Yesterday we looked at the history and development of the vz.82 pistol; today I am taking it out to the BackUp Gun Match. this should be a pretty competitive pistol in this environment, and it actually meets the characteristics of a backup gun quite well. It is light and compact, but still offers very good controls, excellent accuracy, and a 12-round capacity in a powerful round (9x18mm. Makarov) for a simple blowback action.
Semiauto pistol
Polish and German Police Silenced CZ-27 Pistols
Today we are looking at two suppressed CZ-27 pistols, one Polish and one German. The Polish one was issued by the Ministry of Public Security, an agency which only existed from 1945 until 1954. It […]
Heavy MGs
Praga I: A Blow-Forward Bullpup Semi-Auto-Selectable Vickers Gun
The Praga I was the first machine gun design from noted Czech arms designed Vaclav Holek. Three examples were made for Czech military testing in 1922, but they were not acceptable. Instead, this design served […]
Prototype
Italian Trials Czech ZK-391 Semiauto Rifle
The ZK-391 is one in a series of Czech developmental semiautomatic rifles designed by Josef Koucký. It was developed initially in 1939 (hence the “39” in the designation), and was tested by the Italian military […]
I own a vz.82 in the 9mm Mak. a very handy and accurate pistol. I really need to shoot it more.
Shame it is not legal for sale here. I have two other Czech pistols but cannot have CZ-83 (civilian equivalent of Vz.82). There are two reasons for it: caliber and barrel length. Magazine capacity is another one.
The video is marked private.. for Patreon?
sorry, I made a scheduling goof and the post came out a day early. The video will be available in a few hours.
It would be useful to be able to access the video.
sorry, I made a scheduling goof and the post came out a day early. The video will be available in a few hours.
“Simple to take apart.” I beg to differ: Simple to field-strip. The frame is a nightmare of interlinking parts held with pins, and woe unto them who have to replace the dinky little slide stop spring or worse, the combination sear and automatic safety spring, failure of which guarantees you either failure to cock the gun or involuntary double-taps. Wonderfully ergonomic gun when in good condition. Certainly exceptionally well-made. I rather like the enamel finish on the ex-army examples. Here’s complete disassembly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv31Mr1XLsE
Extra problem child:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uki0Ta75oQw
Very logical little pistol. Too bad that it is also an armorer’s nightmare.
The pistol vz.82 is quite compact, very suitable for those who want to carry around for self-protection. I have used this gun and found it quite easy to use.