Lots going on, more than I have time to cover right now. I’ll be “over the hump” by tomorrow afternoon, hopefully.
I have a shiny new CZ 85 Combat on the way. I opted for the 85 Combat over the standard CZ 75 B for a couple of reasons:
- Ambi controls are nice if you’re a deviously dextrous mixed-hander like me, and
- The Combat model is built without the firing pin safety found on all the “B” model CZs.
I’m not a big fan of CZ’s firing pin safety. It fouls up the trigger pull slightly and may make the firing pin more prone to breakage from dry-firing; there’s controversy on that point. It indisputably does make firing pin removal a pain in the ass, because the firing pin is retained by a pair of nested roll pins through the slide. So now a routine cleaning step requires a vice, hammer, and roll pin punches. And there’s a few more tiny little parts that can bounce off of your workbench and into an alternate universe. No thanks.

Combat model on left, “B” model on right
The Combat, fortunately, uses a regular 1911-style firing pin stop. MUCH better.
Oh, and those Phillips-head grip screws will have to go. Hogue makes some nice slotted replacements.
Mags and holster are en route, details to follow.
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