How to decock CZ 75B?

EASY (BUT FOLLOW EXACTLY)

1) remove magazine

2) disengage safety

3) rack slide, removing chambered round

4) pointing in safe direction, pull trigger

To lower hammer on live round sell gun and buy something else; CZ75 is a cocked-and-locked pistol.
 
Cocked and locked carry

Weshoot2 I noted what you said about this being a cocked and locked gun. Does that mean it's dangerous to be carried around with a round in the chamber AND the hammer down, even with the safety engaged?

To really be safe about it I could carry it with no round in the chamber and hammer down, meaning I would have to rack the slide when I need to shoot, which defeats the purpose of having a carry gun.

This is really hypothetical since I am looking for a range, possibly home defense gun, not a carry gun. Smaller, lighter pistols would be better suited for that anyway. I just want to know all the factors of owning this gun before buying.

The CZ 75B IS a fine pistol with great accuracy and quality construction. The CZ 75B Mil is an outstanding value. I COULD get the decocker version, but the price is higher, and I didn't want to pay more than a certain amount for a handgun.
 
SAFETY FIRST

That means cocked and locked. Safe that way; got some firing pin mechanism to make it so.

IF YOU MUST lower the hammer on a live round:

1) disengage safety

2) CAREFULLY lower the hammer to the frame, KEEPING THE GUN POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION

Screw the decocker version; then you're just depending on a mechanical device to think for you.
The CZ is not considered an unsafe or dangerous gun, but COMMON SENSE is REQUIRED.

Enjoy; should be great!
 
Does that mean it's dangerous to be carried around with a round in the chamber AND the hammer down, even with the safety engaged?
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That's not possible on a CZ75B. The hammer has to be back for the safety to engage. There is a firing pin block that makes it possible to carry one in the chamber, and the hammer down though, but on the CZ75B that means dropping the hammer manually via the method above.
You'll have to work out in your own mind if you feel comfortable doing that. Personally, I don't and since my CZ is the only D/A semi I own, I treat it like a S/A for continuity's sake.

FWIW, if you go the Mil route, give serious consideration to picking up a Kadet .22 cal conversion for it with the $$ you save over going the decocker route.
 
Decocking while round chambererd.

I carry a cz with the hammer down. After you rack the slide and
have a round chambered. Keep the pistol in a safe direction...
slowly drop the hammer like it explains in the owners manual.

I do 2 things that add alittle more safety in my mind.....

#1 I put a thumb between the hammer and firing pin, even
the most experienced gun toters slip.

#2 To get the hammer down you must pull the trigger to the back...actually its to get the hammer out of the locked back position. After the hammer moves forward just a little, you can
release the trigger...the hammer goes down the same..but theoretically this should bring the firing pin block into play...

As soon as the hammer is mostly down and your finger is off the trigger, remove your weak hand thumb and slowly set the hammer down with the firing pin block in place.

Shoot well
 
CZ75B

There is a decocker version of the 75 available.
If you're in a department or something that prohibits hammer-back carry, it's probable that they require a decocker version anyway. If not, what you are saying is that you are routinely in situations that are so threatening to your life that you need a live round in the chamber - but not so threatening that you can have the hammer down, rather than cocked for a SA pull with the safety properly engaged? That makes absolutely no sense to me!
 
This is not a flame! Just another opinion.......
Does anyone really know which is faster ? Condition one or hammer down? It depends on

#1 which you prefer for your own reasons, I carry hammer down because all of my guns can be carried safely that way and my draw stays consistant.

#2 consistancy/practice are the keys to safely and quickly drawing
your weapon.

#3 the guns you choose to carry. How is the d/a trigger pull?
Some people shoot very well from d/a position...some guns have
such crappy d/a trigger pull they shouldnt be carried this way.
The cz line I own and have fired is not this way.

#4 Carry anyway YOU feel comfy and safe with! I carry the way
that makes sense to ME

Shoot well
 
ut83 has it right. Putting your off hand thumb between the hammer and firing pin is the safest way. Regards, Richard
 
When you grasp the hammer and pull the trigger, if you let go of the trigger as soon as the hammer releases, this should stop the hammer at the half cock position.
 
Thank you all for your input

VVG - I do not plan to carry this gun around. I'm not law enforcement or in any profession that requires being continuously armed, and I don't live in Algeria. This is just hypothetical. The CZ will be the first handgun, and I am a little intimidated by having a gun with the hammer back. Just need to get used to it I guess.

Opinions seem to varry, but there are some good tips. I would probably not keep a round in the chamber until I'm standing in front of the paper target OR hear an intruder break into my place at night.

Thanks for all the imput.

Regards, BB
 
Hi and welcome

You don't say how much more the decocker version is where you are. When I bought my CZ75BD (Decocker) last year, the price was the same. If this is your first pistol, I don't blame you for being nervous for carrying cocked and locked, but hammer down on a live round can also be pretty dangerous if the gun is not designed for it.

I think you would be better served with the BD model, even if you had to pay a little more.

Be safe,

Ledbetter
 
DISAGREE

Suggest NOT depending on a decocker; suggest learning correct manual-of-arms.

Since you seem slightly new at this HIGHLY RECOMMEND going to www,uspsa.org, using the "club-finder" function, and traveling to your nearest USPSA club.
There, I believe you will find a whole bunch of truly helpful friendly folks who were once in the same position. They will take you in and help you to learn the gun-handling skills you need to be safe and increase your confidence. It's just a matter of training, and I can think of NO BETTER PLACE to get it than your local shooting club.
I know there are many clubs in Texas, so you should have NO trouble finding one convenient to you.

As an added bonus, you will find your skills and confidence increasing, and you WILL LEARN how to handle AND shoot your firearms safely.
And you'll thank me (maybe) for not getting a stupid decocker LOL.
 
Maybe I've been an unsafe gun handler for many years, but I just don't see manually lowering the hammer on a double action pistol to be all that dangerous. I've done it thousands of times without a problem. I sometimes do it manually even on pistols with decockers. Would anyone say that it is "unsafe" to manually lower the hammer on a cocked single or double-action revolver? I know you don't need to do this often, but I suspect that any revolver shooter (hunter especially) has ocassionally cocked a revolver to shoot, and then had to uncock it when the squirrel ducked down a hole or something. Of course you need to be careful, and always keep it pointed in a safe direction, but I don't think manually uncocking a loaded pistol is a big deal. The techniques described by others on this thread would add an additional margin of safety. I'd go ahead and get the 75 B and just be careful. By the way, I have the CZ75 PCR with the decocker, and the decocker only lowers the hammer half way. I tend to manually uncock it so I can put it all the way down anyway.

Doug
 
I'm with WESSHOOT2 and DougB. I never use decocker and always lower hammer manually. It is soooo simple, guys,
trust me...
 
I gotta go with Doug B here. This ain`t rocket science,just use your head. For hundreds of years people have been decocking their weapons just fine without gizmos to do it for em,next thing folks`ll insist on a remote for it. :rolleyes: Marcus
 
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