VZ58 Short Barrels

[hugehodge83]

I'm not sure where you were going with this, but allow me to make one observation.

A centerfire semi automatic firearm with a barrel less than 18.5 inches is by definition, restricted. There is no question of these being non-restricted.

Pretty sure he was wondering if they will make a non res. Lets settle down people... we are all on the same side.

 

[fat tony]

good catch!

 

[Drewz]

Thanks for the facts Charles!!!!!!!!!

 

[Charles Martel]

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Now picture a cantilevered scope off the back rail with a bull barrel.

With the right fixed stock, that would be interesting!!

 

[Deckard]

Just an idea, but you could remove the old rear sight and use that to craft a Galil style folding carrying handle.

 

[simpleton]

Spun from button rifled blanks I assume???......stainless or CM???


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[P0WERWAGON]

great now i have to buy another gun......

 

[Drewz]

great now i have to buy another gun......

I can hear your rubber arm twisting as we speak.....

 

[Canuck223]

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Now picture a cantilevered scope off the back rail with a bull barrel.

I'd have to see how it looks. Normally I assume cantilevered means only a single attachment point. I'm wondering how a rail system running from the front rail to the rear adapter might look. Clearing the rear sight could be a problem, but if it was me, I'd remove it anyway.

 

[fat tony]

Give me a big hug Canuck223, just let it all go big fella.

edit: frig, this would be a nice gun with a heavy barrel - is the heavy part going to be forward of the gasblock? and will you be able to put the irons back on?

 

[P0WERWAGON]

so if the barrel ends at the gas block, will there be sights on top of the gas block, like a galil?

will there be a flat top to the block for AR type sights?

any shorter than 10.5? 8 or 7 inch maybe? krink style?

 

[fat tony]

I'm interested in his projected non-restricted version.

 

[Drewz]

I may be interested in a long and real short version. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[afrey1967]

I would be interested in both, if they could be imported to the U.S. I was planning on a bull barrel build for my next vz-58.

 

[the judge]

We are going to do a non restricted bull barrel as well.

Hmmm....a threaded bull barrel that would have a gas block under a long rail..now THAT would be cool.

 

[eigenvector]

I would be interested in both, if they could be imported to the U.S. I was planning on a bull barrel build for my next vz-58.

They are non-importable as the US considers these guns to be built on a "full-auto" receiver. The US version is built on a new, US-made receiver.

 

[afrey1967]

I figured that would be the case. I built a number of vz's built from various receivers with my last one chambered in 6.5 grendel using modified ar mags. I was planning to do an SBR as well as a "tabuk" / RPK version similar to one of the other posts on here.

 

[CanAm]

They are non-importable as the US considers these guns to be built on a "full-auto" receiver. The US version is built on a new, US-made receiver.

FWIW czechpoint, and possibly CZ, bring theirs in from CZ as "sporting" guns (single stack mag and thubhole stock) and cut the magwell and change stocks.

 

[RaTa]

I'm wondering how a rail system running from the front rail to the rear adapter might look.

It looks like this.

 

[Ar180shooter]

I may be interested in a long and real short version. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Yah, the 10 1/2" barrel with a folding stock would be awesome!