The CZ-75

[m4brian]

Might just wanna look for an old 85, get it tricked out and refinished.

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/709942301

[Slater]

Wasn't there a TV show called "Pimp My CZ"?

[Arik]

"We are to make a pistol? Okay, it will be an American based design in 9x19. Have fun with your Makarovs."

We have forgotten about the CZ82 9x18 Makarov!

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[Arik]

One of the best features is also my only peeve - my first duty pistols were S&W 39 series, slide decockers, as a result I learned to run my slide from the front, as things evolved to Glocks, I stayed with it. I've tore myself up doing immediate action drills on my CZ-75 when I first got it, those outside frame rails grab a hold of skin.

One other peeve, lack of ambi-safety on my pre-b. Does anyone make one?

Not that I'm aware of which is one of the reasons I don't get into CZs. Very few of their offerings are ambi

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[26 Inf]

Might just wanna look for an old 85, get it tricked out and refinished.

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/709942301

Thank you for taking the time to find that.

Have not actually bid on anything on gunbroker - tried a Colt 6920 but had to be a member of the premium club, didn't join.

Currently I'm high bidder, is there a sniper app for gunbroker?

[Frailer]

Thank you for taking the time to find that.

Have not actually bid on anything on gunbroker - tried a Colt 6920 but had to be a member of the premium club, didn't join.

Currently I'm high bidder, is there a sniper app for gunbroker?

Gunbroker auctions are snipe-resistant. A last-minute bid will extend the auction end time.

[26 Inf]

Thanks. I won it.

[paul-s]

The reason that the CZ-75 didn't have as big an infuence in the U.S. or gain the popularity it had in much of the rest of the world, is because of the Cold War. Products from communist countries could not be imported to the United States or many other countries. As was mentioned earlier in this thread, it was one of the very first 'wonder nines,' but by the time it became available over here it was not nearly as influential as it would have been earlier.

If you can't import it, then copy it. It might surprise you to learn that the list below are all CZ-75 clones. Some of these squared off the front part of the slide and frame from the very distinctive original CZ-75 profile, but you can clearly see the original DNA if you look at the shape of the rear part of the frame, and of course these all have slide rails that run inside the frame:

EAA Witness
Magnum Research Baby Eagle
Tanfoglio TZ-75 (This italian company supplied parts for a lot of other CZ clones)
Springfield Armory P9
Bren 10 (the first 10mm handgun, famous from the Miami Vice TV show)
Sphinx Systems — several models
Norinco NZ-75
Israel Military Industries Jericho 941
Armscor MAP1 and MAPP1
...and a bunch of others

An Italian clone, the Tangfolio TZ-75, was the first handgun other than a 1911 (and the first 9mm) ever used to win the IPSC World Championship — twice.

Here is a post on a Springfiled forum about the P9: http://www.springfieldforum.com/The-...Z75-Clone.html

Here is an article about some of the more popular clones:
http://firearmsreview.blogspot.com/2...relatives.html

Here is an incomplete list from Wikipedia of countries that use the CZ-75 (this list only includes genuine Czech CZ-75s, not the many clones).

Brazil: Used by the Brazilian Armed Forces
Bulgaria: Used by the Ministry of Interior
Chile: Used by Chilean Army Main handgun
Czech Republic: Used by the Czech Armed Forces. Also used by Czech police forces.
Egypt: Primary firearm of law enforcement since 2013
El Salvador: Used by the Salvadoran armed forces and the civilian national police.
Finland: Used by The Finnish Customs
Georgia
Greece: Hellenic Police
Israel: Shin Bet
Kazakhstan: CZ-75B and CZ-75D used by police SWAT teams.
Macedonia: CZ75 Used by Army of the Republic of Macedonia
Mexico: CZ P09 used by selected units of Federal Police since 2014
Philippines: Department of Interior and Local Government
Poland: Polish police (limited use).
Russian Federation: Used by law enforcement.
Serbia: SP-01 Shadow is used by Special Forces of Police.
Singapore: Singapore Police Force
Slovakia: Slovak rail police, military police and the elite paramilitary tactical unit.
South Africa
Spain: Used by the Municipal police
Thailand: Used by Royal Thai Army special units and Ministry of Interior.
Turkey: General Directorate of Security
United States: Used by several police departments and Delta Force.

[AndyLate]

We have forgotten about the CZ82 9x18 Makarov!

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I have 2 (they were cheap) CZ82s which I picked up right as the cheap Mak ammo kind of dried up They are ambidextrous, at least the safety and mag release are, and have great D/A triggers. Of course they are a bit big and heavy for the power they offer.

One of my buddies at Fort Hood had a CZ-75 he bought at a Rod and Gun club in Germany and wanted some help learning to shoot it. I picked it up and shot a very respectable group, then spend the rest of the range trip explaining to him that it was ok his groups were bigger and he would get better with time.

Andy