CZ 912 malf, be advised.

[Noxx]

I've really enjoyed my CZ 912 and it's been a good gun for the money so far, however it broke outright on me Monday afternoon while breaking clays and wouldn't fire.

The obvious problem was that it had sheared a rather cheaply made linkage pin that holds the connecting rod to the bolt, which fell into the trigger group, and on it's final operating shot jammed just about everything out of place.

What I found while repairing it however, was that it might be a good idea to use a dab of thread sealant when installing the fore-end cap. As it turns out, if the fore-end cap unscrews slightly, the bolt is allowed a small amount of forward travel (as are the action bars and the barrel, whole assembly really) that might not be immediately obvious to the shooter, but which can allow the connecting rod to skip out of the recoil spring guide. The connecting rod will then slam inside the receiver when fired, wreaking either minor or major havoc depending on your luck.

Just thought I'd share, keep that sucker tight

 

[oneounceload]

If you need to take the foreend off, then teflon tape or thick grease or never seize should hold it tight while allowing you to easily remove it for routine cleaning.

Who actually makes this model?

 

[Noxx]

I think Huglu?

 

[oneounceload]

What I was thinking, but I am not familiar with that model. IF so, therein lies some of the issues. The Turks CAN and DO make some good guns - (I have one, a SxS S&W Elite Gold), but they also make some not-so-good ones because the importer has a certain selling price point in mind so corners get cut to make that happen. Not saying this is what happened here, it could be a simple case of OOPS that got by QC. Since you were able to fix it, you might want to post pics and descriptions (like Alice's Restaurant with arrows and paragraphs, etc. ) so folks can easily follow along with your remedy

 

[Noxx]

That is a sound suggestion, and if I ever get my garage back from our fostered pit bull, I'll fire up my desktop out there and upload same.

 

[Virginian]

I would advise against using Teflon or any other kind of tape on the fore end cap. The magazine tube is quite thin, and using tape can easily cause the cap to swage down the end of the magazine over time. I have fixed two where the owner kept having to use more tape and finally it just wouldn't stay on at all.

 

[Noxx]

I would advise against using Teflon or any other kind of tape on the fore end cap. The magazine tube is quite thin, and using tape can easily cause the cap to swage down the end of the magazine over time. I have fixed two where the owner kept having to use more tape and finally it just wouldn't stay on at all.

Yeah seems wise. I was thinking a couple drops of medium loc-tite

 

[oneounceload]

I have used teflon tape on an 1100 28 gauge choke tube that had wide but VERY shallow threads and was coming loose every 4-5 shots. The tape held it tight until I removed it (and cleaned both the tube and the barrel threads. Never an issue otherwise. Teflon tape is THIN and as long as you do not wrap half the roll, you should be good to go. While Loctite is nice, if it gets too stuck, now you will be using a wrench or pliers and applying torque to get it loose. THAT can lead to damage if you squeeze too hard.....

 

[Field Tester]

OP, where were you shooting?

 

[Noxx]

OP, where were you shooting?

BLM outside Dulzura CA

 

[Field Tester]

Right on, not too far from where I shoot.