CZ Kadet conversion owners?

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Howdy everyone

I have a CZ75 P-01, and am thinking about purchasing the Kadet kit so I can fire it with .22 LR instead of 9mm all the time. I am posting to ask if there are other Kadet owners here who have purchased the conversion kit - not the entire pistol. If so, what do you think of it? Do you use it often, or is it something you used for a while and then put in a drawer?

Of course, if you have the entire thing as a unit and want to offer an opinon as to its handling, fun factor, etc, I would appreciate hearing about that as well. I looked in the archives, and only found one old thread, so I am asking for some more input on this.

Thanks.

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I saw that after purchasing my CZ-75B, but opted to buy other dedicated .22LR handguns instead. What's seems better one gun or two?

I ended up getting the .22LR Kadet conversion and sold the other .22LR I bought. The Kadet is fun, really accurate, easy to convert, and allows for really cheap practice on your centerfire gun. Recoil becomes pretty close to non existant and gives you real quality practice. It's also great for the newcomers.

The two problems are that it may "require some fitting", which I believe means that you'll have to take a file to it for a few minutes before the slide will go onto your P01 frame. It shouldn't be too bad if it needs it. The other is that the balance will change a little bit with the Kadet on. I had a PCR for awhile and it felt kinda funny because the Kadet is steel, I belive, but the lower is a lightweight Aluminium Alloy.

All in all, I don't think anyone is going to advise you against it in itself, but some may try to steer you towards a Ruger .22LR instead. I'm a big fan of the .22LR conversion and have them for some of my guns- 1911, CZ, BHP, AR-15. I can say that the majority of the time, I shoot the conversions, not the Centerfire cartridges.
 
I have an older CZ-75 and I bought the Kadet conversion kit for it. It's a blast! I use it for training folks and my friend's daughter loved shooting it. It made it easy to transition her to a 9mm later as she was familiar with the gun. Well conceived, well executed and well worth the price.
 
I have one that I bought as the kit and swap on/off a CZ85B and a CZ75B SemiCompact. It flat out works like a superflychamp; not ammo sensitive, easy to put on and take off, accurate, and mine required no fitting whatsoever.

Highly recommend trying it.
 
My Kadet Conversion took some filing on the fit pads - the instructions show you where - to get it on my CZ75 pre-B, but it was not much trouble.

It is accurate and is the most reliable feeding .22 auto I have ever seen. The .22 magazines built inside 9mm high cap tubes are great.

It is weak on ejection and will give stovepipes every now and then. It used to give a lot of stovepipes but I put in the second generation ejector which helped a lot. There is a still later ejector or some mods to the older ones that will clear that up. I will probably will do that the next time I have a fit of CZ shooting. You can look it up on the CZ board at
http://p201.ezboard.com/bczechpistols82792

I nearly always start out a shooting session with the Kadet in place, just like I nearly always start a 1911 practice with my Ace.
 
I have one. After I found the right ammo, I've gone through 4 bricks with no failures. Rugers have stuttered and jammed while the Kadet keeps running. I hear that people have mounted picatinny rails to them, attached a red dot scope, and had good results (only the lower part of the slide cycles, so when you attach a scope, it remains stationary).

I did have some fitting to do when I got it. Use a micrometer and a fine file if you're anal.

Remington Golden Bullet 22LR seems to work the best for me. Federal ammo seems to stick in the chamber.

80 yards on an 8" steel plate goes like this:
"PING...PING...PING...PING...PING...(dernit)...PING...PING...PING...PING..."
 
I bought one for my P-01 about 5 months ago. BEST FIREARMS PURCHASE I EVER MADE. Slips right on, and is more accurate than any Ruger I have shot.
I shoot Remington Thunderbolt, the .99 cent stuff from Natchez, and in close to 2000 rounds fired I had one failure, and that was ammo related.
Fun, accurate, reliable, and cheap. Cant beat it. www.whittakerguns.com sells new ones, or sometimes they show up on E-Bay, or one of the CZ sites. They do go fast.
 
Thanks for the feedback everyone, and Kevin especially for the tip on Whittakers! They had one left for $239. Like I said, had one left! :evil: They are boxing it up and writing my name on the label as I type this. The closest anyone else that I could find came was an instate dealer, and that was $265, with 6% tax and shipping on top of that.

I already have a Walther P22 and a Taurus 94, but this will give us three .22 LR pistoles for family plinking fun at the range. And, I can spend more time with the CZ, which has one of the nicest grips I own.
 
fits great on my PCR. No failures (yet). the only annoying thing about it to me is the magazine extending below the hand grip. perhaps someone knows of a replaceable plate? that is MY only complaint. Very well made in my opinion
 
Traded mine off only because I didn't use it much anymore and needed a scope for antelope/ deer season. I had no problems at all with it, and it fit my CZ75 compact and fullsize without any modifications. It was very quick and easy to switch out the upper for the kit, whenever I wanted to shoot 22 ammo, and it fed and shot everything. The scope got me a 2 point deer and doe antelope last month, so I don't regret the trade.
 
Love my Kadet kit. Have only shot bulk pack Remington Gold Bullet .22LR through it, but zero probs so far. Seriously, get one. :)
 
I've got one, but haven't mounted it on any of my CZ75's since I found a CZ85 frame with the Kadet unit mounted at a gun show for $325 (less the 20% the vendor knocked off for the gun show sales), I felt like I stole it! It is the most accurate unit in my small .22lr collection. I just wish the rest of my CZs shot as tight a group as this does.
 
Great buys. I'd even venture to say it's a must-have for any CZ 75 owner. Mine's been reliable and accurate as heck. I can regularly hit a 4" spinner target at 50 yds. offhand with mine. Just make sure you don't file off too much, so the fit's still nice and tight.

Good way to smooth out the pistol's trigger, too. ;)
 
I bought a new Kadet .22lr conversion kit about a year or so ago. Although I use it primarily on my fullsize CZ75B, I have tried it on my P-01 as well.

Mine installed easily with no special fitting/filing requirements on either gun. Reliability has been 100% without the infamous stovepipe jams reported by some people. Accuracy is quite good with all ammo I've tried.
 
Howdy!

I had to do a little fittin' to get my Kadet Kit installed on my 75B, but once done it has been a tack driver! Since no else posted a pic, here's mine with the two tone effect--grips by Hakan Pek

CZKadet001.jpg
 
Thanks everyone for the continued responses, and Buck for the picture. It is very encouraging to see this kind of enthusiasm for the Kadet. Mine could be here as early as tomorrow, and when it does get here, I will be sure to post a pic as well.
 
I'm also a happy Kadet Kit owner. I bought one with the 75BD about four years ago. I have made a light adjustment to the ejector and done a little work on the firing pin. Mine shoots about as good as my 7" target Ruger.

I have developed a routine of shooting a couple mags of .22 interspersed with the 9mm, .40 or .45 at the range. Trying to duplicate the feel of the .22 with the larger calibers has helped my accuracy.
 
It just arrived a few minutes ago! :D :D :D

The bad news of course, is that even though it is a beautiful sunny day, blue skies, cool weather, not much wind, guess who is stuck working? I'm my own boss too, but I know that if I don't get done what I need to do, my lovely wife will pull rank when she gets home. Maybe tomorrow I can get to the range and put some lead through paper with it.
 
I feel your pain. Too many nice days here in the Puget Sound region, and I am stuck in my sensory deprivation cubicle (or this week on jury duty). A bad day at the range is infinitely better than a day at work.

Buck - I'm planning a trip to your fair city next month. Maybe we can round up some shooters for a trip to your favorite indoor facility?? Or do you share your taste in CZs with a character named OTTO?
 
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