VZ58 vs VZ2008

erwos · Sep 15, 2014

Be careful with the Zendl brake, guys - the seller advertises it as reducing flash. If you have a folding stock, the Zendl, and a post-10/1 gun, you may have just built a copycat weapon.

bkuether · Sep 15, 2014

dev said:
I'm not Fred but I believe I bought the same sights as him.
The manufacture is Mojo and they make a specific replacement sight for the VZ. It has both windage, elevation adjustment and you can change the apertures with their aperture kit.
Removal requires you to press down on what looks like a detent below the notch on the sight. It's actually a leaf spring that needs to be pressed in hard and at the same time the the original sight can slide out from underneath. Replacement with the new peep sight is just the reverse and is easier.

Although you will still have a shorter sight radius, I found these sights to have a very natural point of aim as a battle sight because you can see everything else in your peripheral vision unlike dedicated target sights that give you tunnel vision.

Windage you say? This may solve my issue of my front pin pushed as far right as possible.

I will check it out. Thank you for the info!!!!!!!

bkuether · Sep 15, 2014

dev said:
I'm not Fred but I believe I bought the same sights as him.

Seriously, when I first read this, I thought you were going to say, "But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night...."

I was waiting for it!

dev · Sep 15, 2014

bkuether said:
Windage you say? This may solve my issue of my front pin pushed as far right as possible.

I will check it out. Thank you for the info!!!!!!!

Yes it uses an Alan bolt on the sight base to move it side to side. I like the fact that it's stiff to turn. The elevation is another Alan bolt that adds pressure from underneath to lift it up. I had a pair of Tech sights for a 10/22 and they were nice, this sight is better.

lsw · Sep 21, 2014

bkuether said:
Windage you say? This may solve my issue of my front pin pushed as far right as possible.

I will check it out. Thank you for the info!!!!!!!

Sounds like your VZ has a canted front sight post like mine did. It's a pretty easy DIY fix. See this thread. http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=155155&highlight=canted

jhcrab · Sep 21, 2014

VZ2008 Parts Kit

Has anyone bought a VZ58 parts kit (with wood stock); it comes minus the receiver ? How hard is it to purchase a receiver and what price range do they sell for ? Is there any compatibility problem to look for when matching up receiver with parts kit. I would love to have a VZ2008 but at the new local price tag @ $600, I am trying to save a few $$$.

smdub · Sep 21, 2014

I have a parts kit I bought a yr+ ago. Correct, they have no receiver. ORF and some others sell receivers but they're $300-400. I have a mill so an planning to make my own (someday.) You're better off money wise buying a VZ2008. You could always press an orig barrel into it if you REALLY wanted the chrome lining. (though you'd have to find another US part to add to keep 922r compliance)

BigDaddy · Sep 21, 2014

jhcrab said:
Has anyone bought a VZ58 parts kit (with wood stock); it comes minus the receiver ? How hard is it to purchase a receiver and what price range do they sell for ? Is there any compatibility problem to look for when matching up receiver with parts kit. I would love to have a VZ2008 but at the new local price tag @ $600, I am trying to save a few $$$.

I read in one of the VZ2008 threads that it was a hard build for a newbie.

jhcrab · Sep 21, 2014

BigDaddy said:
I read in one of the VZ2008 threads that it was a hard build for a newbie.

Thanks for the advice; I sort have figured that it would not be easy and probably not very cost effective.

dev · Sep 21, 2014

I had a chance to sight in my VZ using the mojo sight.
It appears that my sight is slightly canted by about 1 or 2mm. There is still plenty of adjustment but I want it to be dead center.
I will take lsw advice and do it myself.

I was able to compare it back to back with my friends Yugo AK and it shoots nothing like it. The recoil on the VZ is sharper and the cycling quicker. The VZ recoil was more AR like then AK.

thegoose · Sep 24, 2014

Do they accept AK mags or vz58 specific mags?

bbrown · Sep 24, 2014

thegoose said:
Do they accept AK mags or vz58 specific mags?

AK mags won't fit, you need mags made specifically for the VZ58.

thegoose · Sep 25, 2014

So are they considered long guns?

dev · Sep 25, 2014

thegoose said:
So are they considered long guns?

Yes, cash and carry.

dev · Sep 25, 2014

I think I lucked out because of my own incompetence.
It turns out my front sight is not canted after all. The adjustment has been slightly pushed to the right side from the factory. I forgot that the front sight needs to go in the opposite direction to set windage as apposed to the rear sight. So if the sight is adjusted dead center my mojo sight will have to be near dead center also. Lucky me.

rob-cubed · Sep 25, 2014

Good news! My Century VZ-2008 had a canted front sight. Easy fix.

dev said:
I was able to compare it back to back with my friends Yugo AK and it shoots nothing like it. The recoil on the VZ is sharper and the cycling quicker. The VZ recoil was more AR like then AK.

Yeah, totally different beast. There's a lot to like about them.

chevellenut71 · Sep 25, 2014

This are ones that I have, we did a review a few months back.

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Vile Shadow · Sep 25, 2014

rob-cubed said:
Yeah, totally different beast. There's a lot to like about them.

I do like how balanced they seem to feel.

dev · Sep 26, 2014

Sling Blade said:
I do like how balanced they seem to feel.

I think part of that balanced feeling is how light it is to handle. With a brake the recoil is manageable and I think this would make a great three gun rifle.

Nottherealfranco · Sep 29, 2014

If anyone else is interested in this rifle, avoid PSA. I ordered one last week, and called twice to double check that they would ship to a PA FFL even though i'm a MD resident. First rep told me to just put a PA address, and the second rep told me I should be fine. Just received a call from their compliance department saying that they wont ship the gun to MD period, even though it's MD legal. Makes total sense.

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