CZ 75 Kadet question--Please help.
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Stephen A. Camp
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Hello. I've not personally done it, but over at the CZ Forum, folks say that the Kadet works fine on both the PCR and Compact.
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Sprout
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That's what I've heard as well.
Hearsay aside, I personally can attest to how great the Kadet is. Top notch.. Your friend won't regret it.
Hearsay aside, I personally can attest to how great the Kadet is. Top notch.. Your friend won't regret it.
Beetle Bailey
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Yeah, I'm the guy who just bought a CZ 75 compact and I'll get the Kadet conversion kit as soon as I can scrounge up the $240 plus shipping for it (www.jgsales.com). My other option was a 22/45, but I want the training to be as similiar to my compact as possible. This (the compact) is my first handgun so the more practice, the better. The smooth, well broken in trigger of the 22/45 I shot today made it much easier for me to shoot than the brand new CZ 75 compact, but I'm hoping that after break-in, the compact's trigger will improve. And if I can break it in with .22lr ammo, all the better 
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.PCRCCW
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Good gun and youll love the Kadet Kit. The Compacts trigger should improve greatly with about 4-500 rnds through it...so 22 lr. is the cheaper way to a better trigger. Enjoy the gun......Shoot well.
Walt Sherrill
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I'm a regular participant on the CZ Forum. (I have a CZ-75B Compact, a highly tuned CZ-75B SA, a pre-B CZ-75, a CZ-85 Compact, and a Witness Sport Long Slide in .45, among other guns. I've had, but traded away, a CZ-75B, a CZ-40B and a CZ-97B.)
One of the continuing debates on that Forum is whether its better to get a trigger job up front with a new gun, or to just shoot it, to break it in. I opt for a trigger job up front.
I routinely get the trigger "tuned" by a local gunsmith when I first get a new gun -- there are exceptions, but few. (My Witness was a trigger horror story -- it took TWO trips to the gunsmith, a lot of my own work on the trigger bar, and thousands of dry fires before it finally got where I wanted it to be. Its nice now.)
Why pay for a trigger job early on? I'd rather my early shooting experience with the gun be done with the best possible trigger. Around here -- and I know its more expensive elsewhere -- a simple trigger job (if you give the gunsmith regular business) runs from $30 - $50. That's relatively few boxes of 9mm ammo, and probably less ammo than it would take to get the trigger smoothed out. but, getting the Kadet Kit will make that break-in cheaper, as previously, noted, because you could use .22 rather than 9mm ammo.)
I understand why folks would rather spend the money shooting the trigger smooth... But I just don't like shooting grungy triggers.
I use my Kadet Kit with my CZ-85 Combat. I haven't tried it yet on my newly-acquired 75B SA. It doesn't work as well on my Compact, but that not the case with most folks, who use the Kadet Kit on any 75-based frame. (I haven't bothered to find out why it doesn't work as well as it should on the Compact frame, 'cause I really don't care...)
It's nice, when practicing presentations and first shots -- important in IDPA, my "game" of choice -- to be able to use the Kadet Kit, 'cause when mounted, it gives me the same trigger and same sight picture as my 85 Combat.
The rear sight on the Kadet Kit, is DIFFERENT than on the other CZs (including your Compact), as they don't have adjustable rear sights. This is not a problem, but something to be aware of.
One of the continuing debates on that Forum is whether its better to get a trigger job up front with a new gun, or to just shoot it, to break it in. I opt for a trigger job up front.
I routinely get the trigger "tuned" by a local gunsmith when I first get a new gun -- there are exceptions, but few. (My Witness was a trigger horror story -- it took TWO trips to the gunsmith, a lot of my own work on the trigger bar, and thousands of dry fires before it finally got where I wanted it to be. Its nice now.)
Why pay for a trigger job early on? I'd rather my early shooting experience with the gun be done with the best possible trigger. Around here -- and I know its more expensive elsewhere -- a simple trigger job (if you give the gunsmith regular business) runs from $30 - $50. That's relatively few boxes of 9mm ammo, and probably less ammo than it would take to get the trigger smoothed out. but, getting the Kadet Kit will make that break-in cheaper, as previously, noted, because you could use .22 rather than 9mm ammo.)
I understand why folks would rather spend the money shooting the trigger smooth... But I just don't like shooting grungy triggers.
I use my Kadet Kit with my CZ-85 Combat. I haven't tried it yet on my newly-acquired 75B SA. It doesn't work as well on my Compact, but that not the case with most folks, who use the Kadet Kit on any 75-based frame. (I haven't bothered to find out why it doesn't work as well as it should on the Compact frame, 'cause I really don't care...)
It's nice, when practicing presentations and first shots -- important in IDPA, my "game" of choice -- to be able to use the Kadet Kit, 'cause when mounted, it gives me the same trigger and same sight picture as my 85 Combat.
The rear sight on the Kadet Kit, is DIFFERENT than on the other CZs (including your Compact), as they don't have adjustable rear sights. This is not a problem, but something to be aware of.
Thanks for all the great info.
This being his first and only handgun, however, trigger time is his top priority. Smoothing out the trigger, although important in my book (I'm with you, Walt), is a distant second for him. And, as you noted, it will happen eventually with the Kadet.
For what he's looking for, it would seem that the Kadet fits the bill nicely.
This being his first and only handgun, however, trigger time is his top priority. Smoothing out the trigger, although important in my book (I'm with you, Walt), is a distant second for him. And, as you noted, it will happen eventually with the Kadet.
For what he's looking for, it would seem that the Kadet fits the bill nicely.
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Hello. Mine's been reliable so long as I use standard velocity .22 ammo. If I use the Hi Speed or Hyper Velocity stuff, it sometimes fails to fully eject the case before the slide catches it. I use mine only for targets and frogs so the standard is fine.
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DMK
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Mine has been completely reliable on my full size '75B. Much more relaible than the Buckmarks that two of my shooting partners own. About the same as the Ruger 22/45 that one of them owns. It's my only semi-auto .22 pistol and I see no need for me to buy another.
Keep in mind that the Kadet kit needs to be fitted to your frame. There is some slight filing that needs to be done.
Walt Sherrill
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No. Some fitting MIGHT BE needed.
The first Kadet Kit I bought went back to the dealer, and the local gunsmith (hired by the shop) couldn't make it fit. It went back to CZ.
The next one fit on my 85 Combat without ANY adjustments.
I think it varies with kit and gun...
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