Cz 82

[winchester1886]

I just recently received a CZ 82 from JG Sales the cost was $229.00 and was I surprised.It looked as if it was unissued not a scratch on it.They also included a black holster and one 12 round mag.I didn't really need a 9X18 but I thought If it was issued to the Military and at a cost of $229.00 where can I go wrong.The trigger pull on single action is great and double action is not bad.I had my local gun store to order Hornady Critical Defense ammo. I know a 9x18 is a bit small but It might be easier to carry than my 40 S&W or my 45ACP on hot summer days here in Texas. I am very pleased with the weapon and it shoots great.

 

[meanmrmustard]

9x18 is more potent than .380, which is a popular carry round, and cheaper to plinki wiith. I've been happy with my 82, no hiccups at all and very accurate for a "little-big pistol". Congrats!

 

[Walt Sherrill]

The CZ-82 (and the slightly improved CZ-83 [basically the same gun]) is a well-respected gun in Europe, where 9mm is not popular, not readily available, and in some places, not legal.

Finding extra mags is a challenge, as only USED ones are readily available. You may be able to get mag springs from CZ-USA.

Great gun. Your only complaint may be the finish, which tends to be a bit fragile.

I like them better than the Makarov, but they're both (the CZ-82 and the Makarov) great.

 

[toivo]

I love my CZ-82. I have two, actually, and an 83. I used to think the 83 was only the commercial version, but there are milsurp 83s -- maybe police trade-ins?

Silver Bear is good ammo for these. The JHP is almost the same price as the FMJ, so take your pick and stock up. AIM has it, and J&G, and a bunch of others, I'm sure. My only complaint about Silver Bear is that my fingers get black from loading magazines. I'm not sure what that is.

 

[hAkron]

I love my 82. Just had her out to the range yesterday. The finish on most 82's is pretty fugly though.

 

[browncoatdawn]

according to CZ

According to CZ, the 83 magazines are the same as the 82, the difference is they load up with one less in the mag with the CZ83.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

According to CZ, the 83 magazines are the same as the 82, the difference is they load up with one less in the mag with the CZ83.

I think you may have misread (or misunderstood) what they wrote. I believe it has to do with the caliber used.

When using .380 you can load 13 rounds, with 9x18, you can only load 12 rounds. (The 9x18 round takes up a bit more space than does the .380.)

Same mag, and both guns are available in 9x18. CZ just doesn't import the 9x18 CZ-83 to the US any longer.

 

[ClickClickD'oh]

What ever you do, don't detail strip your CZ-82. If you do, it's likely to stay that way until the end of time.

 

[Gary A]

If a CZ 83 magazine holds twelve 9x18 rounds and thirteen 9x17 rounds, why does CZ-USA list the CZ 83 in .380 acp as having a magazine capacity of twelve? Just curious, as I'm thinking of buying one.

 

[Godsgunman]

I absolutely love my CZ 82. It is very accurate and extremely reliable, never had any hiccups. It is my carry gun right now. I do have a 9x19 Taurus I rotate it with but that only carries 8 so I kinda like having 4 more rounds with the 82. Plus the 9x18 is plenty powerful for SD.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

If a CZ 83 magazine holds twelve 9x18 rounds and thirteen 9x17 rounds, why does CZ-USA list the CZ 83 in .380 acp as having a magazine capacity of twelve? Just curious, as I'm thinking of buying one.

Don't know. Maybe I'm wrong. Or, maybe they've changed the magazines.

Email them ([email protected]) if it's really an important issue for you, and ask -- to be sure.

(Until recently, I had a CZ-82, several mags, and some .380 ammo, and could have checked to see how many rounds fit in the 9x18 mag. Don't have that gun, now.

In looking for evidence that the .380 version held more rounds, I checked a bunch of sites selling the CZ-83 and they also say 12-rounds. (Of course, that's like asking a corner newstand operator about what the headlines mean.)

Note: I just checked the CZ-UB (hdqtrs) website, and they don't even show a CZ-83 anymore. They show the CZ-92, which is a .32 a.c.p. gun, and much different - smaller.

The CZ-USA website, today (4-25-12) , shows only a .32 version, with a 15-round capacity mag.


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[Gary A]

Actually, the CZ-USA website does show the .380 versions but you have to activate the drop-down menu which shows the .32 acp version as a default.

That's interesting that the CZ HQ website no longer shows the CZ83. I wonder if that means they are still making a few for the American market, or it means that when the existing supply is gone, it will disappear from the CZ-USA website also?

I can certainly understand that the CZ83 would have limited appeal these days.

The magazine capacity issue is not important to me. I was just curious.

 

[Girodin]

I really like the CZ 82. It has a very good trigger. I prefer the double action pull to that of the sigs I've owned/shot. It has a very good single action pull. It has a nice set of features. For the money, I paid like $160, for mine it may just be the best gun out there. I really wish there was a good (non wood, these are known to crack) think grips out there for it. The grips get in my way when I go for the mag release.

