Picked up my first CZ ever last week and it is the 75D PCR model. I am in love with this pistol. It looks, feels and shoots great. What a fantastic firearm. Great videos, keep them coming.
I have a leather Right hand, Four Way Multi-Fit IWB & OWB in Stealth Black. Made by company 1791 Model #4 (4WH-4-SBL-R) It's a great match for my CZ 75D. 1791 makes great holsters.
100% on the money. I'll add that I'm a big guy, i have big hands. I found that I struggle with basically all compact models I came across. I'm forced to play with extended magazines and modify the grips and i still don't feel comfortable with it. So much so that I gravitate to carrying a full-size gun, just because I feel more confident with it and my ability to shoot it accurately. Until I found the CZ 75D PCR compact model you reviewed here. Man this feels like it was custom built for me. Excellent size, nice weight ratio, perfect balance, the low borax reduces the recoil significantly, I can go on and on about how great it feels to shoot it. The feeling is mutual, every time I get home from the range I look forward to shoot it again. Really enjoy it and it is my primary EDC! Strongly recommend it! Great video! I'm happy to see it's not just me who's obsessed.
Welcome to the party! I have 7 CZs. Three are 40s the rest are 9mm. I've had Sigs and Smiths and Ruger. My 229 feels like a brick in the hand now. Enjoy!
My wife got me the CZ 75 B about 20 years ago & fell in love with its accuracy & kept trying new ones but didn’t love them like the CZ and kept going back to it to now, that’s all I’m buying and selling everything else. If that’s being cult-like well so be it, I just stick to what works. Great content brother, Semper Fi!
The feature that is so unique an ( exclusive ) to the CZ 75 D Compact is that the ( PCR ) only, has the tactile chamber indicator. This version is a rare find. NO press checking for this Ole' Guy. 👍
Bought a used P-07 a year ago on a whim. Had not heard of CZ before then. They are like Lay's Potato Chips, you can't have just one. My P-07 has grown to half dozen CVZ with no duplicates. Thinking about putting my PCR in as a winter EDC. Good review
I have carried my cz pcr for about 6 years, I now mainly carry my springfield hellcat but always go back to the pcr. I installed the CGW defensive carry package myself about 2 years ago and it's night and day difference. You think you like that little pistol now send it to cgw or do the install yourself. It takes about 2 hours if you're moderately skilled. I'm sure they install it in like 25 or 30 minutes but I'm not that good. It's really an amazing pistol. I think after I upgrade the sights I'll probably go back to carrying it most of the time except summer.
Just got my p01 last week and I love it. Broke it in with a 150 rounds and learned how to sight it. Matt's correct, it took me about 25 shots to understand it needed a "12 o clock" hold/sight on the target. Once I figured that out it was on and popping! The double action pull IS HEAVY but manageable and the single action sweet. The gun feels like pure quality through and through and not too heavy or bulky. I'm going to change my grips to the aluminum slim ones for a sleeker feel in my hand and against my body during carry (I carry at 3 o clock on my right hip). I will also black out the back sights and paint the front sights with an orange "glow in the dark" paint. That'll make this handsome gun perfect for me. Pray you like it as much as me and Matt!
Just wondering if anyone told you to carry that decocked? When you put a fresh magazine in and the gun is fully cocked in a safe direction decock the gun. Then put your thumb over the hammer, and place it in the holster. That will give you a lighter first shot double action. And then it will be single action consecutive shots. Carrying it half-cocked is the preferred way to carry...
