CZ-75B

[S&W M&P40c]

I searched and found no discussion on this gun so I apologize if there is a thread about it already.

My first pistol is my screen name. I carried it for 8 months now.

What I have learned:
1. For IWB carry I need more grip to grab when I draw.
2. I would like DA/SA so I can carry cocked and locked.
3. I would like a higher mag capacity. I.E. 9mm.
4. I want the slightly higher weight of a steel gun so I can recover sight picture quicker.
5. Due to me wearing contacts for nearsightedness I need a larger sight radius for rapid fire to recover sight picture faster.

Other than that I love my gun for carry. It is equiped with a rail so I will get a light for it and keep it as my nightstand gun.

I would like to discuss the CZ-75B. It has the profile I desire; nice and smooth, slim in comparison to S&W M&P, Sigs, Glocks, etc. It has the profile of a High Power which I love but can't afford, nor would I want to because I think the CZ looks better. I LOVE how it feels in my hand and a little bit of me died when I had to give it back to the lady behind the counter, lol (know that feeling?). I don't feel I can find a better value.

I seek your collective wisdom

[dgg9]

2. I would like DA/SA so I can carry cocked and locked.

The point of DA/SA is so that you don't carry C&L. DA/SA is so you can carry with the hammer down, safely.

4. I want the slightly higher weight of a steel gun to I can recover sight picture quicker.

Gun weight is only one factor. Lighter, polymer guns recover sight picture pretty quickly too. IMO, low bore axis + grip ergonomics trump weight. CZ's grip ergo is unparalleled IME.

5. Due to me wearing contacts for nearsightedness I need a larger sight radius for rapid fire to recover sight picture faster.

The difference in sight radius among service caliber guns is less than an inch, usually much less.

[triplebike]

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I searched and found no discussion on this gun so I apologize if there is a thread about it already.

Hey S&W M&P40c, check out this thread. lots of good info on the CZ75B.

http://forum.pafoa.org/pistols-41/93...me-choose.html

[mrnyman]

Great Guns, you cant go wrong, but bear in mind that they are much larger than your Mand P c .40,
Here is mine in Stainless, which CZ do not make anymore,

http://img39.imageshack.us/i/cz75sta...ithhoguek.jpg/

[andrewjs18]

http://search.pafoa.org/?q=cz+75+pis...%3Avrvbtifxywe

here's my CZ 85B..which is an ambi version of the CZ 75B

[andrewjs18]

The point of DA/SA is so that you don't carry C&L. DA/SA is so you can carry with the hammer down, safely.

where did you hear that? having the safety engaged will allow someone to carry cocked and locked safely. I think the decocker is used to drop the hammer without firing the gun, no?

[dgg9]

where did you hear that? having the safety engaged will allow someone to carry cocked and locked safely. I think the decocker is used to drop the hammer without firing the gun, no?

Right, so the sentence "I would like DA/SA so I can carry cocked and locked" is seen as kind of misdirected, yes? Most DA/SA guns don't have a safety. The DA/SA feature is unrelated to having a safety.

If you want to carry C&L, you get a SA gun.

If you want to carry with the hammer down, you get a DA/SA gun.

The CZ75 is neither fish nor fowl. It's mostly a SA, but you can (rather unsafely) drop the hammer and carry DA/SA. IMO, wrt CZs, if you really want to carry DA/SA, get a CZ75BD (I CCWed one for years -- a great choice). And again purely my opinion, but if you really want to carry C&L, get a CZ75SA, with its nicer SA-only trigger and more ergonomic 1911-like safety.

[LowCapacity]

Yeah I think the OP is a little confused about DA/SA guns as most of them have no safety, just the long initial trigger pull.

I keep reading about them and now I'm really hankering to shoot a CZ pistol.

[Rundownfid]

You have picked a great favorite of mine. I got mine to shoot IDPA with, wanted one pistol for both Stock Service Auto and Enhanced Service Auto and the 75B fits the bill. So far I have been using it as a SSA, hammer down and double action first shot. The only problem I have with it is that one must drop the hammer manually on a live round. So far so good, but there is a slight pucker factor.

Other than that the gun is very good. Accurate and heavy enough to recover quickly shot to shot. I did not like the factory plastic grips so bought some teak grips from Thailand, they are very nice and let my hands get a better grip.

I highly recommend the CZ 75B.

[dgg9]

Yeah I think the OP is a little confused about DA/SA guns as most of them have no safety, just the long initial trigger pull.

I keep reading about them and now I'm really hankering to shoot a CZ pistol.

The good thing about the CZ is that the DA isn't the full, mile-long trigger pull on most traditional DA/SA guns. It drops into a half-cock position which is not hard to deal with at all, esp with the gun's uber-grip-ergonomics.