- Messages
- 1,268
- Reactions
- 1,791
Over the years I've had two CZ 75Bs, a CZ 85b, a CZ P01, two CZ P07s (one of which I blew up with a double charged round early in my reloading career), a CZ 75 all steel compact, and a couple of Turkish-made CZ 75 clones. And eventually sold all of them, since what I was really looking for, but never found, was the rare and elusive CZ 75D PCR (Police Czech Republic), an alloy-framed decocker version of the CZ 75 compact. As opposed to what many people around seem to believe based on their posts, it does not have a 'decoker.' I'm not even sure what a 'decoker' is, except that I know they must be spelling it that way on purpose, since my autocorrect changes it to 'décolletage' when I enter it on my phone or computer. A gun with décolletage would be interesting, although someone with décolletage and a gun would be more interesting, but I digress.
Anyway, that was the case until a few weeks ago when, on the spur of the moment, I walked into Sporting Systems in downtown Vancouver, WA. And there it was. I bought it on the spot and didn't even ask the wife, a clear indicator I wanted it so badly that I was willing to risk untold danger to possess it.
Since then I've added a new set of Cool Hand G10 Snake Scale grips (fit perfectly and, in my opinion, are equal in quality to VZ grips at about half the price) and a set of Truglo TFX Pro night sights. The grips thin out the grip to fit my small girly hands (No, I am not a girl, nor do I have décolletage...yet). The Truglo TFX Pro sights are amazing in that they combine tritium vials with a fiber optic element so they're extremely bright during the day and at night. They also move the back of the rear sight to where it sits even with the rear of the slide, adding about half an inch to the sight radius over the original CZ stock rear sight, which was located directly above the slide dovetail. The front of the new rear sight also now allows it to be racked on a belt or flat surface if required. I personally would probably just throw the pistol at the bad guy if that were necessary, since I would most likely shoot myself or an innocent bystander, given how tough the slides on the CZ 75 compacts are to rack in the first place.
It's without a doubt the most balanced and ergonomic handgun I've ever owned. As a result, I am now Glock-less since a) the only Glock I ever halfway liked was my Glock 19, which is now superfluous and would never be carried again, and b) whether you care about your guns being pretty or not, the CZ 75D PCR is like the prom date you wanted to have whereas the Glock was the fifth choice who finally said yes when everyone else turned you down. I'll probably Cajunize it when I have the bucks, although its trigger is actually perfectly fine as it is. So I'm happy.
Anyway, that was the case until a few weeks ago when, on the spur of the moment, I walked into Sporting Systems in downtown Vancouver, WA. And there it was. I bought it on the spot and didn't even ask the wife, a clear indicator I wanted it so badly that I was willing to risk untold danger to possess it.
Since then I've added a new set of Cool Hand G10 Snake Scale grips (fit perfectly and, in my opinion, are equal in quality to VZ grips at about half the price) and a set of Truglo TFX Pro night sights. The grips thin out the grip to fit my small girly hands (No, I am not a girl, nor do I have décolletage...yet). The Truglo TFX Pro sights are amazing in that they combine tritium vials with a fiber optic element so they're extremely bright during the day and at night. They also move the back of the rear sight to where it sits even with the rear of the slide, adding about half an inch to the sight radius over the original CZ stock rear sight, which was located directly above the slide dovetail. The front of the new rear sight also now allows it to be racked on a belt or flat surface if required. I personally would probably just throw the pistol at the bad guy if that were necessary, since I would most likely shoot myself or an innocent bystander, given how tough the slides on the CZ 75 compacts are to rack in the first place.
It's without a doubt the most balanced and ergonomic handgun I've ever owned. As a result, I am now Glock-less since a) the only Glock I ever halfway liked was my Glock 19, which is now superfluous and would never be carried again, and b) whether you care about your guns being pretty or not, the CZ 75D PCR is like the prom date you wanted to have whereas the Glock was the fifth choice who finally said yes when everyone else turned you down. I'll probably Cajunize it when I have the bucks, although its trigger is actually perfectly fine as it is. So I'm happy.
Last Edited:
