Nice to see you recognize CZ greatness. I am a CZ fanboy and have been shooting them since the early nineties. Since 1999 I have been carrying a CZ PCR and P01. Both are outstanding DA/SA pistols.
CZ has become my absolute favorite mass produced gun manufacturer. Hopefully the merger with Colt doesn't mess up what CZ has been for decades....quality and reliability.
@@OldGrayCzechWolf I hope you're correct and that is what happens, Sadly, there are a lot of respected sources that have said the former Colt execs have essentially taken over.
If you liked this. You need to try the CZ75 Shadow 2 Compact! I've had mine for 5 months now and have well over 1500 rounds through it without any problems. I changed out the sites on most of my handguns to fiber optics. Old eyes.
I'm so glad you tested a recently manufactured CZ, even though it's a 50 yr old design. I think you experienced first hand why they're still being produced to this day. I was wondering why I hadn't seen you test any of the many great firearms CZ is producing, but understand after watching your table top video. I hope this CZ encourages you to test more of the great firearms CZ has based on the 75's design.
Unfortunately CZ USA doesn't care for my testing protocols or you, our audience. I've reviewed modern CZs for magazine article but they did not want the GBGuns protocol shown.
They clearly have some sort of bias against you, but it didn't stop you from doing this review which makes their gun look great. Hopefully you can get your hands on more CZs to test. Your tests are one of my go to places to learn the truth about guns. I could see how some manufacturers might have a problem with that, but for CZ that doesn't seem like it would be a problem.
@user-cf8nr3qq2t thank you. In my experience it has been manufacturers afraid of an unbiased approach who stay off this channel and prefer the paid reviews.
@@GBGuns Pffft! Scew em'! We appreciate and always look forward to your reviews and testing protocols. Your desktop and range reviews--What's For Dinner is always interesting to us--are deeply appreciated. 💖🙏 As a side note, cannot stand the usual idiots always making disparaging derisive comments. It's truly pathetic angry, spiteful people with far too much time on their hands watching vids they hate.
@stephanie_beth I've always assumed it's the insecure ones wanting to justify a decision they made but regret, or those who thi k they'll feel better about themselves if they poopoo on someone else
I bought a CZ 40 back in 2003 for 280 bucks with 2 magazines. It was an oustanding shooter and like yours was made in the Czech Republic. I also bought my friend's CZ-75 9mm and while they were not anything special like a shadow they never failed to perform and had excellent triggers straight out of the box that only got better with use. I wish I had mine back because they were simply reliable and liked to be abused. I did a torture test on my 40 and went 5k rounds without cleaning or lube and not a single hiccup. Although, I suppose that a pistol that served as a military sidearm for decades should be able to withstand harsh environments and lack of frequent service.
I bought one back in Dec 2023 from a local indoor range/store after shooting one of their rentals of the same model. I love it. Already looking at more CZs over at CZC (CZ Customs.) They presented quite a few different FN models as well as Glock and others. None of those other makes or models felt as good in my hand as that CZ75BD. Based on what I have seen from them, I doubt I will ever need try a different manufacturer. As long as they have one that suits my needs at the time of purchase. The custom shop offers custom options and innovations. I might eventually step up to some Dan Wesson models if the market permits $$$. Great work.
The CZ75 is an awesome pistol. I went with a clone, the IMI 941 Jericho SAO Israeli police gun and love it. I see a CZ75BD in my near future. I saw a nice one with night sights already installed I really like at a local shop.
Happy for some cz love. Own quite a few, the shadow 2 is my favorite followed closely by the 97bd. Overall I have not had any cz firearm issues but cz usa customer service is very poor compared to some other manufactures. The worst customer service I have experienced has been from beretta usa.
Just found your channel and love your review platform. I enjoy my CZ pistols. I carry the 75 PCR compact and the P01 Omega and the 75 (all steel) compact in my rotations, I enjoy the extra weight shooting the CZ compacts. Excellent pistols in my mind.
Thank you and welcome to the channel. If you enjoy this format you'll be pleased to know that I've covered a few hundred handguns in this exact manner.
I have a P-01 that shot low out of the box, probably me. Dawson fixed that up with a blackout rear and fiber front. Slide racking isn't a problem. At the range you only have to do that once, at home, leave it loaded and decocked.
