Would you make this trade?

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I have the opportunity to get a supposedly unfired CZ75B w/ both mags, (I've owned one before, they're awesome pistols) but I'd have to sell a pristine,low-miles, early gen3 Glock 17, w/ factory hardcase,lock,papers, and that has 4 factory mags, plus a factory 33-rd mag. It's also got a spare recoil spring assembly, and one of those little polymer beaver-tail units installed on it.
The G17 has just a few hundred rounds through it, of nearly everything commonly available, and it runs flawlessly, and is dead-nuts accurate.
This wouldn't be significantly improving or diminishing my hacienda-defense situation, it would just be an impulse buy, another cool toy to play with, so none of that stuff is a factor here.
On one hand, trading "just a Glock" for some fine Old World European steel is a no-brainer. On the other hand, I have a clean,solid,well-proven performer, with several extra mags, that I'd be trading for an unkown entity, that would require a few hundred break-in rounds, right off the bat.
I just listed the Glock, at the same $500 the CZ would run me, and have a guy saying he wants to drive down this weekend (which of course, means nothing) , but I'd kinda need to scrape,beg and borrow the cash for the CZ like, by tomorrow, and hope the G17 moves in less than a few months.
This is currently my only Glock, and i DO like the pistol, a lot (but we're talking about another really sweet pistol here...)
Wadda ya think, should I stand pat with the known entity, or spin the wheel and go with what's behind door #3 (to mix some metaphors there :D).
 
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Your Glock 17 with 5 mags is worth a little bit more than the CZ75B with two mags. If you want the CZ75B then get it.
 
I'd keep the Glock, but I'd buy this brand new CZ75BD over one that's supposedly unfired:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=546976509

That's a very good price for a new compact CZ, if that's what you want. The listing is not specific but a new one should have two mags, and there are two shown in the picture.

Edit: I paid $485 for mine, but that was a few years ago and those days are gone. The next best time to buy one is right now.
 
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Sounds like a "Glock vs CZ" dilemma.

I'd get the CZ. The Glock is a joke compared to that fine piece of Czech engineering.
 
stchman said:
Your Glock 17 with 5 mags is worth a little bit more than the CZ75B with two mags.
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Yeah, I know, and now that's kinda sinking in. I may consider letting go of something else instead.




v35 said:
I paid $485 for mine, but that was a few years ago and those days are gone. The next best time to buy one is right now.
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I've got this one locked in at $500. And,this one's actually a BD model, same as my last one was. I really like decockers.




FL-NC said:
I wouldn't trade my only Glock for a CZ of any stripe.
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Being a Glock owner as far back as '86, I can relate. But given the manufacturing materials and process invloved, the all-steel CZ will steadily outpace Glocks and other polymer pistols in value. It isn't uncommon to see decent Glocks in the $400-450 range, and occasionally even cheaper. I saw a CZ75BD Police on a statewide classified site yesterday at $475, and it got pounced on almost immediately.
If the one I'm looking at was listed up there in Atlanta instead of down here in Podunk, it would've been snatched already.




Cooldill said:
....I'd get the CZ. The Glock is a joke compared to that fine piece of Czech engineering.
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Yep, hard to dispute that.
 
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Jim Watson said:
While I prefer CZ to Glock, the rule is, do not trade a gun that you KNOW works for one that you HOPE works.
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This. Trade him something else or keep a few of the mags for your next glock. But find a way to get the CZ. Seems like everybody just figured out how awesome they are, and prices are climbing fast!
 
....it runs flawlessly, and is dead-nuts accurate.
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I never understand questions like this. It's a pretty simple rule that applies to everything from an H&R single shotgun or a $4000 competition gun. Don't trade off any gun that works great. And always be wary that you're mistaking "different" for "better." Love my CZ's, but I wouldn't trade a perfect working gun and a known entity for one.
 
I have a Gen3 Glock 17 and a CZ 75B. If I had to pick one over the other, I couldn't do it, they are both that good. Keep the Glock & save your shekels for a CZ 75B!
 
Jim Watson said:
While I prefer CZ to Glock, the rule is, do not trade a gun that you KNOW works for one that you HOPE works.
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Well, I already stated that this was something that I was aware of and was on my mind. But, I've spoken with the guy a couple times, and seen a couple photos, and I have no reason to doubt his word that the pistol is new and never fired. And that being the case, I don't believe I really need to cross my fingers and HOPE a brand new CZ75 is gonna work, right? :D
And again, it ain't like I'm looking at trading off my one and only one working gun.
But, I am having serious second thoughts about letting this particular Glock go, and in fact, I just yanked the Armslist ad. I have something else in mind to let go instead, and have that in the works. (And no, I'm not gonna say what, I'm not up for getting my ears boxed some more with comments like,"You're crazy, those are CLASSICS !! You can't get rid of one of THOSE!!! :evil: )
Anyway, thanks again to all for chiming in.
 
Keep the glock plus you said it's your only glock, I personally believe everyone should have at least one glock in there Arsenal
 
If you're having reservations about making the trade then don't do it. Keep your Glock and find some other way to come up with the money. If you do trade it and the CZ doesn't turn out as good as you think it should be you'll always regret making the deal.
 
You can find a glock anywhere to replace if need should arise... It be gone in a heartbeat.
 
Straight dollars-wise, your G17 & its accessories is worth more than the CZ. From a aesthetic POV, TO ME, both are pretty ugly, but like they say about beauty . . . From a functionality, dependability, & availability of aftermarket - G17 all the way.

