New CZ52 Issues

[Adam5]

I received my new CZ52 from [link=http://classicarms.us newwindow]classicarms.us[/link] Tuesday and my ammo from [link=http://wideners.com newwindow]wideners.com[/link] today so I paid a visit to the range tonight. I loved the gun and it was a blast to fire, but I had some issues with it. The first is no big deal, one of the mags is bent and won't feed. The second issue is a little bigger. I ran 70 rounds of Yugo surplus through it and had about 7 or 8 light primer strikes. The primer dented, but did not fire. If I recocked it and tried again it would fire the round. I'm going to call Classic Arms in the morning and see what they say. I pulled the firing pin out and checked for cosmoline in its channel, but didnt see any. I hosed it out with Bore Scrubber, dried it with compressed air, then sprayed some CLP into it. Any other ideas?

[Walt-Sherrill]

You may be trying to fix the wrong thing.  Surplus ammo is sometimes hit or miss.  (Frequently miss.)   If its corrosive ammo -- it sometimes is -- be sure to clean the gun well  with water and vinegar at the range, before coming home and cleaning it in the usual manner.  A bottle of Windex does wonders.

[skucera]

Walt is right.  Surplus ammo can be a gamble... that is why it's so cheap.  If it were as reliable as new factory ammo, it would command a price closer to new factory ammo.  Generally, I find a second hammer strike is enough to fire most misfiring surplus ammo.  I eject and discard the rounds that don't fire after two strikes, which is surprisingly rare.

Scott

[Adam5]

Thanks for the advice. I"ll get some commercial ammo and try it tonight. Just in case, I'll let Classic Arms know what is going on when I call about the bad mag.

Adam

[Adam5]

I just talked to Classic Arms. They said to try different ammo, and that if I have any issues with it to let them know, and they send me another pistol and issue a UPS call tag for the one I have. They also said that if all goes well, to call them back anyway, and they will replace the bad mag.

[Adam5]

I ran 50 rounds of S&B through it this afternoon. It ran 100%.   Appearently the Yugo surplus ammo that I got has hard primers, but for $65 for 700 rounds I can deal with it.

[phoenix12879]

Lol, thats what most of us eventually decided too.

[Adam5]

I did go ahead and order the hardened firing pin from Makarov.com and a new retainer and spring from E-gunparts.com. When the they get here I'll follow the instructions on here for polishing them.

[woadyurt]

Put one (or two if neccessary) tiny washer(s) under the hammer spring inside the grips. I had the same problem w/stubborn surplus primers until I did that. Now, every one shoots. It cost me 5 minutes and 12 cents.