I spent 3 months tracking one of these down for a reasonable price, ended up finding one for about 300 shipped. When i walk into the LGS for the transfer.. 'hey, a cz82? we just got one of those in this morning! I'll give it to you for 75$'. >MFW

I was able to buy on of the last factory "New" CZ 83 pistols imported to America. I'm still looking for a near mint CZ82. These a very fine guns. And it's a shame their not available here anymore.

Ill never regret paying the $200 I did for this handgun 10 years ago. Hi Point price. Military quality.

I tried one of these in Bulgaria not even knowing what it was (I wanted to shoot a Mak). It was incredibly accurate. Blows away anything else I've come across. Amazing weapon.

The CZ82/83 are amazing handguns. They feel good, handle well, and shoot well. Another great thing about a CZ weapon is their customer service. Their customer service is amazing, and they really do care.

I'm a big fan of these older CZ's. Have been wanting to get the 52 and ran across a CZ 70 at my local pawn shop for a steal. Its so much fun to shoot. And in the 32 the whole family can plink with it. Looks like I have to add the 82 to my list also. Thanks for the video.

I like my CZ-82 so much, I had it Durakoted., titanium with matte black grips and controls.

Never saw this og video. Glad it came up in my recommendations.

I paid $275 for mine off j&g sales few days ago gonna be my new carry gun, bought 400 rounds of wolf 92gr fmj 9x18 mak ammo, urban carry iwb lock leather holster

I agree my buddy and I have joked for years that CZ takes weapons and make them not suck. Then they take quality weapons like the Makarov, and Browning hi power and make them not suck less. Ive also been very impressed with how they have handled the Dan Wesson line since they bought the rights to it. They are a great yet overlooked and often underrated company with a great history.

Just bought one for a pricey 325 but is in excellent conditon with holster and 2 mags.pistol fit my hand perfect and being a lefty, couldn't pass it up. HHMMM, now if it will only shoot good I will be happy. :) Thanks for the Vid

Nice piece. I have always loved the 82 and 83. I passed up on the last cheap one I found and I still regret. If it fired a regular 9mm I might find a excuse to carry one. I've always found them to be like a laser pointer.

I love this gun. I use it as my daily carry. I like it so much i bought TWO !

I am a revolver guy at heart but given the unrest (civil war?) Springing up all over the place I probably ought to get at least one of these.

I noticed that as you shot on the chronograph test, the FPS kept rising. I believe this was because the barrel was expanding as it heated up. I would love to see the results of a chronograph test done with the barrel already warmed up by firing full mag through it to warm it well before the comparison test was made. I think it would yield more accurate results.

9x18 Makarov is better than .380 ACP- can’t change my mind

Indeed. Experienced shooters will not be disappointed either.

Just want to add, although it doesn't have a decocker, it almost seems designed to be carried de-cocked with one in the chamber. There is a "safety" where the hammer cannot set off a round if the trigger is not depressed, it will block it before it hits the striker. You can see it in action if you take the slide off, and manually decock it, you can push the hammer forward to where it would hit the striker. If you let the trigger go, it then "raises up" and blocks the hammer. Of course, how someone carries it is always up to them.

Interesting. I've used the Underwood load in this gun and never had any issues.

Cool pistol and nice place to go shooting

Nevermind , just found them , i had never heard of them. Thanks for the heads up.

Not having a de-cocker is not a big deal with the CZ-82, it has a hammer blocker. I hold the spur back, squeeze the trigger, let the trigger go, and then ride the hammer forward. As long as the trigger isn't back, the hammer can not touch the firing pin. P64 sucks to shoot, almost as bad as the BG380. I can shoot my Bulgarian Makarov all day. But my favorite 9x18 pistol is my CZ-82. I now own 3, the original i bought, and carry. Second i bought a frame and some parts that were a parts gun a buddy of mine had, i went to CZ USA's website and ordered the missing parts and rebuilt the thing into a functioning gun. And i just bought a 3rd, because the prices are going up... GREAT little handgun, not as small as a Makarov, and WAY too many parts over 40... but super accurate, reliable, and fun.

Mine is on order along with 500 rounds of ammo! Can't wait!

I put a heavier recoil spring and the CZ-83 trigger guard on mine. Both help with accuracy and felt recoil.

I did a chrono test with the CZ and that load here as well...

Just loaded up 200 rds. of Makarov with once-fired brass and W231 powder on the extreme light end. 93 gr. LRN. My girl says it bites her right thumb bone. These should be around 700 fps. Love this gun!

Good news is there's a ton of them sitting in storage but the supply will dry up one of these days.....

Classic Firearms and J&G are good places.

Sweet looking pistol, I like it!

I just got my milsurp cz82 a few weeks ago. Shoots like a dream, but the finish is horrible. I'm about to have it refinished and it's gonna be my new CCW.

They were actually primary side arms in the Czech military. If you're really recoil sensitive then the 32ACP will work I suppose but I'm generally not a fan of anything less than 380 or 9x18 for defensive use. That said, any gun is better than nothing so go with what your comfort level allows.

Great video by the way.

That's the same thing I heard. That's why I picked up a few boxes of PowRBall for SD in my CZ.

Better in what way? The only advantage I see is recoil but the recoil of the 9x18 in this gun is not bad at all in my opinion. The 32acp is a pretty big step down in power...

jesus that thing ejects brass like no other lol

What a gem...

Thanks.

It's a great carry gun for sure.

Oh nice! I have a She88 too

Would you ever do a review on the CZ85?

