CZ75B 9mm Pistol

   

    This is my CZ75B that arrived today...I got the
call from the local gun range that ordered it for me.
I have a Walther PPK (James Bond's gun) in the
380 caliber, and also a Ruger Mark III target pistol
in 22 caliber. My PPK is an investment and has never
been fired, but I did want something a little stronger
than the 22 for home protection. I shopped a lot of
9mm pistols and almost bought a Beretta 92fs. That
is the pistol the U.S. military uses and it is a great
pistol.....But...
   The CZ75B is carried by more police, security, and
military units than any other pistol in the world. That
is a strong statement!! The CZ75B weighs in at just
over two pounds...unloaded. If you are looking for
a daily carrying pistol, this one is not for you. The
magazine holds sixteen cartridges plus one in the
chamber for a total of seventeen. If you can't hit
something in that number of rounds you need to
invest in a shotgun. The CZ comes in several
different finishes...a satin-looking stainless steel, 
a blue dye finish, a black polymer glossy finish, and
dull black finish like the one I ordered. The CZ is
available in Smith & Wesson 40 caliber or the more
common 9mm Luger caliber.  The pistol comes with
a heavy coating of some kind of grease to keep it
operative if it is on the shelf a long time before being
purchased. I had mine field-stripped within five minutes of arriving home. I used some 'gun scrubber' by Birchwood and it cut the grease right off. The CZ
is an extremely well made pistol. It comes from the
Czech Republic, thus the CZ....It was first manufactured in 1975, thus the 75...  A early problem
was corrected and ensuing models were called 'B'
models...thus CZ75B.  Some will tell you the B is for
the firing pin block,...maybe!  I liked it for its immediate feel like the legendary Browning High Power. I am a Vietnam Veteran and remember the Browning well. The slide of the CZ fits 'inside' the rails of the frame instead of the outside. The rails are also
longer than the Beretta, Walther, or Taurus models I 
looked into. When you shake the CZ it is absolutely
quiet with no rattling noise from the parts inside. The
sights are fixed and non-adjustable, but being a home
defense weapon, I don't plan to use it for long distances. It has a good point & shoot feel. If you can
point your index finger at a target, this pistol will feel
natural for you. The CZ75B is both double-action and
single-action. The first round can be fired normally without pulling back the hammer and each succeeding
round will be fired single-action as the blow-back feature will automatically cock and reload the pistol.

The pistol comes in a hard-plastic case, with two magazines, two cleaning rods, a cable locking device, and an owners manual. If you are in the market for
a reliable handgun in the 9mm format, I strongly urge you to check out the CZ75B. I am a happy customer.