CZ 75 poor man's trigger job...

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When new a lot of brands are going to have a bit of a gritty feel. Not many of us are willing to pay for the extra time and hand finishing to smoothly stone the parts that need it for this to not be the case. So it comes down to either "break in" the action so it burnishes itself into smoothness with lots of dry firing or actual shooting or do the smoothing yourself either on your own if you have the tools and skills or have a smith spend an hour or so on it if you don't have the tools and skills. Or simply shoot it a lot.

I've shot a few new or near new CZ's and I have to admit that they can feel a little gritty out of the box. The Omega actioned guns in particular are bad for that. But the same guns located at a rental range when tried a few months, and a few thousands of rounds later were buttery smooth with a nice crisp break.

Even my own Shadow benifited from the "poor man's trigger job" early on. This is where you #### the hammer and then push on it with about 10 lbs of extra force while pulling the trigger. The extra pressure burnishes the sear and hammer hooks in a few times about as much as 1000 regular trigger pulls. This works like a treat on any new hammer gun. But it's not going to do anything on a gun which broke in more "naturally" with regular use
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Quoted from the High Road dot org.

Anybody tried this? Comments?
 
I read something similar in the Brownells guide to getting a 2.5lb 1911 trigger

They called it "staging" the trigger
 
Worth trying but I doubt it. Sear and hammer are heat-treated and wears in due time, after thousands of rounds. The general trigger job on CZ pistols requires cutting the angle of sear to hammer engagement by a very minute grinding. But this is not for an average DIY person. Once done, it cannot be reversed. And doing this incorrectly might pose safety issues. Your pistol might not function safely. A better option is to buy a competition hammer and adjustable sear. Try Dlask and Select Shooting Supplies. A pre-B Disconnect might help to shorten the reset. The parts are drop-in.

Safe Shooting!
 
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I wouldn't bother. You'll get more out of firing it (both live and dry fire). The best trigger I've ever felt was a well used (but not abused) revolver.

By the way, what do you have against musicians? I could understand being a Mime Shooter, but musicians are generally alright.
 
It may be politically incorrect and rude to say so in some circles - but poor people tend to be poor for a reason...if ya catch my drift. You wouldn't trust them to make sound financial decisions for you...why would you let them give you lessons on gunsmithing?

The best way to do a trigger job is to take it to the smith and get him to do it! He has the tools and training, and a good trigger job is worth every penny you pay for it.
 
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