Continuing to lust after the CZ 75.....more questions

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Nathan

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As I continue to lust after the CZ75, i've gone from an B SA to a B.....now, I'm wondering if i should go SP-01? Thoughts?

My logic for B SA to B was that I could get a better SA trigger doing the conversation myself with a CZ Custom hammer, CGW sear and one of their triggers.....and maybe some polishing.

My logic for B to SP-01 is that due to gun weight, if it makes it into my rotation, i will probably use as an HD or maybe owb field carry.....most likely, it will be a 9mm range gun with high potential to gift to daughter for HD.....still main focus is as a shooter.
 
Since you are considering using it for HD then IMO the SP01 makes more sense unless you are comfortable with cocked and lock only. Same goes for your daughter. SP01 comes with safety model and decocker model. If I was going to use it for SD I would personally get the decocker "Tactical" model.
 
YEEEEEE Gads....why make things so difficult ? GO buy one of the damn things and get it over with ! THE pick of the litter is the CZ85C, but YOU will not pay ANY attention to that, will you !!??
And so it goes...
 
If money is no object, I'd go with the SP-01 if you're considering it. The extra weight is nice for recoil reduction and it's also nice to be able to mount a light or laser if you want to. I wanted an SP-01, but none were available at a reasonable price when I was buying, so I bought the classic 75b. I love my 75b, and now that I have a P-07 I'm glad I bought the 75b, love the classic lines and if I want to mount light for HD, I can use my P-07.

Regarding the 85, if you want it ambidextrous that's the way to go. The 85 Combat has some other tweaks, including no firing pin block, an extended mag release, mags drop free (you can do this on a 75b cheap), an adjustable rear sight, and over travel adjustment on the trigger. Its up to you if those are worth the extra cost, for me they weren't.
 
I think the SP-01 is an excellent choice. I've been consistently impressed by it since I got mine.

I've only put about 1700rds through it but I have not had a single failure through out that period.

Ambi safety, check.
Reversible mag release, check.
Drop-free mags, check.
Factory night-sights, check.
Absurdly good rubber grips, check.
Makes me look like I can shoot, check.

My only gripe is the longer-than-I'd-like DA reach for the trigger, but given that is only on one shot at a time, I can live with it.
 
I second the SP01 being an excellent choice. It is a tank at around 43oz (heavier than a Govt 1911) but that extra weight combined with the low recoiling 9mm really mutes the recoil and muzzle flip. With a little practice fast and accurate shots are a breeze. I recommend the model with a safety (not the tactical) unless you are deathly afraid of manually lowering the hammer on a live round. This gives you the option of safely carrying either cocked and locked or hammer down.

I carry my SP01 every day. It's not the easiest gun to conceal but I've managed to make it work. I understand it's not going to be 99% of people's choice for a carry gun.
 
I was torn between the stainless 75 and the 85... picked the SP-01.

I liked the idea of the ambidextrous 85, but the right side slide release didn't feel right. It wasn't like the one on my M&Ps... but something added after the fact (which it was). I liked the stainless 75, but my dealer had a SP-01 that just came in. Felt right, and the rail made the gun a little more useful than the stainless 75. It was also a few dollars less than the stainless.
 
I had a 75 BD but sold it, only because I found it to heavy to carry but it's a great gun.
Still have a CZ 75D PCR, BD version, a P-07, a P-09, and a Rami arriving on Wed. I suspect what ever CZ you get you will love.
 
I prefer the manual safety CZ's, but have a PCR also. I'd go with the basic 75B first unless you really want a light rail.
 
I have an 85C and a PCR, really like both of them despite the fact they are chambered in "puny bellum". Been considering a tactical in 40 but have yet to find one locally that I can heft.
 
I chose a 85B model over the 75 when I bought it new in 2006 because, for whatever reason, the lgs was selling it for a significantly cheaper price ($369.99 for it with 3 mags). I like the idea of having the ambidextrous safety (though that feature would not be a "deal breaker") and I also like a non-decocker configured CZ because you have the choice of carrying the pistol "cocked and locked" or with the hammer down on a loaded chamber in a traditional da/sa mode.
 
dgludwig said:
I like the idea of having the ambidextrous safety (though that feature would not be a "deal breaker") and I also like a non-decocker configured CZ because you have the choice of carrying the pistol "cocked and locked" or with the hammer down on a loaded chamber in a traditional da/sa mode.
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All standard models come with the ambidextrous safety.
 
First of all, you should just accept now that you will wind up buying all of the CZs you have mentioned:).
The first CZ I bought was a 75B. It is a classic, it is amazingly comfortable in the hand and very 'pointable'. The reach for the trigger in doubl-action is also quite far, as mentioned earlier. I use it as a range and HD gun in a state where you can't have a loaded gun in your home... Which means it is always a single-action gun for me. This reach could make a VERY big difference in your daughter enjoying the CZ 75.
I have a niece who I am helping get into shooting. I have a P-07 which she likes fine, and a P-01 which she likes and enjoys a lot.
I just got an SP-01 with the Cajun Gunworks reach-reduction trigger, etc. which is amazing! No report from the niece on that yet.

I tried to add a photo, but too big.
 
screwball said:
All standard models come with the ambidextrous safety.
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Depends what you mean by all standard models.

The original CZ 75 and all of the guns that followed based on that original design did NOT have ambidextrous safeties. The original steel-framed Compact model did not have ambi-safeties.

The CZ-85 was the first with ambi safeties, and the later Single Action models had that feature as well -- as did the steel-framed 85 compact model (note the capital C, which is the model name; the CZ-85 compact was a special run and they didn't make many.*) The similar 85 Combat also has ambi safeties. The 85 models (pre-B, B, and Combat) all have ambi slide releases, but do not have user-reversible mag releases.

*The explanation about the 85 compact was added later -- it wasn't clear. I saw a few advertised, but I don't know how many made it to the U.S.

Newer models now seem to come with ambi-safeties or ambi-dextrous decockers -- and extended beavertails -- but the basic 75B and 97B models are still available with single safeties. Only the 85-based series have ambi slide releases; I don't think the realtively few 85 compact models had that feature.

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the 85c is their best standard pistol. if you want a light rail get the sp-01 instead. the 85 has a much better trigger though
 
I have three CZ's. Here is the last one I bought CZ 75 SP-01 40s&w. I changed the grips on this one.
 
Logic says go with a SP-01 Tactical, with some CGW goodies. If it's one or the other, I wouldn't choose a "B" over the SP-01 unless it was a tasty matte stainless version!

The SP-01 IS a carry option, it's weight isn't much different than a full size 1911, and I occasionally carry mine. However, as a lover of steel guns, I prefer the CZ-75 Compact over either the full size 75B or the SP-01 for carry. It just has perfect carry dimensions, and I shoot it about as well as the larger CZ's. It's just a very handy all around gun, I just wish it came in a de-cocker version.
 
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