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14 lbs. is the OEM recoil spring weight for a full size 9mm 75/85 series pistol. 16 lbs. is the OEM recoil spring weight for a compact 9mm 75/85 series pistol. Add two lbs. for the .40 S&W versions.

The official designation for a 1977-1994 CZ 75 when translated from Czech is "Model 75, Type A." See CZ 75: Birth of a Legend. Short rail models (1977-1979) do not have any "official" designation apart from "Type A." "Transitional" is a term never used by CZ-UB or CZ-USA; they're all Type...

The CZ 75 was explicitly designed to be carried in either Condition 1 or Condition 2. There was no such thing as "ComBloc" 9mm Parabellum in the 1970s. CZ used brass cased, boxer primed commercial ammunition to develop the pistol, because there was virtually no military spec 9mm Para available...

Because even large retailers mislabel them for each other. I have often purchased "Tanfoglio" magazines and received CZ magazines, as well as vice versa. If you don't want to understand the entire picture, be my guest and get burned a few times.

I've owned over a dozen modern CZ pistols. I've never done anything to any of them, except change the occasional spring or put on some fancy wooden grips. There are enough variants that they ususally already make what I want anyway. (Except for a PCR with a manual safety...) As others...

The Tanfoglio and IMI grips frames are identical in the critical dimensions. CZ magazines are quite different. Generally, using Tanfoglio magazines in a CZ requires fitting (enlarging) the magazine catch. Tanfoglio magazines have notches on both side of the mag tube. OEM CZ mags do not.

At this point, I think I need to see some pictures of the proofmarks. You can PM me if you want. The Curio and Relic section of CZF is a great resource; many of the members are more knowledgable than I.

Most grips are slightly concave inside, but I have seen many flat custom grips, including the ones my pistol wears in the picture above.

Double Post.

This is the Gospel Truth, and it is easily verified by a search at the Indianapolis Star website. I know several people who had to return their Glocks to Smyrna around the same time for one of the famous Glock recalls that somehow aren't recalls (according to Glock). Question: If a...

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Yep. I call the phenomena "bounce back" for lack of a better term.

Thanks, Jim. I learn something new everyday. Ian Hogg's Military Arms of the 20th Century made it sound like the v-26 was unusual in that it had a rotating locking system. Re-reading the entry, I think he means that the system is just different than that used on the v-22/24.

At the risk of going off-topic, I'm going to think outside the box a little and suggest Glock.

Look at the slide serrations. Do you see a small hole through the slide? Is the roll pin inside the slide doubled or do you just see one thickness of copper? If the roll pin is doubled, dry fire away. If not, use high quality snap caps like A-Zoom or Pachymar. Is the trigger injection...