CZ 52 Pistol Question

photoman12001 · June 15, 2008, 10:28 PM

I finally got a CZ 52 after waiting several years for a good price. I picked up a nice specimen at a local store for $150. You can see photos and my report on the pistol at www.digitalperspective.org. Just click on the CZ 52 link.

I would really like to have some decent sites installed on this pistol and maybe have it refinished. The factory sites are terrible. Does anyone know a reputable outfit that does work like this on the CZ 52?

Thanks for any info.

chris in va · June 15, 2008, 11:52 PM

Before you get it refinished, better get those edges rounded off first. Note where your middle finger sits. Ow!

Ergonomics are not the 52's strongpoint.

kristop64089 · June 16, 2008, 07:35 AM

I took my CZ to an Indoor range Sat. And yes, those sights suck!. I am going to take my slide in and have it milled for dovetails.
I C.H.S. where I was aiming, but I grouped nicely!

AND...the response this gets at the range is awesome. I was at the front counter, and my lil bro' was in the booth shooting it. You could here this concusive "thump" throuout the whole building almost a...."THEDUNK!", instead of a bang. And a foot long flame out the front.

I really thought they were going to have us quit shooting it. Instead, they wanted to shoot it. For as stout as the round is, it has surprisingly little recoil.

I wish there were current guns chambered for 7.62x25, but there isn't

Magnum Wheel Man · June 17, 2008, 07:02 AM

These guys do a lot with theat pistol ( even have a 22 conversion similar to shooting the FN 5.7 )

http://www.reedsammo.com/default.asp

GeorgeF · June 17, 2008, 10:20 AM

If I could find a cheap (inexpensive) one like you did I would get it hard-chromed. One place did that as a gimmick to all of their newly imported CZ52's (about two years ago). They looked sharp! Something about that big pistol with all that chrome.

Enjoy it!

G. Sams · June 27, 2008, 09:19 PM

I had a CZ52, what a noise maker! I did some upgrading on the firing pin and replaced the roller bearings. It tightened up the groups some but not enough for me to keep it. It sure was an unusual firearm design but was well made.

June 15, 2008, 10:28 PM	#1
photoman12001 Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2008 Location: Inside the Beltway (VA) Posts: 128	CZ 52 Pistol Question I finally got a CZ 52 after waiting several years for a good price. I picked up a nice specimen at a local store for $150. You can see photos and my report on the pistol at www.digitalperspective.org. Just click on the CZ 52 link. I would really like to have some decent sites installed on this pistol and maybe have it refinished. The factory sites are terrible. Does anyone know a reputable outfit that does work like this on the CZ 52? Thanks for any info. __________________ See all my firearm photographs at http://s1274.photobucket.com/user/ph...brary/Firearms

June 17, 2008, 07:02 AM	#4
Magnum Wheel Man Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2006 Location: Southern Minnesota Posts: 9,333	These guys do a lot with theat pistol ( even have a 22 conversion similar to shooting the FN 5.7 ) http://www.reedsammo.com/default.asp __________________ In life you either make dust or eat dust...

June 27, 2008, 09:19 PM	#6
G. Sams Junior Member Join Date: June 26, 2008 Location: Afton, Tennessee, near Greeneville, eastern part of the state. Posts: 10	CZ52, The Hand Cannon I had a CZ52, what a noise maker! I did some upgrading on the firing pin and replaced the roller bearings. It tightened up the groups some but not enough for me to keep it. It sure was an unusual firearm design but was well made.

June 15, 2008, 11:52 PM	#2
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	Before you get it refinished, better get those edges rounded off first. Note where your middle finger sits. Ow! Ergonomics are not the 52's strongpoint.

June 17, 2008, 10:20 AM	#5
GeorgeF Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2004 Posts: 572	If I could find a cheap (inexpensive) one like you did I would get it hard-chromed. One place did that as a gimmick to all of their newly imported CZ52's (about two years ago). They looked sharp! Something about that big pistol with all that chrome. Enjoy it!