CZ 75 B Polished SS - My new favorite handgun

[the count]

I got this the other day and took it to the range this afternoon for first testing. This is the high polish stainless SKU 91108. Price at my trusty local gun shop was $599.

This is one FINE handgun. Excellent fit, finish and craftsmanship. Especially in light of the price. You could easily pay twice for the same quality with a Colt, Kimber, etc.

When you pick it up there is no doubt you are holding a REAL gun. No plastic here, thank you. I replaced the rubber grips with real wood cocolobo grips from CZ Custom for only $50. Again, a true bargain for what you are getting.

I first shot about 20 rounds at 7 yards and then another 20 at 10. Now, I am not a great pistol shot by any means but compared to the Glock 19 and 30 I also own I was shooting WAY better. Maybe its the weight or just the way it fits my hand, but proof is in the pudding - this is my new favorite gun.

Somewhere I remember reading that the CZ 75B is a favorite among CIA and Blackwater operatives. Anybody here can confirm this? In an urban setting this is what I would carry. Jungle, desert, other extremes...probably better to stay with the Glock.

PS The ammo were handloads, 115GR Plated RN and Bulleye or PowerPistol. Both shot great. I had one round with a lead bullet from a while ago. This one did not feed properly and was a pain to get out. Either the gun does not like lead or the round was out of spec.

 

[gleaner26]

Congrats on the new 75 I had one in the dual tone finish and I sold it. I kick myself in the a#% every time I think about it I might pick up a P-01 at some point though.

 

[GojuBrian]

I often wish I still had my cz75b in satin nickel.
They truly are still a top of the nines handgun.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

That is a very attractive handgun. And it can shoot, too. The best of both worlds.

Somewhere I remember reading that the CZ 75B is a favorite among CIA and Blackwater operatives. Anybody here can confirm this?

This, I am skeptical of. Maybe to maintain "plausible deniability" by not using an obviously US-made gun. But don't let this detract from your enjoyment. I own a PCR myself, BTW.

 

[jdc1244]

This is one FINE handgun. Excellent fit, finish and craftsmanship. Especially in light of the price. You could easily pay twice for the same quality with a Colt, Kimber, etc.

When you pick it up there is no doubt you are holding a REAL gun. No plastic here, thank you. I replaced the rubber grips with real wood cocolobo grips from CZ Custom for only $50. Again, a true bargain for what you are getting.

Agreed – I’ve had my 75 B for a few years now; it remains an exceptional value.

 

[towboat_er]

Wow, that's a beauty. The CZ75b will hopefully be my next purchase.

 

[CZ57]

Very nice handgun!

 

[larryf1952]

I bought a polished stainless 75B about 2 years ago. I had actually intended to buy the matte stainless version, but, unbeknownst to me at the time, CZ had discontinued the matte stainless version (I now understand that it is being offered again). At any rate, the gun arrived as a polished stainless. I love stainless guns, but I don't particularly care for the very shiny polished finishes. For me, they're just too hard to keep clean, and fingerprints make them look awful. Still, I thought that I could learn to like it. It didn't happen, so I recently sent it off to Accurate Plating & Weaponry for a hardchrome refinish in their brushed stainless finish. It came back just the way that I'd hoped it to be, and I like it much better now. But, I have a couple of friends who say that they liked it shiny, so different strokes for different folks.

As for the gun itself, it is a winner. I've seldom held a gun that feels better in the hand. The trigger is a bit long and has quite a lot of creep, but it's getting better each time that I shoot it. I also have a duotone 75B in .40. Although CZ's are going up in price, I still think that they represent some of the finest values to be had in a semiauto pistol these days.

Congrats on your gun. It is a beauty!

 

[bannockburn]

the count

Congrats on a very nice looking CZ. I actually prefer a shiny stainless look to that of a matte finish. Whenever I get a stainess gun the first thing I do is get out the Mothers Mag Polish and shine it right up. It's easy to do and makes it look like a nickel plated gun.

 

[the count]

I already had 2 CZ rifles, a 452 and a 527. Now I am hooked on their pistols too...!

Thoughts on the CZ SP01 Tactical? Supposedly went through insane testing before it got Nato approval. Even comes with tritium sights. Who has one?

Just found this: (not sure if this applies only to the P01 or the SP01 as well

http://www.cz-usa.com/press-releases/102/

The pistol must be 100% reliable in extreme conditions, the following is a list of some of the minimum requirements.