However, if one is willing to spend slightly more it is easy to have guns that best it in many ways. The CZ-82 is not a small gun. It is larger than my Glock 26. The G26 nearly matches its ammoe capacity and on can easily carry a 15 or 17 round mag as an extra magazine. The glock shoots a more powerful round and is a softer shooting gun. There is also a much wider array of quality self defense ammo available in 9x19. I've used my glock for reference but I could name a number of other 9mm guns which are smaller than the CZ and yet very capable weapons.

I like my CZ; I like it a lot. I think it is an incredible value. I believe it could be used to good effect as a self defense weapon. However, if one is looking to get a smaller weapon for concealed carry I'm not sure I would go that route. It is not much smaller or easier to carry than even a glock 19 and it is larger than a G26, or kahr's K9, P9, CW9, to say nothing of the MK, PM, or CM guns. In sum, it is a great gun but not my first choice for a carry gun.

 

[ClickClickD'oh]

The CZ-USA website, today (4-25-12) , shows only a .32 version, with a 15-round capacity mag.

For a second, you got me thinking CZ-USA was going to be doing domestic distribution of the CZ-92...

CZ-83 in .380 is on the website, you just have to use the drop down bar. 12 rounds.

 

[toivo]

From what I understand, the .380 round is just enough smaller than the 9x18 that you can squeeze an extra round into the magazine, but you're really pushing the limits of the spring. I would leave it at 12 for both. I know that I have a hard enough time squeezing the 12th round of 9x18 in.

I agree that for concealed carry, you're probably better off with something more modern like a Glock 26, but the CZ-82 is a very classy pistol and a lot of fun to shoot. I have carried mine OWB under a coat in the winter, and it works fine for that.

 

[Furncliff]

I did an accuracy test with my 82 at 10 yards. It shot the cheapest Russian ammo the best (Brown Bear). A distant second was S&B.

Edit to add: mine has standard rifling not the hex.

 

[fpgt72]

I thought they all had the poly-whatever the heck it is called type barrels.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

If a CZ-82 has a rifled barrel, it's almost certainly not the original barrel; as far as I know, they came ONLY with polygonal barrels.. CZ-83s have rifled barrels in all calibers except 9x18.

(The caliber of these can guns be changed from 9x18 to .380 by a barrel swap. That takes a special barrel press that you see advertised from time to time. I know nothing about the process and have no idea how you get the existing barrel OUT...)

In the CZ-82 I owned and in the others I've handled, the 9x18 polygonal barrel seems to be almost without rifling of any kind. The seem to be slick barrels -- but everyone I've shot was a tack-driver. A Glock polygonal barrel is obviously polygonal, but with the CZ version it's less obvious.

 

[toivo]

I thought they all had the poly-whatever the heck it is called type barrels.

For a while, J&G were offering an aftermarket standard barrel option. Maybe it's one of those?

 

[1858remington]

I love my CZ-82!!!
Even used it in a pistol competition, and shot it better than my Glock.
I just got the Wolf Springs kit for it since the stock spring is a little light. Next will come some nice carbon fiber grips.

 

[Moose458]

For the money, you can't beat the CZ-82, and they refinish-up nicely.

 

[Shadow 7D]

82 mags are different from .380
(The CZ82 IS the SAME GUN as CZ83 the 82 is the military version in 9x18, where later 83's (civilian sales of the same gun) have slightly different slide springs and shape of the trigger guard, but the slide spring is the same on later 82's.

as for the mags, the 9x18 mags have a different shape to the feed lips, but use the same body as .380 mags.

 

[Livnoutdoorsxd9]

I love my 82! It's ridiculously accurate even with the mil type sights. Against conventional wisdom, I detail stripped mine to clean all the crud and old grease. I found a very good online tutorial and got it back together issue free on my first attempt. It's not the prettiest, but Id rather have an ugly gun that shoots straight than vise versa. I use mine as a truck/ camp gun.

 

[CZguy]

82 mags are different from .380
(The CZ82 IS the SAME GUN as CZ83 the 82 is the military version in 9x18, where later 83's (civilian sales of the same gun) have slightly different slide springs and shape of the trigger guard, but the slide spring is the same on later 82's.

as for the mags, the 9x18 mags have a different shape to the feed lips, but use the same body as .380 mags.

As I recall the 83 is blued as opposed to the finish found on the 82s.

 

[PzGren]

The CZ-82 (and the slightly improved CZ-83 [basically the same gun]) is a well-respected gun in Europe, where 9mm is not popular, not readily available, and in some places, not legal.

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9x19, or 9 Para as it is called in the country where it was designed, is the most common handgun cartridge in Western Europe and much easier available, cheaper, and more popular than 9 Makarov.