[jsalcedo]

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It came today UPS..

I was surprised when I opened it because they did not advertise a holster
2 mags, lanyard and cleaning/takedown tool.

The Special was advertised 1 gun in "good" condition and one mag for $119.

They added $10 shipping and $2 handling plus the extras.

I was apprehensive after reading Century's definition of a good gun
dark bore, 50% finish, nicks, dings but is functional.


The specimen I recieved today has 99% finish, a mirror bore and internally looks as it has never been fired or has been arsenal refinished.

The only things that show wear are the magazines and the holster.

I'm happy with this one so far and can't wait to go shoot it.

If this one ends up being a decent shooter I'm going to order another one.

[Bren]

If you have the park finish and a low number of dots on top of the slide, it should be a good one. Very fun guns to shoot. Bren

[Mike Irwin]

Hopefully you know this already, but do NOT dry fire it.

The firing pins are known to break with dry firing.

It's probably also a good thing to get a spare firing pin just in case.

[Dave Markowitz]

Cool. A CZ-52 is on my "short-list."

As Mike mentioned, don't dry fire it unless you want to break the firing pin. You can get spares or after-market machined FPs at www.makarov.com. Be advised though that some of the after-market FPs will deactivate the decocker feature.