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Offline BigK

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need advice I can pass along about a CZ 100
« on: January 16, 2011, 05:58:53 AM »
A good friend of mine asked me about this model today. I hated to admit that I'm just not very familiar with it, since he knows what a huge CZ fan I am. So, I was hoping somebody would give me some advice I can pass along.

The particular gun is at a local pawn shop, so I stopped by today to inspect it for my buddy. My first reaction was that this gun looks like a Walther P22 and a Taurus 24/7 had an illegitimate love child.The slide stop release is odd, but easier to reach than anything I've seen. It has typical CZ ergonomics, but a really long trigger pull (even for CZ).

The kid behind the counter didn't want to let me field strip it, b/c he said the last time he let somebody do that (to a 1911) he had to pay someone to put it back together for him, LOL. I assured him that if I couldn't strip it and put it back together, I'd buy the bleep thing. The feed ramp needing to be cleaned/polished, but otherwise it looked like it had never been fired.

They're asking $299 for it with one mag. Would you recommend it at that price?
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Re: need advice I can pass along about a CZ 100
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2011, 10:44:26 PM »
Got mine brand new, out the door for $350 with 2 mags. As always with a used firearm, I'd find out the bottom dollar price from someone in the store that could deal and go from there.
As far as the break down of a CZ100, it's as simple as any other CZ, so no issues there. The trigger will be the kicker- some hate it, some dont mind it. Mine is long but very smooth and crisp, like that of a DA revolver. There is some very informative trigger fixes in this club that I used with great success. I bought mine with a buddy of mine and we both shot it, that day. Did the trigger fix directly off this forum and we shot it again a couple weeks later and he was very impressed with the difference.
 I carry mine daily and shoot it weekly and could not be more pleased. The trigger to me, is exactly what a concealed handgun trigger should be- draw-point-pull. With this trigger there is very little chance of accidently engaging the trigger when reholstering the weapon as other brands have been known to do.
 I did swap out the plastic guide rod with a steel one and upgraded the recoil spring with a 22lb glock 19 spring for less that $10. A little polishing on the feed ramp for GP and cut my own cross grove on the bottom rail for a modern light attachment. Mine is chambered in .40s&w and has a ported barrel.
If its chambered in a .40s&w with a manufactors date of 2002 or higher, I'd go for it. This would be the newer model -CZ100B. And if your not happy with it, write me a line here on this forum and I would be glad to entertain a offer to take off your or your friends hand, as you can never have to many CZ's.
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Re: need advice I can pass along about a CZ 100
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2011, 12:51:51 AM »
Thanks for the info...

The one my buddy is looking at is a 9mm. I wonder how much difference there would be.
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Re: need advice I can pass along about a CZ 100
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2011, 03:08:55 AM »
No porting on barrel and fixed sights on some. Not sure on mag count but the .40s&w is 10.
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Re: need advice I can pass along about a CZ 100
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2011, 09:05:03 PM »
thanks again YoungGuns, I see why you call this the loneliest pistol club on the internet. Not much love for the 100.
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Re: need advice I can pass along about a CZ 100
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2011, 09:13:50 PM »
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Re: need advice I can pass along about a CZ 100
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2011, 10:54:55 PM »
One minor correction. To the best of my knowledge, no 100's were imported with fixed rear sights. The rear sights on all models were adjustable in order to get enough points to allow importation. A fixed rear sight is available from CZ-USA if the pistol has the larger rear dovetail.

If I were in the market for another 100, got two already, I would buy that one in a heartbeat. Paid over $300 for both of mine. BTW, all of the CZ100's came with two magazines. See if you can get them to lower the price maybe $30 since it is missing a mag.

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