3-position safety for CZ 550

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29 December 2012, 18:07

Mingbogo

3-position safety for CZ 550

Does anyone know who is making a full flanged Mauser style 3-position safety for the CZ 550? Tom Burgess did one for me many years ago as shown in the following pictures. I was away for quite a few years and I just got back into hunting and shooting recently and learned that Tom had passed a few years back so he is not around to make another one for me. What a great man Tom was!!! Thanks!

29 December 2012, 19:58

z1r

Tom was indeed a great man. He helped me quite a bit along the way. I owe a great deal to him.

Many years ago, Tom also worked over my CZ550 .416 Rigby. He replaced the bolt handle and installed a one off trigger. Beautiful trigger.

Luckily, Ed Lapour makes a three position safety for the 550.

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29 December 2012, 20:24

mulerider777

Wayne Jacobson at American Hunting Rifles has made and installed two for me and they are excellent. A person could not find a better company or man to do business with either.

30 December 2012, 02:32

JBrown

quote:
Originally posted by Mingbogo:
Does anyone know who is making a full flanged Mauser style 3-position safety for the CZ 550?

Guys, he was asking about a "full flanged, Mauser style" safety. The one Ed Lapour makes is very small and does not have a flange.

Jason

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30 December 2012, 07:52

kcstott

quote:
Originally posted by tin can:
That shroud/safety is gorgeous.

That's because it's a Burgess. That man knew his stuff. A lost Gem for sure

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30 December 2012, 08:05

Mingbogo

Appreciate all the suggestions. JBrown nailed it. Most well known 3-position safeties for the CZ 550 do not have a full gas flange like the one in the pictures. Thanks!

03 January 2013, 05:44

DavidC

Mingbogo,

A few years back I asked Ed LaPour if he could make me a 3 Pos safety for the cz55o with a gas flange. Ed told me he had the fixtures to do the work but if I remeber correctly did not make any due to the modifications that have to be made to the reciever.

Give Ed a call and see what he has to say.

Ed LaPour Custom Guns

Best Regards,
Dave

04 January 2013, 15:16

Mingbogo

Thanks David for the lead! It's been a while but I don't believe that Tom made any mod on this action but he did mod the bolt release lever to branch it out a little further just to clear the flange. If Ed is setup to make one with a gas flange then he could also make a bolt release lever to work with it. Nonethless, I will give him a shout to see what he can do.

10 January 2013, 19:23

tin can

quote:
Originally posted by Chiefen:
Like this?

http://mausercentral.com/98izingapre98bolt.htm

thanks

10 February 2013, 04:54

DavidC

Mingbogo,

Did you ever follow up with Ed?

I be curious to know if he will make some for you.

Best,
Dave