- Location
- Vernon, BC
Hello all!
I do not know about you, but I have always really enjoyed shooting shotguns. There is just something about touching off a 12 guage that rings with confidence and finality. One however, most shotguns come with stocks that have a significant amount of drop at the heal in the rear butt stock.
Now While this does facilitates getting a good cheek weld (which is critical for accurate shooting of targets on the move), it contributes to what I consider excessive muzzle flip, and increases the recovery time until the next shot.
Those that were serious about shotgunning and quick shot recovery times, took a page out of the AR book, and adapted stocks so that they would be in-line with the barrel, which would allow the recoil to be direct straight back, and decrease shot to shot recovery time. That type of shotgun would typically look something like this:
Now when one considers the VZ/CZ carbines, these are no exceptions to the rule. Both the standard fixed and folding stocks that come with these carbines have a significant amount of drop at the heal, which create muzzle flip.
I was discussing this with Charles from NEA, and he told me he had a solution for that issue. Not that long after that conversation, I received a NEA AR-Stock adapter. I carefully inspected it, and then mounted them on my CZ-858 carbine, and combine it with an Endine Recoil reduction tube, and a mil-spec LMT carbine stock I had in the bin. It looks like this:
This adapter is one seriously solid piece of kit. It makes the stock line straight, and raises it to be in line with the barrel, there by significantly reducing muzzle flip with stock design alone.
The adapter is designed to work with both mil-spec and commercial buffer tubes, their end plates, and castle nuts. There is enough room to remove the dust cover with out adapter removal, and there is a small section of 1913 pica tiny rail machined in to the top of the adapter.
The gun to adapter fit was superb, but the adapter to end plate fit was extremely tight. So much so that on the version that was sent to me, the end-plate needed so persuasion to seat properly with a block of wood and a mallet. I have discussed this with Charles, and the next gen of adapter will have an additional 5 thousandths relief to prevent this in the future, and remedy this minor issue.
Over all, I am very impressed with this adapter, however I really think that the area of sling attachment could use some further refinement. The current version uses a integral sling loop on both side of the adapter, which adds to bulk. I really think that a step up would be to machine the adapter to accept push button swivels. The will allow for more flexibility on the size and configuration of slings used, and reduce over all bulk by removing the "sling loop wings".
I my opinion, with a few refinements this adapter will substantially enhance the handling and reaction qualities of the carbine, and I very much look forward to putting it through its paces.
All that is now missing is a reliable folding set of secondary sights.
However rumor has it that, that the small section of rail is to facilitate either a folding rear BUIS, OR a cantilever mount (in development I am told) to allow the mounting of magnified optics. Also in development is a forward, barrel mounted rail that will “spoon” the gas block so to speak and allow for the mounting of a front folding BUIS.
Guess I will just have to be patient and wait for what next. Times are good and exciting in the VZ/CZ world are they not??
Thank you for taking the time to read my review.
Regards and all the best
AbH
I do not know about you, but I have always really enjoyed shooting shotguns. There is just something about touching off a 12 guage that rings with confidence and finality. One however, most shotguns come with stocks that have a significant amount of drop at the heal in the rear butt stock.
Now While this does facilitates getting a good cheek weld (which is critical for accurate shooting of targets on the move), it contributes to what I consider excessive muzzle flip, and increases the recovery time until the next shot.
Those that were serious about shotgunning and quick shot recovery times, took a page out of the AR book, and adapted stocks so that they would be in-line with the barrel, which would allow the recoil to be direct straight back, and decrease shot to shot recovery time. That type of shotgun would typically look something like this:
Now when one considers the VZ/CZ carbines, these are no exceptions to the rule. Both the standard fixed and folding stocks that come with these carbines have a significant amount of drop at the heal, which create muzzle flip.
I was discussing this with Charles from NEA, and he told me he had a solution for that issue. Not that long after that conversation, I received a NEA AR-Stock adapter. I carefully inspected it, and then mounted them on my CZ-858 carbine, and combine it with an Endine Recoil reduction tube, and a mil-spec LMT carbine stock I had in the bin. It looks like this:
This adapter is one seriously solid piece of kit. It makes the stock line straight, and raises it to be in line with the barrel, there by significantly reducing muzzle flip with stock design alone.
The adapter is designed to work with both mil-spec and commercial buffer tubes, their end plates, and castle nuts. There is enough room to remove the dust cover with out adapter removal, and there is a small section of 1913 pica tiny rail machined in to the top of the adapter.
The gun to adapter fit was superb, but the adapter to end plate fit was extremely tight. So much so that on the version that was sent to me, the end-plate needed so persuasion to seat properly with a block of wood and a mallet. I have discussed this with Charles, and the next gen of adapter will have an additional 5 thousandths relief to prevent this in the future, and remedy this minor issue.
Over all, I am very impressed with this adapter, however I really think that the area of sling attachment could use some further refinement. The current version uses a integral sling loop on both side of the adapter, which adds to bulk. I really think that a step up would be to machine the adapter to accept push button swivels. The will allow for more flexibility on the size and configuration of slings used, and reduce over all bulk by removing the "sling loop wings".
I my opinion, with a few refinements this adapter will substantially enhance the handling and reaction qualities of the carbine, and I very much look forward to putting it through its paces.
All that is now missing is a reliable folding set of secondary sights.
However rumor has it that, that the small section of rail is to facilitate either a folding rear BUIS, OR a cantilever mount (in development I am told) to allow the mounting of magnified optics. Also in development is a forward, barrel mounted rail that will “spoon” the gas block so to speak and allow for the mounting of a front folding BUIS.
Guess I will just have to be patient and wait for what next. Times are good and exciting in the VZ/CZ world are they not??
Thank you for taking the time to read my review.
Regards and all the best
AbH
