VZ-52

Post by **Rongo** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:58 am

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...

Drago · Post by **Drago** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:08 am

I confuse them with a Hakim, but only at a distance, now. I once thought a Hakim was a weird SKS, too.

Post by **bunkysdad** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:02 am

A Hakim is more like a railroad tie, with a gas impingement system!

Post by **Jumperwire** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:13 am

bunkysdad wrote:A Hakim is more like a railroad tie, with a gas impingement system!

Thanks funny

Bern · Post by **Bern** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:40 pm

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

Greasemonkey · Post by **Greasemonkey** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:03 am

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

Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:58 am

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.

Woodbeef · Post by **Woodbeef** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:55 pm

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.

Post by **bunkysdad** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:00 pm

That would make more sense, as the Hakim is way too long to be confused with any type of carbine.

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