CZ-82: Any Owners?

At the gun show Saturday there was one about 92% or so, asking price $ 439.00. I was thinking about buying it, but didn't.
So prices are different in different area of the country. So low price means nothing if you can't get it, only wishful thinking.
Don't want to repeat anything that was sad already, but it is a solid all steal gun, with 12+1 mag.
 
Basically I was a bit bored with my collection and my birthday is coming up so I figured a new gun (never owned a fixed barrel design before) in a new caliber might be a fun diversion.
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All the reasons you need! :D:D:D
 
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I have one. Had it for years. I ccw it often. It has never jammed. Its also quite accurate for a smaller pistol. I use Hornady xtp ammo. With a extra mag that means I am have 25 rds on me. I fully trust it. It may not be the most powerful pistol but I am confident in it and more accurate with it than any other concealable pistol I have. I just wish 9x18 was a cheap as it used to be. I have a felling I will need to buy some reloading dies for it in the future.
 
I purchased three of these neat little pistols through the years and like others have described they are one of the best holding and shooting pistols you can buy and are reasonably priced. The biggest drawback is the ugly finish and plastic grips. I Ceracoated one black and silver, one was Duracoated OD and the third bead blasted and blued....each was outfitted with checkered walnut grips. Now these pistols will rival the best competition in the price range, new or used. I have a few thousand 9x18 that I purchased years ago so availability of ammo is not a concern. The pistol is bulky compared to a Mak, P64 or PA 63 in the same caliber, but shoot much nicer.
 
I had an 83 with the satin nickel finish a few years ago. I made the mistake of selling it to a friend of mine. It is one of the few guns that I really regret letting go of. I have tried to buy it back or trade for it but he will not give it up.
Maybe one day I will run across another one. It was LNIB when I bought it.
 
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I had an 83 with the satin nickel finish a few years ago. I made the mistake of selling it to a friend of mine. It is one of the few guns that I really regret letting go of. I have tried to buy it back or trade for it but he will not give it up.
Maybe one day I will run across another one. It was LNIB when I bought it.
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Have you considered buying a standard 83 and then refinishing it? On Gunbroker, good condition satin nickel 83's sell for around $500, but the standard 83 can be found for $250. Mahovsky does a nickel finish for I think $170, Robar for $250 - either way, it's in the same ballpark.

That's my plan for a Beretta 84.
 
$325 with 4 magazines????

BUY IT.

I paid that price two years ago for a CZ82 and two magazines. You are not going to find a "100%" CZ82 due to its age and status as an imported, used military and police weapon. Robertson Trading Post sells principally through the Guns America web site and they absolutely love this particular gun. I purchased one from them two years ago thoroughly enjoyed my time owning it. It's incredibly accurate, easy to service and like one of the posts stated, eats everything.

If you do some research you'll come across some amazing pictures of people who have "tricked out" their prize possessions. By the way, that $400+ price - I hope that particular gun was reconditioned and re-painted, otherwise I wouldn't go near it, grossly overpriced.

I did finally sell the gun back to Robertson - great people to work with by the way, as I also hand load and keeping cases in stock became a difficult issue. I don't regret the purchase, enjoyed the time I had on the range, but priorities changed.

Good luck.
 
The CZ82 is /was a police/military issue weapon. It was never designed or finished to be "pretty". :rolleyes: The CZ83 was their civilian market pistol and was finished to be "pretty" for all you folk that like to look at your pistol. :rolleyes:
 
The CZ82 is /was a police/military issue weapon. It was never designed or finished to be "pretty". The CZ83 was their civilian market pistol and was finished to be "pretty" for all you folk that like to look at your pistol.
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:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
I had a very nice CZ-82 but eventually sold it to a local gun forum member who really liked them a lot. I had a Kahr P9 that was about the same size, was more pleasant to shoot, and the P9 shot the hotter 9mm round. I felt it did everything as well as the CZ-82 - except hold 12 rounds!

I much prefer the CZ-82 to the Makarov, if only because of capacity. It's a well-though-out gun!

Economoically, it's probably not a good deal, but the 82 can use a .380 barrel from the CZ_83; it's not a simple swap, if you can find one and I'm told that a barrel press is needed for installation.

You could always just spend a bit more and find a used CZ-83 in .380 -- the CZ-83 came in 9x18, .380 and .32; the .32 version is much more rare here in the U.S. and seems to command a higher price because of it's rareness. Unless you propose using the gun for concealed carry/self defense, the lack of hollow-point 9x18 ammo isn't that big a deal.

The CZ-83 and the Beretta 84 are about as good as they get in the .380 category. The Berettas seem to be demanding premium prices, too.
 
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I really like my CZ-82. It will not feed Hornady XTP ammo at all.
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Normal cause for that is the bullet tip catching on the edge of the feed ramp. Take it apart and roll a bit of very fine grit (1500 or so grit) autobody paper into a roll about as big as a 9mm bullet. Alternatively, you can use a Dremel with a felt tip and some Flitz. Try to just polish the edge smooth - not actually remove metal.
 
Got one LNIB awhile back... Great pistola, dead acurate... and really can't complain about the finish!

 
Unless you propose using the gun for concealed carry/self defense, the lack of hollow-point 9x18 ammo isn't that big a deal.
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I can buy Hornady in 9x18 Mak locally. I can even buy Fiocchi 9x18 fmj locally for $20 a box if I was desperate, or online for $13-$14 a box. Again, I'm not planning on carrying this or defending my life with it. I have more 9mms than I can remember that are the same size or smaller.

I bought it yesterday and took it to the range. It was much more accurate than I expected for the price (though I knew better going in). My first shot was a bullseye and it was really easy to keep them all in the black at 12 yds (2-3" standing steady fire). Function was flawless. In fact the ejection is so strong I actually waited to shoot until the guy next to me was loading mags (outdoor range) because the brass was hitting him with force (when he left it was launching a good 20'). The night sights it came with are relatively new with lots of glow, but given that they are also the ones for the CZ 75 they print a bit high if I cover the POA. If I take a tiny bit of a 6 o'clock hold I'm golden. They're much easier to pick up than the stock sights I see online though, so it's still a plus. The trigger was the biggest surprise. When I felt it at the shop I was surprised. The DA is very smooth. Frankly it puts my West German P228 to shame, not to mention my HKs. The SA is okay albeit not overly crisp (in this a SIG wins hands down). The safety engages and disengages very positively. I'd have no concerns about it moving just by brushing against something.

The only negative I can think of is that the recoil on a blowback (again this is my first) is different than I am used to. It's pretty much straight back into the web of my hand (the low bore axis also likely contributes to this). It's not painful per se, but you do feel it like a short but harsh impulse. I put 75 rds of Winchester 9x18 through it though and I was still having fun and my hand feels just fine today (I think for longer sessions I'd just use gloves). It sort of reminds me of shooting full house loads in a fullsize revolver in that it's definitely noticeable, but still enjoyable. Below is the standard picture. As a note, it had the sights, case, 1 12rd mag, 3 9rd mags, the wood grips, and the stock plastic grips. I actually put the stock plastic grips back on because the wood ones would rub against the mags when tightened all the way and made getting the mags out a hassle. Slightly loosened and the wood grips work fine.





 
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