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Offline painter

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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2012, 04:30:14 PM »
Quote from: armoredman on August 27, 2012, 01:20:21 PM
AND, as expected, Dan got right back to me first thing this morning and is shipping a redesigned stronger firing pin as I type this.
Sometimes I love saying, "Told ya so!"  8) ;D

Only thing left to worry about is fumble fingered me putting it back together right....  :-\ ;) Did I tell you the US Navy used to let me handle high explosives??? :o
They must have taught you well enough...

you have all your fingers.  ;D
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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #16 on: August 27, 2012, 04:43:35 PM »
Well, it seemed to work, we all made it home alive, and I didn't drop any ordnance. Well, none anyone SAW...:)
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Offline Varickm

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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #17 on: August 27, 2012, 07:28:42 PM »
I'm glad they are redesigning it. I knew that pin didn't look right.
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Offline armoredman

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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #18 on: August 27, 2012, 08:10:35 PM »
It's a better pin, betting the redesign started when the first one broke.
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Offline armoredman

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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #19 on: August 29, 2012, 05:20:06 PM »
It's here... ;D 8)
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Offline ObiWanBonJovi

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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #20 on: August 29, 2012, 05:30:02 PM »
pics, or it isn't

I'd love to see side by side vz 7.62 fp
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Offline armoredman

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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #21 on: August 29, 2012, 08:59:58 PM »
No pics of the 7.62x39mm firing pin - I hate breaking these bolts down. BUT, here's a side by side with the broken one.



Functioning was excellent,



Iron sights kneeling at 50 yards - I'm still no rifleman, but the rifle works....man. 8) ;D
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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #22 on: August 29, 2012, 09:43:01 PM »
Clearly Minute o' Rabbit.  Glad to hear its up and running and that Czechpoint continues to have such steller service in this time of extreme demand.
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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #23 on: August 29, 2012, 09:46:36 PM »
It was mailed out literally when Dan read the e-mail. :)
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Offline Varickm

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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2012, 10:49:53 PM »
That's top-notch customer service.... I want a 5.56, but I guess I will have to wait until production picks up.
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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #25 on: September 09, 2012, 09:58:56 PM »
After I reassembled the bolt, all was good, BUT I noticed one case was left in the chamber, with the rim torn off - last round of the day.



Dan at Czechpoint got right back with me when I asked, and I figured it out - when I put the itty bitty plug back between the extractor spring and the extractor, I missed the spring hole, and it was riding on the spring itself, causing extreme compression and extra force on the extractor. When I tore it down and reassembled it, (I HATE tiny parts!), I function tested with empty brass, and everything seems to be working normally. I can't function test until my first weekend - retirement is over, back to work. :)
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Re: 5.56mm SA vz-58 suffers a set back
« Reply #26 on: September 14, 2012, 07:40:49 PM »
PROPERLY reassembled bolt, (oops, my bad.  :o ), was function tested today...and a good deal more, darn thing is just so much fun to shoot! Everything worked perfectly.  8)
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