This was awesome I'm glad you liked the CZ 75. This may be one of those rare cases where you are jealous of my small hands ha! Thank you again I also like my stock CZ 75 D PCR. Looks like it was accurate in your hands!
They are wonderful guns.........I would argue the best value in the market pound for pound, in the pistol market at least. With a spare springs kit and a few MINOR replacement pins and small's they are easy to make worthy of duty grade/hard use as well. They are fine out of the box, but with a little work they are exceptional.
I'm generally of the opinion that the most valuable reviews come from someone who doesn't like the design but is still honest about the strengths and weaknesses. I have a CZ-97B that I need to take back out of the safe one of these days.
This is why my reviews are formatted as they are and so boringly reptetitive: The gun speaks for itself, my bias positive or negative doesn't skew the way the firearms appears in video.
You should. I changed out my P-07 Duty (also has Omega trigger) to thumb safety first thing out of the box. If you don't like it or if it makes you nervous you can always change it back.
If you don't use the slide, keep track of that corner on the slide catching the slide stop. Try turning it to the left and grab with your thumb along all the cuts on the rear. A lighter springs makes also quite a difference as long as you don't go too light. Would make a nice comparison if it'd still eat certain ammo at which spring rating.
Thanks for review. Have same sights on my P07 not in love with them as well. The cool thing about 1911’s, high powers, cZ85’s etc,. Is they spawned other great designs.
I have he entire “regular” CZ family. I say regular because I have a couple of the Competition models. These things at very nice. I am on the verge of parting ways with my 92FS so I can get one more. Not one of these has been worked on by any company that customizes CZs or makes parts for them. They just work and every time they are placed in my hand it’s like the Valkyries sing from Valhalla and the sun just shines on me. Like when Arthur removed the sword from the stone. (How the hell did someone run a sword through a 🪨? Probably was entertainment for Odin or Thor). 😂 Jk. My point is striker fire is nice but these CZ hammer fired guns are wonders.
Should not mix Arthurian legend with Norse mythology, they are not the same. I do agree with you about the CZs though. Have multiple models and numerous clones.
@@OldGrayCzechWolf man quit it. 😂. I didn’t box them as the same. I said what I said. I am talking about how good these guns feel in the hands and if that’s how I felt then it’s how I felt. We are all good in the 2A world. I don’t step on your toes and you aren’t stepping on mine. I can say when I pick up my CZ Shadow 2 Compact I feel like He-Man. I grab my Shadow 2 Compact and just scream, “I…have…the….POWEEEERRRRR”. Skeletor isn’t going to come strike me down. He might show up with a Kimber KDS9C or M&P 2.0 Metal Compact and might want to get into a friendly competition. Him and Multi-Man.
There have only been two pistols, chambered in 9 Minimal, that I ever trusted enough to carry on a regular basis. Both were made in Hungaria. The first was a screw for screw clone of the Browning HP and the other was a clone of the CZ75. Both were all steel and came with beautiful wooden grips. Great shooters and very accurate. Neither ever failed to feed, fire or eject any ammo and or bullet type I fed them straight out of their respective boxes. If I were forced to choose the 9 Minimal as my sole handgun cartridge for some reason, I would be hard pressed to choose between either of the two pistols. Excellent video on the CZ75 BD by the way. I might even consider one for casual range use.
@@GBGuns Experience, both personal and professional, has proven to my satisfaction that the 9 Minimal, at best, is better than a .380ACP as a backup round assuming the 9 Minimal utilizes bullets in the 115grn JHP range pushed as hot as the case powder capacity will allow. The 9 Minimal MUST depend on bullet design and velocity to be even marginally acceptable as a defensive round. I now own exactly one pistol chambered in 9 Minimal which nowadays spends a lot of time in the gun safe. I retired it from daily carry about a year ago and went back to a Slick Willy era single stack, compact Smith in .40S&W which I keep stoked with 155grn JHP +P rounds. The Smith is every bit as accurate and dependable as I could hope for from any semi auto regardless of chambering and I can't tell one iota of difference in terms of recoil between a "hot" .40S&W and "hot" 9 Minimal. I have strong reasons for preferring .38Spl +P/.357Magnum rounds launching 125 JHPs OR, for really serous, up close and personal ranges over the 9 Minimal, where the vast majority of personnel defensive shootings actually occur, 158Grn LSWCHPs have proven themselves for decades. Frankly, if I could only own two handguns, one would be chambered in something that started with a "4" while the other would be chambered in .38Spl/.357 Magnum. By the way, again from personal and professional experience, the ONLY real reason the 9 Minimal still exists is because it is cheap to manufacture in bulk. NOT because it is a great defensive cartridge....Unless you take submachine guns into account. Maybe then...But not out of handguns. And in this, the age of compacts and sub compacts does not make it a round I would trust my life, those of loved ones, or total strangers to in a defensive situation.
