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Are there any CZ fans out there? I have always been a fan of them and own two CZ-75Bs in 9mm. One is a standard blue with custom Hogue Cocobolo grips. It has the CZ night sights that need charged under a light source shortly before use. The other is a all stainless limited edition with factory Meprolite night sights and rubber grips. The frame rails are on the inside of the frame on these. It's much like a Sig Sauer P-210. This is one of the reasons they are so accurate. The slide rides on rails inside of the frame instead of the outside. These are used worldwide in LE and Military use.
Not necessarily a fan as I don't own any but I've probably shot well over a dozen. I think they're a lot of pistol for the bucks. I'd rank them with the Baby Eagle and the Rock Islands as being an overlooked, more than decent weapon. All I've shot had a good to great trigger and accurate enough to hunt with providing you have good ammo. I've recommended them for folks wanting a decent shooter but didn't want to spend a lot. Most apparently they are very reliable as well. One lady down in the country bought one at my recommendation. She's had it over a year and according to her husband she is in the back yard everyday with it burning up ammo. She had 2- 5 gallon cans of 9mm brass for me when I saw her last December. That's a lot of 9mm considering you can get 800 rounds of brass in a one pound coffee can. Good thing they have more money than common sense, I guess.
Not necessarily a fan as I don't own any but I've probably shot well over a dozen. I think they're a lot of pistol for the bucks. I'd rank them with the Baby Eagle and the Rock Islands as being an overlooked, more than decent weapon. All I've shot had a good to great trigger and accurate enough to hunt with providing you have good ammo. I've recommended them for folks wanting a decent shooter but didn't want to spend a lot. Most apparently they are very reliable as well. One lady down in the country bought one at my recommendation. She's had it over a year and according to her husband she is in the back yard everyday with it burning up ammo. She had 2- 5 gallon cans of 9mm brass for me when I saw her last December. That's a lot of 9mm considering you can get 800 rounds of brass in a one pound coffee can. Good thing they have more money than common sense, I guess.
I agree, you can't hardly beat one for the price. The CZ-75 and "B" are/were used more around the world by Law Enforcement and the Military than any other pistol. Not so much in the States though. GLOCK, HK, Sig Sauer, Beretta and S&W M&P have that market wrapped up. Mine have always shot great and held up well. They tend to like the 124 grain and 147 grain bullets the best for LONG RANGE accuracy. 16+1 of 9mm is plenty of firepower too. They eat everything like an AK. Even old Military surplus junk. Nice pistol for the money! You "heard it on The X".
CZ-452, my favorite .22LR. The price has gone up, but I still consider it a great buy.
A CZ-82 in 9x18 Mak. Still about $200. C&R eligible. 12+1 double stack. Fixed barrel. Small enough to be a pocket pistol. I'm amazed these haven't dried up.
CZ-452, my favorite .22LR. The price has gone up, but I still consider it a great buy.
A CZ-82 in 9x18 Mak. Still about $200. C&R eligible. 12+1 double stack. Fixed barrel. Small enough to be a pocket pistol. I'm amazed these haven't dried up.
Probably because they're 9x18 Mak? IIRC it's just as lethargic, if not moreso, than a .380.
Probably because they're 9x18 Mak? IIRC it's just as lethargic, if not moreso, than a .380.
9X18 Mak is more than a .380 ACP. A .380 ACP case is 0.680"L X 0.373"D...COL 0.980" max. A 9mm Para (9X19MM) case is 0.754"L X 0.380"D...COL 1.169" max. A 9X18 MAK case is 0.713"L X 0.363"D...COL 0.984" max. It's in between and the semis that fire it are "old" .380 ACP size. Think like a Walther PPK/S or Sig Sauer P-230/P-232 size weapon. They are also cheap on the surplus market. Not as cheap as in the past, but still pretty good. Ammo in Military surplus isn't too bad and reloading data and dies are available now too for it. You will need to buy brass though. Most the surplus stuff is steel case and or Berdan primer. You need boxer primers unless you want to buy extra tools.
9X18 Mak is more than a .380 ACP. A .380 ACP case is 0.680"L X 0.373"D...COL 0.980" max. A 9mm Para (9X19MM) case is 0.754"L X 0.380"D...COL 1.169" max. A 9X18 MAK case is 0.713"L X 0.363"D...COL 0.984" max. It's in between and the semis that fire it are "old" .380 ACP size. Think like a Walther PPK/S or Sig Sauer P-230/P-232 size weapon. They are also cheap on the surplus market. Not as cheap as in the past, but still pretty good. Ammo in Military surplus isn't too bad and reloading data and dies are available now too for it. You will need to buy brass though. Most the surplus stuff is steel case and or Berdan primer. You need boxer primers unless you want to buy extra tools.
Power wise, I believe the 9x18 Mak is about the same as a 38 Spl (non-+P). Both of which are good enough for police forces around the world.
The surplus ammo is Berdan primed, but is so cheap it's probably not even worth reloading. With the prices of the CZ-82 and ammo, it's tempting to buy a dozen of them and 10,000 rounds and bury them all over the country. Just in case.
I've fired a CZ over/under shotgun while pheasant hunting. Very nice gun. I like their .22 bolts too.
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