Question about CZ75B finish

[gmerkt]

Re. the finish on contemporary CZ75B pistols. Which CZ calls poly coat. I'm asking for member experience with this. Does it hold up well? I always think guns with this finish look like black paint. Thanks.

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[tkdguy]

Yes.

 

[64MercurysRule]

The Polycoat seems to hold up to wear better than Cerakote.
More rust resistant and durable than blueing. Not as rust resistant and durable as Tefner(found on Glocks), Nitron(found on Sigs), Melonite(found on M&P), or Matte(found on H&Ks). It's thick and has been used on everything from knives to utility boxes for years. It generally resists scratches pretty well, but it doesn't have as good of an adherence to steel as the other gun finishes mentioned.

 

[aasbra]

The coating CZ has used on their pistols the last 15 or so years is pretty decent. The earlier coating they used on 90s vintage 75s scratches or chips off easier.

EDIT- I think that I was off a bit on my timeline on when CZ changed to the poly coat. The oldest CZ handgun in my collection is a CZ 85, it is stamped 87 (1987 production). It has a blued slide and the factory paint on the frame. The paint is chipped and scratched in quite a few spots. I think it may have been the late '80s or early '90s when they transitioned to the more durable finish.

 

[tkdguy]

Never had problems with mine since '95.

 

[gmerkt]

I had a Browning Hi Power in .40. Those came with a nice blued finish or black paint. I had the black paint version. It hadn't seen much use but it was scratched. Someone had touched it up here and there with a black Sharpie. I didn't like it enough to keep it. Of the two I still have (both 9mm), one is blue and the other is Parkerized, which I greatly prefer to the black paint. Supposedly the black painted version has a Parked finish underneath. I don't know why they figured it needed the paint over that.

Those aren't the original grips, either, it came with the kind of goofy looking ones with the curves impressed into the design.

 

[RVTECH]

My 2003 CZ 75 BD (mismarked 85 B) Has held up pretty well.

It has the 'standard' wear on the 'high points' from holster carry but otherwise the rest hasn't changed much - and I haven't particularly 'babied' this gun.

 

[gmerkt]

My 2003 CZ 75 BD (mismarked 85 B) Has held up pretty well.

BD is the one I'm interested in.

That's not the original front sight, is it? I'm guessing you changed the sights.

If I buy a CZ75, likely it won't see much use seeing as how I have a good many other 9mm to choose from.

Another 9mm pistol I was looking at is called Arex Zero 1, made in Slovakia. What I've discovered in buying new pistols in Wash., you have to make sure they offer a 10 round magazine version. You look at a site like Bud's Guns, with popular guns, they offer them in standard magazine capacity, and then they sell them with "10+1" capacity. I guess the "plus one" is supposed to make us feel better. I didn't see a 10+1 for the Arex. I suppose they would sell you one without any magazine at all, then you'd have to find a 10 rounder. If you could for an Arex. Which isn't exactly a hot seller.

If I were to buy a new CZ75, it would have to be sold on a 10+1 magazine basis.

Funny thing is, I've owned a Glock G19 for a long time. When I shoot it at the range, I practically never load the magazine more than ten rounds. Same thing with the Browning mags, I never stuff them all the way full. AR's, I usually load them no more than ten rounds. Just my way of doing things.

 

[RVTECH]

I'm guessing you changed the sights.

Yep! To a set of high profile LPAs. The originals were small and essentially useless and since the gun shot low I had to file the front sight so short it ended up about a 1/8'" of an inch high to get it to shoot POA but that was only temporary and I got these.

Ya gotta be able to SEE sights on a handgun for it to be worthwhile IMHO.

I am considering the same (or similar) for my new RIA 1911 but I really like it's stock sights. They are fixed but the rear is a Novak 'clone' and while I HAD to file the front down it was excessively tall to start so it didn't end up being too short. I 'dotted' the front and I'll shoot with it a bit before I decide.

 

[asiparks]

BD is the one I'm interested in.

That's not the original front sight, is it? I'm guessing you changed the sights.

If I buy a CZ75, likely it won't see much use seeing as how I have a good many other 9mm to choose from.

Another 9mm pistol I was looking at is called Arex Zero 1, made in Slovakia. What I've discovered in buying new pistols in Wash., you have to make sure they offer a 10 round magazine version. You look at a site like Bud's Guns, with popular guns, they offer them in standard magazine capacity, and then they sell them with "10+1" capacity. I guess the "plus one" is supposed to make us feel better. I didn't see a 10+1 for the Arex. I suppose they would sell you one without any magazine at all, then you'd have to find a 10 rounder. If you could for an Arex. Which isn't exactly a hot seller.

If I were to buy a new CZ75, it would have to be sold on a 10+1 magazine basis.

Funny thing is, I've owned a Glock G19 for a long time. When I shoot it at the range, I practically never load the magazine more than ten rounds. Same thing with the Browning mags, I never stuff them all the way full. AR's, I usually load them no more than ten rounds. Just my way of doing things.

Polycoat is pretty decent, when it does wear it can look "chipped" but you'd have to throw it around pretty enthusiastically.
If you buy a CZ75 you'll probably be surprised how often you shoot it over your other 9s...

Arex is a solid pistol, PSA and Barely were blowing them out a short while ago. As far as mags...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHpxvXt1VQw

maybe useful...