should i get the kadet kit, or the whole gun?

[Skillet]

i want a .22 semi auto.
but i don't know what exactly i want.
i have a CZ 75 B, and i don't know if i should get the kadet conversion kit, or just get the whole kadet gun, frame and slide combined.
so, what i want you guys to do, is persuade me to whatever you think i should do.
so yeah
thanks

 

[hanno]

My advice - get the Kit, easy to just keep it in your range bag with a couple mags so you are always ready to shoot .22 when you go to the range with your CZ.

I bought a Kadet Kit to use on my CZ 75-SP01. I liked the Kadet so much, I got a CZ 75 SA to use as a base for the Kadet and the CZ 75 SA/Kadet is always in my range bag now.

If I were going to do it over again, I would likely do it the same way. While I use the CZ 75 SA/Kadet as a .22, I can always put the original slide on and shoot 9mm if the mood strikes.

 

[glassman]

I agree with hanno. Plus the money you save could keep you in ammo for a long time.

 

[hanno]

You will have to fit it to your frame but that takes only a few seconds with a flat file.

Some of the time filing may be required, not always. Before I got my Kadet Kit I downloaded the manual and read up on the fitting and filing that might be necessary. When the Kadet Kit arrived, I slid it on my CZ 75-SP01 frame. It was tight, real tight, but it went on without any filing at all. I next tried it on my CZ 75 SA frame and it was the same. Works great on either frame.

 

[glassman]

Mine was a bit too tight to fit my compact. A few minutes with a metal fingernail file was all that was needed to make it right.

 

[BCRider]

I'm gonna go counter to the others and suggest you get the whole gun. Why? For me being able to switch from shooting .22 to 9mm or some other CF cartridge was a HUGE benifit in my early training. The good no flinch and carry through on the trigger that came so naturally with the .22 could be immediately put into practice by just picking up the center fire gun, sliding a magazine into lock and carry on shooting. It soon became common during my practice sessions to have at least one .22 on the table along with a center fire gun or two. The drill bacame one or two magazines of .22, a magazine of 9mm or .45ACP then back to .22. Repeat until you're all shot out for the session or run out of ammo.

Yes a lot of the helpful training from the .22 will still transfer even if you have to slow down for that top end change. But if you're like me and jump from .22 to cf sizes about 12 or so times per session swapping out the top end is going to get old in a hurry. Even if you only swap it out 2 or 3 times in an hour or so of shooting I'd suggest it'll get annoying pretty quickly.

It really comes down to how you want to use the conversion kit. Either way though if you're a low time shooter or newbie like me it's a helluva training aid. But one that if you can switch easily and often will provide better results than only a few swaps per session. When I was learning to get rid of my flinch I found that I could only shoot one magazine of 9mm before I found it coming back. So if I had a kit and only switched every few magazines the benifits would be gone by half way through the second mag of 9mm.

As always YMMV but hopefully I've given you something to think about.

I'm about 3/4 of a year and likely somewhere around 10K to 12K rounds overall into the sport. But a .22 still sits by the center fire stuff for any of my range sessions. I'm still learning and it's still helping to flow from one to the other without the break needed to swap a top end.

 

[6x6pinz]

I really like the kadet kit if conversion is your only option. My first choice is designated calibers for the pistols/rifle/shotgun. Having said that the kit is a cheaper alternative.

Personally I would get a designated gun and plan on the kit in the future

 

[Luis Leon]

I got the kit, my kit required no fitting. It fits my 75b, 75bd and P01 and it goes on every range trip. I believe whatever your decision kit or conversion, it probably won't be your last CZ. Good luck with your decision.

Luis Leon