Why would someone do this to a CZ-75
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I'd love to have hammer sickle red star model, definitely of historical relevance
meanmrmustard
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They went up recently, pre ban scare. Try finding one now (assuming you liked it, which im sure you dont) and youd be out of luck. Yes, there is scicle and hammer.
Misinterpretation and lack of open thought breed stupidity. Also, I'm aware of the Red Star back story, but thanks anyway. That's why the goofy star and writing make sense to some, and not a lick to others. I get what Czechs did, and they sold the 999. They ain't discounted no mo.
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Walt Sherrill
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AMAZING grips on that 1911!! Sculpture of a sort.
Guess you don't use that pistol for concealed carry...
Guess you don't use that pistol for concealed carry...
Yeah Dick Horton does some amazing work. I have his grips on my IZH-35M as well and they are outstanding, both functionally and aesthetically. I like his work better than the Rink grips I have for a few other pistols. I sent Dick a couple photocopies of my hand (along with a ruler on the copier in case there were any distortions) and he's made the grips according and they fit my hand like a glove. The upswept palm shelf is actually adjustable too.
I can't seem to shoot a 1911 off-hand with standard grips. I've tried about all the conventional 1911 grips, and I've tried the 'Zins'-style grip and none of it works for me. With the Dick Horton grips, my hand is just locked onto the gun and it frees me up to concentrate on my sight picture and trigger control.
Anyway, back to on-topic: I had a different mount on my Les Baer before and I had a smith weld-up the old holes and reblue the gun. You can barely see where the holes were. So I would imagine the same thing could be done on that CZ.
Walt Sherrill
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The problem with polycoated CZs is that the frame can't be welded without messing up the finish -- and getting the polycoat off to refinish it is tough. To make matters worse, there's a maganese phosphate (Parkerization) coating under the polycoat, and the surface itself isn't highly polished on the polycoated guns.
If you can't live with the holes, you may end up having the holes filled and the gun hard-chromed or refinished in something fancy. There's a lot of work involved...
(Filling the holes somehow -- tapped and then something screwed into the holes, then shaped/smoothed with a Dremel to match the contours -- and painting the result with matte black auto touch-up paint will make a hard-to-see repair, if the "filling" part is done well.)
I'd probably just grin and shoot what is probably a pretty good-shooting gun.
If you can't live with the holes, you may end up having the holes filled and the gun hard-chromed or refinished in something fancy. There's a lot of work involved...
(Filling the holes somehow -- tapped and then something screwed into the holes, then shaped/smoothed with a Dremel to match the contours -- and painting the result with matte black auto touch-up paint will make a hard-to-see repair, if the "filling" part is done well.)
I'd probably just grin and shoot what is probably a pretty good-shooting gun.
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meanmrmustard
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Sounds like the perfect excuse to get a park job or cerakote done!
Walt Sherrill
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Ceracoat would be a good, attractive, functional finish that isn't too costly...
Having that gun might be incentive for me to buy a sight/mount to fit the openings on the frame. <grin>
Having that gun might be incentive for me to buy a sight/mount to fit the openings on the frame. <grin>
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Walt Sherrill
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Oooh! Oooh!
I'd love to have a gun like THAT!!
But, given my shooting budget, habits, and practices, it would be a bit like buying a Ferrari and driving it only in the parking lot...
I'd love to have a gun like THAT!!
But, given my shooting budget, habits, and practices, it would be a bit like buying a Ferrari and driving it only in the parking lot...
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