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templar333

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Detail Strip An SA
« on: March 11, 2002, 08:14:40 PM »
Hey all,

Does anyone have a lead to any info for detail stripping the SA? I wanted to see how good it was out of the box so I took a NIB SA to a Defense Handgun course over the weekend and ran almost 600 rounds thro' it. Poor thing got abused but held it's own. It's just so bleep filthy right now and deserves a thorough cleaning.

Love the bugger. Thanks.

t333.

templar333

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Detail Strip An SA
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2002, 08:18:17 PM »
Help an idiot pleeeeazze. What is that screw on the top end of the trigger for? Thanks.

bradu

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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2002, 09:20:10 AM »
Hi,

Sorry I can't help with the detail stripping.
But the screw is for overtravel adjustment.

Brad

templar333

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Detail Strip An SA
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2002, 10:35:49 AM »
Bradu, thanks a mil.

CZ75ID

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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2002, 05:18:40 PM »
Hi, what course> and what did they think about you shooting a CZ and not a Glock?
what did the Instructors say about the SA's accuracy?

make any CZ coverts?

Oh, you said top of the trigger? does your trigger have two screws in it?


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Detail Strip An SA
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2002, 06:42:48 PM »
IMHO, detail-stripping a CZ pattern gun just for cleaning isn't a very good idea.  Unless there's some serious dust, gravel, sand, whatever in there, stuff that might cause significant extra wear or damage, I'd just spray the inside out with Breakfree or somesuch.

However, if you're committed, you can get it pretty well apart without having to remove any roll pins.

First, field-strip the pistol (after showing clear, of course!).
Next, unscrew the grips.
Next, push out the pin holding the top of the mag brake (long leaf-spring thingy).  It's not under much tension, so it should be easy.
Next, you'll have to punch out the pin that holds the mainspring plug in place (it also goes through the bottom of the mag brake).  This one is under much more tension, and will be the major challenge during reassembly.
The force of the mainspring should eject(!) the plug, you can then remove the mainspring itself.
Now, look down from the top of the frame.  Look inside the ejector block/sear housing, you should see the sear spring.  One "arm" of the sear spring rides in a little groove, which retains the safety lever.  Lift this arm out of its groove, you should then be able to remove the safey lever, and then the ejector block.
Going any further requires removing roll pins, mainly the ones retaining the trigger and hammer.

(note that this is based on my experience with my Baby Eagle, and my not perfectly match "real" CZs)

templar333

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« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2002, 08:32:05 PM »
CZ75ID,

It was the Defense Handgun I class by Pat Goodale in Alderson, WV. Pat is not one of those that you hear about a lot but safe to say that 'he is the real deal' - quoted from Patrick Rogers of SWAT magazine. Patrick wrote an article called 'Firearms Academy' in last month's issue and on the short list of those that he recommended along with Gunsite, Thunder Ranch, Louis Awerbuck, etc, was Pat Goodale. I had already signed up for the class before the magazine came out, so I was REALLY looking forward to it by the time I read the article.

Anyway, EVERYONE else that showed up for the class had a Glock this and a Glock that. Didn't bother me though, even if I had never shot a CZ before. I had read enough about the 75 to realize that it is one pistol that you can't really go wrong with. So, like I said, I put a new 75 SA to the test. Trust me when I say that the CZ earn my respect and that of the instructors. On the marksmanship portion (first part) of the class, it held the tighest group. One instructor came up to me and asked me how long I've had the CZ and I said 3 days. He simply replied, 'It's a keeper'.

As for converts, I really can't tell. I was having way too much fun with the 75. One student did come up to me and asked how much I paid for it. He walked away saying he couldn't believe a pistol that inexpensive could perform that well. Hey! What about the shooter?? :)

Anyway, I got more plans for the 75. Gunsite (off-site, if it holds) next month, Jeff Gonzales' 'Combative Pistol' immediately after that and Pat's DH II & III in June. In the meantime, I'm gonna shoot it at the IDPA classifier tomorrow night and other IDPA shoots every other Wednesday. It is going to stay one busy CZ.

MoNsTeR, thank you very much for the detailed info. I appreciate your taking the time to list things out. I agree with you on not having to detail strip the CZ but you must excuse my ignorance here. The CZ, as you can see, is very new to me and being a 1911 guy, I always detail strip and clean my 1911s after every 1000-1200 rounds. Are you suggesting that this should not be the case with a 75?

Also, the trigger has only one screw and as Bradu has mentioned, it is the overtravel screw. I didn't pay any attention to it previously.

Thank you all kindly.

Helm.