CZ-82 slide lock issue sorted!

Recently had a CZ-82 that was giving its owner fits when they took it out to test fire it for the first time. The issue was the slide was locking back after every shot on the slide latch as if the magazine was empty. The problem was that it was not. After a brief inspection at the range it was discovered the slide latch had zero spring tension. Stripping the gun down revealed the slide latch had shed its spring inside the gun, the stray spring did not look like an OEM part and it was unclear hour the spring was originally situated in the frame. 

After some references were looked up on proper spring shape and orientation it was a simple fix to bend an appropriate spring from piano wire and reinstall. The right tools here made all the difference, correct size punches, some fine flat safety and round pliers for forming the new spring and NON MAGNETIC hemostats. I can't emphasis non magnetic enough, the first pair I grabbed kept pulling the spring out of place. A demagnetizer is on my radar now to have on the bench.

Here the replaced new spring can be seen just behind the foremost cross pin just in front of the top of the trigger. Hard to reach but hemostats make the job easier.