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CZ PISTOL CLUBS => CZF KADET KLUB => Topic started by: Fuzzy Sights on February 08, 2022, 07:42:18 PM

Title: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: Fuzzy Sights on February 08, 2022, 07:42:18 PM
Was on the CZ USA site today and looked for a Kadet Kit for an SP01 and ran across the Kadet II and there was a notice that it is being discontinued this year.   Very sad as this versatility of being able to shoot multiple calibers off a single frame is one of the reasons I like the CZs over other platforms. Hope they are coming out with a Kadet III that has polymer mags. 

JW
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: Earl Keese on February 08, 2022, 07:55:38 PM
This is beginning to look like the end of an era.
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: DenStinett on February 10, 2022, 10:33:43 PM
Very sad turn of events
Just visited CZ-USA "CZ Pistols"
Seems that every other listing was for some variation of the P-10
One has to wonder if Polymer isn't the direction they are going now
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: tommiegun on February 14, 2022, 09:28:11 PM
Is there a difference in the .22 LR conversion units between the Kadet and the Kadet II?  This is for the CZ75 pistol.  Thanks
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: wagwan on February 15, 2022, 09:22:54 AM
Is there a difference in the .22 LR conversion units between the Kadet and the Kadet II?  This is for the CZ75 pistol.  Thanks

Yes, the main difference is a wider groove on the underside of the Kadet II slide to accommodate the Omega trigger group.  The original Kadet will not work on Omega guns.
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: tommiegun on February 18, 2022, 07:28:11 AM
Thanks for the reply. 

Are the .22 LR magazines interchangeable between the Kadet and Kadet II?
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: viking499 on February 18, 2022, 10:48:48 AM
Thanks for the reply. 

Are the .22 LR magazines interchangeable between the Kadet and Kadet II?

Yes
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: Metal Wonder Nine Guy on February 19, 2022, 04:59:02 PM
This is sad news considering that I've been looking for a kadet kit for a while now.

Man, CZ is cancelling a lot  of good pistols lately. SP-01 phantom, CZ-97 and now the Kadet kit. This is going to make the Kadet kit even more harder to find now, sadly.
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: Psyop96 on February 20, 2022, 03:03:14 PM
During his Prague beer meet up, Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons interestingly mentioned in response to a question that CZ didn’t want him shooting video of some of their forge/casting operations because they felt it was outdated and in the process of being updated. I wonder if that is impacting production capacity and resulting in discontinuation of some less high-profile products. I do recall reading somewhere that CZ had record unit production during even the first year of the pandemic but that probably included a portion of the sizable military contract in early Spring.


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Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: Triax60 on February 21, 2022, 08:59:05 AM
Well this is a bummer, been awhile since I've come on this forum and I come to find out the Kadet has been discontinued. Blah! I ordered spare mags, springs and what I could find to maintain my Kadet. Thanks for the heads up.
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: tommiegun on February 21, 2022, 07:49:07 PM
Is there any big dollar difference between the Kadet and Kadet II .22 LR conversions units for the CZ 75? 
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: bczrx on February 22, 2022, 02:06:08 PM
Just got off phone with CZ USA. This is definitely true- Kadet II discontinued. However, he said the SP01 22 conversion kit was still in production. If that matters to you [it did for me].
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: Atomic Punk on February 23, 2022, 04:28:03 PM
Well this is a bummer, been awhile since I've come on this forum and I come to find out the Kadet has been discontinued. Blah! I ordered spare mags, springs and what I could find to maintain my Kadet. Thanks for the heads up.

I just picked up a couple of mags on gunbroker--spendy.

What else did you pick up...and where? I want to make sure I can keep it running too.

Thanks
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: Dr_Static on February 25, 2022, 10:13:26 PM
BUMMER!!!

I've been loving my Kadet II since I found it a year ago (??). Good to hear that the SP 01 .22 conversion is available. That may become the next quest. Regardless, I consider my 75B SA Kadet II a classic.

Cheers,
Peter
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: Triax60 on February 28, 2022, 12:02:57 AM
Well this is a bummer, been awhile since I've come on this forum and I come to find out the Kadet has been discontinued. Blah! I ordered spare mags, springs and what I could find to maintain my Kadet. Thanks for the heads up.

I just picked up a couple of mags on gunbroker--spendy.

What else did you pick up...and where? I want to make sure I can keep it running too.

Thanks

I bought some recoil springs, two kadet magazine springs and a spare Kadet slide stop from Numrich Gun Parts but it looks like all that is sold out now.

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/search#query=cz%20kadet

Some extra mags and what I could find direct from CZ but that's cleared out as well.

https://shop.cz-usa.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?q=cz+kadet&product_list_limit=all

Bought an extra Kadet firing pin and some Kadet firing pin springs from CZ Custom.

https://czcustom.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=cz+kadet

As soon as I saw this post I bought what I could find and it looks like everyone else is doing the same.
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: Atomic Punk on February 28, 2022, 06:06:27 PM

I bought some recoil springs, two kadet magazine springs and a spare Kadet slide stop from Numrich Gun Parts but it looks like all that is sold out now.

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/search#query=cz%20kadet

Some extra mags and what I could find direct from CZ but that's cleared out as well.

https://shop.cz-usa.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?q=cz+kadet&product_list_limit=all

Bought an extra Kadet firing pin and some Kadet firing pin springs from CZ Custom.

https://czcustom.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=cz+kadet

As soon as I saw this post I bought what I could find and it looks like everyone else is doing the same.

Thanks. I also searched "kadet" at CZ Custom before I asked. Guess, I was too slow.
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: schutz85C on March 07, 2022, 05:55:08 PM
I am sure that parts will remain available.
You can still buy 85 Combat slide stops for example...

gunstufftv has k-2 mags and probably others..
Title: Re: Kadet II discontinued
Post by: GBUS on July 26, 2022, 05:21:42 PM
Did not enjoy paying current prices for a couple spare K2 mags and definitely wishing I’d just bought a load of them back when they were only half as ridiculously priced as they are right now.

Still I’m very glad to have a couple conversion kits and hosts on hand considering their decision to discontinue the K2 kit.

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