Great video Matt I liked and subscribed. You gave me a chuckle because although I’m a newbie especially compared to you I started in 2020 and discovered I love shooting and got my concealed care thing. I started mainly with Sigs and I have P355SAS P365XL then the P2022 the M11a1/P229 even a P226 Legion and other guns not just Sig ranging from Springfield to Kimber to S&W even a Dan Wesson Specialist I love but 43 Oz 😅. Meanwhile, people are saying you gotta try CZ. LOL well I did and took it to the range yesterday and fired 150 rounds of cheap ammo not one hiccup. Actually I don’t shoot it as well as I expected or hoped …it fits my hand like it’s custom made. But I’m excited because I know with practice I’ll only get better which I could see as I was shooting. I knew less than zero about CZ but I’m military retired and I saw it online and purchased it through my base exchange. I liked it online but in person this is a beautiful little handgun. It’s flat amazing and it’s lighter than most of my Sigs and dare I say prettier. Anyway you are not alone. 😂 👍
It is for sure the CZ 75 D PCR aluminum frame black beauty that you have. One thing I noticed is online it said 14 round magazines but I discovered at the range I have 2 fifteen round magazines. Nice surprise as if 14 isn’t enough in such a small package 🤷🏻♂️
Purchased a PCR last week to replace my 365XL. Was considering purchasing one of those metal lowers, and decided to sell the 365XL to fund the PCR. An all metal gun with a de-cocker is > 365 all metal striker fire build.
Hey Matt just stumbled on your channel great content you got a new sub. I was a Glock only guy for years till I shot a cz, just picked up a P01 omega last week and the striker fired stuff is gone but one and traded for a SA 1911 in 9mm I’m hooked on hammer fired stuff now.
After years of hearing the same. I purchased a cz75 clone IWI Jericho 2 enhanced full size with polymer frame to save some weight & Money. Totally awesome, shoots and handles like a dream. Super impressed myself.
I have the original version of the Jericho PSL. Best trigger of any production pistol I have tried. I would have preferred a decocker over the manual safety but all in all, it's great.
Something you touched on that hit home with me: No, the trigger on the CZ is not the best I have felt... however, it doesn't seem to matter when you're shooting it. Being a 'trigger snob' 1911/Apex in my striker gun kinda guy, I'm shocked by this. Whether it's the ergos of the gun, the trigger reach, the geometry of the trigger system, who knows, but I can stroke that CZ trigger and the sights don't move at all, DA or SA. Go figure... If you get a chance, put a few magazines through a CZ 97 .45 ACP.
You are exactly right on PCR model. I just looked at one tonight and on the fence. I'm a wicked 1911 fan and have many. LB, WC, SA in 10mm and 45acp. Have 1 Glock 19 gen 5 and one 686 no dash 4" 357 mag. I carry all of them and was interested in the CZ75D PCR. I hear they are hard to find. Is that true does anyone know. If so I'll grab this one for my collection. Let me know your thoughts thank you
They can be hard to find, but it's nothing a little internet sleuthing can't resolve. It's a sweet shooter and a great size. It's almost identically sized to a G19, but the ergonomics and ease of shooting couldn't be further apart. Get one.
Nice video Matt. Am wondering why you chose 50 yards as the distance for reviewing, given that many people view handguns as more appropriate for shorter range encounters. Or, put differently, do you think your assessment at 50 would hold up at different distances? Thanks.
@@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel Or, to put it another way...if you can make great hits are 50 yards, imagine how well a shooter can do at 7 to 10 yards !! I've owned the PCR for years and replaced the rubber grips because it was too much girth...I replaced then with Cooper lava grips...think the new 2.0 S&W grips.
CZs are awesome, i have the same three as you pretty much,G43x, 1911, CZ P01 and a Taurus 38spl. If you love CZ and want something smaller to carry i highly recommend the PCR matt shows here in the video or a P07, owned both, can vouch for both being AMAZING.
@@MicheleBrooks6 get the PCR and don't look back. I like the p07 but the pcr is more svelte/thin and easier to carry, especially if you switch grips for the thin grips. Grab yourself the defensive carry kit from Cajun Gun Workz and this would be your favorite pistol no doubt. It's fast and accurate, no recoil, ergonomic, easy to carry. It's a really incredible pistol. Carried mine for 6 years. I have probably 10k rounds down range and not a single malfunction. Keep in mind the p01 is the same as the pcr and it is one of the only nato certified pistols. The pcr would easily pass but they chose to do it with the railed p01 for army usage. The gun is a tank it will feed anything straight from the factory with no work done to it.
