no CZ love, what's the deal?

[Guest Burgan]

Going to shoot a fullsize CZ or two, Friday. Trying out both the CZ-75B and CZ-75BD.

[bajabuc]

My wife loves her CZ 70...sure it's a "mid small size .32" but she was in the 10 ring at 50 yards. First time shooter, first pistol. She hides it from me. The wench!

[BigK]

Never fired a CZ pistol. If they are anything close to their rifles, they have to be one of the best ever. I have a CZZ 527 in .223 and that thing is not beautiful but blisteringly accurate. I wish I knew someone with a 9x19 CZ. I'm going to be looking for another 9mm soon and would love to bang with one.

Sent you a PM...you're welcome to shoot mine

[Will Carry]

I am picking up a CZ next week at Fuquay Guns. If my car don't break down first.

[Guest Burgan]

Shot the CZ-75B and CZ-75D Compact today. Loved both. Now I'm in the market for one.

[Guest Burgan]

I heard the nickel CZ-75 isn't actually a nickel plated gun. That it's a polycoat that is silver (nickle) in color. Is this true?

[Guest Lester Weevils]

Anyone know of any gun shops that actually carry CZs in stock?

Hi Burgan

Dunno if you have an Academy Sports in your area. The Academy Sports store in Chatt, I go in there maybe three or four times per year. USUALLY the times I've been in there they had CZ-75B, and I think have also seen CZ-P01 on occasion but could be mistaken.

I get the impression that Academy stores typically just carry whatever the home office tells em to carry. So maybe CZ's would be at least occasionally found at any of them?

[Guest Burgan]

I heard the nickel CZ-75 isn't actually a nickel plated gun. That it's a polycoat that is silver (nickle) in color. Is this true?

Nevermind. Scratch that. I just talked to a CZ rep today about their finishes on the CZ-75. It's nice that they come in Stainless (9mm only), Black Polycoat, Nickel Plated, Duo Tone (Polycoat slide & Nickel frame).

I'm might just deal with czcustom.com.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

I dealt a little with czcustom and they seem great guys. Ordered some assorted parts and a Kadet slide, emailed some questions on Sunday night, they emailed a reply Monday morning. Delivery was quick and all the stuff was as advertised.

My biggest problem perusing the czcustom site is the same as trying to buy a computer from Dell or Apple. After I add up all the features I want, the bottom line price has got pretty big compared to the starting price. The solution of course is to not want so much stuff.

[Guest Burgan]

My biggest problem perusing the czcustom site is the same as trying to buy a computer from Dell or Apple. After I add up all the features I want, the bottom line price has got pretty big compared to the starting price. The solution of course is to not want so much stuff.

Haha, I know the feeling. I was playing around with the add-on features to see how much it would end up being. But I think to start I'll just do a plain stock CZ. Though I was tempted at upgrading the sights, I felt it was not necessary right now.

[Guest WyattEarp]

for anyone wanting to know more about the durability of CZ, or those who have never heard about them, here's a great review on the CZ 75 P07 Duty .40

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/handguns/54048-cz-75-p-07-duty-40-review.html

[BigK]

Haha, I know the feeling. I was playing around with the add-on features to see how much it would end up being. But I think to start I'll just do a plain stock CZ. Though I was tempted at upgrading the sights, I felt it was not necessary right now.

CZ is my favorite, I have 5 of them and to me the stock sights aren't bad.

IMO your money would be MUCH better spent on a custom hammer and a trigger job. Out of the box the trigger is kind of gritty...nothing 500 rounds won't fix, though.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

If somebody wanted a general-duty gun my fixation wouldn't be the best choice. But I kept trying to talk myself into getting a single-action-only variant of CZ-75 or 85 from czcustoms. The factory stock black single-action-only model is about as cheap as a black CZ-75B and am guessing would have at least as good a single-action trigger as a factory stock CZ-75 or 85, which ain't bad as far as I can tell.

But then there are the custom single-action-only builds with the straight trigger and competition hammer and such. Add a fiber optic front sight, enlarged single-action safety lever and a few more features, pretty soon the price has got a little bigger.

It seemed to me that would be a fun range toy. Probably no worse for cocked'n'locked carry than a 1911, but most likely too much of a special-purpose pistol for a one-and-only first pistol.

Edited June 10, 2011 by Lester Weevils

[Smith]

How's this? Love this gun!