Talk:Sa vz. 58

Aditional Variants

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SA Vz. 58 Tactical with railed handguards and a M4-style buttstock - 7.62x39mm

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Sa. Vz. 58 Defender - Shorter barrel, few little differences

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Sa. Vz. 58 Pi - Flash hider, bipod and Nightvision

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Cz-858 or Cz-858 Tactical - Civilian sporting version, mainly for export into US

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Sa. Vz. 58 in 601SKSS modification - Sa. Vz. 58V in Czech special forces modification

Not like the StG. 44

The article claims that the Vz's internals are close to the StG. 44, but there are significant differences:

StG - Long-stroke gas piston
Vz - Short-stroke gas piston
StG - Hammer fired
Vz - Striker fired
StG - Non-reciprocating charging handle
Vz - Reciprocating charging handle
StG - Tilting bolt (the entire bolt assembly)
Vz - Linearly-moving bolt with separate tilting breechblock
71.193.180.188 04:03, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Name of this gun?

What is the proper name for this gun? Wikipedia calls it the "SA vz. 58", the manufacturer "SA vz.58" the page name is "SA Vz.58" and the sections are "Sa. Vz. 58V". Which one is correct? --commando552 (talk) 05:17, 9 November 2012 (EST)