker for as much as $70 apiece, I instead bought some $15 CZ-52 magazines to modify. I live with one round less and save $55 for each magaqzine. If more M57 magazines are ever imported or some aftermarket vendor decides to fill this niche, then I will probably buy some at a decent price. Until then the modified CZ-52 mags will work just fine - oh yeah, they all functioned flawlessly in my M57 Toks.

- Black Blade