Post by 5ontarget on May 29, 2006 21:04:18 GMT -5
I've been tempted for the past couple years to buy a CZ52. Then they dissappeared. Now, they, and plenty of cheap surplus ammo is available again. I think Tman has one, but that shouldn't surpise anyone ;D
The pistol runs about $130, a couple years ago they were $80
Ammo runs $130/1,224rd can or about .10/rd
For those not terribly familiar with the pistol. The CZ52 is a full sized SA pistol chambered in 7.62x25 Tokarev(more on that later). Manufactured in the early 1950's, the pistol has some really nice and somewhat familiar features. It opperates on the cams/roller type system like the old German MG42 machinegun, and more familiar the H&K products model 91, 93, MP5 and P9 (IIRC). Saftey mechanism is a decocker and passive type firing pin lock (I've read that the FP block was borrowed from Walther). Magazine capacity is 8 rds. Typically finished in a gray phosphate, but most I've seen recently are a dark blue.
Conversion barrels are somewhat available to convert it to 9mm and 9mm Largo.
The 7.62x25 round that the CZ52's are capable firing are pretty hot to say the least. They can fire the same ammo as the PPSH submachine gun. Typical surplus ammo runs about an 85gr bullet at about 1500fps. The cartridge is a bottle neck cartridge. It shares a good deal in common with the old 1896 broomhandle Mauser cartridge.
The pistol runs about $130, a couple years ago they were $80
Ammo runs $130/1,224rd can or about .10/rd
For those not terribly familiar with the pistol. The CZ52 is a full sized SA pistol chambered in 7.62x25 Tokarev(more on that later). Manufactured in the early 1950's, the pistol has some really nice and somewhat familiar features. It opperates on the cams/roller type system like the old German MG42 machinegun, and more familiar the H&K products model 91, 93, MP5 and P9 (IIRC). Saftey mechanism is a decocker and passive type firing pin lock (I've read that the FP block was borrowed from Walther). Magazine capacity is 8 rds. Typically finished in a gray phosphate, but most I've seen recently are a dark blue.
Conversion barrels are somewhat available to convert it to 9mm and 9mm Largo.
The 7.62x25 round that the CZ52's are capable firing are pretty hot to say the least. They can fire the same ammo as the PPSH submachine gun. Typical surplus ammo runs about an 85gr bullet at about 1500fps. The cartridge is a bottle neck cartridge. It shares a good deal in common with the old 1896 broomhandle Mauser cartridge.
