welcome the new CSA shorty twins to my VZ58 family.
the twins arrived with two mags , standard brake, side rail, sling , cleaning kit and a DVD disc.
-first impression:
1. small, just as small as my BRS-99 but lighter. cute , especially the top and bottom HGs , being the gas piston is so tiny , making removal a bit of a challenge , heres is an easy procedure:
a. remove carrier.
b. insert a flat screw driver (like in pic below) with the right hand , push in .
c. with left thumb press down on the protruding back end of the gas piston , the piston head will rise and rest it on the back of the gas block .
d. with right hand pull up on the piston head while your left thumb still on the back end of the gas piston.
2. black .... me like , paint ... not so much , good thing the paint wasnt applied too thick.
3. workmenship, receiver is well made , best in the family, thicker walls , no machine marks inside and out (see pic below, right side) . trigger housing not similar to other cousins altho most parts looks interchangeable.
4. front sight blocks and gas blocks still has the usual casting marks found on CZ and FSN .
5. appearence at a glance, if it wasnt for the mag , you wouldnt be able to tell the difference between the two shorties altho on my 7.62 it came with a round hood front sight block while the 5.56 is the standard open front sight like on my CZ and FSN.
-features:
1. love the side rails. uses AK mount , do not need to remove the mount for cleaning , thats a good thing in holding zero. unfortunately my mount is about 4 mm off set to the right and the standard side folder has to be removed to install the AK mount. AK mount work great with red dot or a scope. note: there are AK mounts that are very close to center.
2. standard brake. same for both , same muzzle diameter altho i expected the 5.56 would have a smaller opening but no.
3. tabbed carrier. good to have and welded nicely.
-problem , no problem with the 7.62 but on the 5.56 , i was unable to remove the gas piston , it came out partly but was hung up on something inside the rear sight block , when i removed the rear sight leaf and the flat spring, the piston slid out without any issue , when i checked under the leaf flat spring i noticed an indent that was causing the problem so i filed it down and that remedied the problem . OK , im not suggesting you do the same , if you have the same problem then please contact north sylva or the dealer where you purchased the rifle from.
- family portrait : from the left , CZ858-2, CZ858-4, FSN-01K, FSN-01W , CSA compact 7.62 and CSA compact 5.56mm.
the twins arrived with two mags , standard brake, side rail, sling , cleaning kit and a DVD disc.
-first impression:
1. small, just as small as my BRS-99 but lighter. cute , especially the top and bottom HGs , being the gas piston is so tiny , making removal a bit of a challenge , heres is an easy procedure:
a. remove carrier.
b. insert a flat screw driver (like in pic below) with the right hand , push in .
c. with left thumb press down on the protruding back end of the gas piston , the piston head will rise and rest it on the back of the gas block .
d. with right hand pull up on the piston head while your left thumb still on the back end of the gas piston.
2. black .... me like , paint ... not so much , good thing the paint wasnt applied too thick.
3. workmenship, receiver is well made , best in the family, thicker walls , no machine marks inside and out (see pic below, right side) . trigger housing not similar to other cousins altho most parts looks interchangeable.
4. front sight blocks and gas blocks still has the usual casting marks found on CZ and FSN .
5. appearence at a glance, if it wasnt for the mag , you wouldnt be able to tell the difference between the two shorties altho on my 7.62 it came with a round hood front sight block while the 5.56 is the standard open front sight like on my CZ and FSN.
-features:
1. love the side rails. uses AK mount , do not need to remove the mount for cleaning , thats a good thing in holding zero. unfortunately my mount is about 4 mm off set to the right and the standard side folder has to be removed to install the AK mount. AK mount work great with red dot or a scope. note: there are AK mounts that are very close to center.
2. standard brake. same for both , same muzzle diameter altho i expected the 5.56 would have a smaller opening but no.
3. tabbed carrier. good to have and welded nicely.
-problem , no problem with the 7.62 but on the 5.56 , i was unable to remove the gas piston , it came out partly but was hung up on something inside the rear sight block , when i removed the rear sight leaf and the flat spring, the piston slid out without any issue , when i checked under the leaf flat spring i noticed an indent that was causing the problem so i filed it down and that remedied the problem . OK , im not suggesting you do the same , if you have the same problem then please contact north sylva or the dealer where you purchased the rifle from.
- family portrait : from the left , CZ858-2, CZ858-4, FSN-01K, FSN-01W , CSA compact 7.62 and CSA compact 5.56mm.
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