Bullet placement is key. Caliber is less of an issue with modern ammo, unless you are hunting big and/or dangerous game like cape buffalo or grizzley bears. Even there bullet placement is very important. The one shot stop is a myth. Give me more rounds with low recoil for quick back on target follow up shots. Your selection criteria are wrong and more for ego reaskns then practical. Must be hard for you having to compensate for your inadequuacies in such a manner.
@@OldGrayCzechWolf Ahhh...Did I hurt your little bitty feeling with a taste of reality? Besides, just how many rounds would you be willing to crank off in a real-world gun fight/self-defense situation? Five, ten, twenty, or more? Police Officers have been tried and convicted (rightfully in 99% of such cases) after shooting a suspect, armed or not, more than once or twice. Shot placement is indeed important at least as important as the amount of damage a defensive round does to its intended target. I've investigated numerous shootings, and more than a few edged weapon involved deaths than I care to recall and attended autopsies where the victim died as the direct result of a single head shot from a .25ACP FMJ. Others died from .22 rimfires, .32 and .380ACPs, 9 Minimals and other assorted calibers. Many of the edged weapon killings were the result of a single plunging or "chopping wound" while several were nightmarish to behold. Yes indeed, shot placement is VERY important! But under the real world, severely stressful conditions of a REAL self-defense situation having fifteen or more smallish, "high tech" bullets at one's disposal can, and often has been, a detriment to all concerned including the "defender". Am I down on so called high-capacity magazines? Not at all. What I am down on is the idea that a lot of folks think that just because something is utilized by the military, mainly for logistical reasons not effectiveness, and that various and sundry law enforcement agencies have followed suit because the ammo is cheap, not necessarily effective, that makes it the best thing since sliced bread. Always remember that your friendly, neighborhood government agencies will always go with the lowest bid and worry about how well a purchase actually performs when called upon by the marginally well-trained end user. End of conversation. Have a nice day and train, train, train and train some more with your preferred defensive round and handgun. And I will continue to do likewise even though mine are not wildly popular.
I have two Tanfolio Witnesses copy of the old CZ75, and one CZ 75 BD compact. love them all. have used them for years, see no reason to buy any of this "new" gun of the day ones.
It's worse out of the box, you can lighten it up with a less powerful hammer spring but the trigger bar design of the 92 lends to a much better trigger overall. Especially with a D spring install. But the cz75 da isn't bad at all
No, the CZ-75B stainless can not be converted to BD. It would require different machining of tbe frame. It is not compatible with Omega trigger either. On the bright side it has ambi safety.
Excellent review! Nice shooting! A few yars ago, I was very interested in a CZ 75 D PCR, the compact, aluminum framed version of the 75 series. It was quite a bit more money than the CZ P-10C I ended up buying instead. The real number one reason, is that the PCR is righty only. No provision at all for left handed shooters. The P-10 C has a reversible mag release, and I installed a better ambi slide release/catch lever. The gun shoots nicely, but I prefer my PDP. If the PCR was made with some ambi features, I'd have one in my safe right now. I have a question on my new Q100- the ejection sometimes sends rounds down my almost buttoned all the way up shirt. I shoot left handed. I got a nasty burn from a trapped shell casing on my last range trip.. Can a gunsmith fix that? I know it is possible, what would you suggest? I want to carry it..
❤ my B and BD models. But that beaver tail after 150+ rounds at the range and the web of your thumb turns to hamburger. Gotta wear gloves with that gun for prolonged continuous shooting. That and the fact that dry firing a 75 B series is a big no-no per the manufacturer, are the only two “flaws” of the gun itself. Oh almost forgot…. There’s a third flaw and that’s the extremely weak and worthless trigger return spring from the factory. It breaks too soon.
