Roanoke Rifleman, SASS #30256 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Is a new CZ coach gun sass ready out of the box . Or do they need some work ? Who is the best gunsmith to doa action job on one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Just shoot a case of shells and it'll be a lot smoother and will fall open. Many say the hammer spring are too heavy. Not the case in mine. I have no problem cocking both hammers at one stroke of my left hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Bird Blue, SASS # 57924 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I have the CZ Sharptail Coach. It is not ready out of the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 To my knowledge no one makes a coach gun that is truly SASS ready out of the box. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Roanoke Rifleman, SASS #30256 said: Is a new CZ coach gun sass ready out of the box . Or do they need some work ? Are you considering the hammer or the hammerless version? Mine is the hammer version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roanoke Rifleman, SASS #30256 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 I am looking at a hammerless version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Just Shoot It ...... And enjoy it ... Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 If you want one slicked up Longhunter has the CZ and Stoeger, I don’t know what their inventory is like but you can always call’em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I have the CZ Sharptail from Longhunter. He made it very nice, everyone who has shot or handled it has been impressed. It is reasonably priced, with his mods. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roanoke Rifleman, SASS #30256 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 I have a Stoeger from long hunter. The shells don’t fall out easily. When I tilt it back to help gravity it closes unless I hold it open and it’s hard to pull them out when I have to hold it just right to keep it from closing. I was using a ttn with hammers so I thought by switching to a gun I didn’t have to cock I would save some time. I think they too too much off because it constantly wants to close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder SASS #13056 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 A knowledgeable gunsmith can change the "timing" so that the gun will open wide enough for the shells to fall out much better and be much easier to load. Kiowa Nate Jones taught me that but it is not an easy mod because you must be very precise in how to reface the part. A good machinist could do it. Contact Nate or discuss with Longhunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roanoke Rifleman, SASS #30256 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 People are talking about two different shotgun actions in this topic. Don't confuse the different designs. The "hammer" gun will fall fully open with little or resistance because the open action does not cock hammers. Just a simple hinge. The "hammerless" gun rally on the opening of the gun to cock the internal hammers. So it will always have some to a lot of resistance on opening. Most are designed to rebound to less than full opening. It would take an experienced shotgun smith to lighten springs and retime the opening angle and still be reliable and not self-destruct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 There are NO shotguns CAS ready Out-Of-The-Box. Close but not quite. They ALL will need a certain amount of prep to be truly user friendly and more prep to be Top End competition ready. Most all Hammer Doubles will need the Main Springs and Top Lever Springs worked on to be really User Friendly. Some will work, but may well be frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 17 hours ago, Roanoke Rifleman, SASS #30256 said: I have a Stoeger from long hunter. The shells don’t fall out easily. When I tilt it back to help gravity it closes unless I hold it open and it’s hard to pull them out when I have to hold it just right to keep it from closing. I was using a ttn with hammers so I thought by switching to a gun I didn’t have to cock I would save some time. I think they too too much off because it constantly wants to close. You probably know this but STS and AA hulls are the only ones I've found to reliably shuck out of most doubles and I check all mine with a shell checker even factory shells. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chert Rock Chuck Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I am with Warden. I shoot a CZ Hammer Classic and it falls open very well, shucks anything other than aluminum very well, ribbed or smooth. Springs are not bad, a single wipe of the left hand will do it. Only problem it’s given me is the collets around the rebounding firing pins are prone to backing out under recoil and causing light strikes. Use loctite , problem solved. Chert Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roanoke Rifleman, SASS #30256 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 I was using AA I was surprised they weren’t coming out easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roanoke Rifleman, SASS #30256 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 I think the Cz hammer gun is a great looking gun. But I have a TTN that fits me perfectly. I was wanting to try a CZ without hammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 50 minutes ago, Chert Rock Chuck said: I am with Warden. I shoot a CZ Hammer Classic and it falls open very well, shucks anything other than aluminum very well, ribbed or smooth. Springs are not bad, a single wipe of the left hand will do it. Only problem it’s given me is the collets around the rebounding firing pins are prone to backing out under recoil and causing light strikes. Use loctite , problem solved. Chert Rock I'm no where a competitive shooter and I can get a lot of testimony that will agree. Here is a test I made of running AA and Super X, Remington Nitro and Gun Club. The shotgun is my box stock CZ-USA Hammer Coach gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Pawl Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 21 hours ago, Tequila Shooter said: If you want one slicked up Longhunter has the CZ and Stoeger, I don’t know what their inventory is like but you can always call’em. Ya that^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 806-342-0000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall Tale Todd Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 As of about 1500 PST, Long Hunter does not have any in stock. I just got off the phone with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron "Ironhead" Smith Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 My CZ from Longhunter shucks AA, reloaded AA and ribbed Federals just fine. I shot 10 stages straight with reloaded AA and nary a hiccup from the shotgun....minor rifle hiccups and a pistol went down but the CZ was perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kansas City Munny Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I shoot a Stoeger and TOZ-66. I have honed and polished the chambers of both. I've found that STS hulls shuck cleanly out of both, but AAs don't always. I bought a checker from Coyote Carson here in CA and found that all new boxes of AAs have 5-10 that don't fall free from the checker, so use the other end of the tool to work the ends a bit. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roanoke Rifleman, SASS #30256 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 I edited the topic to ask who would be best to slick one up ? I found one on GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Spade Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I called Long Hunter about three weeks ago and he just happened to have six CZ sharptails coming in. Five were spoken for but he let me grab the 6th. He worked his magic and it is supposed to arrive at my dealer tomorrow. I will post a review when I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprue Cutter Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Long hunter must be the man to go too for a sharptail. I wish I would’ve waited. The Rifleman reviewed it when it came out perfect for SASS. Not so much it took 2 men and a boy to open it my friend had to break it open on his knee. I checked with 3 cowboy gunsmith, one didn’t call me back, another told me to sell it that would never be a cowboy shotgun and I sent it to another well known cowboy gunsmith he had it for a couple sent it back, apologized and said it was as good as he could do. It wasn’t that much better so I sold it. Didn’t want sell it to a fellow shooter so I put it on consignment at a a lgs. The good news is I’m left handed an the 87 I purchased actually works better for me. But the CZ is a solid beautiful shotgun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 If I was going to spend that kind of money on a Cowboy shotgun, I would find an SKB 100 in good condition and get a good action job. Then the search for the perfect Cowboy SxS shotgun will be over and you can get to practicing with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 What all is entailed to make a shotgun ‘CAS Ready’. .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicker Nash Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 To make a CZ Sharptail Coachgun SASS ready I did the following: Lighten hammer springs. Lighten lever spring, lighten sear springs, Shorten cocking rods to change timing so the shotgun stays fully open. Lightly funnel chamber mouths. Reshape the top of the extractor into a diamond shape. Used springs from a generic English light duty Wolff spring pack for hammer springs. Used springs from a Home Depot 85 spring spring kit for lever and sear springs. Just takes a little time and patience. Very easy shotgun to work on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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