CZ-75 Stainless Picture Thread

[tessitori]

In this thread I have seen some amazing guns.   Congratulations to all of you for your dedication in maintaining the highest standards.

Quick question for those with stainless polished and satin finish.  How difficult is it to convert the parts from Matt black to a polished finish?


Andrew

[DenStinett]

The Matte Black / Polycoat is NOT on Stainless metal
Some are "White Steel" and some are Aloy
If you "buff" the Polycoat off, you'll have to Blue it, have it Case Harded, Nickel Plated or Hard Chromed
Or just let it rust   

Now if you meant Matte Stainless....then just strip the Frame and Slide and Polish the #e[[ out of it   

[tessitori]

The Matte Black / Polycoat is NOT on Stainless metal
Some are "White Steel" and some are Aloy
If you "buff" the Polycoat off, you'll have to Blue it, have it Case Harded, Nickel Plated or Hard Chromed
Or just let it rust   

Now if you meant Matte Stainless....then just strip the Frame and Slide and Polish the #e[[ out of it   

What is the best way to polish it?  I have access to a sandblaster in which we run silicon beads ...

[tessitori]

Any pics of a Matt black with Matt Stainless slide?  Just curious on how this would look!

[stevo0728]

First outing at the range.  Shot great. Had trouble with Corbon hollow points not going into battery. Second trip shot a box of WWB with several FTE. Ammo was weak and dirty.

[stevo0728]

[Bret]

Nice looking pistol.

Second trip shot a box of WWB with several FTE. Ammo was weak and dirty.

What else were you shooting that you're comparing it to (the weak part, not the dirty part)?

[stevo0728]

Winchester white box was weak and dirty.  Shot some re manufactured ammo from freedom munitions that worked flawless.   

[Bret]

My personal experience is that WWB, Federal American Eagle, Remington UMC, Speer Lawman and CCI Blazer Brass are all about the same when it comes to their power.  I think of them as regular power loads.  Italian Fiocchi and Geco have a little more power.  All of my CZ's will run with any of them except my CZ 75B SA which sometimes has trouble with the regular power loads.  It's likely because of the heavier slide or the recoil spring.

[stevo0728]

My shooting buddy said that the freedom munitions ammo was kicking out several feet upon ejection, but the WWB was barely popping out. It was that 100 value pack I picked up at Academy sports. I read on several blogs that others have had trouble with this value pack. I bought some Aguila and Remington UMC to try out next time.

[stevo0728]

I originally planned on replacing the grips with the fancy CZ wood grips, but these rubber grips are sooo comfortable.  I think I am just going to leave them on....

[Bret]

I bought some Aguila and Remington UMC to try out next time.

Do keep us informed about how they compare.

[DenStinett]

Any pics of a Matt black with Matt Stainless slide?  Just curious on how this would look!

I went the other way
Matte Black over Matte / Brushed Stainless:

[DenStinett]

What is the best way to polish it?  I have access to a sandblaster in which we run silicon beads ...

The Media Blaster would be a great way to remove the PolyCoat and leave a nice Matte Finish on the Stainless
A Buffing Wheel works well to bring out a high polished finish
Personally, I used Cratex Tips on my Dremel Tool to polish my Stainless Frame before I "brush" finished it

[Dtech]

Here's my matte stainless.  Along with my SIG P226 Elite Stainless they are my favorite all steel 9mm pistols!  Superbly accurate, nice trigger, ergonomic, reliable, and great looks.  An all around great pistol.  I only wish it had come with night sights like my SIG did.