82) and 9mm Browning Short, both designated for 12 rounds, and 7.65mm Browning model, designated for 15 rounds. The vz 82 was chambered in 9mm Makarov (9mm vz.
The cartridges were double-stacked in the magazine, which tapered to a single row feed. Its associated operating latch was located on the left side of the pistol. The vz 82 incorporated the contemporary (and still used to date) system wherein the pistol was equipped with a slide catch, and when the last round was fired, the slide was held back. I'm not a native speaker of Czech, so I make no guarantees about the veracity of this translation! The photos interspersed with the text, and all words in black, are mine. The blue paragraphs below are my translation of the paragraphs in Jan Skramouský and Vladislav Badalík's 1996 work Ceskoslovenske Pistole 1918 - 1985 that deal specifically with the vz 82 pistol.
Particularly knowing that the biggest problems with the guns can be mediated with some minor changes such as new springs and a grip change, and given what these guns were selling for a couple of years ago, I would say that this would be a good choice for someone who is looking for a dependable, effective and reasonably priced self-defense gun.CZ vz 82 Back to Historic Firearms Gallery It was easy to maintain a three-inch group at about 10 yards and others have reported similar groups out to 50 yards using a rest.Īll in all, I was impressed with the P64. The sights on the P64 are basic and not adjustable, but the gun is quite accurate. Others, however, recommend different strategies like lubricating the trigger group to achieve the same effect.Ĭounter-intuitively, while the trigger in double action use was extremely hard, it was very light and crisp in single action use (after the first shot the gun is cocked). This also surprised me when I first shot the gun-it was much harder than almost any other double action gun I had fired.Īlso through my research I learned that many owners recommend changing out the trigger spring in order to lessen the pull necessary. To remedy it, many owners replace the standard recoil spring with a heavier spring, and then add in some variety of after-market grip supplement to help tame the sting.Īnother well-known criticism is the P64’s very substantial trigger pull in double action (where pulling the trigger both cocks and then fires the gun). Seriously, I wasn’t expecting it to be so severe, but the force of it seemed to concentrate in a very unpleasant way into the web of my hand.Īfter trying the gun, I perused the forums and whatnot and found that recoil is a common complaint about the P64.
380s on the market that serve as pocket pistols, so it was surprising to me just how bad the recoil was. At 22 ounces, it is heavier than most of the.
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The gun is equipped with a manual safety on the slide above the left grip, the slide will lock back after the last round is fired, the magazine holds six rounds and take-down is simple, as is reassembly.Įrgonomically, the P64 was a little small for my very large hands, but it felt solid. The bluing on the gun was still in good condition, but showed a little wear around the edges. Its fit and finish were good, but not spectacular. It didn’t look like it had been fired much either. The one tested, though a bit aged, was in good condition as it mostly just showed a little holster wear. The Radom P64 is a double and single action, blowback-operated semi-automatic pistol somewhat similar in size and design to the Walther PPK, but fires the slightly more powerful 9mm Makarov cartridge. The one the BBTI crew had for ballistics testing of the 9mm Makarov cartridge was part of this batch. At the time, they were mostly about 35- to 40-year-old lightly used handguns, but were sold through various outlets for between $150 and $250. Radom P64 pistols are of Polish design and manufacture, and were imported into the U.S. I wasn’t familiar with the Radom P64 handgun prior to getting one for testing of the 9mm Makarov cartridge (9x18mm) for Ballistics By The Inch a couple of years ago.
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