VZ 2000
These
are very high quality AK47 style rifles from Czechoslovakia called
the VZ-58. These were imported as parts and re-assembled
by Ohio Ordnance Works, Inc. and
called the VZ 2000.
Built with a milled receiver, these semi-auto US legal
rifles are as solid as their full-auto counterparts.
While they look a
lot like an AK47, they are not. They use the same ammo,
but their magazines are quite different as well as the
stock, receiver, gas system and even the bayonet.
Here are some pictures of this high
quality, unique and
interesting rifle as it is delivered
new in the box from OOW
VZ 2000 by Ohio Ordnance Works, Inc.
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Here
are all the accessories it comes with;
the Original Vz.58
Bayonet 4
Vz.58 Magazines in
the original military pouch,
Cleaning Kit, Folding
Stock and Sling (not
pictured) This
is quite a deal for a rifle that is
both collectable and shootable
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Here
are a few shots of the Vz.58..
or the VZ2000 as it's called in semi-auto
configuration
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Looking
at the Vz.58 magazines
(gray) and the AK47 magazine (black). it's
easy to see differences right
away. Most obvious is the large ridge clown
the back of the magazine. The feed lips and follower
are quite different as well
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From
the side the Vz.58 magazine
looks a bit wider because it has the ridge down the
back
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Looking
at the magazine disconnect, it;s quite different
from an AK47, as is the pistol grip.
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The Vz.58 bolt
opens much differently than an AK47 as well. and
it has a bolt hold open which is released under the
receiver next to the magazine release
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The
barrel of the Vz.58 is
lengthened to meet US laws to make it into
a VX2000. The front sight post is similar to a Chinese
AK47. The sling mount is ont he gas block
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The VZ2000
with the Vz.58 bayonet attached.
It fits under the barrel
on a channel
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The
lengthened barrel of the VZ2000 does not interfere
with the Vz.58 bayonet
which has no barrel ring
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The
markings on the OOW receiver are forward on the left
like many rifles
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VZ 2000 SEMI-AUTO RIFLES These
rifles have milled receivers, original barrels and bakelite
stocks. The finish is heat cured paint to match the original
Czech finish. The semi-auto is built to comply with the
ATF 922R ruling. |
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