The CZickness XLI and on to what's next

[wtburnette]

 

[mcapo]

Morning everyone.

Looks like the southern 2/3s of the State took some serious weather. Hope everyone remained unscathed.

 

[Benp]

Very nice, Bandit!! Well done!

Morning all!

The worst of the storms were south of us as well.

 

[wingrider1800]

The storms are arriving here now.

 

[JEBland]

Good morning, everyone! Some rain here overnight. I apparently slept through the thunder and lightning.

I just ordered some mags from him, placed order on Sunday, 6/13, late evening. Mags shipped next day and I received them on Thursday, 6/17. I always check his site for mags and if he's competitively priced order from there.

It'd be my first order through them, but I've heard only good things on the forum. It's even linked to in this old P-01 vs. PCR link I found when thinking about those: https://www.indianagunowners.com/threads/talk-me-out-of-a-cz-p-01-pcr.449860/#post-7425265 I like the Omega trigger on my P-09 and the ambi aspect is compelling enough that I think I'll wait and get a P-01 Omega after getting a real job post-PhD.

 

[Leadeye]

I wish I knew enough to ask a decent question.


I'm thinking a Greg Cote order for CZ mags. Was also looking at a P226 (9mm) slide assembly on Osage's site. Currently, mine is only chambered for .357 Sig. Will probably just hem and haw and do nothing like I've been doing about a P-01.

The hand is attached to the hammer, when you cock the gun it rotates the cylinder. A small curved leaf spring attached to it, keeps the hand against the ratchet so you can shoot the up, down or sideways.

 

[mcapo]

 

[gmcttr]

Morning all.

3.5" of rain, lots of lightning, not much wind. Radar indicates heavier rainfall all around us.

 

[88E30M50]

I wish I knew enough to ask a decent question.


I'm thinking a Greg Cote order for CZ mags. Was also looking at a P226 (9mm) slide assembly on Osage's site. Currently, mine is only chambered for .357 Sig. Will probably just hem and haw and do nothing like I've been doing about a P-01.

On a P226, you can just run a factory 9mm barrel and spring in a .40/.357 slide. The barrel dimensions are the same for all three calibers. I carry my .40 P226 with the 9mm barrel in the summer

 

[JEBland]

The hand is attached to the hammer, when you cock the gun it rotates the cylinder. A small curved leaf spring attached to it, keeps the hand against the ratchet so you can shoot the up, down or sideways.

Hmm. I have seen some of the leaf springs and all. But making the correct spring for a gun seems to be more trial-and-error.

On a P226, you can just run a factory 9mm barrel and spring in a .40/.357 slide. The barrel dimensions are the same for all three calibers. I carry my .40 P226 with the 9mm barrel in the summer

Oh, really? That would save me a good $250 compared to buying the Mk25 slide assembly from Osage.

 

[Leadeye]

Hmm. I have seen some of the leaf springs and all. But making the correct spring for a gun seems to be more trial-and-error.




Oh, really? That would save me a good $250 compared to buying the Mk25 slide assembly from Osage.

Very true, it has more in common with blacksmithing. Guys like CM and the CZ Wiz are real gunsmiths. Guys like Allen M. have the tools and skill set to make about anything.

 

[JEBland]

Very true, it has more in common with blacksmithing. Guys like CM and the CZ Wiz are real gunsmiths. Guys like Allen M. have the tools and skill set to make about anything.

Yeah, it's incredible, but I also think what you do is incredible to restore the old guns like you do. Just seeing what people like VermilionBird can do with basic tools just amazes me.

 

[JEBland]

On a P226, you can just run a factory 9mm barrel and spring in a .40/.357 slide. The barrel dimensions are the same for all three calibers. I carry my .40 P226 with the 9mm barrel in the summer

Ordered.

 

[88E30M50]

Ordered.

Don't forget to get a 9mm spring. It will run with the. 357 spring but the slide won't lock back

 

[Leadeye]

Hammer spring now working on the Colt 1849, have to wait until tomorrow to see if the JB Weld holds the new hand spring in place. After that it's reassembly and test caps.

When I screw up with JB Weld I always get out the methylene chloride, worlds greatest metal cleaner and material remover.

 

[gmcttr]

Hammer spring now working on the Colt 1849, have to wait until tomorrow to see if the JB Weld holds the new hand spring in place. After that it's reassembly and test caps.

What originally held the hand spring in place?

 

[gmcttr]

Was supposed to receive a new pic rail to be able to mount an new scope on my CZ 457 today. USPS let me down. Disappointing.

 

[Leadeye]

What originally held the hand spring in place?

There is a thin slot on the back of the hand that holds it in place by friction and it has no place to move side to side in the channel it rides in milled into the frame. That said, wear and old age make the slot larger so it doesn't hold the spring very well and it is sometimes lost as it was on this gun. You can use larger shim stock, but I find JB Weld does a good job and you aren't making the spring too stiff by using thicker material. We are talking about a part about half the size of a paper match.

I need to get some glasses like the CZ Wiz had in that pic.

 

[gmcttr]

...I need to get some glasses like the CZ Wiz had in that pic.

If IRC those were OptiVISOR's. I have three set in different magnifications. I've had the oldest set for decades and always get the glass lenses.

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

Was supposed to receive a new pic rail to be able to mount an new scope on my CZ 457 today. USPS let me down. Disappointing.

You ain't the only one. Mine was on the damn truck. Guess he didn't feel like it.