I bought mine about 2 years ago for $202 shipped from CDNN. MSRP = The CZ-82's are surplus, so there isn't an MSRP.What others are saying?: “Probably the best built of the 9mm Makarov pistols used by the Soviet Bloc nations.” - Mike Beliveau Pictured are my Marschal Red Wattle grips. Aftermarket wood grips are available from Marschal Grips. The CZ-83 is available in black or nickel with black plastic or wood grips. What other aesthetic options or finishes are available?: The CZ-82 is only available in black with black plastic grips. Compact(a little smaller than the Glock 19).Target Market: Concealed carriers, Curio and Relic collectorsįNBs: (Features & Benefits of this product) On a final note, if you are ever in dire need, you can use the pistol as a bottle opener by locking the slide back and hooking the dust cover under the cap!Ĭlaim to Fame: Compact and inexpensive pistol CZ also offers their Model 83, which is a newly made version available in. The way I remedy this is to curl my thumbs together. With a conscious effort to correct my grip, I have never had a malfunction. This causes enough drag that the pistol will sometimes not fully cycle, and leave a spent case in the chamber. My only complaint of this pistol would be that when using a "thumbs forward" grip, there isn't really much for my left thumb to rest on, so it tends to rub the slide. I am able to shoot very nice groups with this pistol. This is the way they are made, so don’t worry. One thing to note on the rifling is that it will look smooth, but if you look closely, you will see there is rifling. The barrel has polygonal rifling, which aids in accuracy. Was very well broken in and the trigger was smooth as silk. My pistol was made in 1987 and showed very apparent wear from carry. The sights on the pistol were no longer filled with the original red paint, but I was able to swap them to tritium sights designed for the CZ-75. There is an internal hammer block that does not allow the hammer to strike the firing pin, unless the trigger is pulled.
In this condition, the safety cannot be activated, so I don’t worry about the safety being inadvertently activated. I prefer my carry pistols not have a safety, so I carry it with a round in the chamber and the hammer down. The slide release is on the left side of the frame. It holds a 12 round magazine and has an ambidextrous magazine release and safety. The pistol is a double action/single action design, meaning that the first shot is a heavy double action and each subsequent shot is a short single action pull. It was designed for the Czechoslovakian military when the Soviet Union standardized to the 9x18mm round. The CZ-82 is a compact pistol chambered in 9mm Makarov, or 9x18mm.