It is just light enough that even relatively inexperienced shooters whom I’ve seen flub SIG and Beretta DA triggers were able to stroke it without taking the sights off target. The double-action pull is buttery smooth, with less stacking than in many contemporary designs. The slide lock is also fairly large and placed well for the shooter’s thumb to actuate for those who use that technique. The ambidextrous thumb safety allows cocked-and-locked carry and is very well-placed and comfortable. In my hands, the release was actually more natural from the trigger finger side. The mag release is in the familiar location behind the trigger guard and is also releasable from either side. ![]() The double-column magazine provides a hand-filling purchase still slim enough that a five-foot-nothing female took a liking to it immediately. The pistol has a grip shape and angle that seem to agree with a wide variety of shooters. Recently imported, surplus Czech CZ 82 is a 13-shot 9x18mm Makarov service pistol that is available for peanuts. The bore axis and recoil spring surrounding the fixed barrel provide a unique recoil impulse that comes back fast but has very little muzzle rise. At 28 ounces empty, the Czech is portable yet solid enough to counter recoil. The piece is immediately familiar in operation to the fixed-barrel Walther PP series, with the same trigger-guard takedown. It is typically Eastern European ugly in form, but is a high-quality rendition of the double-action/single-action (DA/SA) blowback midsize in function. The CZ-82 was the Czech Republic service and police pistol from 1983 into the 1990s. Without giving away the ending too much, this is undoubtedly the most gun I have ever gotten for that little! The price on this particular specimen was double-take worthy, and after a little dickering back and forth, I was out the door with pistol, holster, two 12-round magazines, lanyard, and cleaning rod for $210.Ĭentury Arms has recently imported quite a few of the 82s and prices seem to be holding in the $200-250 range. Through casual research, I had learned of its reputation for quality, accuracy and reliability. I had handled one years ago and was impressed by the feel and layout of the controls. He wanted reasonable effectiveness in caliber and enough capacity to provide more comfort than the pocket pistol he was using in that role.īy chance I stopped into the local outfitters and ran into a nearly unused model CZ82 in 9x18mm Makarov on the shelf. Recently my father was asking for a recommendation on just such a pistol. ![]() ![]() Among the key features of the stash gun are reliability, weather resistance, and cost. You know, the glove box/downstairs/garage/”wherever you want to leave a ready weapon” gun. Groups at 25 yards ran as little as two inches standing.Īmong shooting enthusiasts, there are a variety of niche firearms that serve as good excuses to acquire additional weapons. CZ 82’s polygonal rifled barrel threw all loads directly to the sights and tight, as this pistol qual target with 40 rounds shows.
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