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Offline Lbj1891

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cz75 SA
« on: December 10, 2017, 07:09:20 PM »
I added a SA cz75 to the collection today...For some reason, it feels more "put together" than my standard 75b. Perhaps its the extended beavertail, the extra weight up front, or the contour of the trigger? It points and feels much better in my hand than the 75b.

I like it  O0
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Offline Mister Coffee

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Re: cz75 SA
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2017, 07:54:48 PM »
I added a SA cz75 to the collection today...For some reason, it feels more "put together" than my standard 75b. Perhaps its the extended beavertail, the extra weight up front, or the contour of the trigger? It points and feels much better in my hand than the 75b.

I like it  O0

I hope that you will follow through with a full report on the SA. I am really interested in this gun. :)
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Offline M1A4ME

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Re: cz75 SA
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2017, 08:00:34 PM »
Isn't it great when you find a handgun that seems like it was made for your hand? 

It's even better when that handgun is both reliable and accurate.

Sounds like you've got a start on a good one.  Now you need to shoot it some and get it broken in so the action smooths out some, too.

Edited to add - My youngest son had a CZ 75 SA and it has become his favorite handgun.  Why?  Reliability and small groups.

Good luck with yours.

« Last Edit: December 10, 2017, 08:02:25 PM by M1A4ME »
I just keep wasting time and money on other brands trying to find/make one shoot like my P07 and P09.  What is wrong with me?

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Re: cz75 SA
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2017, 12:29:10 AM »
I added a SA cz75 to the collection today...For some reason, it feels more "put together" than my standard 75b. Perhaps its the extended beavertail, the extra weight up front, or the contour of the trigger? It points and feels much better in my hand than the 75b.

I like it  O0

I hope that you will follow through with a full report on the SA. I am really interested in this gun. :)

Ok, took her to the range after work today. i put 350 rounds of remington 115gr target loads through her. We experienced no problems aside from 4 underpowered rounds which the gun still cycled through without issue.Prior to this initial test, I adjusted the overtravel on the trigger as well as installed hogue wrap around grips. I recommend familiarizing yourself with sear/hammer claw dynamics beforehand.

Now, the 75b SA is very similar to the original 75b. It differs however in the length of the beavertail, safety design, trigger, extended mag release, and beefier slide. I appreciated all of these aspects.

The SA incorporates a newer style beavertail. For someone like myself, with large beefy hands, the extended beavertail offers more space to acquire a high grip. I utilize the same grip on my standard 75b, but under stress I tend to actually get the web on my hand on and around the top of the beavertail. On the SA, this was a non factor. The SA beavertail simply allows for a more aggressive hold. This became glaringly obvious during my failure to stop drills where i noticed i tend to start quite high on the grip in anticipation of controlling recoil and subsequent follow up shots. My failure to stop drills also illuminated some of the SA's other attributes.

Im always concerned about trigger control, recoil control, and sight picture retention. The SA proved more than capable of absorbing the recoil. Without much effort on my part, I was able to manage muzzle rise to a degree where my sight picture was uninterrupted during double taps and quick transitions. I attribute this to the SA's "beefy" front half of the slide. It simply mitigated recoil.

In addition to the recoil dampening weight of the gun's reciprocating mass, the trigger allowed me as the shooter to focus on allll the other parts of shooting(for the most part). I dont have a pressure scale, but the trigger is around 4 pounds im approximating. it doesnt have a clean break per say, but i i know when its about to break. The reset is much too long and it caused me to short stroke it once durong my drills. However, its lightness combined with its blade like contour and minimal overtravel enabled me to shoot without thinking about the trigger pull. I will be upgrading the trigger group, but Im not in any hurry to do so. It is more than sufficient as is.

The safety is ambi and has a more positive feeling than the standard 75b safety. i would not feel comfortable carrying the standard 75b cocked and locked. I would however feel comfortable carrying the SA in such a condition.

Now, the bad. CZ F'd up majorly on this set of sights. The rear is uneven in the "u" portion that you look through. this causes me to pull the front to the left to compensate for what my eyes are seeing. No big deal. I plan to replace these immediately anyway. CZ, you guys know better!

In conclusion, this firearm is a winner. It retains the solid 75b foundation, but incorporates some single action simplicity, feel, and an edge  that I enjoy so much in a pistol. It feels like a 75b that has been lifting weights and its just begging for a trip to CGW for a duo tone finish and a "its my american right, culpably negligently light, i cant believe its not butter" trigger.

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Re: cz75 SA
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2017, 02:11:23 AM »
The rear is uneven in the "u" portion that you look through. this causes me to pull the front to the left to compensate for what my eyes are seeing.

Do you mean that the notch isn't centered in the "U" portion? And any chance you could post a picture of this?

Front sight is irrelevant in this scenario.

what we are talking about is a little different. The "u" has a slight incline as your eye moves right. not very noticeable at closer ranges, but noticeable at longer ranges. it makes me turn the gun left so my eyes can see over the hump and see the front sight. At distances over 25m it really started to play tricks on me. The light in between the sights give your brain clues as to whats level or not. The incline messes with this. Hitting the 100m plate required me to hold what looked like off right. But in actuality i was still straight.
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Re: cz75 SA
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2017, 03:31:02 AM »
Great write-up, Lbj. Much appreciated. :)

It seems like nobody can wait to get a CGW trigger job on their pistols. These Cajun guys must be the sh*t. :)
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Re: cz75 SA
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2017, 03:35:56 AM »
So are you talking about the rectangular notch (between the dots) in the rear sight, or the "U" shaped cutout underneath the rectangular notch?



tween the dots, sir

you know what i just remembered? i have a metal file in my toolbox.
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Re: cz75 SA
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2017, 03:46:29 AM »
Great write-up, Lbj. Much appreciated. :)

It seems like nobody can wait to get a CGW trigger job on their pistols. These Cajun guys must be the sh*t. :)

They're supposed to be. Maybe ill send the 75B as a "test" before i send my prized SA.

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Re: cz75 SA
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2017, 06:12:00 AM »
The front sight appears to be at slightly out of alignment.  Is the front sight retaining pin broken or not present?

Nice write up btw.  I had the hots for an SA some time ago, but it waned -- went a different route.  Might be tempted if I came across a nice used one in .40 a few months down the road.

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Re: cz75 SA
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2017, 01:24:18 AM »
Congrats on new SA  ;)