I appreciated your thoughts about the CZ 75 Compact. I am, right now, trying to decide between the Beretta 92X Compact and the CZ 75 D Compact. What are your thoughts?
Hey Matt. I bet you won't just buy 1 Cz. I said that and now have: 97BD 45, Shadow 2 SA, P-07, 75 PCR and Kadet 2 22 LR kit for my Shadow 2. I don't do competition or collect; just love shooting CZ.
Have you replaced any of the pins or springs yet? I'm on about 4 years of owning the PCR and have not changed a thing yet. Think I better start thinking about it.
Hey Matt, I have the same 2 that you do and feel the same towards the 92x needing the G decocker and the same on going to carry the PCR. Not sure I want to do much more than the steel guide rod and solid steel retaining pin for the firing pin. Changed the grips on the PCR like you however may go back to them and compare a little closer. What loads do you like with the CZ?
Like it going to go to range rent on. You allow to a Is prasumt cost, Most likely I'll be shooting 124 grain. You have a good day stay safe carry daily . Guest I could Google it
Yep.feels real good in hand.lok palm swell ivory bogies is what I might try.generally go red and black Clasic woodish look with g10. Looking to try something else.3 oclock holsters??anyone?thx
Nice.. only took ya yrs to come to the light. Haha. CZ is just a breed that ruins ya.. on a fun note(I feel dirty) I'm now the owner of a gen5 G19 FDE..
@@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel You get demonetized for shooting at the range? I haven’t experienced that at all. In fact that’s one of the questions when you monetize a video is if the gun was shown in a safe environment “such as a shooting range.”
@@AffordableArmory that’s what happened to me many times in the past. Either fully demonized or partially and the video hits an invisible wall and doesn’t get pushed at all
Correction, the large group was from the PCR not the 92x….
Compact size, the loaded chamber indicator pumping up on the top of the slide, aluminum frame, and decocker = 100% PCR. AWESOME!
Picked up my first CZ ever last week and it is the 75D PCR model. I am in love with this pistol. It looks, feels and shoots great. What a fantastic firearm.
Great videos, keep them coming.
I have one to. What is your holster for your cz?
I have a leather Right hand, Four Way Multi-Fit IWB & OWB in Stealth Black. Made by company 1791
Model #4 (4WH-4-SBL-R) It's a great match for my CZ 75D.
1791 makes great holsters.
@@Wirenutby Craft Holster as well.
Yup! Im obsessed with mine and that’s coming from a guy that owns staccato’s and custom 1911’s
100% on the money.
I'll add that I'm a big guy, i have big hands. I found that I struggle with basically all compact models I came across.
I'm forced to play with extended magazines and modify the grips and i still don't feel comfortable with it.
So much so that I gravitate to carrying a full-size gun, just because I feel more confident with it and my ability to shoot it accurately.
Until I found the CZ 75D PCR compact model you reviewed here. Man this feels like it was custom built for me.
Excellent size, nice weight ratio, perfect balance, the low borax reduces the recoil significantly, I can go on and on about how great it feels to shoot it.
The feeling is mutual, every time I get home from the range I look forward to shoot it again.
Really enjoy it and it is my primary EDC!
Strongly recommend it!
Great video!
I'm happy to see it's not just me who's obsessed.
I have the CZ 75 Compact with the safety model (used to my 1911) and the Shadow 2, both great guns. Glad that you finally got a CZ. Great guns.
Great video! These are the exact reasons why I carry the PCR. I appreciate the content, new subscriber, thanks!
I've carried a P01 for 7 years now. I've wanted a PCR for a long time just to add to my rotation. Nice video,
I’ve had the pcr for 9 years now and wanted a p01 forever. Idk why I haven’t picked one up yet.
Welcome to the party! I have 7 CZs. Three are 40s the rest are 9mm. I've had Sigs and Smiths and Ruger. My 229 feels like a brick in the hand now. Enjoy!
