Problem reassembling my CZ 858

[kiltmonkey]

I had recently bought a CZ 858 and the issue I'm having is getting the striker to slide forward after popping the bolt back in.

I watched a few videos on Youtube on field stripping and re-assembling and noticed that the striker easily slides forward after the trigger is depressed. I field stripped it, cleaned it, and then re-assembled it but after popping back the bolt the striker wasn't slide forward, despite pulling and holding the trigger.

I can't recall how I got the striker to slide forward the first time I did this (this is the second time I've done this). Any advice?

 

[Stevo]

Is your safety on?

Is the striker in the bolt carrier in the correct orientation?

With the bolt/bolt carrier out of the gun does the striker move easily?

 

[kiltmonkey]

Is your safety on?

It's off.

Is the striker in the bolt carrier in the correct orientation?

I believe so. At least from what I've seen in the manual and Youtube videos.

With the bolt/bolt carrier out of the gun does the striker move easily?

Yup. It has no problem moving when I take the bolt carrier out of the rifle.

 

[Stevo]

Hmmmm.........

So, you put the bolt carrier in the gun and push it into battery. The striker remains on the sear, but when you pull the trigger you can't push the striker forward?

Have you tried to trip the sear manually?

 

[kiltmonkey]

I'll try that tomorrow (it's 2:40am). Thanks!

 

[North Eastern Arms]

Make sure that the trigger/sear pin retainer clip is not out of place. It's the small steel plate rivited to the inside right sidewall. If it's rotated up, the small tab on it can catch your striker.

.. Lastly, make sure your striker is not upside down in the carrier. I don't know how it happened but a recent thread on another forum had the striker somehow able to be installed upside down.

 

[Big JD-From the hills]

I noticed yesterday when resembling I didn't get the striker all the way down over the rail.

 

[JoshHanson]

Pull the trigger with safety off and the striker will slide into the bolt assembly.

 

[locke it]

Pull the trigger with safety off and the striker will slide into the bolt assembly.

This.

 

[Danimal247]

This.

I had this issue with my VZ (lack of knowledge, user error) - pull the trigger w/ safety off and after that it would slide forward

 

[kiltmonkey]

Make sure that the trigger/sear pin retainer clip is not out of place. It's the small steel plate rivited to the inside right sidewall. If it's rotated up, the small tab on it can catch your striker.

I think this is the issue. At the range on Sunday the rifle stopped firing after about 20 rounds. :/ I'll have to bring it to a gunsmith to take a look.

 

[Stevo]

I think this is the issue. At the range on Sunday the rifle stopped firing after about 20 rounds. :/ I'll have to bring it to a gunsmith to take a look.

You shouldn't need a smith. The plate rotates to allow disassembly of the trigger group. It just needs to be in the "locked" position that retains the selector.