Got A BD for Christmas. My first 45 ACP pistol and I love it! Picked up a 75 B that already had the Cajun trigger job and soon after found a 75 D compact PCR and that became my EDC. Love the CZs!!!
Bought one 3 years ago. At the time it took almost a year and half to find one. I've been shooting it for some time now and can say its extremely accurate and im amaze how soft shooting it is. Its like shooting a 380.
I just bought one. Only had a chance to put 3 mags through it so far. I am not sure about it being as soft as 380. But it definitely feels as soft as a heavy frame 9mm.
I lucked out,as soon as I heard they discontinued them I went to my FFL and had him order me a BD model, he actually ordered two one for me and one for himself,lol and he also cleaned out his distributor of all the spare mags
@@WaltherLover I didn’t buy mags from my FLL I bought mine through Midway because they had the tangfollio for 27 bucks a pop my local has cc mags for 45
I literary bought a cz 97b for my first cz a week before it was discontinued excellent shooter very well made 👌🏻 I think Cz made a big mistake by discontinuing the cz 97b/BD...
Had my 97b out today. Fun to shoot is spot on. I wanted the bd to match my pcr and p06 but Cali, said no. I have become very fond of CZ. Great shooters.
Great video, maybe now that CZ owns COLT and 51% of Dan Wesson, they have all the 45 acp"s they need lol. the CZ 97 was made for the American market in 1997 when we had the 10 round limit. With all CZs the model number is the first year they were made..
My father bought one of these and it broke twice, he sent it back and they fixed it but still, It was almost as bad as the Sig 220 I bought that broke three times and then when I got it back the last time the rear sight fell off at the range.
Guess was fortunate in just Getting one on a whim about 6 months back.. Had never really checked into CZ but had just sold my Dan Wesson Pointman which I never really liked .Was actually looking for another Sig 220. Checked reviews on the CZ and saw it to be a very comparable to the 220 but somewhat more affordable. I have actually yet to shoot the CZ, Hopefully will soon but the gun is very comfortable and extremely well made.
Well I did join the minority of folks that picked up the 97BD Yes the cost of the mags are steep . Sad to see CZ's decision on this one. The mags are Mecgar. There is a Tanfoglio clone of this firearm. The mags are plentiful for it, again Mecgar. I don't follow why CZ couldn't sell this one. It is a range/competitive use which didn't catch on. I really wonder how many they made. A Louisiana based company Cajun Gunworks founded their company on the 97. They are a great bunch of folks that know their CZ's. Mine is an accurate soft shooter. BTW check how much they are going for now on GB.
I got mine 2 mos. ago. Im not a fan of the walnut grips and the stock sight. I replaced the grip with thin matrix grip from Lokgrips, it’s a big difference. I replaced the sights with Dawson from Cajun gunworks. Now I’m a happy CZ 97 owner.
Last September I picked up a 97B along with a 40 cal baby Eagle. Love them both. The Cz 97B is my favorite handgun right now. I paid 675.00 for it. The shop took 50.00 off :) My shooting buddy wanted one since I picked up mine but until since, we never seen another until 3 weeks ago. He snatched it up for 700.00 even. A gun I'm sure neither of us will ever sell! I also picked up a third mag back in December for around 50.00 at Optics Planet. Now, they are 61.00 and are on extended back order.
I took an a Walther guy. Have carried a p99as fullsize for going on 15 years now. With that said, one in stable is also a cz97b. One of if not my favorite 45s, of which I own many. Due to my large hand size, the 97b is a perfect fit, for me, and it is a dream shooting.
Would love to see an updated model but I’m not getting my hopes up, not a lot of new .45 guns hitting the market these days. Thanks for checking us out!
I carried my 75B in .40 S&W concealed until I got one in 9mm. At some point, I'd like to add one in .45 ACP. This model handgun is the most comfortable for me to grip, and it's not especially difficult to carry in a good holster and belt.
