CZ-75B Review

[CastleBravo]

FYI, here is my review of my new CZ-75B.  

www.geocities.com/mr_motorhead/cz75b.htm

Overall, it is a fantastic pistol.  It would be a good deal at $550, but for the $350 it cost me it is a steal.

C.B.

[Bompa]

Liked mine so well that I went and bought another one.. Interesting in the fact that they are the same but different..
One is marked Ca. and has a steel recoil spring guide and the other is KS. and has a plastic spring guide and a much better trigger..The thing is they both are very accurate and a pleasure to shoot..
It it too bad that the "mil" guns are all gone because they were possibly the deal of the decade..

[Unregistered(d)]

There are still mil. spec 75b guns out there. The dealers wharehouse has them for $309 NIB. with one ten rounder and one fifteen rnd. nice guns

[cos]

Does anyone know the website for the dealers warehouse?

[Will-Beararms]

"EGG-SAH-lant" I can honestly say with the CZ75B and Hi Cap mags, the 9mm gets the treatment it deserves. I have no further desires for another 9mm. The CZ75B satifies them all except for say another CZ75B

[Unregistered(d)]

unfortuneately there is no site.look them up in shptgun news or gin list mags

[Unregistered(d)]

Thank you to CastleBravo for the review and all of the member's insightful comments.

I would like to buy a CZ but know nothing.  I owned a TA 90 which had trigger backlash and the hammer would jam after the slide cycled rearward.
How is the trigger backlash on the new CZ 75/85's?  
Any hammer problems?  
Regarding the trigger creep, can it be corrected?
The CZ decocker is located to the rear of the slide- is it as easy to use as EAA's or others which face forward?  Is the decocker smooth (that was the only thing that worked well on the TA 90)?
I recall that in the mid 90's CZ's were very expensive, what has caused them to become so economical?
Finally, how are the CZ 75 and 85 different?

You all are a great organization.  Thank you.

[Walt-Sherrill]

Hey, Will Beararms!

No other 9mm?

Well, you need to own or shoot a really fine one, once.  That would probably change your mind.  

The standard, run-of-the-mill CZs are great guns, but there are guns which are much, much better.   Unhappily, these others are just not guns that many of us can afford to own.

I sold my "precious" SIG P-210-6 a while back.  I needed a new truck more than I needed that gun, and the proceeds of the sale knocked a big dent in what I had paid for the used truck.   But it was a wonderful gun.  (1 3/4" groups at 55 yards/50 meters).  You got the sense that you were shooting a fine Swiss watch!    Used, older models of the 210-6 sell for $1500 - $2000; new ones, which aren't as nice, are even higher.   And check out the new P-210-8; the new Gun World Magazine has a review.   I'd love to have one, but don't think I'll spend the $5000+ it takes to get one.  

The Sphinx from Switzerland, a very upscale CZ-75 Clone is pretty nice, too.  I've only handled one, and didn't get to shoot it.  Its apparently THE CZ-75-type gun to own.

I shot a friend's Nowlin custom 9mm recently.  (A 1911 style.)  A wonderful gun.  (This is a $1300+ gun.)

S&W Performance Center 5906 models are also very nice, when you can find one.  

The S&W Model 952 is also exceptional.   ($1200+).   Very, very nice, but not as nice as the S&W Model 52  upon which it is based.  (I have one of those; not nearly as costly, but still a lot more than a CZ-75B.)

And then there's the H&K P7 (8 or 13).   Nearly as accurate as the P-210, and much smaller and more concealable.   These go for around $900 used...   The Walther P5 is supposed to be pretty nice, too, but I have no experience with them.

And then there's the CZ Champion line... Probably as good as many of those listed above.  

All of these are, in effect, hand-made, hand-fitted guns.  You DO get what you pay for, sometimes.

[ut83]

Sarabellum,
Welcome to the forum....the trigger backlash on the 75/85 isnt bad and no hammer problems I know of.
The creep isnt a prob either...the trigger is adj. on the 85 Combat.
The Decocker is under the slide on the frame and is smooth.
Prices on CZ's are coming down as its popularity and availability rises and CZ has its own distributor in the States.
The only difference in the 85 vs the 75 is the 85 has ambi controls.  Thats is....check them out
Shoot well

[Unregistered(d)]

Dear UT 83,

Thank you for the quick advice.  Maybe you can help.  I would like to be a regular member, but am having problems loggin into the system.  Any ideas?

[Walt-Sherrill]

RE: the CZ-85

In addition to the ambi-controls, the mag brake is modified so that magazines drop free.

RE:  the CZ-85 Combat

It also has adjustable sights, which may or may not be a plus in your view, and a generally better level of fit and finish.

The "adjustable" trigger is ONLY adjustable for overtravel;  it doesn't really feel better different than the standard trigger for THAT reason, but the overtravel adjustment does allow for quicker followup shots.   For most of us, this is superfluous...

More importantly, the CZ-85 Combat does not have the trigger block... making for a better trigger.  (But even the block can be smoothed on the 75B series...)

[Unregistered(d)]

hello

trying to decide between 75b and 75bd ( with decocker)
Any remarks?