CZ pistols?

[LRB45]

What is the overall opinion on the CZ line of pistols? Really been looking into getting a new handgun, haven't had one for over fifteen years since my Beretta 92FS, and seem to be drawn to the CZ 75 style of pistol.

Are they reliable, good shooters accuracy wise, easy to maintain, and good support from the parent company?

I am really interested in the P01 model, or a compact 75. How would you rank them with the like of Glock, H & K, Beretta, and S & W?

Thanks for any information and pictures of your CZs would be appreciated.

[m39nut]

I've been very lucky with my 2 CZs, a P01 and a 75B. I've never had any problems with either of them at all and they will eat anything you feed them and spit it out with very good accuracy.

If you are looking for a range gun only or don't see your self putting several thousand rounds down range they are for you. However, if you put a lot of rounds down range keep in mind they are a mid 70's design and will need more spare parts, i.e. springs and a slide lock in particular to keep them running since the pin on the lock gets peened since it engages the barrel cam.

The 75B is also a very large gun and can be difficult to coneal which is why I have mine up for sale and have moved to the M&P 40fs. Even the P01 which is the same size a Glock 19 is more difficult to conceal since it is not a smooth on the outside as the M&P or the Glock.

[crusader377]

I own a CZ-75B, and have fired between 4500 and 5000 rds through it I think it is a good pistol. It is accurate, reliable, inexpensive, and handles well. On the downside, the CZ-75 is a large pistol and would be a poor choice for a CCW and its factory sights are inferior to some pistols like the M&P. I purchased mine for IDPA and to keep wear off of my BHP and to complement my M1911 since the BHP, M1911, and CZ-75 all have similiar ergonomics.


That said, about 10 months ago I picked up an M&P 9 which was my first polymer pistol and striker fired pistol and haven't looked back. I believe the M&P is a better pistol and since then by CZ-75 has been a safe queen.

In summary, I think the CZ-75 is a good pistol but their are better pistols on the market. For a range gun the CZ is great but for a carry pistol there are better choices such as an M&P, Glock, etc..

[espnazi]

My CZs have been some of my most reliable pistols(on par with a few HK), not one single incident with my CZ-85 or CS CZ 75 Target, and they are the guns which are more accurate for me. I have other pistols like the P30 and although I have been learning to shoot it a bit better it wasn't that same feeling(still practicing). I really am starting to love my P30, but I think I will always have a place in my heart for CZs.

Remember they are the most issued service weapon in the world for a reason.

[lethal dose]

No problems to report. Get a used older gen model.

[ralph]

My experiences with CZ pistols pretty much mirrors everyone else's..Great range toy, not so good a CC, as the round count goes up,(and not that high, either) parts will start to break, Finish is poorly done (mine had some sort of polymer finish on it, and it looked like it was applied by a 11yr old) For the same money or slightly more, one can buy something much better,as accurate,much more reliable, and much better supported. (parts, holsters, etc) M&P, Glock,two good places to start looking.

[beltjones]

Very fun pistols to shoot, and they make so many different models that you are bound to find something you really enjoy.

Trigger work on them can yield enormous benefits. I mean a night and day difference. Very few other guns respond to trigger work the way CZ's do. And of course, some people like them just the way they come from the factory.

The downside is that they are not bombproof like glocks. Anyone who has significant hard-use round counts through one will admit this. Basically everyone who uses one for USPSA carries an extra trigger return spring, slide stop, and probably extractor. Over on the benosphere, the common recommendation is to swap out the trigger return spring and slide stop about every 5,000 rounds, and to remove and clean the extractor every 3,000 or so.

I have a Stainless 75B and a Shadow, and they're both great. Who doesn't love an all-steel gun? However, I bought both thinking they would replace my G17 and later my G34 as my main competition guns, but it just hasn't happened.

[Cazwell]

I've had several, including two P-01's. Never any problems. Ate anything I fed them, accurate. But, I have heard the concerns from others and it did make me a little nervous.

[LRB45]

The more I look at other pistols that appeal to me, the more the Glock pistols look like the way to go.

Don't have enough money to throw around just to experiment.

[Cazwell]

The more I look at other pistols that appeal to me, the more the Glock pistols look like the way to go.

Don't have enough money to throw around just to experiment.

Well, gen 3 or earlier it would seem. Every forum including this one has a "gen 4 problem" thread. Everyone loves the M&P... "If" you get such and such a kit. No perfect pistol I suppose.