Originally Posted by
Art
I once owned one of these pistols. It was probably the most over engineered handgun I've ever owned. I mean how many pistol design teams feel the need to use the locking system from a machine gun in their pistol??? They were a uniquely Czech firearm and stayed in service with their military until replaced by the other CZ designs, ultimately the CZ75.
The 7.62x25mm Tokarev is a +P version of the old 7.63mm Mauser and does have great penetration. In fact the Hong Kong Police got themselves special "Tokarev Rated" versions of the Level IIIA vests used by cops in other countries that didn't have to deal with this round. The Czechs designed the weapon around the 7.62 mm Tokarev round they used in their submachine guns. This version was sort of a +P+ version driving a 90 gr. fmj bullet at a screaming 1600 fps. I actually shot some of that in my CZ 52 and the round was a beast, probably the loudest pistol round I've ever fired with muzzle flash that would do justice to field artillery. Unfortunately the ammo available was all fmj.
I got it back when these guns could be had in as new condition for about $100.00. It was a fun gun and I put a lot of Chi Com 7.62x25 ammunition through it before giving it to a fellow who did me a huge favor. These are interesting cold war artifiacts. In the world of Com Bloc pistols, well they compare to a Tokarev TT like a Ferrari does to a Yugo.
The Czechs have always made a darn good gun.
Shot through front, back and embedded itself in the chest piece of the second vest behind it. Using very hot machine gun ammo now not available for import. A very hot round.. Muzzle flash the size of a basketball.
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