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Offline Elwood Dowd

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I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« on: May 26, 2016, 11:26:09 PM »
So this thing looked like it had been drug behind a tricycle with a shoelace.  I sent it out locally for durakote after I stripped it down to springs and pins, replaced the sightes with a set of Meprolights, replaced all of the springs with stock replacements from CZ. The only thing I still need to do is grind off that lanyard loop and put on a set of grips.   I do kind of like it just as it is though.  I also managed to scratch it lightly right between the controls........

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Offline cntrydawwwg

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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2016, 12:29:34 AM »
Looks great!
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Offline Elwood Dowd

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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2016, 12:38:58 AM »
Thank you.  I really want to add some different grips but I like the palm swell a lot.  funny part is that I keep leaning toward the same exact VZ black cherry tac diamonds that are on my Colt lightweight commander. I hate them on that gun but still want to put them on this one.  Somebody needs to slap the hell out of me.
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Offline Birds Away

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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2016, 04:24:56 AM »
She looks great.  Is the frame steel or alloy?
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Offline AZ_CZ

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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2016, 04:49:17 AM »
Nice!
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Offline Elwood Dowd

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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2016, 06:27:10 AM »
Quote from: Birds Away on May 27, 2016, 04:24:56 AM
She looks great.  Is the frame steel or alloy?

Steel.  Did yours end up coming in with a steel frame?
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Offline Birds Away

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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2016, 06:42:39 AM »
My D hasn't arrived yet.  My Compact with the safety that I recently got has an alloy frame.  I am hoping the D is steel as I already have a PCR.
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Offline Elwood Dowd

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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2016, 07:31:48 AM »
I like the steel frame.  The weight feels right, like a combat commander. Only it holds twice as many rounds.

I'll keep my fingers. Crossed for you.
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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2016, 07:46:41 AM »
Thanks, I like having both the steel and the alloy. 
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Offline Scarlett Pistol

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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2016, 09:01:47 AM »
Someone just posted somewhere about Lok making G10 grips that have the same palm swell as the original CZ grips. They haven't made them for compact CZ's yet, but if I remember correctly they are working on it. Just an option to keep the palm swell and get the grip of G10. I'll go see if I can find the post.
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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2016, 01:13:52 PM »
Very nice!
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Offline Jedman7

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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2016, 01:38:36 PM »
Beautiful restoration!  I love the "back to original" look of that (with the lanyard loop).  Congrats.
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Offline Elwood Dowd

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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2016, 04:41:13 PM »
Thank you everybody.   There were a couple of moments that i considered throwing all of the parts in a box and quiting work.  That sear cage is a nightmare the firat time you do it.
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Offline wdbutcher

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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2016, 11:34:59 PM »
Looks great! Now we'll need a range report :)
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Re: I finished rebuilding my surplus 75 D compact
« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2016, 01:53:21 AM »
Looks nice.
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