CZ550 manual safety malfunction

[Blakenzy]

Posted this on another site, thought I might try THR for more insight:

I have a CZ550 Lux that I bought new around three months ago, and now I am beginning to notice an issue with its three-position safety. When on full safe, (position three) the trigger and bolt are locked. When pushed forward it is supposed to go into the second position, which blocks the trigger but leaves the bolt unlocked, and finally when pushed forward again, it goes into the first position which leaves both the trigger and bolt unlocked, ready to fire.

Ok, the problem I am having is that when transitioning from position 3(full safe) to position 2, the safety seems to shoot past the second detent and stop in a position halfway between 2 (bolt free/trigger deactivated) and 1 (safety off). If I pull the trigger here in that odd position between 1 and 2, I can feel the sear releasing, but the striker stays put... but if I then push the safety into position 1, the striker is suddenly released and the gun would fire if a cartridge were chambered. This skipping the second detent only happens when going from position 3(on) to 2, not from 1(off) to 2. Also, it only skips the second detent when the bolt is in place. Remove the bolt and the safety lever stops where it should.

Needless to say this is quite unsettling. Can anyone give me any advice or contact info on a gunsmith who is familiar with CZ rifle actions? Note I am not in the States so "just call CZUSA" is not an option AFAIK.

 

[Reloadron]

I understand your description of the problem. However, this is what I fail to understand:

Can anyone give me any advice or contact info on a gunsmith who is familiar with CZ rifle actions? Note I am not in the States so "just call CZUSA" is not an option AFAIK.

Without knowing where you are it is difficult to recommend a smith. Then if a smith were suggested they would likely be in the US so you would have to call the US anyway. That said it would be just as easy to call CZ USA wouldn't it?

Ron

 

[Blakenzy]

Well, I would really like to talk to a qualified someone before I do anything. I was hoping to get in touch with a knowledgeable person who might have an idea of what might be going on, point me in the right direction. Perhaps it is a simple known issue to people who work with CZs a lot. I feel I'm in a difficult situation here. If folks at CZUSA might take my call seriously and take the time to think about my problem I would be willing to try that. Or maybe I should try to contact CZ-UB in the Czech Rep.? I just thought that a private gunsmith specializing in CZs might be more willing to converse, give thought to the problem and give me an educated opinion that is not a corporate "I'm sorry our warranty does not cover you".

 

[desidog]

Note I am not in the States so "just call CZUSA" is not an option AFAIK.

Well, you're in front of a computer and write in English better than a lot of people in the US. Why not send them an email?

http://cz-usa.com/index/support/
or
http://www.czub.cz/cz/contact/122-kontakt.aspx