CZ 83 polygonal rifling/cast boolits question

[PB234]

Interested in the CZ 83 which is a .380 with polygonal rifling in the barrel. What are the problems using cast in a polygonal barrel? Thanks?

[W.R.Buchanan]

Are you sure it is .380 and not 9x18 Makarov. Most are 9x18. Good guns.

It has true Polygonal rifling and will shoot cast just fine.

Randy

[kenyerian]

The CZ 82 was chambered only for the 9x18 but the 83 is available in 380 http://www.cz-usa.com/products/view/cz-83/

[John in WI]

that is correct--the 82 (which I own and use as my CCW piece) is in 9x18 and the "civilian counterpart" the 83 was chambered in .380. Fortunately many of the parts are interchangeable.

I haven't gotten around to reloading for it--but I'm guessing the issues would be similar to what they are for a Glock?

[Combat Diver]

I reload and cast for my CZ83 in 9mm Browning/.380 ACP. I purchased mine in West Germany around 89' or so. I'm on the road at the moment so don't have my reloading notebook in front of me. Normally I cast using a Lyman single cavity LRN mold. Boolit rounds right about 92 grs WW and usually pushed by Unique. Gave it to my youngest son when he was 11yr old (now 19) for bowling pin competition. He normally placed first in the junior divison in the matches he shot (he's a lefty so the ambi safety works great for him). Never had any issues feeding or extracting, gun always ran.

As stated the CZ82 9x18mm was the Czechosloviakian Army service pistol replacing the CZ52. The commerical verison of it was the CZ83 in 9mm Browning (believe thats how mine is marked) and 7.65mm Browning. The 83 did have very few made in 9x18 Makarov also. Believed the C83 had convential rifling where the 82 had the polygonal rifling.

CD