CZ VZ58 rifle

**Shawn.L** · March 19th, 2008, 08:13 PM

These look pretty cool/different, anyone have any experiance with them?

http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/prog...asp?Prodid=475

**Shawn.L** · March 22nd, 2008, 10:48 AM

did I seriously just find a rifle that someone here doesnt own???????

**nfafan** · March 22nd, 2008, 01:08 PM

Czech's equivelent to an AK. AFAIK, nothing interchanges with an AK except the 7.62x39 ammo.

They always did things a bit different than the rest of the WARPACT.

IIRC, they had an "SKS-like" rifle called the SHE in a similar-sized caliber.

**Garpman** · March 22nd, 2008, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by nfafan

Czech's equivelent to an AK. AFAIK, nothing interchanges with an AK except the 7.62x39 ammo.

They always did things a bit different than the rest of the WARPACT.

IIRC, they had an "SKS-like" rifle called the SHE in a similar-sized caliber.

You're right, other than the ammo, it has nothing in common with the AK platform. Still, many people believe it's part of the AK family due to a minor similarity in appearance.

The internals are different, etc.

**nfafan** · March 23rd, 2008, 03:42 AM

Here is a pic of a CZ52 SHE in 7.62X45.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7366170@N03/2353144449/

Like the Egyptian Rashid "SKS-like" carbines going around in the early 80's, these were very well-built and cool looking rifles. But the off-the-wall SHE caliber meant that they were murder on your inventory. And still are.