If you don't own one...you don't know what your'e missing!

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A CZ-52
I recently got my second one and test fired it yesterday for the first time.These are AWESOME guns and if you don't have one your'e missing out on a lot of fun shooting.The 7.62 x 25 round feels like nothing else-its not a 9mm,not a .45acp,not a 40 s&w feel.Its unique and wonderful.:cool:
 
I know I say this way too much, but I shoot my dads all of the time. I agree whole heartedly. Its a different type of experience....its a stout recoil mostly push with some muzzle rise.
The audible boom is great and the muzzle flash rivals my 357 snubbies. Great gun.
In my experience they are incredibly accurate also. More so than most guns I have shot.
Great guns and a steal at current prices.
Shoot well
 
AmmoMan has old Berdan primed 87gr FMJ for $89 per five hundred rounds, as well as new Sellier $ Bellot production boxer primed, brass cased, 85gr FMJ for $100 per 500 rounds.
 
I got one last year. It was rebuilt by BRNO, and came throught Century Arms. I paid 119.00 for mine, it came with a holster and two mags. I bought some S&B to run through the gun and wasn't impressed. The gun is great but I didn't get what I expected out of the S&B ammo.:( I am going to try some surplus ammo next time.:)
 
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You can dress up your old CZ-52 with a set of Hogue Grips as well!

That's something I love about surplus guns. You get a whole lot of quality for not a lot of money. Any idea how much a new manufactured rifle, made with the same quality and materials engineering as an Enfield or good Mauser, would cost today?

It'd be a lot more than $100-$250.
 
You guessed wrong.

You're missing a roller-locking short recoil operated auto in a very unique and hot-permorming cartridge, not to mention a quality, well made pistol that you can get for $125.00.
 
You're missing a roller-locking short recoil operated auto in a very unique and hot-permorming cartridge, not to mention a quality, well made pistol that you can get for $125.00.
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Kewl! I'll look into that...! :D
 
I think it is a must have for anybody who has filled their basic handgun "needs".
As for not knowing what I am missing because I haven't done it, using crack or being gay would fit too. Those things I don't want to experience.
 
I bought mine in 1995 for about $130. There were lots.

I went to the library, and looked them up in the Standard Catalog Of Firearms from 1985.

In Excellent condition, which mine was, these guns used to sell for $1500!!

Granted, they were a rarity outside of the Iron Curtain, but NO-ONE is going to pay $1500 for a gun that's not considered a well-built piece of machinery. Makarovs didn't sell for that much then, and they were equally obscure at the time.

And now they're selling for a mere ten cents on the dollar of their original value. I bet a bunch of hardcore collectors had apoplectic fits when the first batches glutted the market.

Ten PERCENT!? That's free, in my book. I'm going to buy some more. I have a few interesting projects in mind, too. How about a CZ-52 in hard chrome? Chambered for 9mmm Mauser Export? (7.62 x 25 blown out to 9mm, like the .30 Luger was to make 9mm Para.) Or 9 x 23 Winchester? Hot-loaded .38 Supers? Now we're cooking with GAS!. ;)
 
Looked into them, and I'll pass. They have delicate, brittle cast steel firing pins that are very sensitive to dry firing -- they break.

They're big and heavy at about the size of a 1911, and if you need one worked on, you'd better find a smithy who's experienced with them.

Great performance, but they're flame throwers at night, so make your first shot good because you won't see anything for a while.

If you're interested, here's a link to a PDF CZ Model 52 Manual.
 
Their delicate-brittle firing pin will not break in normal use unless you dry fire it without a snap cap.That said,i do have a spare in reserve just in case.The muzzle flash is half the fun and i don't plan on using a CZ-52 for home defense when i can have 17 rounds of 9mm.;)
 
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