The current VZ58s are no longer done by CZ. Actually they haven't been made by CZ for quite a while now. A different company called D-Technik took over the production of the VZ58 and the Skorpion VZ61. CZ sold them the whole kitten & caboodle some years back and D-Technik kept on trucking with these mamajamas ever since. On a side note, I do have the D-Technik Skorpion (not to be confused with the 9mm CZ S"c"orpion).
D-Technik renamed itself as Czech Small Arms (CSA), and Czechpoint USA is the importer for the VZ58 and VZ61 in various guises. Please do not confuse the CSA VZ58 with the Century Arms VZ2008. One is sweet and the other is a Century Arms product. Not that I'm stuck up or anything...not sweet ol' me.
The Czech Army used VZ58s all the way until maybe 8-years ago when they went to the BREN 805 (which is made by CZ and imported into the US in both pistol and carbine forms), but how they went with the BREN 806 (aka BREN II). More plastic and caliber changeability to include 7.62x39. However, I truly digress at this point. Let's get back to the Vee Zed as our Canuck brethens call it.
Ah yes, VZ58. It's being imported in both pistol and carbine forms, and in both 7.62 Commie and the poodle shooter .223. Woe to Americans, these guns are being imported in small batches and they go quick. Hence, I grabbed the second VZ while the gettin' was good.
Interestingly enough the VZ58 in its many guises are rather prolific in movies and such. Most notable is the Strike Back TV series. However, I've just seen the pistol version in a recent Hong Kong action movie Cold War II.
And yes, for the gears queers...oops, I mean the modern tactical combat warfighters, there are all sorts of rails and such for this gun too. FAB Defense from Israel has all sort of doodads to turn this sucker into an Oprah Accessorize Special.
Visit Czechpoint USA website for their various offerings. https://www.czechpoint-usa.com//
The sights are similar to AK sights - which are functional but that's about it.
The magazines are ribbed aluminum and seem to be quite tough. It also has a bolt hold-open device upon empty. To release the bolt, you have to tug on the cocking handle locating on the right side of the bolt carrier. One can buy another cocking handle and weld it to the left side of the bolt carrier too if one were of the cool tactischool.
Trigger pull is also typical AK - long, smooth and light. Reset is long, of course. Probably won't be as good in those fast firing game drills when compared against AR15s, SCAR16s and the like. However, it will serve its original purpose just fine and dandy.
The most cool thing about this gun is that it's striker fired. Yeah, striker fired rifle. Not even the Perfection Glock Carbine has this feature.
The gun is light in weight and very handy. I'm not going to trick it out with anything but keep it as is. I may throw a red dot on the first one but that's about it too. With the folded stock, it'd disappear into a tennis racket soft case. Perfect for protecting malls and tennis courts against Al Queda terrorist raids.
The muzzle brake; which is not standard on the real military model, is quite effective in reducing muzzle climb and recoil. Without it, the folding buttstock might be a tad uncomfortable against the cheek.
The sling is a typical commie sling. Love it for the simplicity and functionality of a traditional sling instead of the ghey ass Buck Roger contraptions that are festooned on poor rifles nowadays.
At around $1100+, it isn't cheap and it won't get any cheaper either. Classical model of supply and demand. Not a lot of supply and a lot of demand. These guns are sold as quickly as Czechpoint USA got them in and modify them for 922r compliance.
I like it more than the AK, which says a lot because I've always loved the Commie Special. This other Commie Special brings back Cold War cool but still functional and relevant today...if you're willing to play Barbie Doll with it and deck it out with crap.
Enough talking, let's start blasting!!!
I went and zeroed in the second VZ58 today. Shoots just like the first one, which is pretty well.
I flummoxed the zeroing process a bit. Wrote down the adjustments to be made but when I went to do it, I reversed the direction. Couldn't figure out why the damn groupings weren't moving in the correct direction until I went to adjust it for the third time and stopped myself then asked, "Self, why are you going clockwise when you're supposed to go counterclockwise with the damn front sight?"
Reversed direction and played with the elevation a hair more to get the point of impact to the correct elevation. Then dialed the windage just a tad bit to get'er in just the way I like it. The windage was almost on and I overcorrected it just a tad to the left so I had to bring it back a wee to the right. Then it was on like Donkey Kong.
I am still contemplating the installation of a black solid buttstock on either this gun or the 1st one. Or maybe not. This strange contraception they called folding stock is rather rigid and gives surprisingly good cheek rest. I attribute it to the muzzle brake. Without the muzzle brake, I might be singing a different tune.
I really like how the butt pad hugs my shoulder. It's wedged in there solid. I don't know if it would still work well if I were to wear web gear but then I don't plan on wearing web gear again any time soon so that point might very well be moot.
The ammo brands were 40-ds of Winchester FMJ, 20-rds of Winchester soft point, 20-rounds of Wolf Military FMJ and 20-rds of Brown Bear JHP.
I zeroed and messed around a bit with the Winchester FMJ. Then I shot the Winchester JSP at 100-yrds to check for function and accuracy, and with the last 5-rds, I rapid fired to see if the gun would choke on fast cycling.
The Wolf FMJ and Brown Bear JHP were used for Mozambique drills and other rapid fire drills.
No issues with the JSP and JHP. None was expected with the FMJ, of course.
BTW, unlike the first VZ58, I shot this mama straight from the box without cleaning or lubrication. I'm going to put a few more hundred rounds through it to see if I can burn or cook off the factory goo.
