CZ owners/experts - help me find my next pistol

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Blade37db

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I got to rent a few different pistols this weekend and discovered the great ergos of CZ pistols. I want one...........but can't figure out which one fits my needs from their website. Held a 75 Compact and it felt great but it had a safety (don't want) and controls only on left side (need them on the right side as I am a lefty). Here's what I need/want:

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Compact version.
Hammer w/decocker only (no safety).
MUST have ambi controls (on the right side) as I am a lefty (Update - just the decocker. I'm ok with mag and slide release on the left side)

Look forward to finding out which model is the right one. Thanks.
 
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You can get a SP01 with a ambidextrous de-cocker/safety.

Edit: sorry missed the compact part.
 
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i dont think there's a compact that has ambidextrous and decocker.

85 BD models are ambidextrous version of the 75 with decocker.
75 sp-01 tactical also has ambidextrous decocker.
but they are all fullsize guns.

2075 rami BD is compact and has decocker but isnt ambidextrous.

as far as i can see there is no combination of ambidextrous, decocker and compact.

i know the 75 semi compact is a full size frame with the 75 compact slide. so maybe its possible to put the compact slide onto the 75 sp-01 or on the 85 BD?

i guess its best to contact CZ headquarters to get better info.
 
The CZ P-07 is the only one that fits all of your needs. It can be switched between a decocker and safety, is a compact, and controls are ambidextrous. It is a polymer gun as well, which should save you on weight.
 
I'm eagerly waiting for that compact omega convertible. I like mine with a safety for cocked-and-locked carry.
 
You didn't say it had to be metal framed. As someone has alredy suggested, the newer P-07s are user-convertible from safety to decocker, and are ambidextrous. (I have an early P-07, but it's the safety model and I bought it used.)

I had a Compact (steel, with safety) which was accurate, but seemed almost as heavy as the full-size gun when carried. I like the P-07 more.
 
The easily interchangeable decocker/safety on the P-07 is ambidextrous, the magazine release is reversible, but the slide stop is right-handed-only.
 
Limnophile said:
The easily interchangeable decocker/safety on the P-07 is ambidextrous, the magazine release is reversible, but the slide stop is right-handed-only.
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Hmmm. An important point that I never paid attention to... The only CZs that I can think of that have ambidextrous slide releases are the 85B and 85 Combat. (And maybe an obscure 85 Compact that came out for a small run some years back -- but I'm not sure about that.)

While I prefer using the slide stop, that would be almost impossible for a left-handed shooter. In that case, the HAND-OVER release technique is the probably the best option.
 
Yes, to my knowledge the only truly ambi CZs are the 85 B and 85 Combat. If I were a lefty I'd carry an 85 Combat.

The OP wants a compact and a decocker. The full size CZ (or any other pistol) is not terribly larger than its compact version, and can be concealed without much extra effort. A safety-equipped CZ is easy to carry Condition 2, and very safely decocks given the half-cock position. Plus, with a safety one can carry Condition 1 safely and enjoy the benefits of a consistent trigger pull and increased first-shot accuracy if one opts to overcome an aversion to optimal carry.

I recall seeing an 85 Compact in a Shot Show video years ago. As I recall, they were not totally ambidextrous, as I seem to recall wondering why the were designated 85s.
 
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Ok, let me rain on your parade a little.

You shot a CZ 75. You fell in love with the grip, the feel, and the soul of the gun. I know, I did too. I love my CZ 75BD, and it's new little brother the CZ PCR. They carry and shoot well, and feel perfect.

I tried the P07, and maybe it's just the one that I got that had been "stippled" (read: butchered) by the first owner, but it didn't have the same feel. I didn't keep it long.

If you want a gun that is compact and lefty friendly that has the CZ name, then you want the P07. If you want a CZ 75 that is lefty friendly and compact, then you want an 85 compact, and there aren't many of those around anywhere, as has been discussed above.
 
Not sure if they can do it, but my first step in your position would be to email CZ Custom, and ask them about installing an ambi-decocker on a PCR or P-01.

I know the SP-01 is available with the ambi-decocker, they may be able to add the left side to the compact guns.
 
The P-07 seems to fit the bill. As noted above, it's not the same grip as the 75 series though. Most seem to like the 75 fee better although I'm not among their number. I prefer the grip and feel of the P-07/09 series guns.
 
Thanks for all of the replies.
I should've been more specific about needing ambi controls. I'm ok with the mag release and slide release being on the left side. I'm use to using my index finger to release a mag and I usually slingshot the slide. The part I really need ambi is the decocker. Can't get to it easily if it's on the left side on the slide.
P-07 seems to have what I want but doesn't do it for me visually. Plus I have the polymer thing covered with my G19s.
The P01 Omega Convertible is more of a looker and probably has a similar feel to the 75 Compact I held. That may be the way to go.
Also, in doing some reading, it appears the P07 doesn't take 75 series magazines where the P01 does. Is that correct?
 
rburch said:
Not sure if they can do it, but my first step in your position would be to email CZ Custom, and ask them about installing an ambi-decocker on a PCR or P-01.
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In years past when I asked this question of CZ-USA's head gunsmith (at the time, Mike Eagleshield), the answer was that it could probably be done, but it would take custom gun-smithing, and it would be very expensive. The parts alone would be pretty costly.

The P-07, as previously noted, is ambi except for the slide release.

The option, I think, is to decide whether using the slide release is that critical, or whether using the hand over the top of the slide to release it would be acceptable.

Few guns, actually darned few, offer an ambidextrous slide release. The new Ruger American seems to offer that option, and it may be one of the less costly ways to get that feature. But, it's a striker-fired gun which doesn't offer a decocker (few do), but it does have a safety (which can be ignored and it will function like other striker-fired guns if you don't use it). (I've only seen the new Ruger on the internet, but have both an SR9 and an SR9c, and think they're pretty good guns.)

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Also, in doing some reading, it appears the P07 doesn't take 75 series magazines where the P01 does. Is that correct?
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I'm told the 75 series magazines will work but fit loose in the gun. Some use them at the range.
 
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