Out of the ones posted so far, I own 5.

Baby? Hmmmm, are you sweet talkin me big boy?

But we all know you get them shoot them once then either trade it or sale it, you are acting like you live in Commieland..:eek::eek:


Clyde

Today’s Firearm of the day is.

The CZ 75:

The CZ 75 is a pistol made by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod (CZUB) in the Czech Republic. First introduced in 1975, it is one of the original "wonder nines" featuring a staggered-column magazine, all-steel construction, and a hammer forged barrel. It is widely distributed throughout the world. It is the most common handgun in the Czech Republic.

Development of CZ 75Edit
The armament industry was an important part of the interwar Czechoslovak economy and made up a large part of the country's exports (see, for example, Bren light machine gun, which was a modified version of the Czechoslovak ZB vz. 26). However following the 1948 communist coup d'état, all heavy industry was nationalized and was (at least officially) cut off from its Western export market behind the Iron Curtain. While most other Warsaw Pact countries became dependent on armaments imports from the Soviet Union, most of the Czechoslovak weaponry remained domestic (for example, the Czechoslovak army used the Vz. 58 assault rifle, while other communist bloc countries used variants of the AK-47).

Following the Second World War, brothers Josef and František Koucký became the most important engineers of the CZUB. They participated to some extent on designing all the company's post-war weapons. Kouckýs signed their designs together, using only the surname, making it impossible to determine which one of them developed particular ideas.[2]

By 1969 František Koucký was freshly retired, however the company offered him a job on designing a new 9×19mm Parabellum pistol. Unlike during his previous work, this time he had a complete freedom in designing the whole gun from scratch. The design he developed was in many ways new and innovative (see Design details).[2]

Although the model was developed for export purposes (the standard pistol cartridge of the Czechoslovak armed forces was the Soviet 7.62×25mm Tokarev, which was later replaced with the Warsaw Pact standard 9mm Makarov pistol cartridge), Koucký's domestic patents regarding the design were classified as "secret patents". Effectively, nobody could learn about their existence, but also nobody could register the same design in Czechoslovakia. At the same time Koucký as well as the company were prohibited from filing for patent protection abroad. Consequently, a large number of other manufacturers began offering pistols based on CZ 75 design (see Clones, copies, and variants by other manufacturers).[2]

The pistol was not sold in Czechoslovakia until 1985, when it became popular among sport shooters (sport shooting is the third most widespread sport in the Czech Republic, after football and ice hockey[3]). It was adopted by the Czech armed forces only after the Velvet Revolution in 1989.[2].

Development of sport variants of CZ 75Edit
The increasing popularity of the IPSC competitions in the Czech Republic led to inception of CZUB's factory team in 1992. Initially, the sport shooters were using CZ 75s and CZ 85s. Stanislav Křižík designed a new version called CZ 75 Champion already in 1992. This version had a SA trigger, a muzzle brake and adjustable weights. 150 firearms were initially made in 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and 9×21mm. The design was further modified (i.e. the adjustable weights were eliminated, a new compensator was developed), however its main shortcoming of the same capacity as the standard CZ 75 magazines (15/16 in 9mm, 12 in .40 S&W) remained.[4]

The CZ 75 ST (Standard) and CZ 75 M (Modified) were introduced in 1998. These had a different frame from standard versions allowing for more modifications. While the ST had become very successful, M was not initially designed for use with collimator, the use of which led to limited lifespan of its frame.[4]

The popular ST version was further developed mostly with aim of prolonging its lifespan, which led to introduction of CZ 75 TS (Tactical Sports) in 2005. It uses a longer barrel (132 mm) and has also a higher weight (1,285 g) compared to the standard model. High-capacity magazines may use either 20 of the 9mm rounds or 17 of the .40 rounds. As of 2013, the model is used by the CZUB's factory shooters in the IPSC Standard division, with a custom-made version CZ 75 Tactical Sports Open being also available.[4]