It's worth noting again that I found the VZ58 to be the most natural pointing rifle for me. Better than even the CZ BREN or SCAR, or even the bullpups.
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D-Technik renamed itself as Czech Small Arms (CSA), and Czechpoint USA is the importer for the VZ58 and VZ61 in various guises. Please do not confuse the CSA VZ58 with the Century Arms VZ2008. One is sweet and the other is a Century Arms product. Not that I'm stuck up or anything...not sweet ol' me.
The Czech Army used VZ58s all the way until maybe 8-years ago when they went to the BREN 805 (which is made by CZ and imported into the US in both pistol and carbine forms), but how they went with the BREN 806 (aka BREN II). More plastic and caliber changeability to include 7.62x39. However, I truly digress at this point. Let's get back to the Vee Zed as our Canuck brethens call it.
Ah yes, VZ58. It's being imported in both pistol and carbine forms, and in both 7.62 Commie and the poodle shooter .223. Woe to Americans, these guns are being imported in small batches and they go quick. Hence, I grabbed the second VZ while the gettin' was good.
Interestingly enough the VZ58 in its many guises are rather prolific in movies and such. Most notable is the Strike Back TV series. However, I've just seen the pistol version in a recent Hong Kong action movie Cold War II.
And yes, for the gears queers...oops, I mean the modern tactical combat warfighters, there are all sorts of rails and such for this gun too. FAB Defense from Israel has all sort of doodads to turn this sucker into an Oprah Accessorize Special.
Visit Czechpoint USA website for their various offerings. https://www.czechpoint-usa.com//
The sights are similar to AK sights - which are functional but that's about it.
The magazines are ribbed aluminum and seem to be quite tough. It also has a bolt hold-open device upon empty. To release the bolt, you have to tug on the cocking handle locating on the right side of the bolt carrier. One can buy another cocking handle and weld it to the left side of the bolt carrier too if one were of the cool tactischool.
Trigger pull is also typical AK - long, smooth and light. Reset is long, of course. Probably won't be as good in those fast firing game drills when compared against AR15s, SCAR16s and the like. However, it will serve its original purpose just fine and dandy.
The most cool thing about this gun is that it's striker fired. Yeah, striker fired rifle. Not even the Perfection Glock Carbine has this feature.
The gun is light in weight and very handy. I'm not going to trick it out with anything but keep it as is. I may throw a red dot on the first one but that's about it too. With the folded stock, it'd disappear into a tennis racket soft case. Perfect for protecting malls and tennis courts against Al Queda terrorist raids.
The muzzle brake; which is not standard on the real military model, is quite effective in reducing muzzle climb and recoil. Without it, the folding buttstock might be a tad uncomfortable against the cheek.
The sling is a typical commie sling. Love it for the simplicity and functionality of a traditional sling instead of the ghey ass Buck Roger contraptions that are festooned on poor rifles nowadays.
At around $1100+, it isn't cheap and it won't get any cheaper either. Classical model of supply and demand. Not a lot of supply and a lot of demand. These guns are sold as quickly as Czechpoint USA got them in and modify them for 922r compliance.
I like it more than the AK, which says a lot because I've always loved the Commie Special. This other Commie Special brings back Cold War cool but still functional and relevant today...if you're willing to play Barbie Doll with it and deck it out with crap.
Enough talking, let's start blasting!!!
I went and zeroed in the second VZ58 today. Shoots just like the first one, which is pretty well.
I flummoxed the zeroing process a bit. Wrote down the adjustments to be made but when I went to do it, I reversed the direction. Couldn't figure out why the damn groupings weren't moving in the correct direction until I went to adjust it for the third time and stopped myself then asked, "Self, why are you going clockwise when you're supposed to go counterclockwise with the damn front sight?"
Reversed direction and played with the elevation a hair more to get the point of impact to the correct elevation. Then dialed the windage just a tad bit to get'er in just the way I like it. The windage was almost on and I overcorrected it just a tad to the left so I had to bring it back a wee to the right. Then it was on like Donkey Kong.
I am still contemplating the installation of a black solid buttstock on either this gun or the 1st one. Or maybe not. This strange contraception they called folding stock is rather rigid and gives surprisingly good cheek rest. I attribute it to the muzzle brake. Without the muzzle brake, I might be singing a different tune.
I really like how the butt pad hugs my shoulder. It's wedged in there solid. I don't know if it would still work well if I were to wear web gear but then I don't plan on wearing web gear again any time soon so that point might very well be moot.
The ammo brands were 40-ds of Winchester FMJ, 20-rds of Winchester soft point, 20-rounds of Wolf Military FMJ and 20-rds of Brown Bear JHP.
I zeroed and messed around a bit with the Winchester FMJ. Then I shot the Winchester JSP at 100-yrds to check for function and accuracy, and with the last 5-rds, I rapid fired to see if the gun would choke on fast cycling.
The Wolf FMJ and Brown Bear JHP were used for Mozambique drills and other rapid fire drills.
No issues with the JSP and JHP. None was expected with the FMJ, of course.
BTW, unlike the first VZ58, I shot this mama straight from the box without cleaning or lubrication. I'm going to put a few more hundred rounds through it to see if I can burn or cook off the factory goo.
It's worth noting again that I found the VZ58 to be the most natural pointing rifle for me. Better than even the CZ BREN or SCAR, or even the bullpups.