Decockers are for weenies with bad gun handling skills or nervous nellies who have an irrational fear of cocked and locked condition one carry. I only own thumb safety versions of CZs. There is no real evidence that decockers are safer then thumb safety on pistols. The real safety is between the ears. Additionally, the steeper learning curve on DA/SA pistols make them less then desireable for beginners. I shoot both types in different platforms, own numerous Beretta and SIG weapons which offer no other option, but I am a seasoned and experienced shooter with hundreds of hours of professional training and even more trigger time. BTW, CZs are capable of single hole groups no bigger then 1/2" at 7 yards if you do your part right, ask me how I know.😊
For your information, all CZs are made in the Czech Republic. CZ-USA only imports them. Do some research before you post you reviews. That way you will sound like you actually know what you are talking/posting about. Your posts are full of errors and misinformation.
Incorrect, you should do you research before commenting. I wrote a magazine article for Combat Handguns Magazine a few years ago about the first of the US-made CZ-USA guns.
Full review with specs and sources: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/cz-75-bd-patron-s-choice
I live in California, born and raised, Gonna go pick up my CZ75 BD tomorrow. It's my first gun. Happy to finally be part of the club.
Buy all of them now by January 2025 it’s being taken off The roster
Nice to see you recognize CZ greatness. I am a CZ fanboy and have been shooting them since the early nineties. Since 1999 I have been carrying a CZ PCR and P01. Both are outstanding DA/SA pistols.
I am a big CZ 75 fan. I love the all metal construction, low recoil and accuracy.
Glad to see the CZ won you over, after seeing your early prejudice. Awesome, honest review.
I'm still enjoying my first iteration CZ75, made in 1978, which I bought in 1979.
CZ has become my absolute favorite mass produced gun manufacturer. Hopefully the merger with Colt doesn't mess up what CZ has been for decades....quality and reliability.
Was not a merger. CZ bought up Colt outright and owns it. If anything CZ will change Colt guns.
@@OldGrayCzechWolf I hope you're correct and that is what happens, Sadly, there are a lot of respected sources that have said the former Colt execs have essentially taken over.
Great review, Graham. I have had a few CZ 75 models currently a CZ Shadow 2, and the accuracy you demonstrated is typical of them.
If you liked this. You need to try the CZ75 Shadow 2 Compact! I've had mine for 5 months now and have well over 1500 rounds through it without any problems. I changed out the sites on most of my handguns to fiber optics. Old eyes.
I'm so glad you tested a recently manufactured CZ, even though it's a 50 yr old design. I think you experienced first hand why they're still being produced to this day. I was wondering why I hadn't seen you test any of the many great firearms CZ is producing, but understand after watching your table top video. I hope this CZ encourages you to test more of the great firearms CZ has based on the 75's design.
Unfortunately CZ USA doesn't care for my testing protocols or you, our audience. I've reviewed modern CZs for magazine article but they did not want the GBGuns protocol shown.
They clearly have some sort of bias against you, but it didn't stop you from doing this review which makes their gun look great. Hopefully you can get your hands on more CZs to test. Your tests are one of my go to places to learn the truth about guns. I could see how some manufacturers might have a problem with that, but for CZ that doesn't seem like it would be a problem.
@user-cf8nr3qq2t thank you. In my experience it has been manufacturers afraid of an unbiased approach who stay off this channel and prefer the paid reviews.
@@GBGuns Pffft! Scew em'!
We appreciate and always look forward to your reviews and testing protocols. Your desktop and range reviews--What's For Dinner is always interesting to us--are deeply appreciated. 💖🙏
As a side note, cannot stand the usual idiots always making disparaging derisive comments. It's truly pathetic angry, spiteful people with far too much time on their hands watching vids they hate.
@stephanie_beth I've always assumed it's the insecure ones wanting to justify a decision they made but regret, or those who thi k they'll feel better about themselves if they poopoo on someone else
I bought a CZ 40 back in 2003 for 280 bucks with 2 magazines. It was an oustanding shooter and like yours was made in the Czech Republic. I also bought my friend's CZ-75 9mm and while they were not anything special like a shadow they never failed to perform and had excellent triggers straight out of the box that only got better with use. I wish I had mine back because they were simply reliable and liked to be abused. I did a torture test on my 40 and went 5k rounds without cleaning or lube and not a single hiccup. Although, I suppose that a pistol that served as a military sidearm for decades should be able to withstand harsh environments and lack of frequent service.
