What is this.......VZ 58 .223, normal?

[Nitroxrunsthrume]

My .223 is having some issues and im wondering if this has anything to do with it

there is a build up of metal "weld or solder" and the part its self sits higher than it should but on my 7.62x39 this same part is recessed and very well machined with no metal filler added

this is my 7.62x39 as you can see very clean and recessed

this is pic of the .223 showing again the raised metal and part and sloppy metal work, on a side note whats with the two rough holes where there should be only one

this is a brand new VZ 58 SA .223 under warranty and the only work done was done by North sylva on the broken firing pin

 

[Bak Dur]

wow, that looks shotty
curioius what people who own them/know about them have to say

 

[mspben]

wow, that looks shotty
curioius what people who own them/know about them have to say

I don't recall having that sort of thing on my rifle (and I'm pretty anal, so I would remember that). Can you get a higher resolution picture of it?

Ben

 

[Nitroxrunsthrume]

I don't recall having that sort of thing on my rifle (and I'm pretty anal, so I would remember that). Can you get a higher resolution picture of it?

Ben

Ya sorry about the pics ill see what i can do, Also for comparison would you mind maybe shooting a pic of yours and posting it

 

[tiriaq]

Is the weld part of the alteration to semi only?

 

[mspben]

Ya sorry about the pics ill see what i can do, Also for comparison would you mind maybe shooting a pic of yours and posting it

I will look and see if I have any existing pictures. Unfortunately mine went in for warranty and was not repairable, so I don't have it on hand to take pictures. I'll see what I can find though.

Ben

 

[Fyn]

Is the weld part of the alteration to semi only?

Shouldn't be, IIRC the 858's had a block welded in to the receiver to prevent an auto sear being dropped it, but the CSA's are machined that way. Plus I don't think the ejector would require any mods either way. It does look weird.

 

[bfiles]

Is the weld part of the alteration to semi only?

No, as stated the cz's have this as im pretty sure they were converted semi. The CSA's are all newly machined semi only. Ill look at my csa's and see if there is any difference between mine.

 

[mspben]

Shouldn't be, IIRC the 858's had a block welded in to the receiver to prevent an auto sear being dropped it, but the CSA's are machined that way. Plus I don't think the ejector would require any mods either way. It does look weird.

Agreed - it does look weird.

I had a look an I don't have any pictures that will help. Sorry!

Ben

 

[Armedsask]

Could be an NCR rework from a machining screw up.

 

[Nitroxrunsthrume]

Could be an NCR rework from a machining screw up.

that would really be unacceptable....i did not dish out this kind of money for shoddy workmanship

 

[Mumbles Marble Mouth]

Here mine for comparison.

CSA .223 Vz 58 Sporter.

 

[Nitroxrunsthrume]

thanks....

im really not pleased that mine is done with this crap on it...........should these not be manufactured to all be the same? i don't believe this meets the quality level i paid for and expected

Here mine for comparison.

CSA .223 Vz 58 Sporter.

 

[Mumbles Marble Mouth]

There is a scuff mark on the barrel of mine and one on the receiver. Came like that new in the box. Was a bit of a let down but no wonder it was 20% off.

 

[Nitroxrunsthrume]

I feel like i was lied to....its not unfair or unreasonable for me to request a replacement .223 given the poor workmanship of the sloppy weld and un safe nature of my .223 vz

 

[Nitroxrunsthrume]

Im getting really sick of looking at my useless hunk of metal as its taking up room in my safe......

 

[Nitroxrunsthrume]

I need some real answers here......Im getting sick of wasting time, My VZ 58 is suffering from a CLEAR manufactures defect and i'm getting no real help at all, Is there any one out there that even gives a crap?

 

[Mumbles Marble Mouth]

You have 5 years of warranty from CSA. Why not get in contact with them.

 

[Mumbles Marble Mouth]

What is exactly wrong with it. You said it has an issue, but never said what the issue is. I can clearly see that, what ever the hell that thing is called, is sticking out more than mine is and your 7.62x39 Vz. Have you tried to remove it and see if there is something underneath it that's causing it to shim up a bit? Dirt maybe. If not then you could probably shim it down. But Id get into contact with CSA before doing anything yourself.

 

[Mumbles Marble Mouth]

Should also keep in mind that a lot of the gun is hand made. Sure, the receiver, barrel and #### is made by a machine but the barrel is pressed in by a worker, the sight is pressed on, the whole gun is assembled by a worker. Jo Mc Blowslav may of ####ed up your gun well he or she was assembling it and decided to do a quick fix to hide there #### up so they don't get fired. The cool thing about CZ, they give you a card with the name, or several names, of the people who tested and examined your gun and even the name of the person who approved that is passed quality inspection. If you e-mail CZ with a quality control problem, they look up the serial number an know exactly who worked on that gun. I don't thinnk CSA does this because the do not give you this card that CZ does. The card CZ gives you is actually the warranty card. Would make sense to put the signatures of the inspectors on the warranty card.