Posted: 2/4/2016 7:35:32 PM EDT
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I have a CZ75 PCR compact that I love, and want to love even more
Sights, I think Meprolight makes night sights for these, I am open to suggestions on other brands too. Recoil spring- just to tame the recoil a little bit should I swap this out? Wolf springs? Other brands? Is there anything I can do about the trigger without paying a gunsmith? I've built AR15s but pistol triggers can be a chore.... I'd rather skip this if there aren't any drop in kits like I've put in my Glocks. Open to any advice, thanks in advance |
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Usually for recoil springs most people end up going with a lower weight spring to improve cycling on standard range ammo. The P01/SP01 are know for a stout recoil spring since police/military use then tend to use a little hotter NATO spec ammo. To tame the recoil you would go up in weight, but it might end up having cycling problems with lighter weight range ammo. As for the triggers what do you want to improve? There are the full packages from CGW: Defensive carry and the Pro Package. There are also a some cheaper smaller upgrades that can do a big improvement for a smaller amount of money. If you are mechanically inclined and patient you can install them yourself. There are a number of video guides on youtube to help. I will say being a decocker if you order from CGW make sure you get a sear cage slave pin. Because of the decocker the sear cage is a bit of a PITA to deal with. |
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I went to cajungunworks,
ordered meprolight night sights for $80 ( they were $101 on opticsplanet  )
a stainless steel guide rod spare pin for the front sight reduced power trigger return spring. ( i figure for $7.00 if it cuts half a pound off the double action trigger, thats good enough ) It seemed like all of their reduced weight recoil springs require other parts to be replaced and I didnt want it to snowball out of control and end up sending the pistol to them to reassemble after I cant get it back together 
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| You should have ordered the CGW floating trigger pin too. The stocker after removing it once is often a PITA to get back in. The reduced power trigger return spring, floating trigger pin and short reset kit (SRS-2) are what I start with on any new to me CZ. Those parts plus a polishing of the action do wonders for the weights without a bunch of $$$. If I want to improve on that which I normally do then I add a CGW or CZ Custom hammer and a CGW disconnector. |
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I already felt like I was overwhelmed deciding what to buy.
Ive built AR15s from the ground up. Ive replaced Glock triggers, some were just drop in kits and some were the trigger disconnectors. I feel like changing so many parts on the CZ I may end up with an expensive paperweight
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CajunGunWorks already shipped my stuff, I received it today.
I installed the stainless steel recoil spring guide rod, And installed the night sights tonight also. I couldnt half assed use my Glock sight pusher tool like Id hoped, so I wrapped a big punch with masking tape, and gently tapped the rear Meprolight Night sight into place. I then slid the front sight into place, and realized you're suppose to use a 1/16" drill bit to drill out the bottom of the front sight. Of course, my 1/16" bits are all broken. I took the front sight out, and used a small round file to slowly remove metal until the pin would slide through. Next up is replacing the Reduced power trigger return spring, I didnt know I had to order a new pin to replace the factory one, so once that arrives I can swap out the trigger return spring. I think thats all Ill do for now. Thanks for the help so far. |
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How do you like the sights? I just put a CGW "defensive carry package" in my PCR about 3 weeks ago. Gave things a good polishing while it was apart. Really pleased with how the trigger turned out. These Meprolight sights are bright as hell compared to my Trijicon sights and the dots are bigger than the factory CZ sights. The Cajun gun works website had them for $80 where other places online were $100 How hard was that defensive carry package trigger to put in? It just seems like so many of their parts are meant to be installed with other parts. Seems like it snowballs from one part to a whole kit. "This spring must be used with this hammer" |
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I did the $44 Ultra-Lite Self-Defense Firing Pin Kit from CGW a month or so ago.
