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Offline Cyanide

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #30 on: June 10, 2020, 08:17:11 PM »
Wormraper, now ya need an extended bolt release, and maybe even a left hand charging handle! [emoji6]



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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #31 on: June 10, 2020, 08:53:04 PM »
lol, I'm a lefty, so the charging handle is just perfect.

extended bolt release might be handy, as it's solely on the left side and my instinct is to hit it with my RIGHT hand thumb

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #32 on: June 10, 2020, 09:10:28 PM »
lol, I'm a lefty, so the charging handle is just perfect.

extended bolt release might be handy, as it's solely on the left side and my instinct is to hit it with my RIGHT hand thumb
Good deal!

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #33 on: June 11, 2020, 02:55:17 AM »
lol, I'm a lefty, so the charging handle is just perfect.

extended bolt release might be handy, as it's solely on the left side and my instinct is to hit it with my RIGHT hand thumb

Vz58 usa or whatever that new site is sells ambi mag releases that are fairly ideal for lefties.  You can leave on or cut off the right side extension.  Not aware of any issues with those releases (speaking to factory that makes them, not the US company).

As a lefty with the charging handle on support hand side, there's little need for a bolt release.  The ones that vz58 usa sells -- I've had some from the same factory that had major issues w/ about 1/2 failing after the first couple range sessions.  Issues with posts/rods breaking (at bolt carrier when trying to arrest, inside channel, etc) as well as rods coming unattached from finger extension portion (it was a puddle weld that connected them at the time, ~5 or 6 years ago).  Could have been a bad batch.  Could just be the product -- had roughly a dozen so decent sample size and might not have heard of all the problems. 

You have to either hand fit from different vendors or run the bolt release and mag release from the same vendor.  If cutting off right side mag release extension, then there's no reason a Zendl bolt release wouldn't work with the vz58 usa mag release.

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #34 on: June 18, 2020, 12:47:12 AM »
Is $20 for an aluminum Czech mag too pricey?

The retail seller on Gunbroker (in Fuquay Varina) sold me one of his "Buy Now" and it has functioned perfectly, as have the polymer mags which were included "new in box" with the Czechpoint rifle.

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #35 on: June 20, 2020, 04:59:02 AM »
Is $20 for an aluminum Czech mag too pricey?

The retail seller on Gunbroker (in Fuquay Varina) sold me one of his "Buy Now" and it has functioned perfectly, as have the polymer mags which were included "new in box" with the Czechpoint rifle.

$20 and under fair price w/ $15 and under cheap.  $25 and over expensive.  All prices for new or like new mags.  Used mags drop $3-5 per level.

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #36 on: June 20, 2020, 09:18:47 AM »
The retail seller on Gunbroker (in Fuquay Varina) sold me one of his "Buy Now" and it has functioned perfectly, as have the polymer mags which were included "new in box" with the Czechpoint rifle.

So were those the clear polymer mags?
The surplus aluminum mags are great, and they’ve been $20 for a while. Occasionally Numrich ran em on sale for $15 but they were shut down for a while and didn’t re-open til the 8th with a small staff.

I’d still like to try a new production mag just cause surplus is surplus and as stock shrinks, prices rise. The Koreans (KCI?) don’t have a great rep and I don’t think they’re imported in the US. The Fab Defense windowed polymer mags look good so I ordered one for $23 with shipping from Zahal (12% off & free shipping w/ code WIN12).

Seems like every time I think about poly VZ mags and look at CSA’s site, they’re out of stock.

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #37 on: July 22, 2020, 10:36:10 AM »
Got mine a few months ago it’s real nice

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #38 on: July 25, 2020, 07:35:28 PM »
Look at VZ58USA. They seem to have all mag sizes and shapes in stock.

https://www.vz58usa.com/
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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #39 on: July 25, 2020, 08:09:15 PM »
Look at VZ58USA. They seem to have all mag sizes and shapes in stock.

https://www.vz58usa.com/


Wow. They're awfully bleeped proud of their merchandise...not sure how their rifles merit a @ $2,000.00 price tag when CSA's are $1,200 or so at the most.

Who builds their rifles / receivers?

If they could wrangle up an ambidextrous safety, I might be interested, as long as it didn't cost my left nut.

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #40 on: July 26, 2020, 01:01:51 AM »
Look at VZ58USA. They seem to have all mag sizes and shapes in stock.

https://www.vz58usa.com/


Wow. They're awfully bleeped proud of their merchandise...not sure how their rifles merit a @ $2,000.00 price tag when CSA's are $1,200 or so at the most.

Who builds their rifles / receivers?

If they could wrangle up an ambidextrous safety, I might be interested, as long as it didn't cost my left nut.

lol, their accessories too. $250 for a left side charging handled carrier? lol

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #41 on: July 26, 2020, 08:20:08 AM »
Nah, they didn’t raise their prices any LOL! Got my second left-hand charging handle from them back in early January for $173 shipped. [emoji15]

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #42 on: July 26, 2020, 11:18:49 AM »
Ya that’s seems really high but I gotta say Vaclav from VZ USA is a good guy, and I have done a few deals with him that worked out well for me. He also auctions stuff on Gunbroker, many times starting at .01


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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #43 on: July 28, 2020, 03:05:02 AM »
Look at VZ58USA. They seem to have all mag sizes and shapes in stock.

https://www.vz58usa.com/


Wow. They're awfully bleeped proud of their merchandise...not sure how their rifles merit a @ $2,000.00 price tag when CSA's are $1,200 or so at the most.

Who builds their rifles / receivers?

If they could wrangle up an ambidextrous safety, I might be interested, as long as it didn't cost my left nut.

I might have a rear to fire safety or two in my collection that I'd be willing to part with -- forward to fire just requires filing a slot on the 180* inverse and for the detent on the other side.  Probably $75-100 ballpark pricewise.  These were never cheap.

Per mods' request added the same to my classifieds listing here: https://czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=110643.msg859489#msg859489

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Re: New CSA VZ 58
« Reply #44 on: July 28, 2020, 03:06:53 AM »
Nah, they didn’t raise their prices any LOL! Got my second left-hand charging handle from them back in early January for $173 shipped. [emoji15]

NBD.  Just a 45% markup in price...   :o