CZ Purchase

[Chocolate Bayou]

Well I went to the gun show looking for the CZ75B SA. Ended up coming home with a 75B in matte stainless. Felt great in hand and the trigger was in a good position for my hand. Sure is purty, now i just have to take it to the range for a break in. Range report coming.

 

[bikerdoc]

Your gonna love it. Cant say enough good things about it. Dry fire it with a snap cap about 100 times a day for 10 days and the trigger will slicken up.

 

[viking499]

The Matte Stainless is a good looking gun. Are you going to leave it DA/SA or convert it to SA only?

 

[1SOW]

C.B., you made a good choice. The pistol takes 400-500 rds to really get broken in and running smoothly. The trigger pull roughness will improve a lot.
There are some pretty easy-to-DIY aftermarket parts available that REALLY make this trigger nice. I put over 60K rds on my 75B, before I bought a 75 Custom Shadow

You should visit http://www.czfirearms.us/ and just read some of things about your gun and what it can be. A simple hammer and spring can make a world of improvement to the DA AND SA trigger pull.

 

[bikemutt]

I've got the SA model, one of my favorites to shoot. The matte stainless is by far the best looking of all, and, as long as it's the safety (not decocker) model, I believe you can convert it to SAO.

Congrats!

 

[Chocolate Bayou]

Cz 75b

I plan on putting at least 500 rounds through it before I make any decisions about modifying. Maybe more. I really want to get a feel for its characteristics before I decide what I don't like and want to change, if anything.

 

[BullRunBear]

I'm sure you'll love it. My wife wanted a center fire handgun and doesn't care for my revolvers as they don't fit her small hands. A guy shooting next to us overheard and let her try his 75b. Two magazines later, she informed me we were getting one. The odd thing is it is comfortable for me as well. Heavy enough to deal with recoil, well balanced, accurate, and she can rack the slide easily. Several thousand rounds so far and not one problem.

We liked the feel so much we added the Kadet 22lr adapter. It is at least as accurate as her competition grade Ruger MK II.

Jeff

 

[sirgilligan]

Congratulations. I hope you love it as much as I love mine.

 

[CNobbe]

I have a few 75s and the .22 conversion. They are fantastic guns. Now I just need to find a 75 pre-B. :banghead:

 

[ArchAngelCD]

So inform me... What is so good about the CZ-75B?
I'm serious because I'm not a semi-auto guy but it seems that is changing since I've been looking as several semi-autos now and want them all. LOL

 

[Impureclient]

What is so good about the CZ-75B?

You opened a can of worms there with that question. Buying any CZ will domino into buying another and another for sure.
What I like about the 75b is the all steel weight, accuracy, perfect fit in my hand, aftermarket part availability, the look of the gun, and the CZ owner community.
You really feel like you have something of worth in your hand when you hold one. There are plenty of CZ clones out there also that are equal if not better than what they are patterned after too.
I just started purchasing some of the clones also and it is getting addicting, three CZ clones in the last couple months for me. I'm out of control!

czforumsite.info is a great way to learn about CZs and what makes them so great.

 

[ritepath]

Just picked up my first CZ (p-09) about a month ago. Now I need a 75 all steel version. Quality, and reliability in an all steel platform (if you want) at an affordable price.

So many options, so little money.

http://cz-usa.com/product-category/handguns/



^ What I'd love to have.

 

[BlindJustice]

I have the CZ 75B - Black finish. Uber Reliable and very accurate
It's been around since '75. Jeff Cooper tested on in G&A and gave
it high marks because the LH frame mounted safety the user does
have the option of 'Cocked & Locked-Condition One' MOde. I just
drop the hamer manually for a DA first shot.

Break-in - ? decided after a field strip and lube initially to just shoot
it - after 800 or so rounds I cleaned it again. Only time I had a problem
with it was a bad box of re-man ammo.

Nice grip shape as well. Some say the inside / out slide to frame design
like the SIg P210 conributes to the accuracy.

