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CSSR vs CCCP

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 11:52 am
by froggy
Ahoooj,

A bit over due but I was in the CR last bank hollydays . The weather was truly magnificient and I had initially planned to go to the lakes for a bit of sunbathing. However my buddy was running a class, so I could not help dropping at the range to give him a hand & take advantage in order to get more acquainted with my new AK74 that, sadly, I hardly had a chance to properly try before as a "practical gun" .
For good measure I took the Vz and the CzP01 to practice a bit of "dynamic fun".


Side by side : CSSR vs CCCP
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and some ammo 5,45x39 vs 7,62x39 for the day
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Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Mo ...
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God, I love that rifle but I am still a big big fan of the Vz58. 30 meters was the maximum distance so I cant really comment on the respective accuracy of both guns but without a shadow of a doubt the Czech rifle is a much more ergonomic & faster gun to use . I guess it is due to the long piston but, at the momment, I find double taps much easier & faster with the Vz.

Never-the-less, I am now a proud, very very proud new father of a new non Czech rifle :good:

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I intend to use it as my "Black rifle class gun" and, therefore, anticipate to bash it around a fair bit. Next trip, I'll dress it with side NVA style folding stock, polymer Polish furniture etc... and safely put asside those beautifull woods for my "sunday's best"...


One of the student attending the class was a native French speaker who actually spoke very good Czech : Me & my new best buddy :good:
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A Czech guy later turned up with a Galil "shorty" and a rather expensive Trijicon thingy fitted on top.
Clocking that I was intringued, he very kindly let me have a pop and unsurpringly turned down my offer to let him try my humble Kolkhoz' s proleterians tools O:-)

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An other good day spent in Glorious Czech republic !

Re: CSSR vs CCCP

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:40 pm
by TattooedGun
Looks awesome. Can't wait for the next trip out :)

Re: CSSR vs CCCP

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 2:42 pm
by snayperskaya
Very nice 74 Tovarisch.....it would look good with some plum polymer furniture.What year is it?.The 5.45x39 round is nice to shoot with noticeably less recoil than a 5.56 NATO round and pretty accurate to around 600m.......shame it isn't common over here as Saiga AKs are available in other markets in 5.45

Re: CSSR vs CCCP

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 3:19 pm
by froggy
Dunno but it's brand new. Plum would be indeed nice but, thanks to a FB member, I have a gorgeous set of black Tantal ones waiting :good:
So it will be a true "Warsaw Pact rifle" , ie : designed in the CCCP, made in Bulgaria, Polish furniture, Romanian folding stock, BieloRussian PK01, stored in Czechoslovakia . Maybe I need to find some NVA mags ?

Tattoed G - I am working on the next WE. It's gonna be a lots of new toys to try as I have decided to convert all my spare cash into every single type of light weapons issued to the CSLA before the Sterling is worth absolutly bugger-all :good:

Re: CSSR vs CCCP

Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 6:41 pm
by ArcofZen
Loving the woodwork on that AK