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CZ 82 9x 18
12/17/2010 5:37:41 PM
Anybody have any experience with this neat little pistol?The price is right especially for a C&R licensee. I have only shot 25 rounds of S&B ball and am impressed with its accuracy. I got mine from AIM and I highly recommend them. 
12/17/2010 6:08:30 PM
My brother has one and likes carrying it when he's on his 4 wheeler. I like the 1911 style safety and the high capacity mag. He's shot a couple of different loads and it has functioned at 100%. We shot it one evening and it had quite a bit of muzzle flash. The price was right but I'd just a soon have a 9 X 19 MM. He wanted a cheaper gun in the even it got scratched up or worn while out an about or left in a vehicle. I think his pistol was a used police gun.
12/17/2010 7:40:58 PM
Yes,A 9x19 is a lot more gun.That said, I couldn't not buy it at the price it went for. I own 2 REAL 9's,An M&P and a Taurus compact. The Makarov shoots as good and maybe even better than the 2-9x19's. I like carrying it because it is "Thinner" on my chubby body and easier to conceal. I however need to shoot it more so I'm more familiar with it.There is no comparing between the 9x18 and the real nine in stopping power.If I really want stopping power I have my 45ACP in M&P.That is without question a proven "Stopper". IMHO the jury is still out on any nine and I think the military should go back to the 45ACP.Muzzle flash can be cured or minimized with the proper load.
12/20/2010 9:49:14 AM
I got one recently and I love it! If you look down the barrel you will be scared, as it has a polygonal rifling where you can barely see anything. Looks like a smooth barrel. When I got to the range I had a nice surprice: One inch groups at 10 yards with ball ammo. I would say it is a great value for the price.
1/9/2011 11:30:13 AM
We have one and it shoots great and very accurate. Feels pretty good in the hand and can be refinished easily by stripping the paint off with auto paint stripper spray. I used Blue wonder to blue the slide and frame.
1/9/2011 12:10:35 PM
It's a nice 9x18 option, for sure. The problem is good ammunition. The 95gr Hornady XTP load is slower than 380 and the 115 grain Silver Bear isn't imported any more. I shot some 5 year old Barnaul hollow points I had been using as carry ammo and about half the rounds were so weak they barely ejected. I had to check the barrel for obstructions.
1/28/2011 12:31:05 PM
They are great, I have 2, and I am looking for a 3rd, I want a re-parkerized one from Classic Arms, but they wont sell it to me on my C&R in Maryland, even though it is 100% legal. 
I would agree with the other posters that the 9x18 is a weaker round, but the gun is accurate, and I can hit more with my CZ-82 then anything else I own. You can complain about weak small rounds all day, and more than half the people here will give you shit about not carrying a 45 or 10mm because it is the best round ever...
But in the end of the day, it matters what you get on target, I would not want to be shot with any 9x18, weak or not. And I can put 9x18 in my CZ-82 on target at ranges up to 50m. So I would carry mine, if my state allowed me to carry...
Great little gun, and one of my favorites, even compared to my CZ-75 SP-01, FNP-45, Steyr M9-A1, M1911, and I like it better then a lot of other guns I dont own but have shot.
Get some hollow points and have fun.
I would agree with the other posters that the 9x18 is a weaker round, but the gun is accurate, and I can hit more with my CZ-82 then anything else I own. You can complain about weak small rounds all day, and more than half the people here will give you shit about not carrying a 45 or 10mm because it is the best round ever...
But in the end of the day, it matters what you get on target, I would not want to be shot with any 9x18, weak or not. And I can put 9x18 in my CZ-82 on target at ranges up to 50m. So I would carry mine, if my state allowed me to carry...
Great little gun, and one of my favorites, even compared to my CZ-75 SP-01, FNP-45, Steyr M9-A1, M1911, and I like it better then a lot of other guns I dont own but have shot.
Get some hollow points and have fun.
2/2/2011 4:48:08 PM
Got 2 of them from AIM before. Classic would not sell them to me either (MD) Great guns. Might replace recoil spring with a stronger one. Really helps with snappy recoil
2/3/2011 11:16:23 AM
Originally Posted By arbud:
Got 2 of them from AIM before. Classic would not sell them to me either (MD) Great guns. Might replace recoil spring with a stronger one. Really helps with snappy recoil
Got 2 of them from AIM before. Classic would not sell them to me either (MD) Great guns. Might replace recoil spring with a stronger one. Really helps with snappy recoil
Yea, the wolff springs make all the difference, I keep one with the standard spring in it for home defense, (makes racking the slide easier), and the other with the wolff spring for target practice, what a nice gun to shoot.
5/1/2011 12:37:43 PM
At the risk of embarrassing myself I will tell you I dumped my beretta 96 which I leaned to hate and dumped the funds into this pistol and a good amount of silver bear. It is the first pistol I learned to shoot well because it fit my hand and recoiled less than my 96. The finish isn't as nice but it made me a better pistol shooter. Just a nice medium size pistol.
5/4/2011 8:46:59 PM
They are about the best $200 gun you can get right now.
While no substitute for a modern defensive sidearm, they are more than capable of holding their own. From a collector's standpoint, they are an absolute no-brainer for your collection.
While no substitute for a modern defensive sidearm, they are more than capable of holding their own. From a collector's standpoint, they are an absolute no-brainer for your collection.
