cz 75s are great.. been meaning to sell my Beretta 92 for one..

92 is fine gun.. just a tad to big for my hands.

 

My Israeli 75 compact Masada is a great shooter and beautiful pistol.
You definagely like yours.

 

"definagely"???

TZ75 and CZ75 pistols were very popular in the Israeli National Police, and among their competition teams and "special" units. I think most have now switched over to Jerichos and Glocks. I always found the trigger reach on the TZ/CZs a bit much for me.

 

The CZ75 pre-B and CZ75B are both excellent firearms. The ergonomics are exceptional in my opinion. Along with accuracy and reliability. Here is a pic of my pre-B CZ75 with a replacement adjustable rear sight. It is not an Israeli police trade in. But I do have an early CZ85 Israeli police trade in and it is equal in quality to the CZ75's.

 

Thank you've the information and picture! Beautiful pistol!

My pistol actually arrived today and I was able to pick it up. It's a really early one that says made in Czechoslovakia.

The pistol has black paint on it that is chipping off. Do you think it would be best to get it cerakoated so I don't keep getting black paint chips on my hand?

Also, the slide lock extends past the pistol on the right side. Is this normal?

 

I would definitely consider cerakoting, I will probably have my CZ85 ceracoted. I have seen some beautiful examples. You should check out czcustoms and cajun gun works for easy mods such as grips, springs, hammers. You can do them yourself or let them. I did them myself. I now have a smooth 4 1/2 lb trigger. You will be amazed at the number of upgrades available.
The slide stop is supposed to stick out on the right side. On the left of the slide near the rear is vertical mark. Slide the slide back until this mark lines up with the corresponding vertical mark on the frame. Then push the the protruding part of the slide stop, on the right side, until it pops out on the left side. Remove the slide stop and push the slide forward to remove.

 

I am thinking about getting my friend that's a gunsmith to cerakoat the pistol black and retain the original grips to keep some of it's history, or get newer grips in the future. I found a pair of grips but the company is asking $75 for them. That's a bit steep for my liking. If I could find originals in better condition I might just go that route if they are a decent price. Mainly I need magazines for the pistol. Would this be the correct magazine for it?

https://shop.cz-usa.com/ProductDetail/11114_Cz-75-Preb-Full-Size-16-Round-9mm-Mag

The trigger on the pistol as it is, is actually really impressive and it feels really smooth, clean and crisp. I think after I get it cerakoated I will shoot it first and see how it is then start the upgrades from there.

 

Those are the correct mags. Sounds like you have a good plan on upgrades. I may have some original grips. I will check, and if I do I will let you know.

 

I have a new pair of CZ75B grips with screws that will fit your preB CZ75. I tried them on my preB and they fit perfectly. They have the new CZ logo as opposed to the old one and they have a more matte finish compared to the more glossy originals. Here is a photo of the B and preB grips. PreB grips on the right. I know your looking for original grips for the preB, but if interested let me know. I'll let them go pretty cheap.

 

While the CZ mags are great....I only shoot Mecgar mags in mine. Super quality magazines and possibly the OEM mfg for CZ.

17rd flush fit or 19rd extended mags are available now....after the election???

http://shop.mec-gar.com/Magazines/CZ

 

+1 on the 75 mecs

 

I ordered one and was surprised to see the old style trigger guard and hammer. It was a bit rougher than I expected, but I plan on having it Cerakoted anyway. I can't pick her up for 7 days (Maryland), so I don't know how she shoots, but she seems tight enough and the barrel looks decent. Strange looking method for a lanyard ring. I need to get a pin to replace that. If anybody has one they want to part with let me know. The other thing I noticed is everything is dry as a bone.

Are the parts in these older 75's interchangeable with the newer pistols?

 

I have a CZ 75 PCR that's a new compact version, I really love it. Comfortable, accurate and controllable are just a few of its virtues.

 

Wasn't clips different not interchangeable ?

 

I have 6 mags from my 75B and tried them out. Thankfully they all fit just fine. I also understand they don't always work in many of the earlier ones.

 

Just an update. I finally got my pistol back from my gunsmith and it looks amazing! I added some other NOS CZ 75 grips to it and the pistol fits like a glove. I ordered two pre-b cz 75 magazines from CZ's website as well just to make sure they work.

I did notice that when I received my pistol the front sight is loose and since it's not a 75b, the sights are staked and not dovetailed. Does anyone have any experience on how to get the front sight to stop moving?

I read so far that there is a "tool" you can get, or you can silver solder the sight, or have your gunsmith rework the slide so it can accept newer dovetailed front sights.

Has anyone had any experience with their pre-b having a loose front sight?

Pictures will be coming shortly!

 

Before:

After:

 

I got mine back from having it Cerakoted last week. I had the frame done in Midnight Blue and the bits like the extractor, safety, slide release, hammer done in Black. I also bought some wood grips that match the early CZ grips. When I reassembled the pistol I replaced most of the springs and added a SAO trigger from Cajun Gunworks. I think it came out great.