85 combat disassembly-for Walt

[wjzag]

Walt...
   I've read through many of the forum's posts looking for answeres to my questions and curiosities concerning my 85 Combat (06 vintage... according to the digits stamped in the oval at the rear of the ejection port) and have found quite a few informative responses; the questions I haven't found answers to I've posted questions for and I have yet another if you wouldn't mind.

Do you know of a "current" publication that illistrates the complete disassembly of an 85 Combat (not the 75 or 75B or 75BD) or at least calls-out the differences? From what I can discern from my reading and research there are several different steps required for the Combat and I really want to get it back together without any parts left over... that seems to work with washing machines but I wouldn't think it's the same with pistols  
Thanks in advance Walt

Bruce Jennings

[Walt-Sherrill]

There are only three differences between the 85Combat and the other CZs:

1) A firing pin plate rather than a firing pin stop -- and no firing pin block.  

2) An ambidextrous slide release.   (The right side is held in place by the slide stop spring.)

3) A right side safety.  (Held in place by the spring on the top of the sear assembly.)

If you have complete take-down instructions from here on the site, those minor differences are irrelevant.

You really need a third hand when screwing around with the sear assembly.  But the 85 Combat is much easier to work with than the decocker models.

[wjzag]

Thank you Walt. I found the take down instructions (w/pictures) for a 75 model on the Home Gunsmithing page of the forum but didn't know until I read your reply exactly what differences there were (Ive not found them clearly spelled out anywhere) and I very much appreciate the response. It's like the "dry fireing" question I asked last week... I didn't know for sure until I read the replies to my inquiry about it. BTW I've dry fired a little over 7000 times in the last few days; this in place of another anticipated but untinable visit to the local range due to domestic responibilities. I have blisters on my fingers where I don't recall ever having any before...ouch. It seems to be worth it though, if "butter" is supposed describe an excellent trigger action I believe that's what it's very close to becoming . Thanks again -- Bruce Jennings