I bought one back in Dec 2023 from a local indoor range/store after shooting one of their rentals of the same model. I love it. Already looking at more CZs over at CZC (CZ Customs.) They presented quite a few different FN models as well as Glock and others. None of those other makes or models felt as good in my hand as that CZ75BD. Based on what I have seen from them, I doubt I will ever need try a different manufacturer. As long as they have one that suits my needs at the time of purchase. The custom shop offers custom options and innovations. I might eventually step up to some Dan Wesson models if the market permits $$$. Great work.
The CZ75 is an awesome pistol. I went with a clone, the IMI 941 Jericho SAO Israeli police gun and love it. I see a CZ75BD in my near future. I saw a nice one with night sights already installed I really like at a local shop.
I have this model & it’s one of my favorites
Happy for some cz love. Own quite a few, the shadow 2 is my favorite followed closely by the 97bd. Overall I have not had any cz firearm issues but cz usa customer service is very poor compared to some other manufactures. The worst customer service I have experienced has been from beretta usa.
See, that didn't hurt to like the CZ 75. Congratulations.
Like everyone else I have my own personal taste, but I also have a protocol to not let that interfere with getting to know a gun.
Just found your channel and love your review platform. I enjoy my CZ pistols. I carry the 75 PCR compact and the P01 Omega and the 75 (all steel) compact in my rotations, I enjoy the extra weight shooting the CZ compacts. Excellent pistols in my mind.
Thank you and welcome to the channel. If you enjoy this format you'll be pleased to know that I've covered a few hundred handguns in this exact manner.
I have a P-01 that shot low out of the box, probably me. Dawson fixed that up with a blackout rear and fiber front. Slide racking isn't a problem. At the range you only have to do that once, at home, leave it loaded and decocked.
This was awesome I'm glad you liked the CZ 75. This may be one of those rare cases where you are jealous of my small hands ha! Thank you again I also like my stock CZ 75 D PCR. Looks like it was accurate in your hands!
They are wonderful guns.........I would argue the best value in the market pound for pound, in the pistol market at least. With a spare springs kit and a few MINOR replacement pins and small's they are easy to make worthy of duty grade/hard use as well. They are fine out of the box, but with a little work they are exceptional.
I'm generally of the opinion that the most valuable reviews come from someone who doesn't like the design but is still honest about the strengths and weaknesses. I have a CZ-97B that I need to take back out of the safe one of these days.
This is why my reviews are formatted as they are and so boringly reptetitive: The gun speaks for itself, my bias positive or negative doesn't skew the way the firearms appears in video.
@@gbgunsmedia You're one of the only reviewers I trust to be reliable because of that.
I do have a CZ75B omega i bought it in 2019 it came set up with the decocker and have never changed it.
You should. I changed out my P-07 Duty (also has Omega trigger) to thumb safety first thing out of the box. If you don't like it or if it makes you nervous you can always change it back.
If you don't use the slide, keep track of that corner on the slide catching the slide stop.
Try turning it to the left and grab with your thumb along all the cuts on the rear.
A lighter springs makes also quite a difference as long as you don't go too light.
Would make a nice comparison if it'd still eat certain ammo at which spring rating.
I find it's easy to grab the slide "slingshot" style, with the thumb along the slide, rather than across it.
My first carry choice was a CZ 75B. The weight is why I decided to go polymer. Now-a-days my choice is a P-10C or P-10S.
Thanks for review. Have same sights on my P07 not in love with them as well. The cool thing about 1911’s, high powers, cZ85’s etc,. Is they spawned other great designs.
Do they sell cz85 slide release ?
Just asking since 4 yrs ago, I borrowed a cz shadow 2 but I'm left handed😅
To be fair Graham put all 30 shots within the 2" circles with a Taurus TH10. He did the same with a Grand Power Q100, iirc.
My first CG was a 75 pre-B with the round trigger guard. I do not shoot it these days. They are rare. Many CZ guns later, I find them hard to top.
Great video 📹 👍
I have he entire “regular” CZ family. I say regular because I have a couple of the Competition models. These things at very nice. I am on the verge of parting ways with my 92FS so I can get one more. Not one of these has been worked on by any company that customizes CZs or makes parts for them. They just work and every time they are placed in my hand it’s like the Valkyries sing from Valhalla and the sun just shines on me. Like when Arthur removed the sword from the stone. (How the hell did someone run a sword through a 🪨? Probably was entertainment for Odin or Thor). 😂 Jk. My point is striker fire is nice but these CZ hammer fired guns are wonders.
