VZ-58s and more...FAQs are Post 1

[sillymike]

Seems like we are still a few post short of the 5,000 mark... So here's one for the road

 

[alexD92]

So if i have ze gremlin in my rifle, who should I sent it to in order to get it fixed?

 

[3demon]

what foregrips/handguards are on this rifle underneath the plastic siderail cover?

 

[Pounded Cow]

how easy is it to clean the piston nin this above cz above? with these fore grips(where sight is mounted)?

 

[DMcFaul]

Remove handguard pin, rotate handguard up & off, remove piston. About 5 seconds.

 

[Pounded Cow]

so these after market additions are the exact same thing as original?

 

[DMcFaul]

More or less. Some better, some same, some not so. Most just replace the "wood" on the metal top handguard, using the same piece. A couple are one-piece milled metal, and replace the whole thing.

 

[Pounded Cow]

what foregrips/handguards are on this rifle underneath the plastic siderail cover?

This is my fav CZ so far if i want to duplicate this exactly to play with what are all the parts and from where?

 

[Flanker]

What are the legalities in terms of chop jobs? With a rifle that is already restricted, cutting down is allowed as long as it's beyond the magical 106mm yes? Barrel laws confuse me.

Are any gunsmiths offering barrel trims? I've seen a couple pictures only to learn they're really just the front sight block being moved back and a flash hider covering the barrel.

 

[Dr.Lector]

So if i have ze gremlin in my rifle, who should I sent it to in order to get it fixed?

If you want a straight and logical fix,
without the nonsense tabs-welding or other BS
or any other nonsense that was perpetrated on internet,
send it to Dlask (not without talking to them first),
and they will fix it for you.

 

[jonny2289]

i like the euro girl in the middle lol

 

[obiwanbonjovi]

If you want a straight and logical fix,
without the nonsense tabs-welding or other BS
or any other nonsense that was perpetrated on internet,
send it to Dlask (not without talking to them first),
and they will fix it for you.

what exactly does Dlask do to fix the problem?

 

[Curtton]

what exactly does Dlask do to fix the problem?

good question and also how much he charges ?

 

[Urban_Ops]

Does this "gremlin" only show up with the sporter bolt? I have the military guts in my 58 and haven't had a single malfunction yet.

 

[obiwanbonjovi]

Does this "gremlin" only show up with the sporter bolt? I have the military guts in my 58 and haven't had a single malfunction yet.

It all depends on how you pull the trigger, my friend. For most people it never shows up. pull bolt back, depress and hold trigger, then release bolt. If the striker follows, you have the gremlin. For most folks it will never manifest, or wont manifest until the sear spring is quite worn. Imho I would never trust my life to a rifle that has an inherent problem that just hasn't manifested yet. The only 2 permanent fixes I know of are an autosear(illegal everywhere I know of) or a tabbed carrier. Someone could redesign a trigger group to eliminate it, but it is easier to just tab the carrier.

 

[Urban_Ops]

Ok, thanks !

 

[Dr.Lector]

what exactly does Dlask do to fix the problem?

good question and also how much he charges ?

What "exactly" is that he does, you have to ask him yourself,
but I have the feeling that he's gonna say only that
he works on the trigger-group parts or "tuning" or sumpin.
IIRC, it was $45. YMMV


Edit to add: he did that so far at the models found in Canada.
I doubt he even tried US models.

 

[Deckard]

A company called D-Technik has completed testing on the vz.58 prototype in 5.56mm and it should be available in 2010. A .22LR kit for that 5.56mm rifle is also in the works.

 

[suprathepeg]

cool.

 

[obiwanbonjovi]

A company called D-Technik has completed testing on the vz.58 prototype in 5.56mm and it should be available in 2010. A .22LR kit for that 5.56mm rifle is also in the works.

D-technik is top notch, those are the rifles us yanks get.