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The CZ-52 Is Nearly As Big, And Feels Heavier Than The Colt
1911 Pistol
The Grip Feels Fatter And The Metal Is Thicker
The Gun Is Very Accurate But The Cartridge Probably
Has The Tendency To Over-Penetrate Rather Than Knock-Down
The CZ-52 Holster Makes A Great 1911 Holster
Better Than U.S.G.I. Holsters In Comfort And Ease Of Use
note: hole in leather thumb strap must be stretched for this for cover to snap
The CZ-52 Safety Lever Has
Three Positions
Decock
Safe
Fire |
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Pull
Down On Lever By Trigger Guard To Field Strip. Slide Comes Off Very Easily.
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The CZ-52 Has A Heavy Trigger By Design
Trigger Scales Shows 5 1/2 lbs AFTER A Trigger Job
This Gun Had An 8 lb trigger out of the box.
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Note Firing
Pin Block Disconnector: Lever Moves Up Pressing Button In Slide When Trigger Is Pulled
All The Way Back. This Permits Firing Pin To Hit Primer.
Note:Roller Bearings Keep Slide Locked Until Far Into Recoil Cycle. This design is
found in the German MG34 Machine Gun.
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Note
Roller Bearings Inside Slide. Slide Does Not Move Up And Down Like On 1911. CZ-52 Slides
Moves Forward And Back Only After Roller Bearing Release Part Way Through Recoil.
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CZ-52 Slide
Also Note Firing Pin Blocking Device.
Firing Pin Is Prevented From Forward Movement Until Button In Slide Is Depressed Via
Trigger Being Pull All The Way Back.
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This
Photo Shows Bearing In Unlocked Position As Barrel Can Begin Movement Inside Slide.
It's A Very Tight Arrangement That Makes The Gun Inherently Accurate.
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The
Firing Pin Blocking Device On The CZ-52 Is Responsible For Most Of The Weight On The
CZ-52's Trigger. On This Gun.. Without The Slide In Place, The Trigger Is About 3
lbs. With The Slide And The Additional Weight Of The Firing Pin Block, The Weight Is
Nearly 6 lbs.
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Why The Trigger Is So Darn Heavy
Note: The Firing Pin On The CZ-52 Is Not
Very Hard Steel And Can Crack From Dry-Firing
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WARNING!!
If You Trim The Firing Pin Block Spring
To Reduce The Trigger Weight On a CZ-52, A Possible Result Is Failure Of The Firing-Pin
Block Safety Feature. This Would Cause The Gun To Fire When You Use The
Decocking Lever!!
DO NOT CUT THE FIRING-PIN BLOCK SCREW
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How To Screw-Up A CZ-52
When The Trigger Is Not Held Back, The Firing Pin Should Not Be Able To Move Forward.
IF IT DOES, THE GUN WILL FIRE WHEN YOU USE THE DECOCKING LEVER!!
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CZ-52 (CZ 513)**
Comments
Self Defense Gun - Or Just A
Collector??
The CZ-52 (CZ 513**) is a very
interesting collectable pistol. It's very accurate and shoots flatter than my 1911
G.I. style pistol. Although it's very fun to shoot, in a real self-defense situation
I would leave the CZ-52 on the shelf and grab a trusty 45 as the CZ-52 is kind of clunky
and just doesn't feel very natural in the hand. A CZ-52 is likely to need a trigger
job and I would only trust a very reputable gunsmith experienced with such pistols to
perform a trigger job as it would be very easy to cause major problems that could result
in the gun firing when the decocking lever is used. I suspect this clunkiness and
safety issues are part of why they were only produced for a very few years. For a
collector piece though, the price is right.
CZ-52 Is It Sexy ??
The CZ-52 (CZ 513**) is
sexy in a weird kind of way. Yes It's Accurate, But The CZ-52 Has Got To Be The
Ugliest Gun Ever Made. So here is the paradox. How can such an ugly gun be sexy at
the same time. The CZ-52 reminds me of those big fat Russian military wrist
watches. It seems the Russians at one time couldn't make anything of precision
without putting major metal into it. But I still think the CZ-52 is sexy.
Imagine being a veteran of the Russian Army in WWII. You're freezing cold and
haven't seen a woman in months. In such a situation a big fat ugly woman with big
arms and legs who would keep you warm at night would seem like something pretty
good. Could the CZ-52 keep you warm at night? Definitely!
CZ-52 (CZ 513) It ain't
a 45... but WAIT!!
Sure it ain't a U.S. Army 45
throwing a big bowling ball 230 slug at bone crunching low velocity. But I ran
across a discussion about penetrating power that peaked my interest. The 7.62X25mm
Tokarev used in the CZ pistol, weights in a 86 grains and goes a blistering 1375 feet per
second. That's some pretty impressive penetration power. Makarov.com has great
info and parts and accessories for the CZ-52. Also available are 9mm conversion
packages and reloading data that's pretty educational.
Ammo Warning
It's not safe to shoot PPSh-42 Ammo chambered in 7.62 x 25
in CZ-52 CZ513 and Tokarov hand guns. Know what ammo you're buying!!
CORRECTIONS: NOTE the
following information was sent by Oldrich Kotas
"CZ-52" is incorrect designation!!
> First, Pistol Type 52 is the ARMY designation, there does
> NOT exist anything like CZ-52. The manufacturer's
> designation was CZ 513.
>
> 200,000 manufactured and has been in army service for more
> than 40 years while small amounts still are. Proved to be
> totally safe and reliable unless some civilian n00bs come
> and start some tweaking.
>
Not used by Soviets!!
> Jesus Christ! Never ever any stupid Soviet put his hands on
> this gun. Is there something wrong with the geography
> education in US? Again, it was designed to be military
> service pistol. IMO I find more frontline usable than the
> 1911, btw. which I own. Remember, it was designed in country
> of longer gunsmith tradition than history of CCCP and USA
> together:).
>
> Anyway, it's nice to see this gun my father used to carry
> for about 15 years still keeps attention and even overseas.
>
> Thanks and all the best,
>
> Oldrich Kotas
Actual
Importer's CZ-52 Manual In PDF Format adobe acrobat required
CZ-52 Manual Was Put On Web By Tim Hoeflich as far as we know
- Please Let Us Know His Correct Web Address If You Run Across Him -
Tom Line - Nov 2001
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