Can CZ75B handle +p+?

Yes, It Can...

The CZ75/85 series of pistols are strongly built and capable of handling such ammunition. While the extended use of such hot ammo will accelerate wear, the gun will handle it.

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I believe you should be ok, as the thing is overbuilt and the Europeans like hotter ammo, and the CZ might have been built for subgun ammo BUT note all the maybees. Best bet is to call CZ-USA and ask them before you void your warranty.

Loch
 
The CZ75 is very strong, and I have fired several 100s of (reloaded) +P ammo in mine, plus thousands of normal pressure ammo with no ill effects.
I called CZ-USA once (for another reason) and Mike (the resident smith) recomended going to a heavier spring than the factory 14 lbs, even for normal ammo. I do remember the slide hitting the frame a bit harder with the +P ammo, I was using the factory spring.
 
So what's Mike's recommended recoil spring wt for normal/commercial loads? I wonder if 22# might be too much..
 
Hello. For several years now, I've been using and having great luck with conventional Wolff 18lb springs in 9mm CZ75s. Standard velocity loads usually work well with this spring and it really helps prevent battering when using the warmer stuff.

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I'm still using the factory spring, but only shooting normal pressure ammo. I did get a wolff 15lbs. spring (Mike recommended 15-16 lbs. for normal use), but it doesn't fit my CZ75 well, too long and I decided not to cut it yet. For heavy loads I would go to 17-18 lbs. I think a 22lbs. will pound the pistol too much on the returning stroke.
 
I shoot ANYthing I can in my 75 compact. 125 rnds of +P last sat.
It has a 17# spring...thinking of going to a 20# wolf. Most of what I shoot is hot. My main carry gun. shoot well
 
For Glocks, going to a heavier spring will reportedly help reduce slide peening, and so you can actually see the difference of going to a heavier spring. I don't think there's an equivalence in CZ75Bs, is there - other than actually experiencing a feed/eject problem?
 
A CZ will take +P ammo, but it'll batter the frame a little if you use the factory recoil spring. The factory spring is rated at 14 lbs. A 16 lb spring works well with normal pressure 9mm. An 18 lb spring generally works with normal pressure loads, but your may have malfuctions if you limp wrist. So, an 18 lb Wolff recoil spring should help quite a bit.

If you often practice with +P or +P+ loads, you could also install a Buffer Technologies recoil buffer made for the Hi-Power, but ONLY when you practice. The buffer is thick enough that it prevents the slide from locking back, but it'll save you excess wear on the handgun. I'd definitely take the buffer out when you leave the range.
 
If this is the case, why doesn't the factory ship these guns with 16 pound or 18 pound springs in the first place?

Skorzeny
 
Because the manufacturers generally wanted to maximize reliability and to them frame battering, which shows up after thousands of rounds anyways, are of lesser importance. In a defensive/combat situation, if folks limp wrist or if forced to fire with the weaker hand because of injuries, a slightly less powerful recoil spring will continue to allow the weapon to function well. For range use, the priorities are somewhat different and folks are generally more concerned about frame battering.
 
The last post stated that a weaker spring would increase reliability in situations where limp-wristing or possibly weak hand racking of the slide is used. How does that work? Do I have it backward, but I figure if it is harder to pull back then it will also be more force full when returning to battery. Correct me if I'm wrong, but how can a weaker recoil spring make chambering a round more reliable? easier in some situations maybe but more reliable? What am I missing
 
MSKS brings out a great point. These guns are first and foremost Military weapons and in that environment, they are virtually indestructible. America is a unique market due to the freedoms purchased by the blood of our warriors-----------past and present. We, in most cases except in those States that have defied the charter of our Constitution, have the ability to shoot handguns at will using the ammo of our choice as many times as we please.

I can tell you as a duck hunter with a semi-auto shotgun that is used to hunt frequently, failure is a question of when not if. Maybe if we had that attitude about handguns our lives would be easier.

The problem with this is that all of us on this post have an underlying and well justified fear that our freedom to own a handgun could be stripped with the stroke of a pen and the acquistion of parts could be non-existent. Therein lies the true and prudent strategy that many with the means have already employed by owning more than one hadgun of the same make and model.
 
Mept, I was saying that a weaker recoil spring will be less prone to (slide) cycling issues upon firing and in a self-defence situation, it is unlikely that one needs more than one mag. Your comments about chambering is valid when switching magazines but I believe a technique to address that is that with one hand, one can press the front of the slide (that is locked back) against a hard object (eg a table edge) which achieves the same result as pulling the slide back. Hope this helps.
 
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