Must be able to complete the following without failure:

4000 dry firings
3000 De-cockings
Operator level disassembly 1350 times with out ware or damage to components.
Complete disassembly 150 times, this is all the way down, pins, springs etc.
100% interchangability, any number of pistols randomly selected, disassembled, parts mixed and reassembled with no failures of any kind including loss of accuracy.

Safety requirements:

Drop test
1.5 meter (4.9”) drop test, this is done 54 times with the pistol loaded (blank) and the hammer cocked. Dropping the pistol on the butt, the muzzle, back of the slide, sides of the gun, top of the slide, in essence, any angle that you could drop the gun from. This is done on concrete and 0 failures are allowed! A failure is the gun firing.

3meter drop (9.8”) 5 times with the pistol loaded (blank) and the hammer cocked, This is done on concrete and 0 failures are allowed! A failure is the gun firing.

After these tests are complete the gun must fire without service.

The factory contracted an independent lab to do additional testing on guns that previously passed the drop tests. These pistol were dropped an additional 352 times without failure.

The pistol must also complete an environmental conditions test:
This means cold, heat, dust/sand and mud.
The pistol must fire after being frozen for 24 hours at –35C (-36F).
The pistol must fire after being heated for 24 hours at 70C (126F)
The pistol must fire after being submerged in mud, sand and combinations including being stripped of oil then completing the sand and mud tests again.

Service life:
The service life requirement from the Czech police was 15,000 rounds of +P ammo!
The pistol will exceed 30,000 rounds with ball 9mm.

Reliability:
The reliability requirements for the P-01 pistol are 99.8%, that’s a .2% failure rate.
This equals 20 stoppages in 10,000 rounds or 500 “Mean Rounds Between Failure” (MRBF)
During testing, the average number of stoppages was only 7 per 15,000 rounds fired, this is a .05% failure rate, a MRBF rate of 2142 rounds! Over 4 time the minimum acceptable requirement.
The U.S. Army MRBF requirement is 495 rounds for 9mm pistols with 115 grain Ball ammunition.

 

[FruitCake]

Wow that sure is nice.
Ill be purchasing a CZ here pretty soon.
You guys are very bad influence for my checkbook and always giving me reasons to go spend money.

 

[the count]

Wow that sure is nice.
Ill be purchasing a CZ here pretty soon.
You guys are very bad influence for my checkbook and always giving me reasons to go spend money.

You got that right!

Sooo many guns, so little time (and money).

 

[Tenacious B]

Thoughts on the CZ SP01 Tactical? Supposedly went through insane testing before it got Nato approval. Even comes with tritium sights. Who has one?

I do, and it is an excellent handgun. It is everything you like about any CZ but with a decocker, night sights, rail, a little extra weight (a good thing imho), and 18 rnd mags. I use mine as my primary HD gun, range, IDPA, and even some carry. Only real downside to me is that carrying it is not easy due to the size and weight, I generally only do it when it is cold enough to wear a jacket. All reports say the CZ Custom Shop trigger job is magic, but I haven't felt the need for it so far.

During the 1st 100 rounds it FTFed a handful of times; they are pretty tight when new. Did the usual clean/lube job after shooting and it has not had any failures since (~1000 rounds) using a variety of ammo from +p defensive hps to steel case ball.

I'm thinking of getting a RAMI for more frequent CCing since it is basically the same thing in a smaller package.

 

[CZguy]

I already had 2 CZ rifles, a 452 and a 527. Now I am hooked on their pistols too...!

I feel your pain.

I'm thinking of getting a RAMI for more frequent CCing since it is basically the same thing in a smaller package.

My RAMI is my primary CCW, and really fun to shoot during extended range sessions. Hard to say the same thing about a couple of small polymer framed 9mm's I've shot.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

Some of those fancy colored grips that Olympus makes would look very nice on a bright stainless CZ. Olympus, you have to step up and start making grips for the "not-so-flat-on-the-back" grip frames like the CZ and BHP.

 

[tekarra]

the count,
Guess you hit the wrong key on the drop test; 1.5 meters is 4.9' not 4.9". It is astounding the amount of punishment a pistol must endure to pass these tests.

 

[makarovnik]

Very nice!

 

[1SOW]

That IS a good looking (and shooting) pistol.

Your stainless has the upswept beavertail I wish my 75B had.

Put in a 15# hammerspring and don't look back.

Enjoy.