The CZickness XLVII....We march forward, my friends.

[llh1956]

The Wizard doesn't field strip a CZ, the gun just begins to strip when it sees the Wizard.

The Wizard once got slide bite from a CZ. After seven agonizing days, the gun died.

My boots, where are my boots and my shovel!

 

[d.kaufman]

The Crack donuts of Michigan has a snack for me tonight. I give you Sweetwater's Apple Fritter...

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[Ruger_Ronin]

Might have poured a little bit much Uncle Jim in my glass.

Booker Noe and the boys get ya?

 

[RustyHornet]

Booker Noe and the boys get ya?

Just a teensy.

 

[RustyHornet]

How bout a cute baby pic for the night? Someone is getting pretty courageous. At least she’s helping.

 

[gmcttr]

How bout a cute baby pic for the night? Someone is getting pretty courageous. At least she’s helping.

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You kids have it easy now. Back in the day, baby's weren't dishwasher safe and we had to wash them by hand.

 

[RustyHornet]

You kids have it easy now. Back in the day, baby's weren't dishwasher safe and we had to wash them by hand.

Don’t tempt me! Second night in a row of gravy in the hair…

 

[wingrider1800]

My boots, where are my boots and my shovel!

My boots, where are my boots and my shovel!

Everybody else was looking and listening to me and I laid it on thicker and heavier as I went.

 

[Born2vette]

Darn! I only have one wizard touched CZ. Need to get busy!


Evening gents!

 

[patience0830]

Evening all. First night of 3 weeks of vacation. No bourbon, but a Dirty Bastard will have to do.

 

[Usmccookie]

With any luck I'm getting myself a cz parrot for Christmas... I wonder what the wizard can do....

 

[MindfulMan]

Congrats MM!!!! on your "MANCATION"!!!! and your 42 years of marriage!!!!

 

[MindfulMan]

MM congrats on your 42-year anniversary!

Thanks, Mr. Wizard !

 

[wtburnette]

Morning all...

Not sure why, but Monica's alarm went off 30 minutes early today

 

[Usmccookie]

Good morning y'all.

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

Coffee or die.

Lacking real motivation today. Gonna need more go-juice than normal. Have a good day all!

 

[TJ Kackowski]

What is a BA wizard touched cz? I have a couple CZ’s and this has peaked my interest lol.

First off, welcome to INGO. You stumbled into a very eclectic group in what seems to be a never-ending CZickness series ... tread lightly or you may fall victim to the CZickness, and it WILL be detrimental to your pocketbook.

Now, a more direct answer to your questions about BA & the Wizard.

BA = Birds Away. He was one of the founding members of this group and spent countless hours with the Wizard ( @llh1956 ) toiling away on their CZ pistols trying to make them more perfect than when they shipped from the factory. A feat that they accomplished and then perfected. They were soon joined by many of those currently contributing to these threads and some who have slipped away for one reason or another. The antics at their biannual gatherings (SGE & FGE) are legend.

As it currently stands, BA has passed away. However, many of the pistols that he owned and/or worked on are in the possession of this motley crew.

The Wizard is still alive and kicking and if you get the chance to have him work on your CZ, you will not be disappointed.

He turned my nice enough PCR with a heavy trigger into a finely tuned EDC pistol. The process was super easy. We had a conversation about what I wanted my pistol to do, he provided me with a shopping list of parts available from Cajun Gun Works. I purchased the parts, then dropped them off with the Wizard and he performed his magic. He does require a tribute to perform his magic, but it is paltry compared to the results. Heck, you even get the OEM parts back if you should ever want to reverse the process.

You will need at least 50 (quality?) posts to start a conversation with the Wizard, or you can become a Site Supporter and contact him right away. If I were in your shoes, I'd pony up the $20 to become a Site Supporter and start the CZ transformation process with the Wizard.

 

[88E30M50]

Morning folks!

While any Wizard touched CZs are special, there are a handful of BA/Wizard CZs that have become legend. BA had a flair for commissioning some very interesting pistols that all had a very consistent recipe. Hogue grips were the hallmark. For some reason, BA loved those things.

 

[wtburnette]

Morning folks!

While any Wizard touched CZs are special, there are a handful of BA/Wizard CZs that have become legend. BA had a flair for commissioning some very interesting pistols that all had a very consistent recipe. Hogue grips were the hallmark. For some reason, BA loved those things.

I think those grips were great for those with larger hands, making the grips fit better. I thought they offered better control of the gun and softened the recoil a bit as well. I'd use them if they weren't a bit too big for my hands.

 

[88E30M50]

That’s probably why he liked those. I really should put the Hogue’s back on ‘Bill’ one of these days to return it to how it was when BA had the Wizard build it.