Looking For New 9 mm CZ

I own a CZ-75B in 9mm,,,

I own a CZ-75B in 9mm,,,
And it's little sister (Kadet) in .22 LR.



I fired as many full size 9mm pistols as I could get my hands on,,,
For me and my small hands the CZ-75B was the one I could grip the best.

I'm trying to come up with a negative aspect to the guns,,,
And honestly I can't say anything bad about them,,,
They just perform as well as you could expect.

There was nothing wrong with the Beretta pistols I tried out,,,
The Sig-Sauer pistols I tried were also excellent,,,
But the CZ fit my hand the best of the three.

Personally I think that's the first thing a person should think of,,,
Don't even think about the features a gun may have,,,
Right off the bat determine if it fits your hand.

Because if it doesn't fit your grip,,,
None of the other aspects will matter at all.

I'm not talking only about the grip itself,,,
Also determine if you can release the slide catch with one hand,,,
You also want to be able to eject the magazine without shifting your grip too much.

Once you determine you can do these thing with a particular gun,,,
Add that gun to the "possible" pile and exclude the guns you can't do these thing with.

That's just my opinion,,,
But I do believe it's applicable.

Happy gun hunting,,,

Aarond

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I own a 75B Omega and a CZ82. At one point I also had an SP01 Phantom.

Really nothing bad to say about any of them.

The only reason I got rid of the Phantom is because I traded for a revolver I really, really wanted.

Both the 75B and 82 are fantastic guns. I love their ergonomics. They're accurate, and have proven themselves to be reliable after many thousands of rounds.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one.

Do you have a price limit?

In my opinion, for a range gun the 75B with Omega trigger is excellent. It's on my short list. Have a gloss blue 75B and PCR compact. I used to have a few other 75 variants (SAO and BD) but the basic 'ol 75B is a great range gun.

My only complaint is the smaller sights on them. I installed HiViz green F.O front sights on all of them.

Here is the blued version. I ordered the matte and polished stainless versions as for whatever reason I just had to have them all.

Not a CZ guy, but ended up purchasing a P-09 because I became thoroughly impressed with it, mostly with the quality....I was not disappointed....super accurate, very low felt recoil, and the quietest 9mm I have......sights are a tad small.....really love it!

There is just no way...

To say ANYTHING bad about a CZ...damn dependable to start.

Then there is the fact that in 9mm or .45, they have magically reduced the recoil so its shoots like a target pistol of much smaller caliber. That allows you to shoot straighter and STAY on target.

Their steel guns (majority) could be considered heavy for carry but again, that lends itself to no way do you feel the recoil like you do on my Glock or others. All steel - frame and slide.

I have the CZ 75 SP-01 Tactical. Dream gun that is pretty hard to come by - they get snatched quick; advantage ?

• Rubber grips instead of plastic
• Tactical night sights standard
• Accessory rail
• 18+1 capacity
• Decocker that sets it to half cock (sorry, no safety on this model)

Good luck finding one but WORTH the search...this is the only place I see currently that has any (2)

http://www.hyattgunstore.com/cz-911...1-w-decocker-ns-rubber-grip-black-finish.html

For just the range I would go with one of the SA only guns as there trigger pulls will be a step above the rest.

The best SA CZ's out of the box are going to be the Czechmate($3k) and the Tactical Sport($1k) both guns are designed for competitions and run over 1000 dollars they most pricey being the czechmate as it comes setup up to run 9mm major ammo.

The tactical sport trigger is Different from the CZ 75SA which gives it just a little edge over the 75SA but it also has a thicker frame, takes different mags, and has a longer slide and barrel.

Best for the Money I believe if you can do some work yourself would be the CZ 75SAO. The frame on the SAO is the same frame on the CZ 75 shadow and is one of the best CZ frames, the Slide has more weight up front than the standard cz 75b.

Down sides are it comes with a Firing pin block but that's easily removed, The stock trigger doesn't have a pre travel screw, and the stock hammer needs replaced. But if you can swap those parts out you can have an amazing gun pretty cheap.

If you can up the amount you are willing to spend a bit I would recommend a cz75 shadow. I have SP-01 shadow and a standard shadow. Both are wonderful guns. They come stock with better sights, a really good trigger and they don't have a firing pin block so they have a short trigger reset. I got mine from cz custom. Currently they are out of stock except for the single action only.

http://czcustom.com/CZ75SHADOWSABLACK.aspx

ChocolateBayou, You will have FUN FUN FUN with a full size, steel framed CZ!!

I have a P-01 (my current carry gun) which is a decocker model, aluminum frame and has a light rail. Same size as Glock 19 and holds 14+1.

I liked the CZ so much, 3 months later, I bought a used CZ 75BD Police, also a decocker model with steel frame and no light rail, holding 16+1. I am used to DA/SA and decockers. That is why I went with these.