Should not mix Arthurian legend with Norse mythology, they are not the same. I do agree with you about the CZs though. Have multiple models and numerous clones.
@@OldGrayCzechWolf man quit it. 😂. I didn’t box them as the same. I said what I said. I am talking about how good these guns feel in the hands and if that’s how I felt then it’s how I felt. We are all good in the 2A world. I don’t step on your toes and you aren’t stepping on mine. I can say when I pick up my CZ Shadow 2 Compact I feel like He-Man. I grab my Shadow 2 Compact and just scream, “I…have…the….POWEEEERRRRR”. Skeletor isn’t going to come strike me down. He might show up with a Kimber KDS9C or M&P 2.0 Metal Compact and might want to get into a friendly competition. Him and Multi-Man.
"that's how we feel good about ourselves"😎
Great job thank you I have a older CZ and I get trigger slap
I have a CZ SP01 Tactical. Not a fan of the front sight but it runs smooth.
Thank you for sharing your video. Nice classic pistol.
Have a great day 😄🙏
I had to install an extended firing pin on my CZ85B.
I love my cz75b omega
There have only been two pistols, chambered in 9 Minimal, that I ever trusted enough to carry on a regular basis. Both were made in Hungaria. The first was a screw for screw clone of the Browning HP and the other was a clone of the CZ75. Both were all steel and came with beautiful wooden grips. Great shooters and very accurate. Neither ever failed to feed, fire or eject any ammo and or bullet type I fed them straight out of their respective boxes. If I were forced to choose the 9 Minimal as my sole handgun cartridge for some reason, I would be hard pressed to choose between either of the two pistols. Excellent video on the CZ75 BD by the way. I might even consider one for casual range use.
Since you're not a fan of hthe most popular and produced handgun cartridge in the world, what do you prefer and why?
@@GBGuns Experience, both personal and professional, has proven to my satisfaction that the 9 Minimal, at best, is better than a .380ACP as a backup round assuming the 9 Minimal utilizes bullets in the 115grn JHP range pushed as hot as the case powder capacity will allow. The 9 Minimal MUST depend on bullet design and velocity to be even marginally acceptable as a defensive round. I now own exactly one pistol chambered in 9 Minimal which nowadays spends a lot of time in the gun safe. I retired it from daily carry about a year ago and went back to a Slick Willy era single stack, compact Smith in .40S&W which I keep stoked with 155grn JHP +P rounds. The Smith is every bit as accurate and dependable as I could hope for from any semi auto regardless of chambering and I can't tell one iota of difference in terms of recoil between a "hot" .40S&W and "hot" 9 Minimal. I have strong reasons for preferring .38Spl +P/.357Magnum rounds launching 125 JHPs OR, for really serous, up close and personal ranges over the 9 Minimal, where the vast majority of personnel defensive shootings actually occur, 158Grn LSWCHPs have proven themselves for decades. Frankly, if I could only own two handguns, one would be chambered in something that started with a "4" while the other would be chambered in .38Spl/.357 Magnum. By the way, again from personal and professional experience, the ONLY real reason the 9 Minimal still exists is because it is cheap to manufacture in bulk. NOT because it is a great defensive cartridge....Unless you take submachine guns into account. Maybe then...But not out of handguns. And in this, the age of compacts and sub compacts does not make it a round I would trust my life, those of loved ones, or total strangers to in a defensive situation.
Bullet placement is key. Caliber is less of an issue with modern ammo, unless you are hunting big and/or dangerous game like cape buffalo or grizzley bears. Even there bullet placement is very important. The one shot stop is a myth. Give me more rounds with low recoil for quick back on target follow up shots. Your selection criteria are wrong and more for ego reaskns then practical. Must be hard for you having to compensate for your inadequuacies in such a manner.
