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Re: VZ-52
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:58 am
by Rongo
I was considering buying one many years ago when they were dirt cheap... but the lack of ammo scared me off. bought my Russian SKS instead.
that's a sweet one though...
Re: VZ-52
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:08 am
by Drago
I confuse them with a Hakim, but only at a distance, now. I once thought a Hakim was a weird SKS, too.
Re: VZ-52
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:02 am
by bunkysdad
A Hakim is more like a railroad tie, with a gas impingement system!
Re: VZ-52
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:13 am
by Jumperwire
bunkysdad wrote:A Hakim is more like a railroad tie, with a gas impingement system!
Thanks funny
Re: VZ-52
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:40 pm
by Bern
VZ52 001.jpg
I am a new guy lurking from another forum. The vz52 was one of the first military rifle I bought back in the early 90s when eBay allowed the sale of guns. It was a beater missing parts (handguard, front sight hood, buttplate) but it was GREAT fun to shoot. It ejects sharply to the LEFT. I bought a more complete one since. Interesting old gun. Bunkysdad is right about the Hakim, but it's more like a telephone pole. Can't imagine carrying that around the Egyptian desert.
Any excuse to talk about my guns.
Bern
Re: VZ-52
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:03 am
by Greasemonkey
I stumbled upon some current manufactured ammo for the VZ 52. Only good thing it is reloadable, but the price
I found a VZ 52 last fall, it was complete, but I could barely see thru the bore, or what was left of it.
I passed real quick at that point.
http://www.buffaloarms.com/Detail.aspx? ... 8&CAT=4170
bunkysdad wrote:A Hakim is more like a railroad tie, with a gas impingement system!
It's gotta be the loudest railroad tie I ever shot
Re: VZ-52
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:58 am
by Junk Yard Dog
Welcome to the forum Bern, the Egyptians didn't much like lugging around the Hakim either, they later came up with the Rasheed. The Rasheed is a scaled down Hakim chambered for the 7.62x39mm cartridge, both rifles are designed from the Swedish Ljungman AG42B. The Rasheed was a UAR era rifle, once Nasser was gone and Egypt moved closer to the Soviet camp they got Soviet aid to make the AK47.
Re: VZ-52
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:55 pm
by Woodbeef
Drago wrote:I confuse them with a Hakim, but only at a distance, now. I once thought a Hakim was a weird SKS, too.
Drago,I think you mean the Rasheed,not the Hakim.
Re: VZ-52
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:00 pm
by bunkysdad
That would make more sense, as the Hakim is way too long to be confused with any type of carbine.