Gun Control & RKBA

The VZ. 58 is one of my favorite rifles. To the untrained eye it looks like an AK variant, but to a connoisseur, the distinction is clear. I recently read a controller article posted on DU that had VZ. 58s labeled as "AK-47s". I cringed.

Model 58s use a short stroke piston system, with an operating rod that is detached from the BCG. Different mags than AKs which kind of sucks but all VZ. 58 mags are BHO which is kind of awesome. The furniture is this wood-impregnated plastic, which looks awesome. People call it "beaver barf". It has that old school hi-tech look which kind of reminds me of bakelite. Hi-tech in the sense that it was considered such in the 1950s.

Chambered of course in 7.62x39. The receiver is milled as compared to the stamped AK-47. Yes, I am familiar with the whole milled vs stamped thing in the AK enthusiast community and I prefer stamped.

CZ pistols, need I say more?