Lemme ask you this, can you easily convert a CZ to .40S&W, 357 SIG, easily use it as a suppressor host, slap a 33 rd mag into it and lay down suppression fire, or attach the frame to a carbine upper? Like I've said so many times before - not a fanboy; but you can't beat a G17 for modularity & functionality. It's the 10/22 of the pistol world.
 
Onward Allusion said:
Straight dollars-wise, your G17 & its accessories is worth more than the CZ. From a aesthetic POV, TO ME, both are pretty ugly, but like they say about beauty . . . From a functionality, dependability, & availability of aftermarket - G17 all the way.

Lemme ask you this, can you easily convert a CZ to .40S&W, 357 SIG, easily use it as a suppressor host, slap a 33 rd mag into it and lay down suppression fire, or attach the frame to a carbine upper? Like I've said so many times before - not a fanboy; but you can't beat a G17 for modularity & functionality. It's the 10/22 of the pistol world.
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I agree with the modularity point.
 
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OK, I figure you guys deserve a little closure to this saga :D.
As I said earlier, I decided not to let go of the G17, and have removed the ad from Armslist. But, I still wanted to grab the CZ, and the guy dropped his asking price from $550 to $500, so I didn't want to wait, he and I both knew it would move at that price. From what I'm seeing lately, these go pretty quick on the used market.
I'm gonna let go of a gen3 Smith to compensate for this money I really didn't need to spend.
So, me and the guy had a meet set up for 9:00 this morning. He said he's a nurse and got off work at 8:00, and lives down in the crime ridden south side of town. I agreed to drive down (from the rural county north of town) and meet him at a fast food place, just off the highway.
Now, I could tell from our two phone conversations that the seller was a Black guy, which wasn't a concern, just uncommon, but he sounded like a nice guy and a legitimate gun enthusiast. But when we had a meet set up at a Hardees right in the middle of deep,dark,crime-central, I was on high alert for a hold-up, from somebody.
So I get there five minutes early, and pull into an open spot. Then i notice a guy sitting in his car next to me, backed into the parking spot, all alone, doing nothing looking straight ahead like a robot.
Then after a minute or three, another lone guy pulls in on the other side of me, and he's fidgeting in and out of his car, and giving me sideways glances (while conspicuously NOT going inside for a breakfast biscuit).
Then another guy pulls in opposite him, and they start talking. The first guy is still just sitting there doing nothing, and hasn't ONCE looked over my way (which I thought odd).
Since the seller had a description of my car, it wouldn't be implausible that I get surrounded by some bandits, so I'm feeling uncomfortable,and crank up and scoot over to the other side of the Hardees, and this time I back in.
Well, by now it's a quarter after nine, and he's a no-show. He had my cell# and hadn't called. So i called home to make sure he didn't call to say he'd be late or something (when we spoke earlier, it was on the home land-line) , but he didn't call there either.
So, 15 minutes late and no phone call, I decide this was too weird for me, that I didn't need the pistol this badly, and I cranked up and headed out. But just as I got back on the interstate, curiosity got the better of me, and I gave him a call (partly to ask what happened, and partly to let him know I was passing on the deal now).
He answers right away, saying he;s been there for a while,talking with his crazy girlfreind on the phone, but that he actually parked at the car wash just behind the Hardees.
I didn't like the sound of that, because the car wash was more secluded and empty of all the traffic that the Hardees had.
So, I explained about the 3 cars with one guy in each that surrounded me, and just "hung out", and said I had a bad feeling about the whole thing and was gonna let it go, no hard feelings.
Well, we talked for a minute, and he finally just asked where i was on the highway, and said to pull off at the mall exit, he'd come to me.
This sounded fair, and I didn't get a bad vibe from this, so I said OK, I'll be at the Chevron.
Well, he gets there 5 minutes later, pulls up in a nice SUV, wearing his hosptial scrubs with ID tag (which I jokingly told him really eased my fears....'cept I wasn't really joking) , and we exchanged CCLs abd DL's, and he showed me his "firearms log" or something like that where he itemized all his toys by name,ser#,date of purchase, then he whipped out a couple bills of sale with our names and the ser.# on them, which we signed.
So, turns out the dude's a straight-up good guy, and the CZ looks to be brand-spankin' just like he said !!! It was pristine, and came with the case,mags and all paperwork.
When i got home, I field stripped it and lubed it up (needed the lube,bad), and almsot immediately took it to my favorite quick-test dirt road spot and blasted 60 quick rounds and then scooted before somebody called the cops, and sho 'nuff, she's a honeybear !!!!
That's the end of story, thanks again to all for weighing in!
 
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huntsman said:
I can't believe you're dumping a S&W for a CZ :(
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Ain't my only one, and I've already run into issues with the lack of parts, them being out of production for so many years. And if i were to crack the alloy frame on this 6906 (and it happens), the very best I could HOPE for from S&W (from what I've read) would be a deal on a new polymer M&P,which I don't want.
Besides, we aren't talking about priceless, irreplacable Rembrandts here, they're essentially just toys. They come, and they go. As long as you can keep from getting hosed, it's a lot of fun to play with something a while, then put it back into circulation and try something else. That's not to say my collection is like a revolving door, I do have favorites I hang on to, but I don't get real heavily attached to "stuff" like I did when I was younger.
As one of my brothers likes to say, "one day,all your favorite toys, are gonna belong to someone else". ;)
 
I've had more malfunctions with CZ than all other brands combined. Never had a single issue with any Glock. No way I'd make that trade.
 
MIL-DOT, congrats on the new CZ, and another congrats for figuring out a way to get it AND keep the Glock 17.
 
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