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.
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Czechoslovakia’s First Pistol: Praga Model 1919
Having gained independence after World War One, Czechoslovakia looked to standardize and improve its armaments. Václav Holek went to work for the Zbrojovka Praga factory in Prague in 1918, and they introduced the Model 1919 […]
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Semiauto ZK-383 on the Range
The Czech ZK-383 is a magnificent submachine gun, but sadly very scarce in the United States. So when I saw the semiauto example, I wanted to take it out to the range for some plinking. […]
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Last of the Czech Mausers: the East German TGF1950 Goes to Ethiopia
The last batch of Mauser K98k rifles made by Brno after World War Two was a run in 1950 for East German border guards. These rifles have receivers marked “tgf 1950” in a style just […]
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.