{"id":1159,"date":"2014-04-24T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T20:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2025-03-17T13:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T17:55:12","slug":"cz-83-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/cz-83-review\/","title":{"rendered":"CZ-83 Review: When Cheap Doesn’t Mean Cheap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, we talked about carry guns under $300<\/a>.\u00a0Despite having severely limited options in this price range, a lot of people have asked for my advice buying a carry gun with this price as their absolute top limit. Reliability should be a top priority for self-defense firearms, and\u00a0since many of the budget gun shoppers also happen to be relatively inexperienced shooters, a gun that’s easy to use\u00a0is also high on the list.<\/p>

With those constraints in mind, one of the best options available right now are the military surplus CZ-82 and CZ-83 pistols. Chambered in 9mm Makarov and .380 ACP respectively, these two pistols offer a nice balance of ammo capacity, size, and shootability, and\u00a0I personally would trust\u00a0my life to a well-functioning sample of either model over most of the budget-priced new carry guns on the market.<\/p>

CZ-83 Review: Part 1<\/h3>

Today’s video is the first of a two part review on the CZ-83, and it covers the basic features of the CZ-83 and my first impressions after taking it to the range a few times. For part 2, I’ll be carrying the CZ-83 for a couple of weeks to see how the small-yet-hefty pistol compares to the lightweight polymer carry guns I’m used to. I also have\u00a0a few less experienced shooters lined up to try out the CZ-83 so we can learn whether it really is a good choice for a beginner.<\/p>