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It seems like so long ago I bought this CZ 75B single-action only pistol and left it with my gunsmith, I almost forgot about it. Right ;) I ordered VZ G10 Carbon Fiber grips and filed them away for a later date.

When the gun was transferred to me the stock trigger was gritty and unpleasant. My gunsmith said "check the trigger on mine", it was all over. I handed him the gun, said call me when it's done. Oh, let's have the fiber optic front sight too, sigh.

So today I got the call to come and get her. Oh my gosh, the trigger is amazing, it's everything I'd hoped for and more. Brought her home and changed the furniture. All I can say is this is the first handgun that made my Hi Power blush, it really feels good in hand.

I still have yet to fire this one, but I think it's going to be good, and worth sharing a couple pics with the THR team :)

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That looks great. I hope you enjoy it.

I suspect if I ever actually found an SA model I'd really like it. There is no pistol I want to like more than the CZ75B series, but I just can't comfortably reach the double action trigger or reach the thumb safety on the DA/SA models. I suspect the SA model would fix those two problems for me, but I just never seen one in person, and I've looked.
 
CZ75B SA with a tricked out trigger....who wouldn't like that? Instant win.
 
Gritty and unpleasant on a SA only model? Doesn't sound good. How long did you give it before having the gunsmith work it over? I was very impressed with the trigger on the last new CZ75 I handled. One question, how positive is the safety on yours? It felt a little slack on the DA/SA model and I would have preferred it to be a little more stiff.

I am strongly considering a custom cz pcr for ccw. Striker fired guns aren't quite doing it for me.
 
SeanSw said:
Gritty and unpleasant on a SA only model? Doesn't sound good. How long did you give it before having the gunsmith work it over? I was very impressed with the trigger on the last new CZ75 I handled. One question, how positive is the safety on yours? It felt a little slack on the DA/SA model and I would have preferred it to be a little more stiff.

I am strongly considering a custom cz pcr for ccw. Striker fired guns aren't quite doing it for me.
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I actually bought it from my gunsmith, he'd ordered two and had a buyer change his mind. Both new ones had gritty triggers. Anyway, the price was great, the gun's hard to find, I bought one of them. Did the paperwork and left it with him for trigger work and sights.

Put another way, compared to my Hi Power's trigger, a Mk III with the mag safety removed and about 1000 rounds downrange, the stock trigger on the CZ wasn't even close in terms of take up, pull, or break. Now, the CZ trigger feels better to me in every way. That's based on dry fire as of now, the proof of the trigger job will be in the shooting of course.

The safety on mine feels positive, it's not slack at all.
 
Did the first range session on mine this week.
Trigger was smooth, but the grips screws will not stay tight on the VZ grips.
After ten shots or so they're loose again.
Anybody else have the same problem with VZ panels & factory screws?

Aftermarket safety from CZ Custom's an improvement over the factory version, also added a steel recoil spring guide from the same source.

Denis
 
Nice pistol.
The ONLY complaint I have with the SAO CZ 75's is the reach to the safety.
Having "medium" guy hands it is a stretch for me.

Oh, use (blue) Loctite on the grip screws.


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Had considered blue Loctite, just wondering if this is a common problem with VZ panels & factory screws.
Denis
 
Had considered blue Loctite, just wondering if this is a common problem with VZ panels & factory screws.
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I believe it is a common issue with G10 panels.

VZ sells rubber washers that are supposed to fix the problem.

At least for 1911 screws, #60 washers (from the hardware store) also work.
 
I've heard someone who had a loose screw problem (on the gun) used grease on the threads and that kept them tight. Haven't tried it myself though.

My 75 came with the plastic waffle grips. I put on wood, checkered up to the last inch, which was smooth. Then rubber. Then fully checkered wood with a slight smooth area around the edge. So the wood on my CZ75 now matches the factory wood on my CZ97, which I bought the first year they came out.

The only trigger I've tried that matches my CZ was on a S&W revolver that had been smoothed. I don't think mine has had work done on it. It was made in 1985. I had foolishly sold my Hi-Power and wanted the same ergps in a DA/SA when I came across the CZ.

I'm always surprised to hear about gritty triggers on CZ's since mine was so smooth when I bought it. The 97 is good. It was never gritty. Not as smooth as the 75.

Glad you like the work done on yours. The SA's have a unique look. I had mine cerakoted last year. The finish looks just like yours, bikermutt
 
Thanks for the suggestions on the grip screws.
Did not know about either the washers or the grease idea.

Didn't want to severely gorilla-torque those screws down & crack the panels, which look pretty spiffy. :)
Denis
 
astra600 said:
I'm always surprised to hear about gritty triggers on CZ's since mine was so smooth when I bought it.
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Your CZ-75 is a true CZ-75, and not the later CZ-75B. (The B models didn't start production until the early-mid 90's.) That's why the triggers are so different. Somewhat different parts internally, and slightly different geometry in how the hammer and sear fit together.

While the quality of the newer CZ guns is quite good, the triggers are less so, and they seem to have degraded a bit over the years. (My third CZ was a pre-B (before 75B), and it had a trigger like glass -- smooth in double-action, and breaking like glass in single-action mode. I have also owned some NIB 75s, that were nearly that good. so use clearly improves even the older models. Nearly all of them will smooth up after about 400-500 rounds. I find it hard to wait that long, and when I've have a new pre-B, I get trigger/action work done, up front. It's costly, but not a lot more than shooting a LOT of ammo, and I hate shooting guns with crappy triggers.

The newer models also have what some call "camming" in that from a cocked hammer position, pulling the trigger causes the hammer to go back a bit before it is released. Most of us really don't like that, and that generally doesn't go away without a gunsmith's help. Not all models have it real bad, but many do.

The trigger pull is further compromised a little by the addition of the firing pin block. CZ's approach uses trigger movement to raise a plunger that release the block. The Witness approach uses the trigger too, but that design seems to not affect trigger pull as much.

Some CZ-97Bs have gritty triggers, some have less gritty triggers. The one I had wasn't too bad. You got lucky.
 
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CZ short range report

Guys, this handgun is beyond description. I got it to the range Tuesday and was floored by it's accuracy and feel. I mentioned that to my 'smith who asked if I wanted to try the DPM recoil reduction system. I didn't think it needed it but he was willing to pull the one from his CZ and let me try it.

I was back at the range Wednesday with the DPM installed. This may sound trite but yes, it was more perfect than perfect. I informed my 'smith he should order a new DPM for his gun 'cause this one ain't leaving mine :). I have tried the DPM system in a Sig 1911, and I have one in a Gen 4 Glock 17, it's a "meh" in both those guns for me; in the CZ it's the dot on the "i" and the cross on the "t".

Ammo was a combination of Blazer, Lawman 115 gr and factory reloaded 124 gr, all FMJ. I don't know what else to say beyond this is the most perfect handgun I've had the good fortune to own and shoot.
 
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