I too was concerned about things "snowballing", but that package seemed fairly straight forward. It didn't require tearing down the sear block or trigger, just replacing the main spring and pulling the firing pin and block. Pretty simple if you're mechanically inclined. The parts did as advertised, dropped the DA pull by a few pounds and another pound or so off of the SA. Obviously it does nothing to length of pull or the sear break itself, put for $44 it was a nice improvement. |
| It wasn't *that* bad; but I definitely needed a healthy dose of patience. A good set of punches helps. You could do the lighter main spring without doing all the other "stuff". The CZ forums say it makes a pretty good difference. I wanted the shorter reset and a new square hammer anyway so I went with the whole package. |
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I did the $44 Ultra-Lite Self-Defense Firing Pin Kit from CGW a month or so ago. I too was concerned about things "snowballing", but that package seemed fairly straight forward. It didn't require tearing down the sear block or trigger, just replacing the main spring and pulling the firing pin and block. Pretty simple if you're mechanically inclined. The parts did as advertised, dropped the DA pull by a few pounds and another pound or so off of the SA. Obviously it does nothing to length of pull or the sear break itself, put for $44 it was a nice improvement. I went with the $44 ultra light self defense firing pin kit The other kit being $180+ is out of my budget right now. This gun is already fantastic, I feel like this will be a pretty decent way to upgrade it without breaking the bank Thanks !!! |
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I went with the $44 ultra light self defense firing pin kit The other kit being $180+ is out of my budget right now. This gun is already fantastic, I feel like this will be a pretty decent way to upgrade it without breaking the bank Thanks !!! Quoted:
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I did the $44 Ultra-Lite Self-Defense Firing Pin Kit from CGW a month or so ago. I too was concerned about things "snowballing", but that package seemed fairly straight forward. It didn't require tearing down the sear block or trigger, just replacing the main spring and pulling the firing pin and block. Pretty simple if you're mechanically inclined. The parts did as advertised, dropped the DA pull by a few pounds and another pound or so off of the SA. Obviously it does nothing to length of pull or the sear break itself, put for $44 it was a nice improvement. I went with the $44 ultra light self defense firing pin kit The other kit being $180+ is out of my budget right now. This gun is already fantastic, I feel like this will be a pretty decent way to upgrade it without breaking the bank Thanks !!! Be careful installing the new mainspring, I wound up getting a kink in the first one I did and had to order a replacement. It jumped off of the strut when I compressed it and kinked, make sure to guide the whole spring onto the strut as it compresses. Having the frame in a vise for that procedure is extremely helpful. As an added benefit, now you have a spare firing pin - just make sure to put the CGW part in the gun, it's a higher quality steel. |
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Do not put a stainless steel guide rod in an aluminum framed CZ. The guys on one of the CZ forums reported issues.
http://www.czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=19816.0 |
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I installed the untra light self defense firing pin kit tonight.
Took about an hour and a half to get the tools, watch some videos and get an idea of what to do. Had some troubles with the little tab over the hammer spring, but if I ever did one of these kits again I could do it in a half hour. I swear it FEELS like the double action weight is cut in half ! Can't wait to try it at the range tomorrow after work |
| It's definitely a worthwhile endeavor. Mine started out the same way but with the 85C trigger. This week I installed all the parts to upgrade to the Defensive Carry Package. Again the improvement worth it. It was intimidating getting into the sear cage but you don't have to mess with it without the short reset lifter. I ended up with a sub 3lb pull so reinstalled the factory trigger return spring. Its cool that you can improve your trigger in stages rather than spend the $180 up front. |
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Partly inspired by this thread, I put in a Reach Reduction Kit and a Short Reset System kit in my 75 Compact tonight.
It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. The trigger feels much better to me now. I'm taking it to the range tomorrow to see how it shoots. Cheers, OP. 
ETA: Range report. It went really well. I like the feel of the flatter trigger better. It also works better for me in double-action because I don't have to stretch so far to the trigger. I am going to need to back the over-travel screw out just a tiny bit because it's affecting DA. |