LeeC
11-19-2011, 06:01 PM
Anybody have any experience with this?
I purchased a new CZ 75 Kadet .22 LR pistol last month. I have shot about 1,000 rounds through it and it has performed flawlessly until yesterday, when it stopped putting indentations on the .22 LR casings, resulting in failure to ignite the ammo. I took out the firing pin and see that it appears to have worn down on the side that contacts the casings, as shown by the red arrow in the photo below:
http://images58.fotki.com/v154/photos/5/1410325/10221463/R_SNA964562_firing_pin_closeup-vi.jpg
I found this note online at a CZ parts dealer:
Firing pin CZ 75 Kadet (USA), No. 54
Original Cadet pin design has weak punch on harder U.S. shells. At the request from U.S. was the firing improved. Subsequently, this innovation began to be used for all Cadets. To replace the old pin with the new U.S. version is also needed replacemet
0440-0630-03ND (#56 Firing Pin Stop)
I sent an inquiry to CZ-USA Warranty ( warranty@cz-usa.com ) but have not gotten a reply yet.
I tried to find a picture of what the firing pin is supposed to look like, but all I found was the line drawing in the manual, showing the firing pin spring installed, which obscures the business end in question.
Of course, the other possibility is that the firing pin is designed this way and was just so fouled up that it couldn't reach the casing. I'll find out the answer to that question when I try to fire it again after cleaning off the pin. But I figured I'd ask the question here anyway, in case I get really lucky and someone else has already been through this.
Thanks,
Lee
I purchased a new CZ 75 Kadet .22 LR pistol last month. I have shot about 1,000 rounds through it and it has performed flawlessly until yesterday, when it stopped putting indentations on the .22 LR casings, resulting in failure to ignite the ammo. I took out the firing pin and see that it appears to have worn down on the side that contacts the casings, as shown by the red arrow in the photo below:
http://images58.fotki.com/v154/photos/5/1410325/10221463/R_SNA964562_firing_pin_closeup-vi.jpg
I found this note online at a CZ parts dealer:
Firing pin CZ 75 Kadet (USA), No. 54
Original Cadet pin design has weak punch on harder U.S. shells. At the request from U.S. was the firing improved. Subsequently, this innovation began to be used for all Cadets. To replace the old pin with the new U.S. version is also needed replacemet
0440-0630-03ND (#56 Firing Pin Stop)
I sent an inquiry to CZ-USA Warranty ( warranty@cz-usa.com ) but have not gotten a reply yet.
I tried to find a picture of what the firing pin is supposed to look like, but all I found was the line drawing in the manual, showing the firing pin spring installed, which obscures the business end in question.
Of course, the other possibility is that the firing pin is designed this way and was just so fouled up that it couldn't reach the casing. I'll find out the answer to that question when I try to fire it again after cleaning off the pin. But I figured I'd ask the question here anyway, in case I get really lucky and someone else has already been through this.
Thanks,
Lee