It's hard to see in that picture, but years ago when NEA first started out they were making some nice railed hand guards for the CZ/VZ's, there were one or two other options as well from other manufacturers.
Canadian Soldiers with Vz58s
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It's hard to see in that picture, but years ago when NEA first started out they were making some nice railed hand guards for the CZ/VZ's, there were one or two other options as well from other manufacturers.
Honestly can't remember the name of the manufacturer. Small Czech outfit that produced a few thousand for the VZ 58 modernization trials, and dumped the excess on the market when the Czech army decided it was going to be simpler to just go with the Bren project, rather than bodge parts onto an obsolete platform. It's milled aluminum, and very low profile and rock solid. Bit of a pain to remove if you need to clean the gas system, so pretty much eliminated using corrosive surplus - which was fine, I never ran corrosive through that rifle anyway, so only cleaned the gas system once a year, if that.
FWIW: As much as I loved the platform, the Czech army was right in not wasting time, money, and effort, on modernization programs for the Vz 58. Time has moved on, and better platforms are available.
Don't care about a gun's origin. Just what it accomplishes for me. But kind of done chasing the dragon. At least until the kid gets through College, my spare $$ has bigger priorities than guns. I've got a good line-up in the safe to get done what I need to do, and that's enough. If an 81 fell into my lap, I'd keep it, and probably enjoy it quite well. The 81 looks like a fine rifle. The Chicom industrial complex pushed out some very good firearms. Anyone who donks on "cheap Chinesium" guns probably hasn't shot any. I've got a few Norinco's in the safe - shotguns, rifles, even a 1911 that'll hold up against standard Colt offerings, and I got it for $150 NIB. The Norinco commercial offering could be hit or miss, but anything they were shipping to their own military had to pass muster.
There's a rumor that one reason almost every part was serialized on their military guns, was so they could track defective parts back to the factory schlub who made it, and deal with him in the usual way the CCP dealt with people they didn't like or who didn't meet their standards. Strong motivation for QC.
I had my troops spend time training with SKS, AK, CZ858 and even T97.
Seriously, even on a battlefield you need to know a minimum about picking up the weapons you come across.
The AKs were from the local police training det. The rest were from owners who were in the CF unit.
Nothing fancy, just the safety, load, unload and even the basic strip and assemble for each.
The troops loved the variety.
Seriously, even on a battlefield you need to know a minimum about picking up the weapons you come across.
The AKs were from the local police training det. The rest were from owners who were in the CF unit.
Nothing fancy, just the safety, load, unload and even the basic strip and assemble for each.
The troops loved the variety.
