CZ52 light strikes

[sefus]

My CZ is light striking primers like mad (1 or 2 out of every mag of 8) and I was going to attribute it to the Romanian ammo but I shot yesterday side by side with my buddy and his CZ sharing ammo and he had no problems. So can someone diagnose this for me? Thanks!

-Sefus

 

[boredelmo]

The firing pins of cz52's are supposedly made of an inferior metal that is brittle. Have you been dry firing it?

A new firing pin made with modern metals should be fairly inexpensive.

 

[RecoilRob]

My 52 had a pin protrusion problem when I first got it. The safety wasn't fully releasing it and shallow strikes resulted. A bit of grinding on the safety plunger allowed full movement and better ignition.

Recently, I put one of the Harrington pins in and it works well. Still was having the odd misfire with Yugo so invested in a new hammer spring. Ended up being around 2 coils longer than the old spring and really tightened up the hammer pull.

Forgive me this chance to show a couple of pics!

 

[JohnKSa]

The firing pins of cz52's are supposedly made of an inferior metal that is brittle. Have you been dry firing it?

A new firing pin made with modern metals should be fairly inexpensive.

They're made of cast steel and hold up just fine unless the gun is dryfired.

You can get a new forged pin for around $20 or you can buy an original replacement for around $10.

 

[sefus]

No dry firing (by me - it is a surplus gun) and I do have another firing pin for it but I would almost think it woul dbe a spring not doing its job. I guess if the pin is not sticking out far enough that sure would do it though. Time for a good take down anyway. Thanks!

-Sefus