New member of the CZ83 club

[Thorn]

Just picked up my first CZ83 last week.

Took it down the hill for a little practice this afternoon.  What a sweet trigger!

I even let my little girl have a shot and she got her first bullseye.  My wife and son liked it too.

I need to pick up a couple more magazines for this little sweet baby. 

[Thorn]

So here's a question - Is the CZ83 what you would consider "drop safe"? 

Do you feel safe carrying the pistol with a round in the chamber?

[Lemming]

Absolutely!
I've carried one since 1998, always with a round in the chamber.

With the firing pin block you would need to drop it hard enough for the hammer to snap before it will hit the firing pin

[ZardozCZ]

Just joining the ranks of CZ 83 ownership.

"Won" an GunBroker auction for a newer style in nickel. Had a lowish buy it now price so I jumped on it. Another is now posted for $75 more than mine was, so it was a good call I'm thinking. Just waiting for the FFL to receive it now. Pics when I get it.

The sellers photos look like it's barely been fired, so I can forgive the lack of box and paperwork. I think this will be a fun plinking gun, might even see some carry time if I get a fitting holster for it.

Funny how half my CZs are "discontinued". CZ 83, CZ452, CZ550. Maybe I better buy a P-01 and PCR while I can? I'd jump on a stainless compact if I ever saw one, and a stainless RAMI might get me to go for one of them too. Funny how the impossible to find are the desirable ones.

[eastman]

...Funny how half my CZs are "discontinued". CZ 83, CZ452, CZ550. Maybe I better buy a P-01 and PCR while I can? I'd jump on a stainless compact if I ever saw one, and a stainless RAMI might get me to go for one of them too. Funny how the impossible to find are the desirable ones.

Only one of my CZ pistols isn't discontinued (the 75B Omega).

[CPTKILLER]

Mine states loaded with a round in the chamber.

[bamajoey]

Just joining the ranks of CZ 83 ownership.

"Won" an GunBroker auction for a newer style in nickel. Had a lowish buy it now price so I jumped on it. Another is now posted for $75 more than mine was, so it was a good call I'm thinking. Just waiting for the FFL to receive it now. Pics when I get it.

The sellers photos look like it's barely been fired, so I can forgive the lack of box and paperwork. I think this will be a fun plinking gun, might even see some carry time if I get a fitting holster for it.

Funny how half my CZs are "discontinued". CZ 83, CZ452, CZ550. Maybe I better buy a P-01 and PCR while I can? I'd jump on a stainless compact if I ever saw one, and a stainless RAMI might get me to go for one of them too. Funny how the impossible to find are the desirable ones.

CZ 452 may be discontinued but there still plenty of new ones on the market. Better get'um while you can.

[Skookum]

So here's a question - Is the CZ83 what you would consider "drop safe"? 

The CZ 83 is still on the roster of handguns legal to sell in CA, which means it passed the state's drop test.  As I recall, that test involves a 3-ft drop such that the firearm hits a hard surface on the muzzle.

Do you feel safe carrying the pistol with a round in the chamber?

I carry mine cocked and locked.

[Skookum]

With the firing pin block you would need to drop it hard enough for the hammer to snap before it will hit the firing pin

There is no firing pin block on an 83.  What you are describing is the rebounding hammer safety.  The hammer does not rest against the firing pin, and cannot be pushed forward to contact the firing pin unless the trigger is fully depressed.  Watch the hammer drop upon pulling the trigger while dry firing -- it does not look like the hammer touches the firing pin at all.  But, put a round in the chamber and the resulting BANG shows that the hammer is quicker than the eye.

A firing pin block locks the firing pin so as to ensure it cannot move to strike a primer unless the trigger is depressed, which disengages the lock by lifting the block.

The CA drop test, for a CZ 75 B, for example, which does have a firing pin block, makes sure the block keeps the firing pin locked and immobile upon contact with the hard surface.  With the CZ 83, the test is ensuring that the impact does not result in the firing pin overcoming the enertia of the firing pin spring with enough force to ignite a primer.  Obviously, a worst-case landing from a 3-ft drop is not enough to cause an ignition.