Ive been carrying Hornady XTP with a hotter load in it for about 2 weeks. The regular XTP is good, a little under-charged but it still chronys faster from a CZ82 than it says on the box and expands perfectly. But if you chrony any ammo from a CZ82 it reaches a faster speed than it it says on the box. I like the XTP bullet for whatever reason so I like to use it with a hotter superformance charge. The regular XTP is good though I still have it in a mag.

great video. I gotta say I'm not familiar with older CZs, but this makes me want one. I did get a bit confused when I saw a guy looks like MrGNG shooting at what looked like a range. weird. it's just not MrGNG unless the crops are in danger, lol. kidding aside, great vid, even with the bird

Indeed

I've fired a single stack that must be around 20 lb pull. I can barely fire it with one finger. It's quite reliable. Absolutely no danger of a double action UID.

Saw one the other day at my local gun store. They're going for $499.99 now. How times have changed.

Just bought one!!!

Anytime.

Right!

CZ82. I prefer semi-autos to revolvers in general. I prefer more capacity to less, especially with the two options you listed 44 special is a good caliber but you lose a lot of its' benefits with such a short barrel Handgun rounds generally require multiple hits to stop an agressor (psycological stops aside)

Excellent video! What concealment holster are you guys using that conceal carry it?

My first 82 was 198 bucks out the door. It was well worn finish-wise but excellent mechanical shape. That was in 2012. Now, they hardly every show up at the online retailers and when they do, they are like tree fiddy. That's just the thing with C&R and other surplus guns... grab them while you can, because once the large places like AIM, Classic, SOG, J&G, Century can't get more imports, the price is gonna jump. Just look at the Nagant revolvers..100 bucks up to 250 or more in 1.5 years or so!

Thanks!

Nice

Nice Makarov!

No kidding!

They don't feel as large as they are with some iwb holsters due to the slide being so small beyond the trigger guard.

I use a Don Hume 715.

It is nuts. If I reloaded 9x18 I'd hate it because the casings are always about 20ft away...

The actually ammo produced for military use in the CZ-82 has GREATER pressures than the PowRball. There is no way the PowRball is too high pressure for it. Ever tried Buffalo Bore? The pressure handling capabilities of the CZ-82 IMO make the 9x18 great for the civilian market compared to *possibly* being limited in ammo use with some others. I recommend it.

What about sights? Can you change sights? I love my Russian IJ-70. But carrying 12 rnds is attractive.

Nice!

The DA problem was the ligt strikes sometimes failing to initiate the round. Tere is one recorded instance when cop had this missfire and was overpowered by criminal, who then took cop's gun and ran away. Then there was the bigger problem of it shooting when dropped on rear - in one instance it happen to fell out of the cops holser in grocery store and shooting civilian trought the head. As i stated i dont know if the civilian sold pieces are fixed or not.

Simply don't mess with characters carrying 9x18M pistols.. they are more than enough

Have someone interested in trading a CZ 82 for a Kel Tec P3AT. Do you reload the 9x18 Mak? am looking into components, hard to find brass and bullets. Lots of good defensive loads out there for it though.

CZ has almost always made world class quality firearms. If these are anything like my Bulgarian Makarov, then they truly are excellent little pistols. They'll cycle almost any Russian surplus garbage you can put in it. I like shooting Silver Bear Mak ammo.

Nice gun and great review. But for concealed carry and self-defense what would you prefer, that or a 5-shot light alloy-frame snubby in .44 Special?

What are some good online places to buy the cz-82?

How is the recoil? I have a PA63 in 9/18 and it hurts my hand to fire it since it's really light

I dont know what you mean, but if they had a problem with the first DA pull then thay dont know how to properly use their handguns. I keep mine with a round in the chamber, hammer down. When I shoot it the first pull never gives me any kind of problem.

Sounds like it. Also sounds like you should subscribe if you haven't yet :D

I'm new to guns and shooting. Why pull the gun into your chest after firing three rounds? I can see this is good practice in a combat situation so that it decreases your profile from the side, but... what other purpose?

tHAT bird was seriously bothered prefers the 52 haha

For the money I don't think it can be beat.

You're welcome. I think Weidners has them in stock currently.

Those pistols were ditched by czech police, apart from other things because of nasty design flaw too - they shoot straight up when dropped on uncocked hammer. Hovewer recently i had my hands on one, and wasnt able to figure out how the flaw works. Wonder if those exported to US are fixed.

You'll get no argument out of me on any of those points; I'm a big Dan Wesson fan---before and after CZ's ownership.

+1

It's killed a lot of people behind the iron curtain over the last century.

Underwood?

I'm a CZ fan as well---they overbuild everything. Tough not to like that.

Any ammo will chrony faster out of a CZ82 because of the polygonal barrel. No rifling = less friction.

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I would have shoot that bird it spammed you the whole time great video

"if you could only have one": CZ 82 or 83?

The pistol is not a Makarov. The ammunition is 9x18/9mm Makarov

Don't pinch the hammer from the side you might slip off that way.

Thinking of having a character carry this in a short story I'm writing. Was wondering whether I could get some feedback here, guys; how effective would a CZ-82 be in a firefight ?

I know these are surplus but where can I find them??

the RAIKAL model is the real; igor makarov pistol same collecting as luger

I want this gun, but not for the $300 that they cost now

Czechs know how to make them......

Not $220 in 2020

Cor Bon makes PowRball ammo for this gun , DO NOT USE IT. It is a +P ammo and the pressures will damage your gun , take my word for it , it blew my firing pin out the back.

diddo on the bird. I quit watching at about 3:30 because of it.

I don't know of any besides ones that have been pinned for use in leftist controlled states.

Sorry... gave this video a thumbs down because of the annoying birds!

Thanks.

Nice