My wife got me the CZ 75 B about 20 years ago & fell in love with its accuracy & kept trying new ones but didn’t love them like the CZ and kept going back to it to now, that’s all I’m buying and selling everything else. If that’s being cult-like well so be it, I just stick to what works. Great content brother, Semper Fi!
The feature that is so unique an ( exclusive ) to the CZ 75 D Compact is that the ( PCR ) only, has the tactile chamber indicator. This version is a rare find.
NO press checking for this Ole' Guy. 👍
Yes -- I have one --- and in the dark I can run my off hand finger and tell if the chamber is loaded. So good
Everything you said was exactly what I said when I shot mine.
Bought a used P-07 a year ago on a whim. Had not heard of CZ before then. They are like Lay's Potato Chips, you can't have just one. My P-07 has grown to half dozen CVZ with no duplicates. Thinking about putting my PCR in as a winter EDC. Good review
Glad you finally tried a CZ! Absolutely love CZ and the P-01 and P-07 are my favorite EDCs. Great video as always.
I have carried my cz pcr for about 6 years, I now mainly carry my springfield hellcat but always go back to the pcr. I installed the CGW defensive carry package myself about 2 years ago and it's night and day difference. You think you like that little pistol now send it to cgw or do the install yourself. It takes about 2 hours if you're moderately skilled. I'm sure they install it in like 25 or 30 minutes but I'm not that good. It's really an amazing pistol. I think after I upgrade the sights I'll probably go back to carrying it most of the time except summer.
Love the channel! Just ordered a P-01 the other day, it’ll be my first CZ. Can’t wait to get my hands on it!
Just got my p01 last week and I love it. Broke it in with a 150 rounds and learned how to sight it. Matt's correct, it took me about 25 shots to understand it needed a "12 o clock" hold/sight on the target. Once I figured that out it was on and popping! The double action pull IS HEAVY but manageable and the single action sweet. The gun feels like pure quality through and through and not too heavy or bulky. I'm going to change my grips to the aluminum slim ones for a sleeker feel in my hand and against my body during carry (I carry at 3 o clock on my right hip). I will also black out the back sights and paint the front sights with an orange "glow in the dark" paint. That'll make this handsome gun perfect for me. Pray you like it as much as me and Matt!
Just wondering if anyone told you to carry that decocked?
When you put a fresh magazine in and the gun is fully cocked in a safe direction decock the gun. Then put your thumb over the hammer, and place it in the holster.
That will give you a lighter first shot double action. And then it will be single action consecutive shots. Carrying it half-cocked is the preferred way to carry...
Great video Matt. Couldn’t agree more with you on the PCR. Love to shoot it. Very accurate. Lower recoil. Fits like a glove in the hand.
Very very outstanding video. Great job. Clean language too. Thanks for that. Keep up the good work. Thanks a lot friend. SC Navy vet. 1965.
Enjoy your videos, Matt. You may also want to consider a CZ-75 Rami? Excellent gun and a fantastic shooter.
If it has an alloy frame it is the PCR. If it is a steel frame it is the compact. I live my PCR. Added the CGW pro package and it just got so good.
Great video Matt I liked and subscribed. You gave me a chuckle because although I’m a newbie especially compared to you I started in 2020 and discovered I love shooting and got my concealed care thing. I started mainly with Sigs and I have P355SAS P365XL then the P2022 the M11a1/P229 even a P226 Legion and other guns not just Sig ranging from Springfield to Kimber to S&W even a Dan Wesson Specialist I love but 43 Oz 😅.
Meanwhile, people are saying you gotta try CZ. LOL well I did and took it to the range yesterday and fired 150 rounds of cheap ammo not one hiccup. Actually I don’t shoot it as well as I expected or hoped …it fits my hand like it’s custom made. But I’m excited because I know with practice I’ll only get better which I could see as I was shooting.
I knew less than zero about CZ but I’m military retired and I saw it online and purchased it through my base exchange. I liked it online but in person this is a beautiful little handgun. It’s flat amazing and it’s lighter than most of my Sigs and dare I say prettier.
