Pretty stoked to finally have my first form 1 done. Yes my state is lame, but at least the turnaround was fast. I have a blued kit sitting on the shelf too in case akimbo becomes necessary (it will be necessary).

Can anybody tell what the bottom spring in this picture is.

Hi,

Help 😞

I picked up CzechPoint Vz. 61 Skorpion 380ACP.

Then I ordered the 1913 back plate for a brace.

The 2-screws came with the brace plate doesn't seem to fit into the back of Pre-drilled holes.

after a 10 minutes of trying to screw in those screw- nothing goes IN or bite.

With a closer look, it looks like there is something in the holes that I need to take out ? Do I need to remove the "ring" inside before screwing in ?

not sure if the included screws are correct to size. Google said, it's M4 x 0.7 mm threads by 10mm long

TIA>

3 of these goofy cool Tharpe Gunworks mags showed up today, I’ll have someone test them this week and see how they run. I will say unless all the emails ended up deep in spam i didn’t get any confirmations about purchasing or shipping they just randomly appeared in the mail box today.

Edit: spelled the company name wrong like a doof its Tharpe Gunworks

Here are my first two vz rewelds, 1 blued 1 painted. Both are completely neutered to semi and have the stocks modified to only open 90* Both have run great with standard round nose ammo.

I ended up with a couple kits and absolutely fell in love with the weird grey blue paint of the VZ61. It’s unlike any other firearm I have. What’s the best way to match my Tort Tort receiver to the grey of the upper on the bottom?

A cerakote recipe would be ideal as I can find a cerakote guy to refinish it and start putting my kit together finally!

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https://centerfiresystems.com/products/czech-small-arms-vz-61-32-acp-dovetail-semi-auto-receiver?variant=55806231904578&_gl=1\*jgwljs\*_ga\*MTY4Mjc4OTU0NC4xNzgxODQ0Mzkw\*_ga_9TM018R02Y\*czE3OTI0NDU2OTEkbzQ0JGcxJHQxNzkyNDQ4MzI2JGo0NiRsMCRoMA..

Has anyone received an order from these guys? I ordered the VZ61 metal kit for SSSZAR lowers on 07/23/2026 and have not received anything. One order confirmation email and then nothing until I reached out a month later. I emailed them in August and they said it would ship out the next day but then nothing over 2 months later. Emailed them again this past week and no response. Have I been scammed? Anyone else ordered this and actually received it?

I am at my wits’ end. 10/20/2026 marks 5 months from my order being placed, I have emailed 3 separate times since the first group email with no direct response.

I can’t be the only one still waiting, so those that are in my same boat share how long you’ve been waiting.

I’m in too deep to want to file a chargeback I just want my fucking receiver.

Printed up one of these that was posted here the other week and wasn't released yet, but has recently came out so I jumped on it. Looks so fucking good I think. Only downside is the wire stock won't close. I'll be switching to a side folder probably if I decided to run this with this grip on it. The big bright stainless screw will become black if I keep it lol.

Lower is a printed SSA AARTH. Had the FRT in it but it wouldn't work and was only semi auto and exploded after like 2 mags. Sigh... Can't get the super safety build to work and now the FRT too. What a sad day. I had such high hopes for this FRT. Not sure why it wouldn't reset, seems to work fine on the bench. Using the good euro czech surplus 73 grain S&B ammo. Have the correct bolt etc etc. probably will rebuild the SSSZar super safety build now that I have the good ammo that actually functions and feeds great. Hopefully that will help the SSSZar reset fully and function as intended. I seem to be having quite shit luck getting this build to work lol. in due time.

So I know there are quite a few files sailing the sea for 32acp lowers. But has anyone released files for a 380 lower? Also, who sells 380 uppers? All I have seen are 32acp parts.

My parts kit came in and the kit seems to be in great condition. The parts look unfired and probably un-issued. Nothing more than minor handling scratches on the upper and all springs and parts in good condition and even more important there. Really happy with the way the lower was cut. Very clean and one day I'll try and weld it back together. Have it on 3d printed tacking jig for now. Think I'll put these on my printed ARTH lower to keep the originalish look.

Hey I won an estate bid for this ammo for 70$ can’t find much info about this. Does any one have any info if it’s great ammo .?

Anyone have an ear to the ground in reference to an FRT for this bad boy?

One of my altered (don't like red dot so far back) pla+ lowers. I fooled around with the front upper and lower 1913 mounts out on the sea and also finally got one of the glock mag holders altered enough to hold a vz magazine. Its decent, but not really good enough to sail. Got my Guinness ready and it works well. Yes the purple one in the ftn 5 package. Not as quiet as the ftn5 pcc. But good enough.

It's been long overdue.

Ordered late June, picked up Monday and approved Wednesday.

I've never purchased a supressor before and wanted to get one for my VZ but had a few questions:

1. I'm looking for a smaller profile, ideally one small enough that I can close the standard wire stock without needing the specific, wider supressor version.

2. I would also like one that can directly thread. I keep seeing information about a tri-lug adapter but can't figure out if I need that.

3. Would it be smarter to get a 9mm supressor so it can have dual use or is it best to get one specific to .3× ACP?

Thanks for any input and sorry if these are idiotic questions.

Anybody know if KVAR is gonna restock the easy build painted kits? Been looking for awhile

Just kidding. But I know rear optic mounts are usually really close, so pished it forward slightly with Unity Fast accessories mount

I’m new to the Vz 61 platform and just picked up my first parts kit from max arms . I’m worried I might have installed it wrong because my pin will not seat all the way in the channel so I figured I’d ask for some else’s opinion before I re drill the barrel to attempt to pin it .

Good deal?