Posted on 06/12/2012 1:39:33 PM PDT by 50cal Smokepole
CZ Ping....
Yep, CZ makes some fine guns.
Nice lookin’ shooters.
I keep a Dan Wesson .357 as my personal firearm. With a 4 inch barrel it is perfectly balanced. With the 6 incher it is a little barrel heavy. Fits my hand perfectly.
My experiences at the range have led me to conclude that the reason God created CZ was to inform Sig owners that they paid entirely too much :-)
I picked up a Valor a year ago and I still can’t stop smilin’. I put some 10-8 grips on it to fill my hand better.
Thanks, but don't let their looks fool you, they shoot as good as they look! LOL!
CZs are high on the list of the best 9mm pistols in the world.
The CZ 9mm compact PO1 was my favorite concealed carry pistol....until my wife decided to try it out...now it’s hers! I since replaced it with a regular-sized CZ75BD instead because I got a good deal on it. These guns are super accurate and very reliable, but CZs are not cheap. CZ makes some nice rifles as well.
Yep. I love the checkering, takes 2 hands and a foot to put it down. LoL.
Only bad thing about them is you want one of each.
I am a diehard 1911 fan, but have had an interest in a CZ-75 or EAA equivalent for some time. Any differences between them?
That gave me goosebumps. All I have is a CZ 52, a CZ 75 (pre-B model) and a .22 bolt action with the hogback stock (a fine piece).
Wish I had a bunch of CZ motorcycles. Rode one of those before I had one of their firearms. Good stuff. Sadly it all faded away.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_zbrojovka_Strakonice
Sorry, but I’m not the one to ask about those. Someone here can help, I’m sure.
Interesting question...and the answer will take you in a full circle. CZ's quality control is exceptionally high, although a lot of people aren't keen on the aesthetics (of the handguns anyways). The design has a lot of Hi-Power elements in it, and the CZ-75 was the pistol Jeff Cooper chose as the basis for his dream pistol, the Bren Ten. Rumor has it that in the 90's when the SAS was looking to replace their Hi-powers, the rank and file wanted to go with the CZ-75, but since the eastern bloc had only recently crumbled, the powers-that-be wanted something from a more established, stable source.
The big advantage EAA had over CZ was in chambering for the 10mm, which CZ never did with the -75 family. The downside is that EAA Witness series developed a reputation for cracking slides, although the word on the street is these problems have been fixed. I'd still refuse to buy an older one, and would be reluctant to buy a newer one.
Now, since you love the 1911, but showed some interest in CZ vs. EAA, you can combine the best of all three worlds...
CZ, under the Dan Wesson name, makes a 1911 in 10mm...
I’m a little guy with short fingers, so I tend to like the Hi-Power, my first 9mm. So much so that I have an unfired spare. Wish I could get comfortable with the CZ, size-wise. I can shoot it but don’t feel like a kid with a squirt gun. And the Hi-Power seems to hit whatever I look at, in a good way.
my CZ... 
They’re not making a clone of the Springfield Scout are they?
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