Firing Pins on CZ52 - The Firearms Forum

Terry G · 03-01-2005, 12:01 PM

I have owned a commercial CZ52 in 9MM for several years and fired hundreds of rounds through it without a problem. I just ordered one in 7.62MM and now people are telling me to go ahead and order a new firing pin because the 7.62 models are prone to breakage. Is this true? If so, where would I find a new one? I don't uderstand why the 9MM works OK but the 7.62MM breaks. Thank For your help.

1952Sniper · 03-01-2005, 02:45 PM

You can find info on this at http://www.makarov.com/cz52/index.html . They say it's weak steel. They also sell replacements.

I wasn't aware that there was such a thing as a commercial CZ-52. The milsurp models can be converted to 9mm by replacing the barrel, but I had no idea that they had been produced commercially in that caliber.

MPinkston · 03-01-2005, 02:51 PM

Yes, the firing pins in the CZ-52 7.62x25 are quite brittle. DO NOT DRY FIRE this gun. It wouldn't be a bad idea to have a spare stainless steel firing pin on hand just in case.

Terry G · 03-02-2005, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 1952Sniper

You can find info on this at http://www.makarov.com/cz52/index.html . They say it's weak steel. They also sell replacements.

I wasn't aware that there was such a thing as a commercial CZ-52. The milsurp models can be converted to 9mm by replacing the barrel, but I had no idea that they had been produced commercially in that caliber.

I bought it out of SGN about 8 or 9 years ago. They were advertised briefly and then they were gone. The slide is a highly polished commercial blue, no signs of a re-blue and the barrel is marked CZ52 9MM. The frame is a dark blue almost black color and is dull, not shiny. It's very accurate, but is picky about JHP's. I don't know if this was a limited run, or just a batch of slides and barrel's mated to the standard frame. Imported by C.A.I.

offeror · 03-03-2005, 04:24 PM

I don't know whether the firing pins on the 9mm batch were aftermarket or original. The original pins do have a reputation for breakage, as early as THE FIRST TIME you dry fire it, so it must not be done even once. As long as you fire with a round or a snap cap chambered, the pins on these can last for a nominal time. I have seen extra firing pins priced from $10 to $30, but I do not know if some of these are milsurp take-offs or not. I personally would not bother to spend $10 on an extra milsurp pin that was just as brittle as my original. Might as well get a replacement that will stand up to dry firing. So if you do buy a pin, ask what its breeding is.

As I've said before, these guns also had a problem with the decocker firing the gun. Those imported to us lately are supposed to have been "armory serviced" to correct this somehow, but I'd always point the gun in a safe direction while decocking in case of an AD, at least until you know your gun's habits. Better yet, carry chamber empty and don' t use the decocker. That's what I prefer to do.

03-01-2005, 12:01 PM	#1
Terry G V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 120	Firing Pins on CZ52 I have owned a commercial CZ52 in 9MM for several years and fired hundreds of rounds through it without a problem. I just ordered one in 7.62MM and now people are telling me to go ahead and order a new firing pin because the 7.62 models are prone to breakage. Is this true? If so, where would I find a new one? I don't uderstand why the 9MM works OK but the 7.62MM breaks. Thank For your help. __________________ "An Armed Society is a Polite Society." -->

03-01-2005, 02:45 PM	#2
1952Sniper Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 5,138	Re: Firing Pins on CZ52 You can find info on this at http://www.makarov.com/cz52/index.html . They say it's weak steel. They also sell replacements. I wasn't aware that there was such a thing as a commercial CZ-52. The milsurp models can be converted to 9mm by replacing the barrel, but I had no idea that they had been produced commercially in that caliber.

03-01-2005, 02:51 PM	#3
MPinkston V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 73	Re: Firing Pins on CZ52 Yes, the firing pins in the CZ-52 7.62x25 are quite brittle. DO NOT DRY FIRE this gun. It wouldn't be a bad idea to have a spare stainless steel firing pin on hand just in case.

03-03-2005, 04:24 PM	#5
offeror Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 586	Re: Firing Pins on CZ52 I don't know whether the firing pins on the 9mm batch were aftermarket or original. The original pins do have a reputation for breakage, as early as THE FIRST TIME you dry fire it, so it must not be done even once. As long as you fire with a round or a snap cap chambered, the pins on these can last for a nominal time. I have seen extra firing pins priced from $10 to $30, but I do not know if some of these are milsurp take-offs or not. I personally would not bother to spend $10 on an extra milsurp pin that was just as brittle as my original. Might as well get a replacement that will stand up to dry firing. So if you do buy a pin, ask what its breeding is. As I've said before, these guns also had a problem with the decocker firing the gun. Those imported to us lately are supposed to have been "armory serviced" to correct this somehow, but I'd always point the gun in a safe direction while decocking in case of an AD, at least until you know your gun's habits. Better yet, carry chamber empty and don' t use the decocker. That's what I prefer to do. __________________ The Second Amendment does not exist to protect the gun rights you like. It exists to protect the gun rights you hate.