CZ52 Pistol

[Mesa Tactical]

Who is selling these in Southern California? I've wanted one for a while to go with my Makarov.

[kenc9]

You have to get them online as far as I know of. The current importers have the best price and is the way to go. If you need help finding them I'll show you where. They are running 139.00 + mailing+DROS+ whatever the FFL charges you.

-ken

[maxicon]

I have read from multiple sources that the Tokarev action is much stronger- it's surprising when you hold the two side by side- the CZ feels like a tank compared to the Tok

The CZ52 definitely feels like a tank, but the problem is where the barrel is milled out for the rollers, and the wall thickness is only 0.058". The Tokarev minimum chamber wall thickness is more like 0.120".

This is where the chamber fails when overloaded. It's safe for factory loads, or they'd be blowing up all the time. There are reports of CZ52s going ka-boom, like just about any handgun, but these are the exception.

max

[kenc9]

When you over load these the gun will fail before the brass or primer but with the hot load these have I don't see why they do it except to push it.

-ken

[saki302]

Yep- like the guy who was overloading them on purpose just to get them to blow up

Another oldie but goodie if you like odd mechanical actions and if you can find one is a Bayard 1908 pocket pistol in .380. It's a bit smaller than a P3AT, but thicker and heavier, and the thing has a recoil buffer built in with a rotating internal hammer- not bad for 1908!

-Dave