New CZ75B

[cmcgehee]

This is my first experience with CZ and so far I love it.  I have fired about 1000 flawless rounds so far.  I really enjoy reading and learning from experienced members on the forum.  Thanks for all the help and ideas.

[Psyop96]

Nice photo! Are those grips original to the pistol? If so, they look like the ones on the 40th anniversary but in a different color. Welcome aboard.

[cmcgehee]

Thanks, Psyop96....The grips are maple burl made by RTF Grips.

[brianh]

Dang, that's beautiful. I just picked up the same model but in matte stainless and with the rubber grip panels. After several disappointing experiences with Hi-Powers this CZ has been a refreshing, welcome change. It's the Hi-Power I'd always wanted the Hi-Power to be.

I'm also very pleasantly surprised as how nice the factory stock rubber grip panels are. In fact, I backed off on a VZ grip order because I don't think, for the money, you can do better than the factory rubber.

[cmcgehee]

brianh....The factory rubber grips have a great feel to them.  I just prefer the looks and feel of wood grips on all my guns.  I am super pleased with the CZ75B.

[Goldcomet]

Dang, that's beautiful. I just picked up the same model but in matte stainless and with the rubber grip panels. After several disappointing experiences with Hi-Powers this CZ has been a refreshing, welcome change. It's the Hi-Power I'd always wanted the Hi-Power to be.

I'm also very pleasantly surprised as how nice the factory stock rubber grip panels are. In fact, I backed off on a VZ grip order because I don't think, for the money, you can do better than the factory rubber.

What problem did the hi power give you? I've own 4 or 5 and they have all been high quality reliable guns. They do remind me of CZ's a lot.

[brianh]

Dang, that's beautiful. I just picked up the same model but in matte stainless and with the rubber grip panels. After several disappointing experiences with Hi-Powers this CZ has been a refreshing, welcome change. It's the Hi-Power I'd always wanted the Hi-Power to be.

I'm also very pleasantly surprised as how nice the factory stock rubber grip panels are. In fact, I backed off on a VZ grip order because I don't think, for the money, you can do better than the factory rubber.

What problem did the hi power give you? I've own 4 or 5 and they have all been high quality reliable guns. They do remind me of CZ's a lot.

I've owned two Hi-Powers (one was an FN Hi-Power and the other an FEG clone). I found the magazine disconnect to be a complete kludge (after a gunsmith declined to remove it because of 'liability issues' I bought Steven Camp's excellent manual and just ripped it out myself), the grip was somewhat cramped, I got hammer bite with every round (even with the round Commander style hammer), the stock triggers were gritty and heavy and the stock safety hard to engage/disengage. I ended up putting a good number of Cylinder & Slide parts into the FN model, but in the end nothing I did overcame the worst attribute - they simply were not all that accurate. Even worse - the "cheap pot-metal Hungarian knock-off" (as one wag described the FEG to me) was more accurate than the FN.

I tend to not reinforce failure. I dumped the Hi-Powers and move on to S&W 3rd Gen's. Heavy as heck but the stock triggers were pretty good and every one I've owned was accurate right out of the box. But alas, I'm fickle. I'm now down to one S&W and into CZs.

[mbs357]

brianh....The factory rubber grips have a great feel to them.  I just prefer the looks and feel of wood grips on all my guns.  I am super pleased with the CZ75B.

That's true.  I always told myself I'd get a set of Hakan's (and I might still) or some other wood grip as soon as I bought a CZ75 but once i got the stainless home and started handling it I'm really liking the rubber.