I have seen them online, just checked guns.com and it looks like there’s still a few out there. Also seen one in a local shop recently, may take some calling around. Depends on where you are in the country but I’ll help you find one buddy!!!
When I got mine a few years ago, the mags were around $26 or so, which I thought was outrageous. NOW they are $50+ .... IF you can even find them. I have 7 mags for mine, feels like sitting on gold! Love this gun though, so I doubt I'll ever sell it. Great .45 for a female.
The EAA / Tangfolio Witness 45 ACP uses the same magazines as the CZ97B and CZ97BD. The EAA / Tangfolio is still made so magazines will probably be around for awhile.
love my new old stock 97B, purchased 2021. perfection after I replaced the too thin aluminum grips with LOK full checkered palm swell grips which fill my Lg)ExLg hand size. it's a keeper.💥🎯🗽☮️👍🇨🇿🇺🇲 polarizing topic?!!! like cara, motorcycles, sail or power boats ?!?!? RUclips is filthy with polarization, all chest beating their cause. the world was a nicer place before all this instantaneous tribal warfare about "tools", 2nd A, left, right, red, purple, blue, ....keep it real, factual, true. sorry but when I search for a topic like 97B, you get all unsavoury sorts blowing hot air. that's why God invented the DELETE button
The decocker (BD) does mess with the trigger pull though. The extra action is messing with the DA. Aftermarket parts can help but it'll still be a bit worse than the 97B.
I have shot it at the range. Never could seem to like it. Jumps too much in my small hands. The large and beefy grip is not for people with small thin hands.
Most gun reviews aren't worth a darn. This guy doesn't have the background to be a authority on CZ's. Me over 35 years on CZ añd I don't evaluate handguns.
You are absolutely correct that I am not an authority on CZs or any other guns for that matter. I’ve tried to be super transparent about that. I like to discuss guns, have a little fun, and provide information and my opinion for others like me that just enjoy this as a hobby.
Authority, huh? Real CZ lovers don't need no stinkin authority. You can take your authority, wrap it up in your opinion and ramrod that baby right up your breech. Pronto.
Got A BD for Christmas. My first 45 ACP pistol and I love it! Picked up a 75 B that already had the Cajun trigger job and soon after found a 75 D compact PCR and that became my EDC. Love the CZs!!!
Bought one 3 years ago. At the time it took almost a year and half to find one. I've been shooting it for some time now and can say its extremely accurate and im amaze how soft shooting it is. Its like shooting a 380.
Agreed, accuracy is amazing on this thing for sure! Thank you so much for watching and commenting, really appreciate your support!
I just bought one. Only had a chance to put 3 mags through it so far. I am not sure about it being as soft as 380. But it definitely feels as soft as a heavy frame 9mm.
I lucked out,as soon as I heard they discontinued them I went to my FFL and had him order me a BD model, he actually ordered two one for me and one for himself,lol and he also cleaned out his distributor of all the spare mags
You guys are the reason I can’t find mags!!! Lol Thanks for watching and congrats on the 97! Enjoy it!
@@WaltherLover I didn’t buy mags from my FLL I bought mine through Midway because they had the tangfollio for 27 bucks a pop my local has cc mags for 45
it is a work of art. Hate to see it go.
Agreed! Maybe they have something awesome in the works!
I literary bought a cz 97b for my first cz a week before it was discontinued excellent shooter very well made 👌🏻 I think Cz made a big mistake by discontinuing the cz 97b/BD...
Congrats on the purchase! Guess .45 is losing some interest these days, very unfortunate. Appreciate you stopping by and checking us out!
Picked mine up at a black Friday sale at the end of 2021. Was lucky enough to snag the only one they had that day.
Had my 97b out today. Fun to shoot is spot on. I wanted the bd to match my pcr and p06 but Cali, said no. I have become very fond of CZ. Great shooters.
One of the smoothest .45 handguns hands down!!!
Purpose of this pistol is for Saturday night appreciation.
