Cz 75 B 9mm Omega Blk Swappable Safe/decocker Review

Regular readers will know I'1000 a CZ 75 fanboy. And why non? I've never shot a bad one and new shooters love them, too. So expectations were high when I took delivery of new CZ 75 B Ω Urban Gray Suppressor-Ready pistol . . .

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At first glance, the CZ 75 B Ω is nothing to write dwelling about. The Czech handgun sports a mix of gray and FDE they call "Urban Grey." The Cerakote finish is applied evenly throughout the gun. In fact, nothing rubbed me the wrong style; there weren't any sharp edges to catch the mitt. Looking a lilliputian closer, John Browning's minimalist genius is revealed. The 75 B is all elegant swoops and graceful curves.

Neither the front strap or dorsum of the 75 B'south curved grip are textured. Although the natural shape of the double stack gun fits the hand well and the 9mm's recoil is light, I'd even so appreciate the some checkering for single-paw piece of work. My biggest complaint: the cheap plastic grips feel cheap. And plastic.

The tall sights are a slight disappointment. With tritium ampules, the sights work well day or nighttime, and the rear sight is drift adjustable. But I would've appreciated a serrated rear sight confront instead of the flat back. And I'd certainly want more of a ledge on the front of the rear sight to manipulate the slide for single-handed reloads.

This version comes with CZ's Ω trigger. As far as I can tell, its main purpose is to brand maintenance easier. The hammer is wider on the 75 B, although I'yard not certain why.

The really clever bit: a 75 B owner can swap between an ambidextrous safety or a decocker-only, with nothing 'smithing involved. The process is simple, conspicuously laid out in the instruction manual, and all the parts are included.

I got this pistol afterwards another TTAG writer had already fired some thousand rounds through it, all suppressed. Needless to say, the gun was admittedly filthy. Chunks of built-up, caked-on carbon flew off during recoil, hitting my rubber glasses.

I was told that it was "starting to hiccup" a bit when I got information technology. Out of the first 100 rounds I put through the CZ 75 B Ω, the gun failed to render to bombardment twice. A little tap on the back of the slide completed the cycle.

Then the gun richly deserved a full disassembly, some spa time in a solvent bath and a practiced scrub down. Unfortunately I was given a fairly short turn-around fourth dimension on the gun. So I field stripped the 75 B (no tools required) and sprayed it with Rogue American Wearing apparel'southward Gun Lube until black ooze dripped out. I gave the barrel five skillful passes with the BoreSnake, reassembled the $.25 and got dorsum to work.

Over the next two days — over 500 more than rounds — I had nix failures of any kind. I shot FMJs, HPs and the Ruger ARX rounds; bullets in weights from 100 grains to 147 grains. I shot suppressed and unsuppressed. Once more, no reliability issues. Considering the status the 75 B was in when Jeremy handed it over (a "gun law-breaking" if in that location ever was ane) information technology performed exceptionally well.

One of the things that I consistently hear about the stock CZ 75: in double action the trigger is too long and heavy. Copy that. And that'south especially truthful for anyone who doesn't have size large hands. The trigger isn't too much for me, big mitts and all, but that'south because I put the "power crease" of my index finger onto the trigger while maintaining my grip.

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That said, even shooters who have a hard time with the CZ's trigger in double-action are surprised at how well they shoot the gun. Of course, you tin can eliminate the problem simply by carrying the CZ 75 in single activity mode with the safety on, as I do.

It'south no wonder this pistol has been a mainstay of the competitive circuit for decades. Information technology draws well, points fast and admittedly hums along in recoil. Even single-handed, the CZ 75 B Ω Suppressor-Fix comes back into position quickly. Long strings of fire are a welcome claiming; there's no fighting the gun. Suppressed, even the virtually recoil averse tin can pour out the rounds with confident quickness.

Even after 440 rounds of reliability testing and familiarization burn, the gun even so shot more than accurately than I expected. Shooting five-circular groups off a bag at 25 yards, the CapArms 115gr FMJ shot 1.iv-inch groups, the CapArms 147gr FMJ shot 2-inch groups and every other round I tested fell in betwixt those 2. That's right, the worst shooting circular, for 60 rounds, was ii″ at 25 yards.

The entire CZ 75 line offers terrific value for money. The suppressor-fix CZ 75 B Ω is no exception; it performs extremely well for a broad range of shooters. The firing mechanism gives options to shooters, and the swappable safe-to-decocker feature is a welcome bonus. This gun confirms my organized religion in, and love for, CZ's 9mm Euro-pistols.

SPECIFICATIONS: CZ 75 B Ω Suppressor-Gear up

Chambering:  9mm Luger
Magazine Capacity:  xviii
Magazine Type:  Double Stack
Frame: Steel
Grips: Plastic
Trigger: DA/SA
Barrel: Cold Hammer Forged
Barrel Length: v.xi in
Weight: 35.7 oz
Overall Length: 8.8 in
Height: 6.1 in
Width: 1.4 in
Safety: Swappable Ambi Safety and Decocker, Prophylactic Stop on Hammer, Firing Pivot Block Safety
Sights: High Tritium Three-Dot
MSRP  $636 (constitute new online for $565 – $599)

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Rating (out of five stars):

Appearance * * *
I love the lines of the 75 B. Beyond that it'south nothing special.

Customization * * * * *
The ability to change the safety/decocker on a whim is cool. The sights are easy to bandy, as are the grips and many internals. There's niggling that can't be changed by a gunsmith at a reasonable cost. At that place are uniform holsters a' enough.

Reliability * * * * *
Filthy dirty, it ran well. After a lube and BoreSnake, information technology ran perfectly.

Accuracy * * * *
Two-inch groups at 25 yards with a filthy gun. Keen at all.

Overall * * * * 1/ii
An exceptional value. Reliable, comfy and accurate. The sights, grips, and lack of texture on the front and dorsum straps deny the CZ 75 B Ω the coveted fifth star.

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