Anyway you are not alone. 😂 👍
It is for sure the CZ 75 D PCR aluminum frame black beauty that you have. One thing I noticed is online it said 14 round magazines but I discovered at the range I have 2 fifteen round magazines. Nice surprise as if 14 isn’t enough in such a small package 🤷🏻♂️
Got a PCR and love it.
I am looking for a great holster for mine. Recommendations?
Purchased a PCR last week to replace my 365XL. Was considering purchasing one of those metal lowers, and decided to sell the 365XL to fund the PCR. An all metal gun with a de-cocker is > 365 all metal striker fire build.
Hey Matt just stumbled on your channel great content you got a new sub. I was a Glock only guy for years till I shot a cz, just picked up a P01 omega last week and the striker fired stuff is gone but one and traded for a SA 1911 in 9mm I’m hooked on hammer fired stuff now.
After years of hearing the same. I purchased a cz75 clone IWI Jericho 2 enhanced full size with polymer frame to save some weight & Money. Totally awesome, shoots and handles like a dream. Super impressed myself.
I have the original version of the Jericho PSL. Best trigger of any production pistol I have tried. I would have preferred a decocker over the manual safety but all in all, it's great.
Something you touched on that hit home with me: No, the trigger on the CZ is not the best I have felt... however, it doesn't seem to matter when you're shooting it. Being a 'trigger snob' 1911/Apex in my striker gun kinda guy, I'm shocked by this. Whether it's the ergos of the gun, the trigger reach, the geometry of the trigger system, who knows, but I can stroke that CZ trigger and the sights don't move at all, DA or SA. Go figure...
If you get a chance, put a few magazines through a CZ 97 .45 ACP.
I put LOK grips and Trijicon night sights on my PCR, think you love it now what until you add these items!
You are exactly right on PCR model. I just looked at one tonight and on the fence. I'm a wicked 1911 fan and have many. LB, WC, SA in 10mm and 45acp. Have 1 Glock 19 gen 5 and one 686 no dash 4" 357 mag. I carry all of them and was interested in the CZ75D PCR. I hear they are hard to find. Is that true does anyone know. If so I'll grab this one for my collection. Let me know your thoughts thank you
They can be hard to find, but it's nothing a little internet sleuthing can't resolve. It's a sweet shooter and a great size. It's almost identically sized to a G19, but the ergonomics and ease of shooting couldn't be further apart. Get one.
Nice video Matt. Am wondering why you chose 50 yards as the distance for reviewing, given that many people view handguns as more appropriate for shorter range encounters. Or, put differently, do you think your assessment at 50 would hold up at different distances? Thanks.
I chose 50 because I like to challenge myself. Simple mistakes at 10 yards are almost unnoticeable, where as at 50….they are massive mistakes
@@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel Or, to put it another way...if you can make great hits are 50 yards, imagine how well a shooter can do at 7 to 10 yards !!
I've owned the PCR for years and replaced the rubber grips because it was too much girth...I replaced then with Cooper lava grips...think the new 2.0 S&W grips.
I own a G48, 1911, and CZ75. Love all three. The CZ is my fav but so far it’s too big for me to carry.
CZs are awesome, i have the same three as you pretty much,G43x, 1911, CZ P01 and a Taurus 38spl. If you love CZ and want something smaller to carry i highly recommend the PCR matt shows here in the video or a P07, owned both, can vouch for both being AMAZING.
@@ProjectSerpo90 Thanks! I was considering the PCR after watching Matt’s video. It’s nice to hear from someone else who has owned it.
@@MicheleBrooks6 get the PCR and don't look back. I like the p07 but the pcr is more svelte/thin and easier to carry, especially if you switch grips for the thin grips. Grab yourself the defensive carry kit from Cajun Gun Workz and this would be your favorite pistol no doubt. It's fast and accurate, no recoil, ergonomic, easy to carry. It's a really incredible pistol. Carried mine for 6 years. I have probably 10k rounds down range and not a single malfunction. Keep in mind the p01 is the same as the pcr and it is one of the only nato certified pistols. The pcr would easily pass but they chose to do it with the railed p01 for army usage. The gun is a tank it will feed anything straight from the factory with no work done to it.
