welcome,
Anyone tell me what vintage this pistol is?
if you look near the ejection port you will see 2 digits. that will be the year of mfg.
Now to a question I have for the group here. I have never been very satisfied with the magazines that came with my pistol. They look poorly made, cheap, and fit very loose. They will disengage and fall out while I am firing my pistol. One of them I can pull out of the magazine well just by giving it a slight pull whether I have rounds in it or not. Also, the slide will not lock back when I finished firing the last round.
Sounds like the mags may not be OEM or that they were rode hard and put up wet.
I just ordered and received some magazines for my 1911 because I was not totally satisfied with the ones that came from Colt. I bought them from Wilson Combat and while ordering those, I bought 4 magazines for the CZ85. The 1911's are Wilson Combat brand magazines but the CZ85 magazines are Mec-Gar brand magazines. They look very nice and are well made. They say CZ 75 B on the package. When I tried one out, I could engage it about 3/4 of the way into the magazine well before it would get very stiff. I used some degree of force (not excessively so) to push it in and while the action would work (I did not have rounds in the magazine), I could not get the magazine out without the use of a screwdriver (I was gentle) to pry it back out. Needless to say I won't try that again.
You may
STOP and dont force the issue with the mags.
Some hints you can try.
> remove the grip panels and see if those are causing any binding. Its low hanging fruit of a check. but do not force the mag.
So are the Mec-Gar magazines the wrong ones? Is the CZ 75 B labeling a clue as to why? I assume that CZ75 magazines and CZ85 magazines are the same and useable in both pistols. Finally, is there a high quality CZ85 magazine from a reputable company that I should buy? What are my choices there?
You may need to search/buy some older PRE-B CZ mags.
however, since you dont have a location in your profile, what i recommend maybe moot. but you can cherry pick what you want to do.
1. Look for a gun show/shop in your area that has MANY CZ mags. I would call first and ask. then ask if you can bring in your CZ and try each mag for fit. Again, without forcing the issue.
2. Also look for some larger cap mags. I noticed on mine that they appear to fit looser in my older and Pre-Bs.
3. If you have a CZ shop in your country, you can look/see if they have any PRE-B mags and buy from them. but they wont be free and wont be as inexpensive as Mec Gars.
4. If you have any shooting friends that have CZ 75/85s and many mags, you can ask them to see if any of theirs fit. Maybe offer to swap/buy some new ones for the ones that fit your gun.
