Any info on building a VZ-58 from a kit?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Any info on building a VZ-58 from a kit?

Posted: 8/2/2005 10:18:26 AM EDT

I see that Centerfire has VZ 58 kits for $110 now. I was wondering if anyone has ever built one of these? The only receiver I see available is from Ohio Ordnance and they want over $600 for it!!! Are there any other options? Are these even worth building?

Thanks,
Kris

Posted: 8/2/2005 11:45:10 AM EDT

[#1]

Looks almost like the cost of a milled AK. the kit is only $100 and change might be worth the risk.

Posted: 8/2/2005 5:55:33 PM EDT

[#2]

These are neat little rifles.. I'd say you would have about $750 in building it, and OOW charges $1300 for a complete rifle, so it's well worth it..

These epople are gonna make a 80% receiver, but don't know the cost, and you would still have to turn to OOW for US parts..

www.prexis.com/sten/index.html

Posted: 8/2/2005 7:29:44 PM EDT

[#3]

I'd really, really, really like to have one, just to be different.

Here are some great pics courtesy of Rusted Ace. He took one off of an insurgent in Iraq.

archive.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=4&f=64&t=71500

Posted: 8/3/2005 4:14:02 AM EDT

[#4]

This is my vz.58 (or CZ 585 as the civvie version is called) my ak is just for comparison:

http://www.hunt101.com/img/310373.JPG

I love it so far.
It is modified by CZ directly to be only semi auto capable.

If you got any questions feel free to ask.

Warlord

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Any info on building a VZ-58 from a kit?

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