Great video, maybe now that CZ owns COLT and 51% of Dan Wesson, they have all the 45 acp"s they need lol. the CZ 97 was made for the American market in 1997 when we had the 10 round limit. With all CZs the model number is the first year they were made..
I just passed on one of these a couple days ago because I wanted the decocker version. Maybe I should have just bought it. Dang.
Go back and buy it!!! Lol! Thanks for checking us out!
Love your content only thing I wish you did was have a couple more clips of you shooting it
My father bought one of these and it broke twice, he sent it back and they fixed it but still, It was almost as bad as the Sig 220 I bought that broke three times and then when I got it back the last time the rear sight fell off at the range.
Bought my CZ 97B in 2018. Love it; but, today 8/2023 it stopped firing while at the gun range. Looks like something is wrong with firing pin.
I have the CZ 97B and I love it. Thanks for the great video. Subscribed. 😎👍
Very nice review. I bought one..much prefer my Tactical Sports. Is cool having a double stack .45 though.
Thanks man, appreciate you checking it out! Not sure we could compare anything to the Tactical Sports, those things are amazing machines for sure!!!
@@WaltherLoverI had not run the T S. years..I shot it last week at a match...I really enjoy the accuracy and lite trigger.
Would love to see a 10mm from CZ.
Sarsilmaz 45 acp and tisas 45 acp and cz 97b . Which one is better...in my city cz 3 times expensive then other two.
Best value for a 45acp, the only other 45acp is the Tisas 1911 stainless steel 45aco. These two handguns are it.
Definitely a great value! Haven’t shot the Tisas but I’m going to need to check it out. Thanks for stopping by and checking us out!
If you can still find one of these in a case buy it. It will be worth more than you paid a year from now
How does the 97 shoot compared to the Walther PPQ in .45acp? (Recoil, muzzle flip)
Guess was fortunate in just Getting one on a whim about 6 months back.. Had never really checked into CZ but had just sold my Dan Wesson Pointman which I never really liked .Was actually looking for another Sig 220. Checked reviews on the CZ and saw it to be a very comparable to the 220 but somewhat more affordable. I have actually yet to shoot the CZ, Hopefully will soon but the gun is very comfortable and extremely well made.
I like your video i like the cz I love walther pistols as well you have excellent taste
Well I did join the minority of folks that picked up the 97BD Yes the cost of the mags are steep . Sad to see CZ's decision on this one. The mags are Mecgar. There is a Tanfoglio clone of this firearm. The mags are plentiful for it, again Mecgar. I don't follow why CZ couldn't sell this one. It is a range/competitive use which didn't catch on. I really wonder how many they made. A Louisiana based company Cajun Gunworks founded their company on the 97. They are a great bunch of folks that know their CZ's. Mine is an accurate soft shooter. BTW check how much they are going for now on GB.
Love my 97B I find it the smoothest 45 I have. Bought this gun about the time you made this video. No regrets.
I got mine 2 mos. ago. Im not a fan of the walnut grips and the stock sight. I replaced the grip with thin matrix grip from Lokgrips, it’s a big difference. I replaced the sights with Dawson from Cajun gunworks. Now I’m a happy CZ 97 owner.
I've considered a set of Loks for this thing, you may have just given me an excuse to do it! Thanks for checking us out!
Last September I picked up a 97B along with a 40 cal baby Eagle. Love them both. The Cz 97B is my favorite handgun right now. I paid 675.00 for it. The shop took 50.00 off :)
My shooting buddy wanted one since I picked up mine but until since, we never seen another until 3 weeks ago. He snatched it up for 700.00 even. A gun I'm sure neither of us will ever sell!
I also picked up a third mag back in December for around 50.00 at Optics Planet. Now, they are 61.00 and are on extended back order.
I have a CZ 97B, as well. Very smooth and accurate- one of the favorites in my collection.
