Gun & Game

Iron_Colonel · 10-28-2008, 12:38 AM

Just in from J&G. Not impressed with the finish, but the bore looks good I guess. Can't really see much of this polygonal "rifling" in it, but I hope its there and it shoots well. Will post a range report when I shoot it. Just waiting for the ammo now. I will probably just strip this old finish off and re-blue the whole thing myself instead of this paint finish or whatever it is.

matt760 · 10-28-2008, 02:12 AM

let us know how it does. i've been lookin at them too. if you have a good experience maybe i'll go for it.

Iron_Colonel · 10-28-2008, 02:27 AM

Well if you have a C&R FFL and about $200 you may as well go for it. Its pretty cheap. I got mine from J&G, and you can check out reviews there too of other people that bought them. But I will be sure to keep an update if you will be interested. Just gotta wait out my ammo until it arrives. I would hope it to come tomorrow, but it will probably be Wed or Thurs.

blaster · 10-28-2008, 09:07 AM

wow that is a rough looking one. I have bought 6 cz 82 s and their finishes vary from unissued to almost as rough as that one. the one I carry every day is my uguliest one. it is 100% reliable and accurate. dont let a crappy finish fool you. I hope you won't be disapointed, they are excelent side arms in my opinion.

Iron_Colonel · 10-28-2008, 12:30 PM

Yea thanks blaster. I have heard good things. I hope it shoots well, and it sounds like it should. What do you shoot out of yours? I also wanted to use mine for a carry gun as well. I was thinking about stripping the old chipped finish off it, and polishing the slide and frame up, and taking Birchwood Casey's re-bluing kit to it. I haven't decided if I want to do that first, or wait until I shoot it first. I think it would look pretty good with a bluing on it. I am a little for the hand select $10 fee, I got one that looks like hell, but I suppose its hit and miss anyways. Thats what some of the reviews said. But I don't remember reading a review on J&G that dogged on the gun that said it was a total malfunctioning P.O.S.

blaster · 11-09-2008, 09:43 AM

I shoot silver bear jhp in all my 9x18 cal pistols. I preffer the 115 gr but its getting hard to find. the 94 gr works good too but you can feel the difference! the frame is aluminum so I don't think you can re blue it. I thought about dura coating my carry piece but decided against it.

mjbartn · 11-19-2008, 08:30 AM

Hmm, I have a CZ-82 and love the gun. I paid for hand-pick from SOG and there is some wear on the frame and slide. Someone wrote on the receipt, I assume the packer, that this was the best available. I wonder if the ready supply of 82's is drying up?

I looked at the frame on my 82 and it sure looks like steel. I think I have seen other posts showing a reblued slide and frame.

Iron_Colonel · 11-24-2008, 11:13 PM

Its steel. It attracts a magnet. That was one of my tests before I decided to take the finish off. I don't know about bluing aluminum. I suppose I might have considered a polished aluminum look if it were in fact an aluminum frame. But it was steel, and now its all polished up.