@@OldGrayCzechWolf Ahhh...Did I hurt your little bitty feeling with a taste of reality? Besides, just how many rounds would you be willing to crank off in a real-world gun fight/self-defense situation? Five, ten, twenty, or more? Police Officers have been tried and convicted (rightfully in 99% of such cases) after shooting a suspect, armed or not, more than once or twice. Shot placement is indeed important at least as important as the amount of damage a defensive round does to its intended target. I've investigated numerous shootings, and more than a few edged weapon involved deaths than I care to recall and attended autopsies where the victim died as the direct result of a single head shot from a .25ACP FMJ. Others died from .22 rimfires, .32 and .380ACPs, 9 Minimals and other assorted calibers. Many of the edged weapon killings were the result of a single plunging or "chopping wound" while several were nightmarish to behold. Yes indeed, shot placement is VERY important! But under the real world, severely stressful conditions of a REAL self-defense situation having fifteen or more smallish, "high tech" bullets at one's disposal can, and often has been, a detriment to all concerned including the "defender". Am I down on so called high-capacity magazines? Not at all. What I am down on is the idea that a lot of folks think that just because something is utilized by the military, mainly for logistical reasons not effectiveness, and that various and sundry law enforcement agencies have followed suit because the ammo is cheap, not necessarily effective, that makes it the best thing since sliced bread. Always remember that your friendly, neighborhood government agencies will always go with the lowest bid and worry about how well a purchase actually performs when called upon by the marginally well-trained end user. End of conversation. Have a nice day and train, train, train and train some more with your preferred defensive round and handgun. And I will continue to do likewise even though mine are not wildly popular.
I have two Tanfolio Witnesses copy of the old CZ75, and one CZ 75 BD compact. love them all. have used them for years, see no reason to buy any of this "new" gun of the day ones.
Good vid, thanks. Would you say that double action it better or worse than a beretta 92.
It's worse out of the box, you can lighten it up with a less powerful hammer spring but the trigger bar design of the 92 lends to a much better trigger overall. Especially with a D spring install. But the cz75 da isn't bad at all
I swapped out the front with a red fiber optic.
Dot fell out right away on mine. Left rear sight☹️
These are hardly visible at all
I got a stainless 75B. Wonder if I can make it a BD!
If it says omega on it, it is easy to do with some fitting, otherwise maybe with more work of a gunsmith. Would be cool.
No, the CZ-75B stainless can not be converted to BD. It would require different machining of tbe frame. It is not compatible with Omega trigger either. On the bright side it has ambi safety.
Excellent review! Nice shooting!
A few yars ago, I was very interested in a CZ 75 D PCR, the compact, aluminum framed version of the 75 series.
It was quite a bit more money than the CZ P-10C I ended up buying instead. The real number one reason, is that the PCR is righty only. No provision at all for left handed shooters. The P-10 C has a reversible mag release, and I installed a better ambi slide release/catch lever. The gun shoots nicely, but I prefer my PDP. If the PCR was made with some ambi features, I'd have one in my safe right now.
I have a question on my new Q100- the ejection sometimes sends rounds down my almost buttoned all the way up shirt. I shoot left handed. I got a nasty burn from a trapped shell casing on my last range trip.. Can a gunsmith fix that? I know it is possible, what would you suggest? I want to carry it..
❤ my B and BD models. But that beaver tail after 150+ rounds at the range and the web of your thumb turns to hamburger. Gotta wear gloves with that gun for prolonged continuous shooting. That and the fact that dry firing a 75 B series is a big no-no per the manufacturer, are the only two “flaws” of the gun itself. Oh almost forgot…. There’s a third flaw and that’s the extremely weak and worthless trigger return spring from the factory. It breaks too soon.
Mine malfunctions a lot. And its not the ammo. Its always the same with different types of ammo.
Decockers are for weenies with bad gun handling skills or nervous nellies who have an irrational fear of cocked and locked condition one carry. I only own thumb safety versions of CZs. There is no real evidence that decockers are safer then thumb safety on pistols. The real safety is between the ears. Additionally, the steeper learning curve on DA/SA pistols make them less then desireable for beginners. I shoot both types in different platforms, own numerous Beretta and SIG weapons which offer no other option, but I am a seasoned and experienced shooter with hundreds of hours of professional training and even more trigger time. BTW, CZs are capable of single hole groups no bigger then 1/2" at 7 yards if you do your part right, ask me how I know.😊
Sating decockers are for weenies is like saying SAO is for those with learning disabilities.
How do you know
How do you know
Decockers are a great thing to have, you just never needed to have one. Others have needed them for very important reasons that you don't know about.
For your information, all CZs are made in the Czech Republic. CZ-USA only imports them. Do some research before you post you reviews. That way you will sound like you actually know what you are talking/posting about. Your posts are full of errors and misinformation.
Incorrect, you should do you research before commenting. I wrote a magazine article for Combat Handguns Magazine a few years ago about the first of the US-made CZ-USA guns.
@@GBGunsVery good!