Here are some pictures and notes about my new CZ 75 BD Police. As noted in another thread, this is the "BD" version of the CZ 75...the "B" indicating the firing pin Block, and the "D" denoting the Decocker instead of the thumb safety that most CZ 75s have. The Police model is a little different from the "regular" BDs, with serrations on the trigger, checkering on the front and back straps, a small loaded chamber post on the top of the slide, a reversible magazine catch, and a lanyard loop at the bottom of the main spring plunger.
And just a random observation: most CZ 75s apparently have a magazine brake in the form of a curved leaf spring in the grip that slides against the magazine, which holds an empty magazine from dropping free. The fix is to either buy a straight "spring", or bend your factory one straight. My magazines drop free, even when empty, so I'm not sure if this is a change that CZ made or another distinction of the Police model. None of them, to my knowledge, have a magazine disconnect safety.
http://www.czub.cz/en/catalog/79-pistols-cz/PST/CZ_75_BD_POLICE.aspx
As all current CZ handguns do, this came in a very nice plastic case.
They even thought enough of me to fill the 16 round magazines with some hardball at the factory!
You don't get a spent shell case with CZs...you get a digitized target of their 25m group of five rounds. This one shot what is generously a two-inch group at 25m. That's really one large hole with a flier at the lower left.
I love the lines of a CZ. Very reminiscent of a Browning Hi Power or even a 1911. Natural grip angle at the back, with a slight taper to the front of the gun. CZs have what appears to be a barrel bushing at the front of the slide, with the barrel just poking out the front.
Poor quality picture of the internals. I was trying to capture the sort of rough texture on the inside of the cast steel frame. CZ frames are cast in either steel (this one), aluminum alloy, or stainless steel. This has their black Polycoat finish, which is some sort of a polymerized baked enamel coating. It's treated for corrosion protection underneath, so even areas that are not polycoated are protected.
Just like with my P-09 that I sold to buy this, the feed ramp is beautifully polished. The whole barrel, really, is an artful piece. It has two locking lugs on the top of the barrel, similar to the 1911.
Here's the bottom of the slide, looking at the rear (you can see the firing pin block plunger at the bottom). The bottom of the feeding lug is polished smooth to prevent friction. The bottom of the slide rails are also polished smooth. Actually, I should say that they're machined smooth, rather than polished smooth. I will finish the job, I think, with some 1000 grit or some Flitz.
I love the "POLICE" on the side of the slide. I was looking at buying the regular BD, but knew that I'd regret later on not buying the one that says "POLICE". The BDs are fairly hard to come by as it is, and the "POLICE" ones are harder still (to find). So I just bought it new.
The only thing I wish this one had that some other CZ models has is their newer style extended beavertail.
Here's their old style beavertail:
And their new style extended beavertail:
I may have to adjust my grip just slightly on this one so the beavertail doesn't try to ride into the web of my hand during recoil. My P-09 had the newer style extended beavertail, and it was quite comfortable. Maybe my next CZ will have the newer one...
My first purchase for it is either an extended slide stop (see the difference in the SP-01's slide stop above compared with the one above it), or some nice wood grips. One with the factory CZ wood grips:
I love it.
And just a random observation: most CZ 75s apparently have a magazine brake in the form of a curved leaf spring in the grip that slides against the magazine, which holds an empty magazine from dropping free. The fix is to either buy a straight "spring", or bend your factory one straight. My magazines drop free, even when empty, so I'm not sure if this is a change that CZ made or another distinction of the Police model. None of them, to my knowledge, have a magazine disconnect safety.
http://www.czub.cz/en/catalog/79-pistols-cz/PST/CZ_75_BD_POLICE.aspx
As all current CZ handguns do, this came in a very nice plastic case.
They even thought enough of me to fill the 16 round magazines with some hardball at the factory!
You don't get a spent shell case with CZs...you get a digitized target of their 25m group of five rounds. This one shot what is generously a two-inch group at 25m. That's really one large hole with a flier at the lower left.
I love the lines of a CZ. Very reminiscent of a Browning Hi Power or even a 1911. Natural grip angle at the back, with a slight taper to the front of the gun. CZs have what appears to be a barrel bushing at the front of the slide, with the barrel just poking out the front.
Poor quality picture of the internals. I was trying to capture the sort of rough texture on the inside of the cast steel frame. CZ frames are cast in either steel (this one), aluminum alloy, or stainless steel. This has their black Polycoat finish, which is some sort of a polymerized baked enamel coating. It's treated for corrosion protection underneath, so even areas that are not polycoated are protected.
Just like with my P-09 that I sold to buy this, the feed ramp is beautifully polished. The whole barrel, really, is an artful piece. It has two locking lugs on the top of the barrel, similar to the 1911.
Here's the bottom of the slide, looking at the rear (you can see the firing pin block plunger at the bottom). The bottom of the feeding lug is polished smooth to prevent friction. The bottom of the slide rails are also polished smooth. Actually, I should say that they're machined smooth, rather than polished smooth. I will finish the job, I think, with some 1000 grit or some Flitz.
I love the "POLICE" on the side of the slide. I was looking at buying the regular BD, but knew that I'd regret later on not buying the one that says "POLICE". The BDs are fairly hard to come by as it is, and the "POLICE" ones are harder still (to find). So I just bought it new.
The only thing I wish this one had that some other CZ models has is their newer style extended beavertail.
Here's their old style beavertail:
And their new style extended beavertail:
I may have to adjust my grip just slightly on this one so the beavertail doesn't try to ride into the web of my hand during recoil. My P-09 had the newer style extended beavertail, and it was quite comfortable. Maybe my next CZ will have the newer one...
My first purchase for it is either an extended slide stop (see the difference in the SP-01's slide stop above compared with the one above it), or some nice wood grips. One with the factory CZ wood grips:
I love it.
