Mike P. Wagner
New member
I have a CZ-52, and it's really a fun pistol, but it's got a heck of a trigger pull. I have a question about a pretty popular firing pin kit that disables the firing pin safety.
The stock CZ-52 has a spring loaded "retractor lock" that fits into a notch in the firing pin. A little finger on the sear pushes that lock up, disengaging it from the firing pin, when the trigger is pulled. When the trigger is not pulled, you cannot move the firing pin.
For a picture, see
http://www.makarov.com/graphics/cz52/cz52part.jpg
The firing pin replacement kit has a different "rectractor lock", which does not lock the firing pin. It is spring loaded, but you can push on the end of the firing pin at any time, and the pin moves forward.
So I'm looking for advice. How important is a firing pin safety? This one is likely not to have been inspired by litigation, the pistol is a 1952 Caech military weapon. Do most modern SA autoloaders have firing pin blocks?
The trigger pull is allegedly much better with the new kit, since the sear doesn't have to move the lock up and out of the way. And my finger was pretty sore after firing 150 rounds on Friday. But in general, I'm a little paranoid about disabling any built in safety. What's the tradeoff folks see?
Thanks,
Mike P. Wagner
[Edited by Mike P. Wagner on 03-26-2001 at 11:22 AM]
The stock CZ-52 has a spring loaded "retractor lock" that fits into a notch in the firing pin. A little finger on the sear pushes that lock up, disengaging it from the firing pin, when the trigger is pulled. When the trigger is not pulled, you cannot move the firing pin.
For a picture, see
http://www.makarov.com/graphics/cz52/cz52part.jpg
The firing pin replacement kit has a different "rectractor lock", which does not lock the firing pin. It is spring loaded, but you can push on the end of the firing pin at any time, and the pin moves forward.
So I'm looking for advice. How important is a firing pin safety? This one is likely not to have been inspired by litigation, the pistol is a 1952 Caech military weapon. Do most modern SA autoloaders have firing pin blocks?
The trigger pull is allegedly much better with the new kit, since the sear doesn't have to move the lock up and out of the way. And my finger was pretty sore after firing 150 rounds on Friday. But in general, I'm a little paranoid about disabling any built in safety. What's the tradeoff folks see?
Thanks,
Mike P. Wagner
[Edited by Mike P. Wagner on 03-26-2001 at 11:22 AM]