CZ-75 and Sig P-226 & Others

[schmeky]

Just got my Sig P-226. I've had a CZ-75 Pre-B for several months now, and plan to shoot them in conjunction with my (trusty first Gen) Glock 17 in an informal "shoot-off" in the next few months.

I welcome comments from those that own a CZ and a Sig. My intention is not to start a comparison war, but to get valid honest feedback.

I see excellent, if not world class points in the CZ and the Sig. Please remember my CZ is a Pre-B, which is somewhat different from the current crop of 75-B's.

My shooting comparison will be conducted with a single shooter (me) at an indoor range, shooting each pistol back to back, typically at 21'.

Pistols will be:

Glock 17
Sig P-226
CZ-75 (Pre-B)

I have a NIB Ruger P-93 DAO, but the trigger pull really sucks, and I would like to locate a P-95 (DA/SA) before I do my shooting comparison.

 

[PythonFan]

Sounds fun. Just to make it fair you should buy a new CZ, say a P01 or something. Good excuse to buy another new gun. Let us know how it works.

 

[Texfire]

Hmmm, a single-action, double/single action, and a pre-cocked striker. I wonder how much the fact that they all have different actions will effect the outcome? The only thing they have in common is the caliber?

Tex

 

[schmeky]

Texfire,

I agree. There are many diverse pistols on the market and the small group I own is representative of some highly popular models.

 

[Tom Servo]

Well, that'll be a boring shoot

You've got three very accurate, very reliable pistols. I predict that your bullets will go exactly where you want them, without fail, on all three guns.

Sigs and Glocks are known for this, and so is the CZ, though you don't hear about it as much. On a good day, my CZ75B can hold its own against any of my Sigs. For ~$300 less, too!

 

[chaim]

I've been a CZ guy for a few years now (my CZ 75B has around 10K rounds now). They are mostly reliable (though there are a few lemons out there- probably a few more than SIG), accurate, well made guns. Mine feels very good in my hands. It, along with my 1911 and one or two of my revolvers, is one of my most accurate pistols in my hands. It has had a few bobbles here and there but nothing major. What they say about the interior being a bit rough is right on, the exterior fit and finish is as good as most, but the interior doesn't look very good (doesn't seem to effect the function very much though).

Early on in my ownership of the gun, I was impressed enough to add the CZ 40B (which I no longer own, but when I see him I occasionally hit up the current owner to sell it back). I may pick up a P01 (though I hate the rail on the thing) or more likely I probably will pick up the older style PCR if I find one at an acceptable price.

I finally bought my first SIG a few months ago. It was one of the CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) SIGs that they sell. It is a SIG 226, the full sized model, so a good comparison to my CZ. On its first outing I had a couple hiccups which disappeared after I took off the slide and added some oil- I found they like to run a little wet (like a few of my other pistols, I now only lube the rails with grease). Since that discovery it has been 100%. I've only shot a couple hundred rounds out of it v. about 10K in my CZ, yet it is already almost as accurate in my hands as my CZ. I imagine that once I get more used to it the accuracy will probably be better. You can feel a difference in quality (those with guns of different qualities may know what I'm talking about) even though there may not be much you can point to. Also, when you take it apart and see the same attention to quality in the interior finish as on the exterior you see a big difference between this SIG and my CZ.

I was impressed enough that I've added a 229, and I'm shopping both the 239 and 220 to possibly be added.