Fixed my CZ-82(s)
Posted: April 14th, 2012, 7:44 pm
When the trigger guard latch pin broke on the CZ-82 that I'd refinished in Duracoat, I found that replacement pins (the solid variety, with the turned-down end and the groove for the slide release lever spring) are simply not available. To get my pistol back up and running, I bought another CZ-82 and tore it down for use as spare parts. My refinished pistol was back up and running, but...
It broke my heart to have torn down a perfectly good shooter. So, I decided that I'd take a shot at a little home gunsmithing and see if I could get it back up and running again.
I bought a roll pin for a CZ-83, and a new slide release lever spring from Norm Sutton (great guy!). The new spring was necessary because the 1/2 loop on the original spring is too small a diameter to fit over the roll pin. It was necessary to drill out the small hole in the frame to 1/8 inch. It was also necessary to open up the loop in the new spring just a hair to get it to slip over the roll pin.
Putting it all back together was far easier than I had feared. Once you get the roll pin to start through the first hole, everything goes quite smoothly. No modification of any kind was necessary for the original trigger guard; it pops over the roll pin with just a drop more force needed than when using the original pin. I did follow Norm's advice and make sure that the roll pin was positioned such that the trigger guard rubs the solid side of the pin rather than along the seam.
I'll be taking my refurbished "spare parts" pistol to the range next weekend to certify that everything is working properly; but I have no doubt that she's going to run as good as new.
Dwight
It broke my heart to have torn down a perfectly good shooter. So, I decided that I'd take a shot at a little home gunsmithing and see if I could get it back up and running again.
I bought a roll pin for a CZ-83, and a new slide release lever spring from Norm Sutton (great guy!). The new spring was necessary because the 1/2 loop on the original spring is too small a diameter to fit over the roll pin. It was necessary to drill out the small hole in the frame to 1/8 inch. It was also necessary to open up the loop in the new spring just a hair to get it to slip over the roll pin.
Putting it all back together was far easier than I had feared. Once you get the roll pin to start through the first hole, everything goes quite smoothly. No modification of any kind was necessary for the original trigger guard; it pops over the roll pin with just a drop more force needed than when using the original pin. I did follow Norm's advice and make sure that the roll pin was positioned such that the trigger guard rubs the solid side of the pin rather than along the seam.
I'll be taking my refurbished "spare parts" pistol to the range next weekend to certify that everything is working properly; but I have no doubt that she's going to run as good as new.
Dwight
