VZ58 223 slam Fire F'N out of control rifle

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So I have just discovered my VZ58 in 223 is a f'n possessed rifle. Not exactly sure wtf is going on.

So picked this rifle up a couple months ago off a cgn'r who said it ran great and had recently been tuned up by a well known dealer. So last month took it to the range and banged off less than 10 rounds of Norc ammo and had some fail to feed and fail to eject. Lite primer strikes as well. Thought it might be the ammo so ordered up some American eagle 55gr , swapped in a magwell adapter so I can feed it LAR mags.

So today hit the range and when I pulled the bolt back and let it fly.. Boom slam fire and a fail to eject. I'm like, wtf.. Pull the mag clear the stoppage and drop the bolt on another round and it chambers. Pull the trigger and boom, fail to eject. Clear the stoppage drop the bolt boom slam fire. Three more rounds chambered and three more clicks when there should have been a bang, lite primer hits and one more slam fire.

So wtf... Any idea who I should send this to in order to fix it. Gotta say this was a monumental range day disappointment.
 
Sounds like a really dirty or possibly damaged firing pin.

Getting jammed forward causing slam fires, Jamed back causing light primer strikes?
 
Csa vz58 rifle are a mess. Even after repairs.


You are the 837373636th person to post about ftf fte issues.
 
Outcast said:
So stripping it down the firing pin is completely seized in the bolt and is not coming out. Clearly that a problem. Anyone have similar issues removing a firing pin.. Oh and maybe way to fix it rather than ... We'll see the post above
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Strip the bolt carrier down and clean it, I had a norinco round split a primer and a piece of brass was wedged in with the firing pin doing something similar.
 
ShawnC6 said:
Yeah seems the .223 ones have had quite a bit of issues
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Back in the day when Chinese Type 56 (AK clone semi-auto) were imported in 5.56 into this country, they had similar issues.

Seems that the company cheaped out on the bolt firing pin hole. The firing pin hole was sized for 7.62x39mm and not ever resized/rebushed for the smaller 5.56mm NATO round.
Resulting in debris from previous shots literally jamming up inside the firing pin hole port in the bolt face.

maybe or maybe not
 
Try soaking it in kerosene or gun cleaner. It may start to loosen. Sounds like a lack of maintenance by the previous owner. I check to make sure my firing pin moves freely just by gravity after every cleaning.
Oh...and you should have got a 7.62 instead...j/k...lol
 
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