CZ75 trigger reach

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Recently I have been considering buying a cz75 in .40 and wanted to know how long the reach is to the trigger. I have rather small hands and don't know if it's the right gun for me.

This is on a stock cz75. Could someone measure?
 
That's not something overly easy to boil down into one measurement given the impact the girth of the grip has in combination with the distance from the rear of the trigger guard to the trigger. Do you have an example of a pistol that is on the edge of too long of a reach for you?
 
My 75 is in the safe at the moment. I can handle the trigger fine when the little gun is cocked & locked but the double action trigger reach is bit of a stretch from my firing grip. Can't measure the trigger but here's my finger measurement. That's 4 inches.

 
OK thanks. To compare, my M&P .40 with small back strap is the ideal size and about the max of my reach without messing up my grip. Any Glock I have problems reaching the trigger with a proper grip.
 
And after measuring my trigger finger, it's slightly under 3". So I'm guessing that about 2.75 is my reach for a proper grip for me.
 
Yea given what you said it would be a long reach for you. Slim grips on the CZs definitely help, but I certainly wouldn't buy one if I was you without getting to hold it first.
 
This won't tell the whole story but it should give you a good idea of how it compares to your pistol.

Unload your M&P.

Get a piece of string and a ruler. Loop the string around the trigger and around the backstrap of the gun. Let it go where it wants in terms of where it settles on the curve of the backstrap and on the curve of the trigger. Don't pull it tight enough to stretch the string or move the trigger, but take up all the slack in the string.

Measure how much string it takes to make the complete loop.

When I measured my CZ-75, the string required to make the loop was 7.4 inches long.

For comparison, the same technique on a Gen 2 Glock 17 resulted in a length of 6.9 inches.
 
That helps a lot John. Without doing the test at the moment, if the Glock is a shorter distance than the CZ then the CZ is probably too much.

They make an SAO model of the CZ75 though?
 
In the past I did a little practicing with both CZ and TZ 75s. I have medium-sized hands and I found the DA trigger reach a bit too long and uncomfortable. I was recently thinking about getting an old original CZ75 (and still am) and found a trigger kit that shortened the reach a bit. Unfortunately I've forgotten all the details.

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The solution is at Cajun Gun Works.
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I've installed a Reach Reduction Kit before. That with some slim grips might well get the OP in the ballpark, but that's a fair amount of work. I still think given what the OP is describing a safety equipped CZ might be the best course of action. The SA reach would be manageable
 
From the bottom of the concave portion at the top of the rear gripstrap to the closest to frame point of the trigger arc is 75mm.

From the crook of my thumb between my thumb and forefinger to the end of my forefinger is 115mm.

I, too, have small peasant hands, and I have no problem reaching the trigger.
 
About non-Omega CZ triggers:
  • All CZs, equipped with the standard trigger system, whether decocker- or safety-equipped, can be started from the half-cock notch. That is a safe practice, and that position is where the decockers automatically drop the hammer when they decock -- and it's their normal "start" position. Except for the decocker mechanism, the safety-equipped and decocker-equipped CZs share the same parts. Both have firing pin safeties -- and the gun will only fire if the trigger is pulled fully to the rear.)
  • Starting from the half-cock notch shortens the trigger pull a bit -- but perhaps not enough for some folks -- and lightens it a bit, too.
  • Any safety-equipped CZ can be carried cocked & locked. The SAO models come with larger (ambidextrous) safety levers that make them easier to disengage. Any DA/SA safety-equipped CZ can be easily converted to SAO by removing the disconnector...
  • Thinner grips will help, and installing the trigger from the compact models (once called the "recurved" trigger and first seen on the PCR) can shorten the pull a bit on the standard 75B. Some love that differently-shapped trigger, while others hate it.
  • The SAO models have a two-way adjustable trigger that lets you adjust both take up and overtravel. That trigger can be installed on any CZ, but requires that you convert them to Single Action Only. That can give you a very short trigger pull and almost no take-up.
Try the trigger on one of the decocker-equipped CZs (75BD, PCR, P-01, etc.) to see if that version shortens the pull enough for you.
 
Thank you both Walt and Ace, I will have to check out my options there.

Do the non Omega models come with ambidextrous safety option from the factory in .40?
 
The website (CZ-USA.COM) doens't show a full-size .40 75B presently -- so I don't know if that's still being offered. The answers to most of your questions can be found there. (It doesn't show many .40 guns at all -- so that may just be a glitch in the system.)

http://cz-usa.com/product-category/handguns/

And the standard SA on their site shows only a straight trigger adjustable for over-travel. I know the 2-way adjustable trigger was available from the CZ online store, and I'm pretty sure its available from the CZ Custom Shop or Cajun Gun Works.

Note: while carrying from half-cock may be a safe solution, understand that if you join the gun games and shoot "stock service pistol" (IDPA) or "production" (USPSA), you probably won't be allowed to start from half-cock if you have a safety-equipped weapon.

(I've never really understood that special rule, because the decocker-equipped guns are virtually identical to the safety-equipped guns. Guns like Glocks start from more than the equivalent of the "half-cocked" mode, and some like the Springfield XD series are almost SA. Rules, rules, rules...
 
I would seek out a range that has rentals to try one, as I feel there is more to selecting a gun than just the trigger reach. I used to shoot at Midwest Guns in Chicago (their range rentals list show three CZ's now), and that was the first time I had ever shot a CZ. I haven't been there in 3+ years or so, but they had a decent selection. There may even be something closer to you.
 
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