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CZ PISTOL CLUBS => Compact CZ 75s => Topic started by: Elwood Dowd on May 26, 2016, 11:26:09 PM

Title: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Elwood Dowd on May 26, 2016, 11:26:09 PM: So this thing looked like it had been drug behind a tricycle with a shoelace. I sent it out locally for durakote after I stripped it down to springs and pins, replaced the sightes with a set of Meprolights, replaced all of the springs with stock replacements from CZ. The only thing I still need to do is grind off that lanyard loop and put on a set of grips. I do kind of like it just as it is though. I also managed to scratch it lightly right between the controls........

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Post by: cntrydawwwg on May 27, 2016, 12:29:34 AM: Looks great!
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Elwood Dowd on May 27, 2016, 12:38:58 AM: Thank you. I really want to add some different grips but I like the palm swell a lot. funny part is that I keep leaning toward the same exact VZ black cherry tac diamonds that are on my Colt lightweight commander. I hate them on that gun but still want to put them on this one. Somebody needs to slap the hell out of me.
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Post by: Birds Away on May 27, 2016, 04:24:56 AM: She looks great. Is the frame steel or alloy?
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Post by: AZ_CZ on May 27, 2016, 04:49:17 AM: Nice!
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Elwood Dowd on May 27, 2016, 06:27:10 AM: Quote from: Birds Away on May 27, 2016, 04:24:56 AM
She looks great. Is the frame steel or alloy?

Steel. Did yours end up coming in with a steel frame?
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Birds Away on May 27, 2016, 06:42:39 AM: My D hasn't arrived yet. My Compact with the safety that I recently got has an alloy frame. I am hoping the D is steel as I already have a PCR.
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Elwood Dowd on May 27, 2016, 07:31:48 AM: I like the steel frame. The weight feels right, like a combat commander. Only it holds twice as many rounds.

I'll keep my fingers. Crossed for you.
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Birds Away on May 27, 2016, 07:46:41 AM: Thanks, I like having both the steel and the alloy.
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Scarlett Pistol on May 27, 2016, 09:01:47 AM: Someone just posted somewhere about Lok making G10 grips that have the same palm swell as the original CZ grips. They haven't made them for compact CZ's yet, but if I remember correctly they are working on it. Just an option to keep the palm swell and get the grip of G10. I'll go see if I can find the post.
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Post by: drec on May 27, 2016, 01:13:52 PM: Very nice!
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Post by: Jedman7 on May 27, 2016, 01:38:36 PM: Beautiful restoration! I love the "back to original" look of that (with the lanyard loop). Congrats.
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Elwood Dowd on May 27, 2016, 04:41:13 PM: Thank you everybody. There were a couple of moments that i considered throwing all of the parts in a box and quiting work. That sear cage is a nightmare the firat time you do it.
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Post by: wdbutcher on June 03, 2016, 11:34:59 PM: Looks great! Now we'll need a range report :)
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Post by: rhart on June 04, 2016, 01:53:21 AM: Looks nice.
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Birds Away on June 04, 2016, 05:13:28 AM: My newly arrived 75D with steel frame on the left. The Compact on the right has an alloy frame.

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Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Psyop96 on June 04, 2016, 05:30:05 AM: Nice looking pair. The weight difference is quite noticeable. Looking forward to a range report.
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Birds Away on June 04, 2016, 05:33:11 AM: Quote from: Psyop96 on June 04, 2016, 05:30:05 AM
Nice looking pair. The weight difference is quite noticeable. Looking forward to a range report.
It will be a while for the 75D. There are some issues with the barrel and rather than risking it I am going to get a new barrel and have it fitted.
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Post by: Psyop96 on June 04, 2016, 06:28:18 AM: That's a shame! Good thing it was noticed.
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: M1A4ME on June 04, 2016, 06:35:19 AM: I've got a CZ 75 Compact, but in satin nickel. It's just too "slick" in my hand. Some skateboard tape helped, a bit.

A couple weeks back I got one of the new P01's in urban gray. It has a combination of soft rubber grips and grooves cut up the front and back sides of the grip frame. It has a totally different, and comfortable, feel in my hand vs. the CZ 75 Compact. I'm thinking, if I was to get another CZ 75 (to restore/customize) I'd be trying to get similar grooves machined into the grip frame before I had it refinished. Does/did CZ make soft rubber grip panels for the full sized CZ 75's.

I would feel kind of bad buying a brand new gun and then modifying it, but "saving" a well used (or abused) older gun would be right up my alley.

The one you had refinished, what was it? Bluing? Cerekote? Just curious.
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Post by: Birds Away on June 04, 2016, 06:59:25 AM: All of the guns pictured have their factory finish.
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: tekarra on June 04, 2016, 02:34:35 PM: Looks great.
Title: Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
Post by: Elwood Dowd on June 10, 2016, 01:36:12 AM: Sorry to bump my own thread, but i have to chime in. Birds guns are a great pair. That steel frame makes me laugh at "compact". Especially when its got 15 rounds of critical duty in it. Its one heavy little fellow, like a short fat kid.

I havent even taken mine out since i finished it. I got lazy, then I got carried away on a 6.8 AR build. I am going to shoot the CZ monday morning rain or shine. I still have the 6.8 sickness, but between these two guns i have spent too much money in the last 3 weeks. So the 6.8 is getting shelved for a week until I order the barrel.