Sights on new CZ 75B

thunderbyrd said:

So I want to know if I shine the flashlight on it for a longer period of time, will they glow longer?

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Yes, but it's generally not practical. Those sights are painted with luminescent paint, like you'd find on old clock/watch hands.

Modern night sights typically use tritium gas vials and don't need to be charged by a light. They produce their own light.

While I've previously not owned a gun with night sights, I've never been a big fan of tritium night sights, but I did get a pistol recently with a tritium front sight. I'm still not a fan. If they come on the gun, fine, I'm not changing them out until they are dead, but I'm not going to install them on any guns.

thunderbyrd said:

And another question, while I'm at it. I find that the gun is consistently shooting about 3" left. So, I need to move the front sight to the right, right?

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Before moving your sights, many of us righty's (if you're a righty) shoot left as we're starting out with a new pistol. As we get better, the shots begin to center.

It may be your gun though, but to eliminate you as the factor, if you have a friend that is a good shooter, you could have them try your gun to see what they end up with.

thunderbyrd said:

And another question, while I'm at it. I find that the gun is consistently shooting about 3" left. So, I need to move the front sight to the right, right? There are tiny Allen screws on either side of the base of the front sight. Is the way to move it to loosen the screw on the right, then tighten the screw on the left?

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as somebody else mentioned have somebody else shoot it first and shoot it from a rest.

if you have to, move the rear sight to the right . did they change the design of the front sight? it is mounted on a centered cut front to back and not on a dovetail. you insert the front sight from the front and the base is locked by a small roll pin from the side.

to move the rear sight you could use a brass punch hit with a hammer gently with small taps and best to put a mark before you move the sight to see how much you are moving it.a sight pusher makes things easier.

at what range was it shooting 3inches to the left? there are sight calculators on the web but in reality especially with non adjustable sights you will adjust shoot and then repeat. you don't want to go back and forth. my 97b rear sight loosened all of a sudden as it was likely affixed with locktite as the dovetail was too loose. i replaced the rear sight after.

Have someone else shoot it before drifting the sights. It might be trigger control or other issues.

The front sight isn't made to be moved. The rear sight will drift with a punch, but I'd check it with shooting it from a rest first, and with some different ammo, if you can. As for night sights, real night sights are available. ECZellent chice for a sidearm, sir!

I drill out the useless dingy paint in my CZ sights, and dab in some white Testors model paint with a toothpick. I use a small drill bit, and just twist it between your fingers. I’ve never had a CZ that needed to have the rear sight drifted, ymmv.

Never had a CZ clone that needed to be drifted, either, and a couple of them had seriously banged up sights.