SA VZ-58 Short Optic Mount

[GunsNotPuns]

I'm having a truly heroic dumb guy moment. I'm interested in buying the SA VZ-58 Short Optic Mount (http://www.zahal.org/products/sa-short-optic-mount?path_parent=219007) and it mentions that drilling and tapping is necessary if you don't already have holes in the receiver. I look at my vz and I see:

They seem to line up with the two holes you see on the side rail over at Zahal:

http://www.zahal.org/products/sa-vz-58-receiver-side-rail

Am I right in thinking that my vz is already drilled and tapped? Do I need to buy both the Side Rail and the Short Optic Mount, or just the Short Optic Mount?

 

[onetwentyish]

If you have a CSA model it should come predrilled and tapped! I thing you are good to go!

 

[GunsNotPuns]

If you have a CSA model it should come predrilled and tapped! I thing you are good to go!

I had a feeling so but you always want to check! So do you know if I need both the side rail and the mount? I have a feeling that I in fact need both.

 

[hollowedpoint]

Yeah you'll need both the rail and then the scope mount, I was gonna do that to my 06 vz 858 but I heard the reciever is thinner than a CSA vz58.
So now I'm stuck at buying the scout mounts or the receiver cover one.

 

[GunsNotPuns]

Sorry to hear that! It happens that sometimes you're the pigeon, sometimes you're the statue.

At any rate, my thanks for your help lads...much obliged and thanks for allowing me to spend more money

 

[Lobster_pot]

You guys might want to consider the new magwedge rail. It looks very promising. Especially if you want to mount a scope. If you're just mounting a red dot then the NEA upper is a good choice too.
Nothing against the side mount. I have that as well. It's quality!

Here's a link to the new magwedge rail

http://magwedge.com/products/rifle-accessories/cz858/

 

[Curtton]

you can have the screws on the outside of the cz858 but it isn't the best cos the walls are too thin, I have the screws on the inside but its a pain in the @ss to get at the screws, I grounded down my allen wrench.

Yeah you'll need both the rail and then the scope mount, I was gonna do that to my 06 vz 858 but I heard the reciever is thinner than a CSA vz58.
So now I'm stuck at buying the scout mounts or the receiver cover one.

 

[hollowedpoint]

I was wondering curtton will you be able to post pics of how you did it?

 

[Curtton]

check out the vz58 sticky under drill and tap .

I was wondering curtton will you be able to post pics of how you did it?

 

[hollowedpoint]

Awesome will do!