EURO but Not Trash

[Talyn]

A product initially of Communist-controlled and Moscow-allied Czechoslovakia, as we have covered dozens of times in the past, the CZ 75 first hit the market in Europe in 1975, hence the name. While nothing in the design was new – every feature had already appeared in a production gun somewhere yielded a very sweet shooting pistol with a decent capacity that could be seen as a legitimate target or "combat" handgun, especially for its day.

THE COLD WAR VINTAGE CZ 75 'PRE-B' 9MM

Note: new-built normal capacity Pre-B mags are available from CZ-USA, so you don't have to scrounge for old pre-B mags.

 

[Talyn]

Just checked the CZ-USA webstore and it looks like the Pre-B mags are discontinued, but the 18 Rd SP01 mags that the article said works in a Pre-B are there.

MAG CZ 75 SP-01 9MM 18RD

MAG CZ 75 SP-01 9MM 18RD

shop.cz-usa.com

I guess I'll keep my Pre-B as a collectors item, but the CZ75 Retro is a pretty good look-a-like albeit with CZ75B guts and magazines usage. But it's a limited production model & not on the CZ active list, but still available.

Cz 75 Retro - For Sale - New :: Guns.com

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www.guns.com

 

[Bassbob]

The Czechs make good .

Like this Spector Euro NS4 "Mike Starr Sig" bass. Made by a company that was making violins in the 18th century.

The only bass I ever played that compared was a Pedulla.

 

[Talyn]

The Czechs make good .

Like this Spector Euro NS4 "Mike Starr Sig" bass. Made by a company that was making violins in the 18th century.

The only bass I ever played that compared was a Pedulla.

No double-necks?

 

[Bassbob]

No double-necks?

I briefly had a rare Rickenbacker 4080 which was a doubleneck, ala Geddy Lee. Damn thing was ridiculously heavy and as it turns out, worth a lot of money. Hell, my regular '74 4001 is heavy.

 

[Bassbob]

 

[Talyn]

Both Geddy & Alex liked double-necks.

 

[Bassbob]

Both Geddy & Alex liked double-necks.

In a whatever is the opposite of coincidence, I also used to have a doubleneck Gibson SG, Ala Alex Lifeson.

 

[Bassbob]

For the record, the SG was MUCH lighter. In fact the reason Geddy Stopped using his regular 4001 ( one neck) is because it was too heavy. Geddy is Geddy and he still sounded like Geddy, but I very much prefer his tone on the early albums ( Pre Moving Pictures) when he was still using the Ric most of the time.

 

[Old_Me]

A product initially of Communist-controlled and Moscow-allied Czechoslovakia, as we have covered dozens of times in the past, the CZ 75 first hit the market in Europe in 1975, hence the name. While nothing in the design was new – every feature had already appeared in a production gun somewhere yielded a very sweet shooting pistol with a decent capacity that could be seen as a legitimate target or "combat" handgun, especially for its day.

THE COLD WAR VINTAGE CZ 75 'PRE-B' 9MM

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Note: new-built normal capacity Pre-B mags are available from CZ-USA, so you don't have to scrounge for old pre-B mags.

i have 2 CZ's, both in fact a 75 B model, love them both

75B....75B Omega

i have sold many of my guns, but that 75B and my G-17 were my first 2 guns, and i hope to never part with either one. (the Omega is a keeper as well)

 

[Keystone19250]

The Czechs make good .

Like this Spector Euro NS4 "Mike Starr Sig" bass. Made by a company that was making violins in the 18th century.

The only bass I ever played that compared was a Pedulla.

I always thought a “good ” was a contradiction in terms?

Unless you’re your having…….
Never mind.

 

[Bassbob]

I always thought a “good ” was a contradiction in terms?

Unless you’re your having…….
Never mind.

It’s a generational thing. We watched a lot of Cheech and Chong movies growing up.