Which CZ's can be carried C&L?

[Monkeyleg]

I just received another email that I don't know the answer to. The person was asking about carrying a CZ cocked and locked.

I don't know which CZ's are 1911-style and which are not.

Can anybody help?

Thanks.

 

[Stephen A. Camp]

Hello. I believe that the CZ 83, 75, 85, and their .45 auto can be carried cocked and locked. Unless there is a "D" for decocker in the model designation, I think they can be carried in condition one. I don't remember on the compacts or the PCR model.

Best.

 

[FireBreather01]

Any 75 or 85 (9mm or 40) without a 'D' designation, a 97 (45 acp) or 83 (32, 380 0r 9 mak). They are all SA/DA - choose your poison!!! The PCR is a de-cocker.

 

[Mulliga]

The CZ-75 Compact (all-steel compact) can be carried C&L, as can the RAMI. The alloy-framed ones (P01, PCR) cannot. The SP-01 can, the SP-01 Tactical cannot.

 

[Moonclip]

The CZ40 has a alloy frame and can be carried cocked and locked.

 

[Pointblank]

I really like the ability of the CZs to fire from three different positions; cocked and locked, hammer down or half-cock. I just picked up a 75B and RAMI and look forward to wringing them out.

 

[The Drew]

judging from my P01 I think that CZ's are meant to be fired DA from half cock... because that is where my gun decocks to...

 

[PCRCCW]

I agree.......they were meant to be carried on the half cock notch. Carrying full hammer down, just has no merit. The reason the decockers end up there is just a matter of mechanics. Lots if not most of the CZ's can be carried Cond 1.
Mine is on my side.......just like that.
Shoot well.

 

[armoredman]

Carried Compact full decock, carry PO1 half cock. I love going off half cocked...

 

[The Drew]

Can I ask why you carry (or carried) the compact on full decock?

 

[armoredman]

The Compact had a safety, not a decocker, so I decocked completely. The trigger pull was just fine at full decock, so I went with it. The PO1 has a decocker, so I let it go to half cock, and the trigger pull is perfect. See half cock in this picture...shameless of me, isn't it?

 

[Walt Sherrill]

The newer CZ (B) models have a firing pin block (and the firing pin can't go forward until the trigger is fully to the rear), so the gun is equally safe whether carried hammer fully-down or on the half-cock notch. A drop or blow won't cause it to fire. Half-cock starts are lighter and shorter.

 

[PCRCCW]

" I love going off half cocked..."
Must be a CZ thing..............

Shoot well

 

[armoredman]

Must be a CZ thing..............

You know it!

 

[Monkeyleg]

Thanks for all the replies. My email friend would also like your opinions on which 9mm CZ model that can be carried in Condition One is the best.

Talk about a hornet's nest!

 

[Walt Sherrill]

Any CZ that doesn't have a decocker does Cocked and Locked.

Which is "best" is a matter of personal preference.

The internal mechanisms are all virtually the same -- with most parts interchanging on the 75-based models. (Even the 40B shares parts with the 75B.)

The differences are generally slide and frame dimensions.

 

[PCRCCW]

Walts ssssooo right. Each gun has its own personality and may or may not mesh with certain people. Most find the plain 75B very nice. I prefer the SA for a fullsize gun. I also love my 40B.......to each his own.
Shoot well.

 

[chris in va]

Eric pretty much said it. Each model has it's own personality. My hand tends to fit the full size plastic gripped 75's best, while I just can't deal with the RAMI at all.

The P01 is really good for average-sized hands.

 

[armoredman]

Callin' me "average"?

 

[Medusa]

I've tried it out on my new CZ75B - in fully cocked state I pulled the trigger and slightly lowered the hammer, then released the trigger and dropped the hammer to the safety notch (half-cocked). It is a very useful feature as it is not very safe to drop the hammer full-way down, but rather only to the half way.

Confusing text but hope you get it.

 

[Pointblank]

They made the safety lever on the RAMI so small I wonder if it is really intended to be carried cocked and locked? It would be difficult to reach it in a hurry while drawing. Other than that, it's a fine little pistol. It feels a lot better in my hand than a Glock 26 and I've had one for years.