chris in va said:
You know what, forget it. I was going to write a list of spring failures from fellow CZ owners but it won't change your mind.
Please DO write that list -- if not for me, for others. Even if you don't change my mind -- and you might -- you might still show others here that your claim was justified.
I was a senior moderator on the CZ Forum for about 6-7 years, constantly interacting with members about CZ-related issues. Even back then, there were literally thousands of members. I'm more familiar than many folks with the CZ design and features (but totally unfamiliar with newer P-07 or the new Omega system). The issues I encountered on the CZ Forum over a span of years were outlined in my earlier response. There used to be a lot of claims about broken slide stops, too, but that seldom seems to come up, nowadays.
I've seen claims here and on The High Road about CZ's notoriously weak springs, but have NEVER seen those claims backed with any kind of evidence.
Many of the claims about problems attributed to weak springs could easily have been spring problems, or any number of other things. When asked for details, you'll almost always get a tale about a single owner and HIS problems, and almost nothing more. And, interestingly enough, it's not often that any one person posting has a number of friends with CZs -- as they're still relatively rare weapons -- so citing friends who have had problems can be tough.
I like CZs, but I have a number of other guns I like as well. While I'm often accused of being a CZ Fan Boy, I generally
only speak up when I see what I consider unsubstantiated complaints and general statements that don't seem to conform to the real world that the rest of us live in.
At the moment, I have a Kel-Tec PF-9, a Kahr CM9, a T-series Browning HP, a custom AT-84s, a couple of Rugers, three SIGs (all high-end, one tuned by Gray Guns), two Glocks, a highly tuned S&W M&P Pro (prepped by Speed Specialties), and a single CZ - a CZ-85 Combat with a Kadet Kit. That's hardly the collection of somebody who's a blind fan of CZs or who has imbibed of the CZ Kool-aid (like many Glock fans). And I really like Glocks, too. How many CZs have I had? I've lost count, but I trade guns a lot. Had a bunch of SIGs and Glocks, too. (If I weren't retired and living more frugally than was the case a few years ago, I'd probably have more of all of the above.)
So give us the details; you could be doing others a favor. And if you think any of the statements I made were incorrect, tell us why.
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