What started as a “Why Not” purchase at the local pawn shop, has ballooned into a much larger project than was anticipated. If you’re interested in the VZ-58 Rifle and everything that we had to do to go from demilled parts kit to function rifle, then this is the page for you.
VZ-58: Purchase the Parts Kit and Receiver
VZ-58: Disassembly of Receiver Stub
VZ-58: Making the Barrel Legal
VZ-58: Barrel Block Construction
VZ-58: Muzzle Break and Barrel Extension Install
VZ-58: Pressing the Barrel onto the Receiver
VZ-58: Headspacing Correction – My Oops
VZ-58: Installing Magazine Latch Hardware (Includes Last Round Hold Open)
VZ-58: Trigger Guard, Stock, and Fire Control Group
VZ-58: Test Firing & Installing the Ejector
VZ-58: Accuracy Expectation and Sight In (1st Attempt)