Hammer de-cocked on CZ 82 question

[drnickels]

I just picked up my CZ 82 from the folks at CDNN. I got the excellent quality CZ 82 and this puppy looks brand new and I don't think it was ever issued! There is zero holster wear anywhere and no flaking of the finish!

My question is I noticed when I decock the hammer the hammer does not fall all the way down on top of the firing pin striker like in most pistols. Is this normal for the 82? Is there no technical half-cock position because the pistol seems to be in permanent half cock. I have dry fired the pistol and it seems when the trigger is pulled the hammer is striking the firing pink striker.

Is the CZ 82 supposed to have this gap between the hammer and the back of the firing pin?

[drnickels]

A follow up question is I like to have the mag releases on the right side of the pistol (sorry 1911 fans, but not all of us like this mag release position). I am right handed, but just prefer dropping the mag by pressing the button with my trigger finger.

How does one go about changing the mag release from the left side of the pistol to the right side of the pistol?

[skucera]

It sounds like you got a good pistol.  Czech armories do a great job of rehabbing their pistols before they sell them off as surplus.

Many modern pistols have rebounding hammers.  Think of it as a fourth safety measure, in addition to the inertial firing pin, firing pin block, and the trigger locking safety itself.  The rebounding hammer flies forward when fired to strike the firing pin, then bounces back a few millimeters.  You can push it forward with your thumb against spring tension, and back it comes again when you ease off.

I've never played with a CZ 82, but the CZ 75 and CZ 97 I've owned both had half-cock positions for the hammer.  It wasn't much of a safety feature, but I think it is a feature that has been thought of as a "safety feature" for 250 years on pistols, so manufacturers just design it in.  If your pistol doesn't do half cock, don't worry about it too much.

I'll leave your mag release question to someone who owns a CZ 82.

Scott

[HuskernTX]

I own two of these my most recent was obtained via CDNN as well. Very nice quaility.  The magazine release is ambidexterous as is the safety. The slide release is the not and is located on the left hand side.

If the mag release button is to difficult to push in from the right side, it may need to be disassmbled and cleaned. There are some great instructions with pictures out there on the web, just search "CZ82 disassembly". Hope this helps.

Good Luck with your purchase, I absolutely love mine, extremely accurate with either Brown Bear or Silver Bear in my short experience with it.

Kevin.

[drnickels]

Huskern,

Thanks for the search name. I found a great exploded diagram. Took the grip panels off and the slide off and sprayed some gun wash down into the mag release area and lots of cosmoline came running out. I then took a Q-tip with some gun wash on it and removed any more residue and then took some REM oil to the mag release. Put it all back together and now the mag release button drops the mag flawlessly out with pushing the button in either direction.

This pistol is built like a rock and I think will fast become my CCW when my RAMI is not in my holster.

[HuskernTX]

drnickles, glad you were able to get it working. I did not have time this morning on the first post to find this link, but here is what I used:

http://myweb.cableone.net/leolani/cz-82-disassembly.html

I've gone about halfway on the take-down just to clean mine out, now that I have two of them I'm going to take one and have a DuraCoat finish done to it.

I am taking my CHL class in two weeks, and already know that this pistol will be what I qualify with. The accuracy is just awesome.

Kevin.

[drnickels]

Just shot 100 rounds through my CZ 82 and man is this thing a nail driver! I put 10 rounds in the A zone on an IPSC target at 75 feet!

This gun has quite a bit of snap! I love the heft of it though!

[mssansom]

Just shot 100 rounds through my CZ 82 and man is this thing a nail driver! I put 10 rounds in the A zone on an IPSC target at 75 feet!

This gun has quite a bit of snap! I love the heft of it though!

Many people report that putting in a new recoil spring will tame some of the snappieness.  Wolff sells a calibration pack that contains three springs 14.5 lbs (factory), 16 lbs, and 18 lbs.  They also sell each spring separately.  Generally, you should use the heaviest spring that the gun will cycle with and isn't so heavy that it is difficult to rack the slide back. I'm currently using the 16 lb spring.  Others report good luck with the 18 lb spring, particularly if they are using hotter loads.  A side benefit of using the heavier springs is the gun won't throw your shell casings quite as far when the gun cycles. 

Here's where you can buy Wolff recoil springs:  http://www.gunsprings.com/SemiAuto/CZNF.html#CZ82

[oakchas]

...A side benefit of using the heavier springs is the gun won't throw your shell casings quite as far when the gun cycles. 

Here's where you can buy Wolff recoil springs:  http://www.gunsprings.com/SemiAuto/CZNF.html#CZ82

According to the Wolff springs site, you may want to simply replace the recoil spring with the factory 14.5# as, according to Wolff, if your shells are ejecting quite far, the factory spring is worn...  generally speaking.

I've got 4 CZ vz 82s and love them all... quite a weapon!