75B Blued .40 S&W - Pics Added

[Steve Menegon]

I picked one up today with 2 mags, a holster, original manual, 2 mags, and a DeSantis holster for $400.00. It also has Hogue wrap around finger groove grip.

Appears all stock. Bluing has some
corrosion. Internally is perfect.

04 production. AxxxxX serial number. I take it that means an early 2004 production? Are the blued models rarer than polycoat? I don't care, just curious.

Sorry I can't post pics, I used to use Tapatalk, but it got annoying and intrusive. So away they went.

My plan is to get a SP-01 barrel and have it reamed so I can run .357 Sig.

Also, were steel guide rods with multi-strand springs stock?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

[M1A4ME]

I have an older CZ75 Compact that has that wound recoil spring set up.  One of the satin nickel finish guns.  Not sure how old mine is but I agree it's a strange look and the only one I've bought with that kind of spring.

[Steve Menegon]

For a minute, I thought someone put a Sig spring in it. I want to bump the spring up a bit after shooting it today.

Speaking of which, it shot great. It needs an extractor spring as I had 3 spent casings stay in the chamber. I'll call Wollf tomorrow, their website ran me in circles.

I ran truncated cone & hollow points today. The gun loves the Underwood stuff as far as accuracy goes, but all did well.

The rear sight is loose, I may just upgrade to Meprolights.

It shot so well as a .40, it has me rethinking the .357 Sig change.

[M1A4ME]

I may know how you feel.     The one I bought showed a lot of promise a few years back and I should have shot it more than I did before moving on to something else to fight with.  I would not change mine to .357 SIG either.  Don't remember if I changed sights on mine or not, now.

Oh, I remember now, why I sort of put it away.  My eyes have gotten to the point I can't see the sights without glasses so I'm only carry pistols with red/green dots now.  Just in case I lost my glasses when I needed to be able to use the pistol.  I just hated the idea of getting the slide milled for a red dot that gun is so pretty.

I also put a spur hammer and CZ85 slide release levers on it.

I didn't change the grips.  I really like those soft rubber grips CZ puts on the metal framed guns.  Really helps hold onto the pistol.

You need to go shoot it - and do a range report.  It would be nice to know how it shoots and what ammo you used.  I run Win. 180 grain hollow points (white box stuff, not the high dollar stuff) in my M&Ps and FNS .40's and they shoot it pretty good.  My CZ .40's don't do well at all with that ammo.

[Steve Menegon]

The sight issue is fixed. I put a shim under the sight and fitment is good. The photo luminescence is degraded a good deal on the rear, but they are fine for daylight use at the range. Not a high priority until this 75B runs as flawlessly as my other CZ guns. At 67, I want to hang onto iron sights as long as possible. I have a red dot on a Ruger Mark II Target and that is the only one.

I'll leave the hammer and slide release alone for now.

The Hogue grip came on the gun. I  tend to like it so far.

The ammo I ran at the range was Blazer Brass 180gr, PMC 165gr jhp, and Underwood 150gr jhp. The Underwood were pretty amazing. 10 yards standing offhand, I had 4 holes touching at the bullseye. Again, I wish I did not need to use a separate app for pictures, but this is not my website. The Blazer Brass shot really good once I was more focused. I wanted to be sure everything worked first. 2 of those failed to eject. The PMC jhp were also good. Only one failed to eject.

I pulled the extractor and spring last night. Although not too dirty, the channel was cleared, checked for burrs and deformation of the extractor, cleaned again and put it back together.

I put a 18lb recoil spring in it to try next range trip.

 

[M1A4ME]

The spur hammer and CZ85 slide release aren't necessary.  I just like the looks.

If I was going to carry a CZ75 (my usual EDC is a P07 .40) I'd want the right holster, the right spare magazine pouch (one or two), some spare magazines (several, not to carry all the time but to have in case I need to replace the regularly used ones at some point), the right grips, the right sights and the right ammo.

What's right for me may not be right for you.  It's a journey.

[Steve Menegon]

This 75B slide release and safety both have finer lines cut in them vs my other 3 CZ pistols. What is the difference between the CZ85 release and the newer style?

Additionally to my last post, I removed a few thou off the "pad" that limits extractor depth. Tension and engagement depth feel much better. Need to get out and put a few more down range!

[M1A4ME]

The CZ85 slide release is two parts.  Left side is similar to the CZ75 but the shaft is longer so it can protrude through the right side lever and allow you to push it to the left when field stripping the pistol.  The hole in the  right side of the frame is larger on the CZ85 so accommodate the right side lever.  Requires enlarging the hole in the outside section of the frame.  There is also an inside section/wall that does not have to be enlarged and helps keep the slide release shaft supported and centered.

This is what the pistol looks like with the CZ85 slide release installed.  Looks like a CZ85.  I just like the spur hammers, too.  So I installed one of those.

[Steve Menegon]

Both look really good. 👍Thanks for the visual.

[Steve Menegon]

Cleaned it up inside and out.

[Steve Menegon]

Since I mentioned adjusting extractor depth, I captured a picture. I'm hoping full depth will eliminate all extraction issues.

The position of the case is where it would be running the gun. I used the barrel to get it in position before finishing adjustment.

Think it'll be good?

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[Steve Menegon]

The depth adjustment did not solve the extraction issue. I ended up sharpening the extractor hook and changed the angle inside the hook in the area it grabs the case. Between that and a new extractor spring, the gun now runs 100%.

[M1A4ME]

Figuring out what was wrong and fixing can be a good thing.  Now you know what to look for in the future and you know you can fix it if it happens on another gun.  Some day you may not be able to ship it off to a gunsmith to work on.  Or may not want to.

[Steve Menegon]

I had planned on taking the original extractor spring with me to swap out at the range. Would have answered the question, "Hook shape or spring?" I left it and tools at home. 😁

I'll leave well enough alone and enjoy shooting it.