I'm glad that you enjoyed your CZ experience.😁
Welcome to the club.
I'm really considering getting one of these used here in Southern California.
Carry IWB holster from Tommy Theis. Hybrid custom fit and perfect retention and release. with this combo for 5 years now.
Next you gotta try out the P07
I appreciated your thoughts about the CZ 75 Compact. I am, right now, trying to decide between the Beretta 92X Compact and the CZ 75 D Compact. What are your thoughts?
Hey Matt. I bet you won't just buy 1 Cz. I said that and now have:
97BD 45, Shadow 2 SA, P-07, 75 PCR and Kadet 2 22 LR kit for my Shadow 2. I don't do competition or collect; just love shooting CZ.
Have you replaced any of the pins or springs yet? I'm on about 4 years of owning the PCR and have not changed a thing yet. Think I better start thinking about it.
If you dry fire very much without a snap cap better replace the firing pin retainer pin. It really gets battered and could jam up.
Agree with the CZ 75, full size AND PCR - but wouldn’t you love a CZ 97 B ??? O M G !! Thanks
Thanks again for the entertaining information!
You just caused me to bring it home!
Thanks for video. I gotta get one.
Good job. Nice overview.
I like your videos because the way how you explain
Would like to see how you carry your cz
Hey Matt, I have the same 2 that you do and feel the same towards the 92x needing the G decocker and the same on going to carry the PCR. Not sure I want to do much more than the steel guide rod and solid steel retaining pin for the firing pin. Changed the grips on the PCR like you however may go back to them and compare a little closer. What loads do you like with the CZ?
Right now what I found for carry was federal 124 grain HST. For range ammo at the moment….it’s what ever I can find
Can't find ammo anywhere? Move to Texas.
Gonna pick one up once I sell my Q5 match polymer
Like it going to go to range rent on. You allow to a Is prasumt cost, Most likely I'll be shooting 124 grain. You have a good day stay safe carry daily . Guest I could Google it
Great Video, great gun!!
Yep.feels real good in hand.lok palm swell ivory bogies is what I might try.generally go red and black Clasic woodish look with g10. Looking to try something else.3 oclock holsters??anyone?thx
Ooh-Rah Marine! Crime-39 in da house!
Nice.. only took ya yrs to come to the light. Haha. CZ is just a breed that ruins ya.. on a fun note(I feel dirty) I'm now the owner of a gen5 G19 FDE..
Totally dirty….that’s how I felt when I bought my G19. Then I learned to like it
I owned a cz p10c and it was a very good pistol
My coffee comes from that old school cheap crap that's like acid, why? It tastes bad but works lol I gotta try yours 🤠 ☕️
50 yards? Some damn fine shooting
P.s. let me know what 9mm your looking for. 9mm is pretty full here. And they ship directly at fair prices. Not the new crazy prices.
Man try a Sig 226 SAO legion you’d love it
Man I’m on the edge if I want to get a colt 1911 classic or get a 226 legion. They’re both on my list
Steve Fisher. Sentinel Concepts. Check him out. Good review.
It’s not a PCR… the PCR’s have no blueing on the barrel that’s exposed at the ejection port and the triggers are unfinished aluminum.
I am a CZholic.
Waiting for the range review.
To much of a hassle for me to film at my local ranges. Not to mention the demonetization that comes with them
Yea all the 2A UA-camrs are taking a hit
@@ArmedSteadyFirearmsChannel You get demonetized for shooting at the range? I haven’t experienced that at all. In fact that’s one of the questions when you monetize a video is if the gun was shown in a safe environment “such as a shooting range.”
@@AffordableArmory that’s what happened to me many times in the past. Either fully demonized or partially and the video hits an invisible wall and doesn’t get pushed at all
I have one your right fits my hand very well. Is it a great gun no is it a ok gun yes just my opinion. I was not totally impressed with it
Change out the fprp because the original stinks.
Do you still have the go pro?
Who buys expensive ammo for the range? Buy the cheapest trash they got