All i saw today at pawn shops was the sister version CZ 9mm the cz ceska and cz p-07 for $650. Do they have the flashlight under attachment
I took an a Walther guy. Have carried a p99as fullsize for going on 15 years now. With that said, one in stable is also a cz97b. One of if not my favorite 45s, of which I own many. Due to my large hand size, the 97b is a perfect fit, for me, and it is a dream shooting.
I too......friggin auto fill.
I wonder if Sarsilmaz will keep their 45 in production as well
Good question! I haven’t played with the Sars version but it looks great.
Still looking for one! Fuuuuuuck, wonder if they're coming out with like a gen 2 of some sort.
Would love to see an updated model but I’m not getting my hopes up, not a lot of new .45 guns hitting the market these days. Thanks for checking us out!
I carried my 75B in .40 S&W concealed until I got one in 9mm. At some point, I'd like to add one in .45 ACP. This model handgun is the most comfortable for me to grip, and it's not especially difficult to carry in a good holster and belt.
Great gun if you have HUGE hands
I’ll tell you I’ve watched some pretty small hands get comfortable with this thing, as long as their grip was good. Thanks so much for watching!
@@WaltherLover I agree I bought a H&K USP Expert for that reason the Cz was just a little to big for my hands.
The one I owned was gorgeous 😍...just too big! (That's what she said) I've owned double stack 1911s and the same thing.
No shade on the cz .
Where does Dannie work and can he find me a 97 BD? I feel like he is having the same bad influence for CZ on me too😎
I have seen them online, just checked guns.com and it looks like there’s still a few out there. Also seen one in a local shop recently, may take some calling around. Depends on where you are in the country but I’ll help you find one buddy!!!
When I got mine a few years ago, the mags were around $26 or so, which I thought was outrageous. NOW they are $50+ .... IF you can even find them. I have 7 mags for mine, feels like sitting on gold! Love this gun though, so I doubt I'll ever sell it. Great .45 for a female.
The EAA / Tangfolio Witness 45 ACP uses the same magazines as the CZ97B and CZ97BD. The EAA / Tangfolio is still made so magazines will probably be around for awhile.
Great tip, thank you! Didn’t even think about the Tanfos, forget about them sometimes!
I had the chance to hold them both, I bought the EAA without reservation. It was also half the price, so I bought a case of ammo too!
love my new old stock 97B, purchased 2021. perfection after I replaced the too thin aluminum grips with LOK full checkered palm swell grips which fill my Lg)ExLg hand size.
it's a keeper.💥🎯🗽☮️👍🇨🇿🇺🇲
polarizing topic?!!!
like cara, motorcycles, sail or power boats ?!?!? RUclips is filthy with polarization, all chest beating their cause.
the world was a nicer place before all this instantaneous tribal warfare about "tools",
2nd A, left, right, red, purple, blue, ....keep it real, factual, true.
sorry but when I search for a topic like 97B, you get all unsavoury sorts blowing hot air.
that's why God invented the DELETE button
If this gun had higher capacity magazines it would be much more popular.
Absolutely agree! Plenty of room in this thing for more rounds, always thought it was a little strange. Thanks for checking out the channel!
The decocker (BD) does mess with the trigger pull though. The extra action is messing with the DA. Aftermarket parts can help but it'll still be a bit worse than the 97B.
I have shot it at the range.
Never could seem to like it. Jumps too much in my small hands.
The large and beefy grip is not for people with small thin hands.
Nope, it’s not for you. Look into smaller frames pistols. Cheers
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Most gun reviews aren't worth a darn. This guy doesn't have the background to be a authority on CZ's. Me over 35 years on CZ añd I don't evaluate handguns.
You are absolutely correct that I am not an authority on CZs or any other guns for that matter. I’ve tried to be super transparent about that. I like to discuss guns, have a little fun, and provide information and my opinion for others like me that just enjoy this as a hobby.
Authority, huh?
Real CZ lovers don't need no stinkin authority.
You can take your authority, wrap it up in your opinion and ramrod that baby right up your breech. Pronto.