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| Ray, Welcome back!!! Hope that all went well in Tanz. This thread pretty well covers what needs to be done to a CZ 550    CZ 550 Conversion . Other than these modifications the stock rifle is OK . Jim |
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| Mbogo375:
I think he's talking about the plastic c-clip. Ray, if you strip the bolt and there is a plastic little retaining clip on the spring, CZ will replace it with a more sturdy metal retainer. I never have found one on my rifles, btw. I looked for the thread on that problem and couldn't find it. Also, for a while, some of the CZ's had plastic magazine followers. CZ will replace them also.
Finally, Ray... CZ will provide you with a three position safety that is a drop-in for about $60. It is still located in the same position and it looks the same as the two-position, but it allows you to work the bolt with the safety engaged like the Model 70. I have added it to my .375 and .458 Lott. |
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| I received this by "private mail" from someone with more sense than me... but I did say that I'd never seen a "c-clip": Quote:
The C clip is metal & not plastic. It is not a conventional flat metal C Clip which is easy to see but looks like a piece of thin, very thin sping "wire"...we are talking about something not much thicker than a bloody pubic hair here and that sits "in" the threads on the firing pin...
As the firing pin spring retaining "nut" is tightened up against this clip it is *very* hard to see especially if coated with oil. It actually works by filling the thread rather than offering a sold surface for the nut to butt up against.
I have not seen the old system, but believe it was two small, but distinctive "nuts", one acting as a proper lock nut. If you can't see two nuts in this configeration on the firing pin, I bet it has one of those tiny C clips hidden away there.
If you have one don't remove it until you have a replacement on hand as I suspect it will lose its tension if it is remove and you will have problems if you try to reuse it.
Sorry if anyone stripped their bolt in the few minutes before I was corrected! |
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| Judge:
Do I contact CZ USA for that safety? My Lott's safety is a bear to engage/disengage, plus it's noisy.
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Jerry |
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| www.cz-usa.comThey have always answered my e-mails promptly. There is also a telephone number there and you can order it with a credit card... or at least, you used to be so able. |
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| I am going to replace the bolt housing and get a 3 pos M-70 safty for my CZ 404.. the cz housing is too long and has hit my thumb on more than several ocassions as I didn't roll my thumb over enough and that smarts...
I will also replace the bolt with a Talley...mill out some of the inside of the forend and drill out some of the buttstock of the laminate stock and one line checker the stock with a mullered border.
I will get it right sooner or later... |
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| Mr. Atkinson: Who sells the M70 type shroud/saftey conversion? That aspect (shroud, but especially the safety) is my only hold-up on CZ's. |
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| fla3006,
I took a look around Wisners but could not find any parts listed for the specifically for the CZ550.
Are people buying M70 parts and using them?
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| I think he quit making the CZ shrouds/safeties when he bought his dad's business and got so backlogged and busy making obsolete gun parts. |
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| Brockman gets them somewhere...He will install mine. |
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| Does anybody know what they cost, I would guess around $250 and about 75 to get one installed. |
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