Reset Point of CZ75B and Hi-Power Triggers?

[Life During Wartime]

I'm saving money to buy either a CZ75B or a Browning Hi-Power (both new productions rather than used/vintage) but I have a question regarding their triggers. I can't get to a gun store anytime soon to verify for myself, so I thought I would ask my question here. If I were to carry it, I would keep it cocked and locked and simply bypass the double action trigger, which has a pretty long reset on the both of them. My question is: Would using it in this fashion require that long reset or is there a second, shorter reset for the single action trigger. Thank you.

 

[flphotog]

In single action all cz's have a shorter lighter pull and shorter reset than in double action.
Actually let me re-phrase that a bit. There really is no reset in DA mode because only the first trigger pull is DA after that you are in SA mode so that is the only reset to be concerned about and I find no issue with that.

 

[Furncliff]

My 75b resets the trigger in DA mode in less than a 1/4 inch from most rearward travel.

 

[Sergei Mosin]

The Hi Power is single action only, so there is no double action trigger to worry about.

 

[MIL-DOT]

I actually shoot my 75B better in double-action ( but, to be fair, I shoot almost everything better in DA .) I'm no trigger afficianado, but I find the CZ trigger to be pretty nice, and my best shooting bud, who IS a big trigger-quality guy, loves the stock CZ trigger.
I've been slobbering over a nice Hi-power for decades now (kicking myself for all the times I walked right by display cases full of them back in the 80's), but given that a Hi-power is roughly in the neighborhood of costing TWICE what a CZ75 does, I'd go CZ75 all day long. Ain't no way, no how, the HP is twice as good as a CZ (if it's any better,at all. Personally, I think the versatility of DA trumps SA).
I'd go CZ, and spend the difference on mags,ammo, and some nice factory cocobolo grips.

 

[Sergei Mosin]

The SAO CZ 75B is reputed to have a better trigger than the DA/SA models, if you're going the cocked & locked route.

 

[gotboostvr]

I have a CZ 75B SA, the aforementioned SAO variant since I prefer C&L carry anyways.
I wouldn't say the trigger is any better than the regular models, but it is adjustable for overtravel.
I have not played with a HP, but the reset on the CZ is pretty short and positive. It's a very nice trigger for a service pistol.

 

[drband]

The hipower trigger has a loooonnng reset even though it's SA. At least mine does. Also, the reset is impossible to "feel" so you're better off always allowing the trigger to travel fully forward. They can have a very nice trigger if you remove the mag disconnect and change some springs for very little cost and trouble. You could go further with having a real trigger job done, but my trigger is light and crisp with the first option.

 

[Pilot]

I have a MK III Browning Hi Power, and several CZ's including the 75B. I like both triggers, but I think the CZ in SA mode resets sooner.

 

[Comrade Mike]

The hipower trigger has a loooonnng reset even though it's SA. At least mine does. Also, the reset is impossible to "feel" so you're better off always allowing the trigger to travel fully forward. They can have a very nice trigger if you remove the mag disconnect and change some springs for very little cost and trouble. You could go further with having a real trigger job done, but my trigger is light and crisp with the first option.

The HP trigger will be miles above a CZ single action with a little custom work. The hi power is a labor of love, but it's a better hand gun IMO. YMMV


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[Walt Sherrill]

You can't (and really shouldn't) compare a typical DA/SA Cz and a SA BHP.

A Single-Action CZ75B can come with a two-way adjustable trigger. That model can be tweaked (by the owner) to have almost no take-up and minimal overtravel. The BHP can have a good trigger, too -- I have one that I love, but it's not better than a tuned CZ75B SA trigger -- and the BHP has been tuned. (Most NEW BHPs have triggers that aren't that good until the magazine safety is removed or the trigger is tuned by a knowledgeable gunsmith.)

For the CZs that have DA/SA modes (i.e., not SA models), you can get kits from Cajun Gun Works or the CZ Custom Shop that will shorten trigger pull (and take up) and install the parts yourself. A custom hammer also improves the SA hammer drop on either the DA/SA or SA models. (Some SA models don't need THAT adjustment.)

 

[gotboostvr]

My CZ75B SA has a very good trigger for a service pistol. It's got a little bit of take up, and in the thousand rounds I've put through it so far, it's smoothing out nicely.

The only modifications I'm thinking of are night sights (easily done) and maybe tapping my overtravel only factory trigger for an pretravel screw (easily and cheaply done).
I'm happy with the trigger weight from the factory. I value crispness and smoothness over total weight personally.

If the trigger is still not quite where I'd like after the pretravel screw mod, I may consider a factory "race hammer" and deleting the FPB. But I don't think I want to go THAT far. I may just do a little polishing, nothing too intense.

Being said, a quick phone call to either CZC or CGW and an open wallet, you can pretty quickly get a trigger that rivals a nice 1911 with pretty easy to perform, drop in mods.