Browning Hi-Power vs. Cz-75

[RJM]

Getting hammer bite is the one reason I don't get along with Browning Hi Powers. I think they are a great firearm if made well, but the hammer gets me everytime.

I have a Cz 75b and am getting a Cz p-07 when I get the rest of my layaway paid down. I think the guns are very well put together and shoot great. I really like the layout, feel and quality of the Cz75b, its a great shooter.

 

[Al LaVodka]

Don't really care for the magazine disconnect on Browning Hi Powers.

I added the magazine disconnect to my Belgian and Browning sent me the missing part(s) to do it with a bill just in case I wanted to pay for it, which I did. Were very helpful. That was quite a few, um, years ago.

 

[Pilot]

Getting hammer bite is the one reason I don't get along with Browning Hi Powers. I think they are a great firearm if made well, but the hammer gets me everytime.

That is easily remedied by a Commander style hammer or slight filing of the hammer spur as Stephen Camp has done on his.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I have owned both, and liked both, but (now this was 25 years ago) there were more aftermarket parts for the BHP, so a commander hammer, enlarged safety, larger slide stop, etc etc really made mine fun to shoot. There were larger cap magazines also available for the BHP. I suppose today the CZ is pretty equal with tricked out parts, no? I think I'd still take my old BHP.

LD

 

[BHP FAN]

BHP,no question.

 

[Full Metal Jacket]

 

[Mizar]

Just to add something on Hi-Powers - it is relatively simple for one to find an old style firing pin stop with the small radius on the bottom - same results as with the 1911 small radius FPS. Cz's are good pistols, but the internals and full disassembly are far more complicated for my taste.

Boris

 

[GeezerwithGuns]

I currently own both: A BHP MKIII and a CZ 75B. In terms of accuracy and reliability, they are equal. Neither have ever misfed or stovepiped and are capable of shooting better than their owner. The differences really come down to fit and features. The CZ, as some posters have observed is slightly bulkier. Both guns, however feel good in my hand. I like the option with the CZ to use double action (hammer down) with the first shot, but at the same time don't feel intimidated by carrying the BHP in condition 1. Some posters have mentioned poor trigger pull in the Browning. Mine has a very nice trigger, but I must mention that the magazine safety has been removed on it. The CZ doesn't have a mag safety, so from that perspective alone I like it better. The CZ's factory grips, in my opinion, are pretty crappy, so I replaced mine with some thin Hogue rosewood checkered grips and it greatly improved the feel.

Overall, the BHP is a beautiful looking, great feeling classic firearm but so is the CZ in its own right. That's why I own both.

The CZ, in my opinion is still a true bargain in the market place. Retail, there is more than a $300 difference between them in price. My advice to anyone "torn" between the two is if you can afford it, buy both.

 

[grimjaw]

I'd just like to say that I'd take the loser of this fight anyday.

jm

 

[Hawthorne2k]

I'd just like to say that I'd take the loser of this fight anyday.

jm

Yeah, it's kinda like choosing between Keeley Hazell and Gemma Atkinson: The only correct answer is... BOTH!

 

[Oldnoob]

Just to add something on Hi-Powers - it is relatively simple for one to find an old style firing pin stop with the small radius on the bottom - same results as with the 1911 small radius FPS. Cz's are good pistols, but the internals and full disassembly are far more complicated for my taste.

Boris

+1. Most of CZ owner never detail strip their pistol or maybe they just don't care to do so. But being able to fully understand my own gun inside and out means something for me. I had detail both my BHP and CZ before. While I wish an extra finger to put my BHP's hammer/sear back into frame, putting CZ's parts back just straight out pain in the a**.

 

[luigi]

I would pick the CZ based on the ability to carry W/ the hammer down alone

 

[ajoker31]

I've owned both (a few times). I prefer the the CZ-75b SA over the standard DA/SA. I like the BHP over the CZ-75....but it's a close call. The CZ lacks the refinement of the BHP. Comparing the two, I find that the CZ-75 has tool marks that run down the inside of the slide and frame, along with trigger creep and occasional stove pipes.

The BHP has a gritty trigger out of the box that requires the mag safety to be polished or removed. I personally haven't used either as my carry, I've made some mods to both and used them as range/target pistols. Both are very accurate, the BHP has the edge in quality, reliability and resale value.....the CZ has a major edge in price. I think they are both great target pistols, but when it comes to self defense I choose Glock.

Best Regards,
Jerry