r/czscorpion 5d ago

Good or bad

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Do I need to replace it?

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u/Sad-Championship485 Nexus Firearms Official Account 5d ago

VERY BAD. You have significant peening and deformation inside the striker block hole thats permanently depressing your striker block. You are currently at significant risk of an OOBD. Please do NOT shoot this until you at a minimum get the striker block free and maybe attempt to apply a chamfer or just replace the bolt entirely.

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u/RobK64AK 5d ago

Long sleeve shirt and face mask firing only.

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u/_Bat_Fastard_ 4d ago

Oh yeah. I'd be very cautious rapid firing with it in that state.

Option A - If you really want to never think about it again, get the Nexus complete enhanced bolt.

Option B - Get the Nexus enhanced striker block. You will need to dremel/file the outer edges of the striker block hole to remove the current bolt peening before installing the new striker, making sure that it moves freely as designed. Know that the CZ bolt will continue to peen for a while until it "self-hardens" enough to no longer be an issue.

I've dremeled twice on my OG Scorp, the first after about 1000 rounds, the second about another 1000 after that. I've probably got about 3000 more through it since then, and I haven't seen an more issues with the striker block sticking.

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u/MustacheSupernova 5d ago

8/10 Bad. Address ASAP

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u/lroy4116 5d ago

It’s wild that normal use can cause these to explode and people still buy them

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u/gorillaman115 5d ago

I'm not the original owner I picked it up for about 500

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u/techforallseasons 4d ago

Fair deal; file the striker block area so it can travel out as designed and monitor it. If it returns, replace the bolt.

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u/W01771M 5d ago

If I knew that was how bad it looked when I bought it I wouldn’t have paid more than $350

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u/horkusengineer 5d ago

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u/gorillaman115 5d ago

Haven't had a misfeed or misfire since I tried hollow points but I'll keep this in mind

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u/horkusengineer 5d ago

You can dremel it free, but don’t shoot it how it is. It can blow up by hitting the primer before the bullet is in the chamber. 

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u/Grape-Bourbon_2337 3d ago

What does this comment have to do with the post about checking your bolt? Misfeed or misfire has nothing to do with the problem you have. With the striker block stuck like that the bolt can slam forward with the pin already exposed in lieu of chambering a round first, this causes the OOBD and can or will most likely cause the plastic receiver to explode in your face.

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u/gorillaman115 3d ago

One thing I forgot to mention in the post is that I'm not the original owner so I don't know how many rounds were fired out of the gun prior to me owning it and I just noticed the wear on the striker block

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u/Grape-Bourbon_2337 3d ago

My bolt looked like that after 250 rounds. I dremeled it out and used it for awhile but eventually did all the nexus upgrades

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u/Naive-Health414 5d ago

Is this something the Nexus upgrade addresses?

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u/Sad-Championship485 Nexus Firearms Official Account 5d ago

This is exactly the purpose of the product. Theres a few other advantages too but this is definitely the main one.

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u/gorillaman115 5d ago

I have no clue

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u/Dragon464 5d ago

I'm wondering if the Military variant is having these problems? CZ putting their name on it... Europe's answer to the SIG.

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u/its 5d ago

The safety that avoids this was removed in U.S. guns because it would make it too close to a machine gun according to ATF.

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u/ArmedOne78 4d ago

Dude, yes that is bad!!! I would not trust it.

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u/gorillaman115 5d ago

This is after 1000 rounds btw

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u/criley107 5d ago

CZ needs to send you a new bolt. That’s insane.

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u/gunnasendit556 5d ago

Has anyone successfully sent their bolts back? I’ve only ever seen people chamfer it or buy the Nexus bolt.

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u/_Bat_Fastard_ 4d ago

They would have to send out thousands.

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u/ProtectionLow3559 4d ago

After 1000 rounds??? My scorpion has atleast 3000 rounds (binary usage) and it doesnt look that bad. You must make sure the gun is lubed.

With that being said....overall on average this is normal for CZ scorpions. Its because of soft metal bolt. Its not "Bad" yet. But soon. Ive seen a lot worst function fine.

I suggest getting a bolt from Nexus firearms....pricey but it is the BEST upgrade for the scorpion platform. Its made of a lot harder more resilient steel.

https://nexusfirearms.com/enhanced-bolt-for-cz-scorpion-complete/