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Old October 11, 2012, 10:40 PM   #1
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CZ 83 discontinued?

If this has been posted before and I missed it sorry (I did search). I was reading on the CZ forum that the 83 will be discontinued. I think that is a shame. A great gun with a lot of history. Buy them while you can
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Old October 11, 2012, 10:53 PM   #2
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It's a shame because it'll be harder to get parts for the CZ82...
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Old October 12, 2012, 11:51 AM   #3
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That sucks. I have a cz82 and its a great gun. I wonder how long parts will be around. Dang shame.
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Old October 12, 2012, 01:43 PM   #4
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Yes, the CZ 83 in several calibers is being discontinued, and for a sound economical reason - sales. There are several smaller carry guns that use the same or larger calibers, with far more local availability in the US than the physically larger CZ-82/83. The CZ-82, of course, was "discontinued" years ago when the Czech police upgraded the the CZ PCR 9mm pistol.
I think there will be parts availability for several years yet, though that is a semi-educated guess.
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Old October 12, 2012, 01:52 PM   #5
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It's competing in the marketplace with CZ-82's, and anyone with sense is buying them and not the 83. Obvious exonomic decision. It's a niche gun... big and heavy and excellent in a caliber more reserved for tiny deep concealment pieces half the size and weight. Love my 82's (have three), not seeing any extra value in the 83.


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Old October 12, 2012, 01:52 PM   #6
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It's a real shame. The CZ83 .380 I have is an excellent gun!
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Old October 12, 2012, 02:16 PM   #7
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I didn't realize CZ was still producing the CZ-82, and thought they were all milsurps.
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Old October 12, 2012, 02:25 PM   #8
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they aren't producing the CZ82, but they are the 83, and alot of the parts are interchangeable.. same gun different calibre basically (9x18mak vs .380)
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Old October 12, 2012, 03:23 PM   #9
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I wonder, will this cause the cost of the 82 and 83 to go up or down?
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Old October 12, 2012, 05:57 PM   #10
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It's a shame because it'll be harder to get parts for the CZ82...
Probably will not have much immediate effect but as the 82s dry up prices will go up
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Old October 13, 2012, 08:33 PM   #11
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I'll keep my 83 in .32 ACP and shoot it a lot. It's a pistol to enjoy.
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