However, the safety models are supposed to be easier to work on. The Omega models are supposed to be even easier to work on. However the standard (non-Omega) models have more modifications that can be done to get them to your liking.

For a range gun only, I would go with a 75B. Do some research on the Omega versus the standard triggers and decide which you'd prefer. I would then replace the factory sights with fiber optic fronts and competition rear sights. They are nice!! Cajun Gun Works or CZ Custom sells them. I have so much fun shooting my full size CZ 75. I never considered myself a gunsmith, but you can really tweak these guns to get a great trigger. If you don't like tinkering, you'd probably prefer the Omega trigger.

Here's mine:




And my P-01 with XS sights (better for carry).


The still picture doesn't do justice to the size of the front sight. It is much bigger in "real life".

Wait a bit, save up and get an SP-01 Shadow.

I bought an Accu-Shadow from Automatic Accuracy, which is an SP-01 Shadow that has CZ Custom's Accu-Bushing installed and then has a reliability and trigger job done by Matt Mink's shop. It comes the way you want it - you pick the trigger, the sights, the grips.

Only downsides are cost and waiting time, but it's worth both. The thing shoots like a dream.

CZ 75b... still my favorite 9mm. I have a Kadet .22LR conversion kit that goes to the range with it. Look into the SA model since yours will be a range gun.

Email David at CajunGunWorks and see what he has in stock. His parts and work turns an great pistol into an awesome machine.

I would order one with a trigger job already done. The SA pull on my 75B was long and gritty. Even after smoothing the parts it still had a poor SA pull.
DA pull was very good, and the gun was very accurate, but the SA pull was no fun at the range.
CZ custom in AZ sells them with trigger jobs already done at a reasonable price.

I was in your situation and ended up going with the "classic," a CZ 75b in 9mm. I would recommend simply picking up a regular 75b and enjoying it. I've been eying some CGW parts recently and I'm sure you'll be as well.

Whichever one you end up with I'm sure you won't regret it.

CTS if just for the range.

It will be more accurate than you.

Prices have really crept up on the 75B., but you can find good deals on them if you shop around. I paid $489.00 new for the one I have which is the manual safety version; my thumb rides it nicely, 1911 style. Unless you want to spend the money for a good BHP, I believe that you can't beat the CZ 75B for a solid 9mm range pistol!

I've got a 75b SA only. After my gunsmith worked the trigger it is now an amazing handgun, range only. Prior to that I had a very nice Browning Hi-Power as my go-to range 9mm, the CZ was better for me in every way, I sold the Hi-Power.

I've got a 75B (with trigger work and short reset disconnector), a CZ 75 Shadow Custom I compete with, and my son has a an SPO1 Shadow that I've used extensively.

For "Range USE", the best in my opinion would be the 9mm CZ 75 SPO1 With some minor options added (sights and a 15 lb hammer spring) or if the cost isn't too much the 75 SPO1 Shadow that already has the sights, no firing pin interrupt to lengthen the trigger pull and an improved hammer that has a good smooth break. Both come with 18rd mags that actually hold 19rds. Note: CZ mags will interechange amongst all the full size 9mm CZ 75 pistols---16-18/19rds with options for higher capacities.
JMO.

A tuned Cz SAO rivals the best on them. I've owned a Cz 75/75b/shadow some hi powers and 1911's and a old Cz 75 pre b with a trigger job and converted to SAO with the right parts can be done for under 600 bucks an had a better trigger than my 1400 dollar Dan Wesson.

If u want low recoil the shadow/SAO guns have full length rails but the sp-01 also has the TAC rail for more weight up front.

So many options.....

Even a great gun can have problems:

At our range two of the experienced IPSC guys have had their 357sig Czechmates fail in the lock-up area. Our conclusion is that CZ should not have built the Czechmate on a 9mm frame.

Another guy has an SP-01 Shadow that cracked its slide near the muzzle - a tiny tiny crack. CZ replaced the slide for him no questions asked.

Another SP-01 Shadow's rear sight loosened from the slide. I don't know why CZ now relies on a single setscrew to hold this fair-sized rear sight in place.

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My own SP-01 Shadow has been flawless; it is the oldest one at the club by 3 model years. You can tell old from new by how many set screws the rear sight has: mine has two instead of one and the sight hasn't budged. Highly suggest loctiting the single set screw models.

I want to try the aluminum grips to see if this would slim the grip area up a tiny bit, which would eliminate a tiny grip shift I have to do when releasing a mag.

The DA pull is a very clean 10# that I had to learn to deal with. The SA pull is an amazingly sharp & crisp 3#. The factory pulls were good to begin with and they slicked up quickly once 1000 rds were put through it. I have about 15,000 rds though it now and am still pleased.

I have a CZ 75B with the Omega trigger that I picked up a while back for $550. Smooth trigger. The choice of carrying cocked and locked, or DA/SA mode, good magazine capacity, has been 100% reliable, so far, with a bit over 2k rounds. Looks good and fits my hand like a breast.



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