CZ 75

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SSN Vet said:
but sadly the SA is discontinued.
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I still see them from time to time at gun shows.

Also, just because it's discontinued now doesn't mean it will be for ever. CZ has a habit of bringing things back into production or doing small batches of oddballs (CZ-75 Retro or polished stainless P-01s anyone?) The Phantom was unavailable in the US for several years before it came back too.
 
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Should have bought a CZ PCR and CGW'd it. The alloy frame is noticeably lighter and carries well.
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I paid $350 for my CZ75D compact with 4 magazines. The deal was hard to pass up and it was my first CZ... I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. My first pistol was a Beretta 92 INOX which I have owned for 25+ years... I really like a decocker on my SA/DA pistols. I have no problem with a DA first shot followed by SA follow up shots... this is how I learned to shoot.

The CZ75D compact is a good pistol... it just isn't the be all, end all pistol for me that it appears to be for many others. I do have friends that really admire my CZ75D... but none of them have admired it enough to buy their own... yet... they seem prefer lighter plastic guns for carrying.
 
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$350 for a CZ75D was a steal. Some firearms aren't for some people nothing wrong with that. I know my CZ PCR loaded with 14+1 and it's alloy frame is about as heavy as I would want to go on a daily carry.
 
I wanted a P01 as the grip configuration reminded me of the Browning Hi-Power, only in a more compact size. I also liked that it was a solid design and a quality build, especially in cutting down on the overall weight with an aluminum frame. Have carried it on occasion and found it to be very comfortable to carry for long periods of time.

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SSN Vet said:
Is it really that great?

I've been hankering for a high capacity steel framed pistolla in 9mm for a fun project and am doing my homework.

Tuning up a 75B with CGW parts looks like fun, but I'm wondering if that would make the SA trigger too light for other "practical" use (other than gun gaming). And with 18 round SP01 mags, that certainly makes them "high capacity".

Inquiring minds want to know.

FWIW, I'm mostly a SAO 1911 and BHP kind of guy, so I would get the manual safety model (not the D) and run it cocked and locked like a SAO.
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I put the CGW trigger kit in my PO 9 . No regrets at all . Only dropped SA a pound , so no not too light , but it was all the other things that it improved which was what impressed me the most . Look up my review on it .
 
I had a couple, sold 'em and never looked back. They are highly over rated in my experience. The slide in the frame is butt ugly and hard to use. The down turned beavertail digs into your hand when firing, the safety was hard to use. The triggers sucked, and mine were not very reliable.

To their credit, they were accurate in spite of the awful trigger. I could have thrown a lot of money into them and corrected some of the flaws, but the beavertail and slide inside the frame had no solution. I did replace every spring in one of the guns along with weak magazine springs and got that one working reliably. But decided it just wasn't worth the effort and moved along to better pistols.
 
I bought a CZ 75 (9MM) last week mainly because of these kinds of reviews. Went to the range on Friday and had about 5 out of 100 failure to fires on 115 Grain WIn. It seemed to be light strikes and the second attempt detonated the round.

Anyone see this or have a remedy? Really like the feel of this 9. Cracks like an AK 47.
 
I have an 85, 75 compact, and SP01. All are good and none is remarkably better than the other. Being a BHP person I am very pleased. All of mine are manual safety.
 
Be aware if you are used to the BHP and 1911 safety you might find the CZ safety unnatural and difficult to use reliably. I sure do and it's my one criticism of the 75 series. They do make a number of extended safeties but none of them work for me.

It's why I'm looking forward to the DWX, though my Sig Legion 226 SAO is also a very nice cocked and locked option
 
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I could have thrown a lot of money into them and corrected some of the flaws, but the beavertail and slide inside the frame had no solution
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I think you gave up on them too quickly. A little tweaking with a vice and a crow bar and I bet you could have gotten the slide to fit over the frame. An angle grinder would have made quick work of that beaver tail. :thumbup: :rofl:
 
One of my CZs is that .45acp, but I also have a Swiss ASAI One Pro that takes the same clips as the CZ and has the smoothest DA pull on any of my guns. It is an exceptional piece of workmanship, and is distributed here by Magnum Research (if you can find one).
 
The deed has been done.... after speaking with David at CGW and hearing him say that their kit for the 75B Omega would produce a trigger every bit as nice at that for the 75B (non-Omega), I took the dive on a brandy new 75B Omega from the Kittery Trading Post (after holding and dry firing several models).

Wiped it down a little and shot some Rem Oil on the slide rails and end of the barrel and stole away to the club to pop off 100 rounds (faultlessly) yesterday.

Priority features for me were:
1. no rail
2. good trigger out of the box (that excluded buying online)
3. good options for trigger upgrade if needed.
4. upswept Beaver Tail.

SA trigger is surprisingly good out of the box. I'll put a Lyman trigger gage on it and report back soon, but it's plenty light enough for me. It is, however, very different feeling, as there isn't the distinct "wall" that I have with my 1911s or BHP. The motion after the take up could be discribed it as creep, but it's a very smooth creep. Not gritty or rough. So I'll describe it as different. Very useable, but different than what I'm used to.

Sights are good. Took me a mag to figure out POA vs. POI. It's three dot so you want a dot-on-the-spot sight picture and not a lollipop.

The palm swell in the stock grips feel good, but the overall width is too wide for my mits... so the first change will be a pair of thinner G10s. I'd appreciate any recommendations.

Pics and such to follow. Thanks to all those who participated in the discussion.
 
My 'PCR' is too high-quality to consider selling, even though it is seldom carried; the condition is so nice. I mostly carry a Sig P225 (1987-a 'real' P225) and this summer will carry my new Walther P99 AS.

The 75D's quality and ergos are so unique that it could represent having a Ferrari for the price of a Toyota Camry. The 75D PCR's price tag should be much higher.
This CZ, as with my other handguns--without exception--Never require a tune-up or any other service.
 
The CZ 75B SA in 9mm and .40 S&W are both still on the CA handgun roster for another year, through Jan. 1st, 2021. Although I understand these are officially discontinued, I believe these might be in limited production for the CA consumer market, since I don’t know that CZ USA would spend the yearly fee with the CA BOF, which is necessary to keep particular manufacturers handguns on this stupid roster;
https://www.oag.ca.gov/firearms/handgun/cz-75-b-sa-black-01150
 
SSN Vet said:
SA trigger is surprisingly good out of the box. I'll put a Lyman trigger gage on it and report back soon, but it's plenty light enough for me. It is, however, very different feeling, as there isn't the distinct "wall" that I have with my 1911s or BHP. The motion after the take up could be discribed it as creep, but it's a very smooth creep. Not gritty or rough. So I'll describe it as different. Very useable, but different than what I'm used to.
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I appreciate this feedback because my CZ75 Omega (my only CZ) is the same way. It's a smooth, rolling SA trigger with no discernible wall, and I wondered if it was supposed to be like that or if mine was just a weird fluke. It's very shootable and everyone I've had try it liked it. But it's weird. The DA needs some love as it's pretty stagey and somewhat gritty.
 
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