used pre B update ....new questions.

[hankhill]

I looked at the pre B again . It does take new mags(the one from my BD fits)But it does have the pin hole in the saftey that Walt  described.The finnish is not great, the price is 400+tax in P.A. that comes to $424.00.What do you guys think.....Should I stay away from it or buy it?
94 prod.
1 mag
80%
saftey I cant get parts for? Or will a B model saftey work?
HANK

[Walt-Sherrill]

If it takes the modern mags, that's the biggest obstacle already overcome.  

The price may be hair high if the finish is rough.  

The pin-hole in the safety says its the old style safety, and you must stick something in that hole to retain the internal spring if you ever remove the safety.  Otherwise you'll have a heckuva time getting it all back together.

Pre-Bs are nice, but they're not THAT MUCH better than new 75Bs, and in some ways a bigger potential problem.  (After-market sights, for example, are hard to find -- you may have to have the rear dovetail recut; the front sight is probably staked.)   You can find a used 75B and have a good trigger job done, and have much the same gun without future "parts" issues.

My first pre-B was an even-worse deal, but the trigger was so sweet I couldn't resist it.

Only you can decide whether its worth it.

[hankhill]

Thanks again Walt! If the readers of this post do not know....Walt  is the best person I know to answer any questions you may have about any of the CZ line of pistols.
If he is kind enough to post a reply to your question PAY HEED
experience is everything!
HANK

[briang2ad]

hank:

$424 OTD is a bunch for a PreB in not so good shape.  BUT, I would consider it if it had a round trigger guard, had a good trigger,  AND took new mags - highly unlikely, but I have heard of them.  A 94 is pretty late for a round guard.  A new B model will run about the same price wise, and as Walt says, probably has better sight options and takes cheap and easy to get mags - and it will be "in parts" for a long time.  

I recently got a PreB Transitional OTD for much less and its finish is about 97%.  It takes new mags, and has the good sights.  BUt... it does have the square TG.