Randall

 

[EezyBeezy]

Better yet try shooting one and you'll be a believer. Specifically a SP-01, P-01, or 75B. The DA might not be for the faint of heart, but the SA is where it's at. Just point, aim, and the CZ will do the rest

 

[dirtman]

got a 75b and a 97 in 45..... both great guns.... i use them mostly for the range, so as not to over use other more expensive guns.... thats why i bought them....but then i soon realized just how much i liked them..... just very solid and reliable guns.... would buy another in a heart beat..... dirt

 

[JDR]

I'm sure you will enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine. You have to put a CZ 75B through its paces at the range to really appreciate it! This gun literally cycles and shoots everything really well, I have run just about every variation of 115 grain ball ammo through mine, without a hiccup.

 

[aarondhgraham]

When I was looking for a hi-cap 9mm pistol,,,

When I was looking for a hi-cap 9mm pistol,,,
I tried out just about every decent brand known to man.

Most of them were simply too fat for my K-frame hands.

Then a gentleman at my rifle-pistol club said,,,
"Here, give this a try."

When I first picked up his CZ-75B:
The clouds parted and a ray of sunshine bathed my hand,,,
The westerly wind died to a gentle whisper,,,
An angelic choir sang in my ear.

I raised the gun and fired 16 rounds,,,
All of which magically found paper.

I ordered one for myself the next day,,,
Along with a complete Kadet pistol in .22 LR.

But in all seriousness,,,
It's just a fantastic performer,,,
Way less expensive than a Beretta or a Sig-Sauer,,,
And able to perform for accuracy and reliability as well as any pistol out there.

I'm not saying the CZ is the best pistol out there,,,
But it's certainly among the top contenders.

You should put one in your hand and see if you agree,,,
It truly is a well designed and built handgun.

Aarond

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[Teachu2]

My wife doesn't shoot enough to keep from getting rusty, then gets frustrated with her M&P 9c and Shield 'cuz she doesn't shoot well. I load up the 75B and she'll shoot a couple of mags until she relaxes and quits flinching, then she's good with the smaller guns. That big, smooth CZ really builds confidence.

 

[CDW4ME]

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[Hardtarget]

I've been looking at these too long. Time to "pull the trigger" (so to speak)

I like the look and it seems like EVERY shooter that owns one, loves it!

It is time.

 

[TMann]

My matte-stainless 75B is my favorite gun. The trigger smoothed out with use and a lot of dry-firing. Put some thin VZ grips on it and it shoots like a dream. And I have smallish hands, too.

 

[AustinTX]

Some say the inside / out slide to frame design
like the SIg P210 conributes to the accuracy.

Some do say that, but they're mistaken. It's a human cognitive bias to associate something prominent and distinct like this with being something causative.

The Swiss P210 is the most accurate production semi-auto ever produced because of the extremely high quality of materials and the incredible precision with which it was manufactured and not at all because of the orientation of its slide vis-a-vis the frame. The mechanical accuracy of a railed design is a function of operating clearances and rail length, not of rail orientation.

 

[brutus51]

Bullrunbear don't let your wife find out about the PCR, you will be buying one for sure. I bought an 85 combat for a range pistol, loved it so much I followed it up with the PCR. Biggest problem I've had is sticking the 14 round mag in my 85 combat,

 

[Walt Sherrill]

Some say the inside / out slide to frame design like the SIg P210 conributes to the accuracy.

I agree with AustinTX. The bullet is typically OUT of the gun before the slide has moved more than a 1/2" or so, sometimes less than that.

I've had a P-210-6, and it was very accurate, but as AustinTX said, that gun's stellar reputation for accuracy comes from the high level of attention paid to tolerances during to manufacture, and the materials used.

In theory a slide inside the frame should tighten up as it heats up, but I've never seen that happen with CZs; I've never seen any change in performance that could be attributed to a heat-induced "tighter" slide. (I've had a LOT of CZs over the years, as well as other CZ-pattern guns; I still shoot a CZ-85 Combat with 10K+ rounds through it -- I quite counting.)

Slide-frame fit is not nearly as important for accuracy as the lockup between slide and barrel, which the CZ does pretty well. It does it with a fixed barrel bushing that can't be removed. The newest high-end CZ Custom Shop guns now incorporate a barrel bushing similar to those used in 1911s; I assume it's there to improve consistent slide/barrel lockup.