Can anyone convince me *not* to buy a CZ-75?

[MisterNoisy]

So I stopped by the local Academy after work to get some more 9mm ammo (2000+ rounds through my PT in 3 months!), and they had a CZ-75B in stock. $500 NIB, and after handling it, it feels like this pistol was made for my hand. All the controls are in the right place and it just 'fits' my grip - even more so than my PT92. On top of that, the barrel/slide/frame fit was super tight and slick like a hand-fitted piece, and it points like it's my index finger.

I *really* want it, but on the other hand, I already have (and love) my PT92, which is pretty much the same sort of gun (hi-cap service pistol chambered in 9mm), and to add to the dilemma, I also have a hankering for the stainless PT1911 that was also in stock (and very nice) as well. I like the PT1911, but I kinda wanna wait until the 9mm version rolls around next year so I don't have to stock up on multiple calibers beyond the 9mm and .22LR I'm already committed to.

Gah. Too many guns and not enough time...

Short form: I need horror stories or something to dissuade me from adding this Czech supermodel to my collection.

Alternately, tell me why you love your CZ-75 and why I should ignore my left brain and just buy it.

[niko]

The cz will cost you to much money feeding it because it will not break lol.

[MTee]

Not to mention that it has a sweet trigger!
I've been looking at the same model also at Academy.
The only thing I see about them is that the ejection port is kind of small which made it a little difficult sticking my little finger into the chamber to check for a live round. I've read online about some models (I don't remember which ones) breaking firing pins. The one thing I didn't like abou it was the magazine has to be pulled out of the pistol due to a tension spring in the back of the magazine well but it can be removed so the mags will just drop out when released. Still I want one!

I'm also waiting on Taurus to come out with the 1911 in 9mm.

That was all I could come up with right now.
Let us know if you get one.

MTee

[bubblehead]

If you can afford to buy the CZ also, it never hurts having multiple guns. I you can afford it right now see if they can do a layaway. Think of it as insurance, if 1 needs repair you always have something else to shoot. As far as the PT1911 goes IMHO it never hurts having multiple calibers.

[Jake3501]

You need a built-in excuse to buy the next gun.....and the next.....and the next

[sh801]

Did you really expect anyone on here to try to talk you out of it?????????

[Clarke123]

You want a negative answer ... ask your wife! I can always count on mine to give me 100's of reasons for not buying another gun!!!

[dcphoto]

The CZ is a great gun. Hard to break, the ones I've shot have never malfunctioned. I had the money saved for mine, but the dog went and hurt her knee, so now I get to pretend to shoot her leg.

If you don't like it retaining the magazine it is very easy to modify. Or, you can simply buy the retention spring for a CZ-85, that doesn't actually retain the magazine, but lets it fall free.

So in conclusion: Just buy it, and the 1911 afterwords, you will be happy!

[BigSkiff]

Yup, I'd keep the 92 and buy the CZ. After all you do have two hands, right?

[Indrid Cold]

If you want a very accurate full size combat or range pistol:

CZ-75B
Sig 226
PT-92/Beretta 92F

Personally, I've shot the CZ-75B and found it to be one of the most accurate and ergonomic pistols ever. I ended up buying a CZ-75 P-01 because its compact size makes it a perfect fit for me, and a practical carry gun. It's amazing in every way--capacity is 14+1 9mm, holds and aims naturally, has a decocker, and has style. Now, it's not light... it's an all-alloy gun with rubber grips, which cuts recoil and besides I like some heft. All the CZ pistols except the P-07 are kind of old school that way, and I like that. For me, the only downside is that it's 9mm, but personal defense loads will ameliorate that, and I wanted a higher capacity pistol. So if you want to carry a CZ, I'd go with a P-01 (14+1 9mm) or P-06 (10+1 .40).

Back to your original question, I do like the full-size CZ-75 platform, and someday I plan to get a Kadet as a range pistol.