In 2009, the sale of CZ 75 TS Czechmate began. The model is a development of the CZ 75 TS Open, available in 9×19mm Parabellum and 9×21mm with magazine capacity of 20 or 26 rounds. As standard, the gun is sold with US made C-More Systems' collimator. CZUB claims that its factory shooter Martin Kameníček had shot 150,000 rounds through the gun in 5 years, in which time he only needed to change the barrel once in order to maintain precision.[4]

IMHO, this is a highly underrated pistol. It honestly is my favorite pistol of all time (after the 1911, of course). https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4fbb48d852.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...cc86872077.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0c5c273aa6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...eef28e1c38.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2f262bb6cd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...770d44536b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...47a85aa92f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...dda49e4d96.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ad0ef09a2e.jpg


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This just got added to the list. I really like this one.

I bought one for my daughter. Like the 1911, these things were made to last forever. And like the 1911 are widely copied. And also like the 1911, the grip is just RIGHT. The ergonomics of the grip are just amazing. Unfortunately, the triggers are somewhat hard to get used to after you get spoiled by a good 1911 trigger. They cock the hammer slightly in single action which makes the trigger pull somewhat long. The double action pull is not too bad.

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Some of the newer incantations of the CZ-75, like the P-07 with the Omega trigger system are the cat's meow (about the only plastic magic 9 that I would actually be proud to own). I shot one that a friend owned. That is the best double action trigger I've ever fired. And the gun just points naturally like a 1911, or even shall I dare say it? Points better than a 1911. Everyone that fired it was knocking down plates one after the other. It's like you couldn't miss.

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Exactly, well said!

Today’s Firearm of the Day is brought to you by our very own Charlie!

Chinese NDM-86:

The Chinese NDM-86 is manufactured at the Jing-An arsenal number 26 (a P.R.C. Ministry of Public Security manufacturer) and has a military designation of Type-79 (adopted in 1979) or Type-85 depending on which optical sight is used. The rifle is distributed by Norinco Equipment and is sold as both the NDM-86 and EM-351 and is chambered in either the 7.62x54R rimmed cartridge or 7.62x51 NATO caliber. Though the Type-79/85 is still in use in the PRC by special police and military units, it has been replaced by the QBU-88 for general military DMR use.

The rifles first appeared in the US around 1985 and were imported by Navy Arms. These early examples came in a green plywood transit chest which contained the rifle and the metal scope case. There were a very small number of sample rifles imported in the early 1980's that were chambered in .308 Winchester and designated as EM-352. These are not to be mistaken with the the NDM-86 in .308. The difference being that the EM-352 used standard curved magazines but with a modified follower to allow proper feeding of the rimless .308 Win cartridge.

Other importers of NDM-86 rifles were CSI (China Sports Int'l) in Ontario, California; CJA (China Jing-An) in Springfield, Montana; KFS (Kengs Firearms Specialty) in Atlanta, GA; GBE of Los Angeles, CA; and KSI/JPE (King Sport / Jay's Precision Enterprises) in Pomona, California. KSI alone imported 500 NDM-86s (in 7.62x54R) but the total number of NDM-86s in 7.62x54R from all five importers is not known. From data in the NDM-86 registry here there is so far an almost equal number of .308 (7.62x51) caliber versions submitted from owners as the 7.62x54r version. Since it is known there were 1500 NDM-86s in .308 imported it would not be far fetched to say a similar number of 7.62x54r versions came to the US as well.

The metal surface texture is not as "clean" as what you might see on the Russian SVDs but these Chinese rifles will shoot and function as well as their Russian counterpart. It has been said that the Chinese government examined several samples of the Russian SVD and "reverse-engineered" their Type-79 (military version of the NDM-86) with some improvements over the original Russian rifle.

So some of you may be asking why is this FOTD post about the Chinese NDM-86 and not the original Russian SVD? Well the simple answer is that I have an NDM-86 and can post pics of mine and COTEP members shooting it at the range. I don’t have an SVD to take pics of, so this is about the NDM-86!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...47335e77ed.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3eb680d016.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...46a557d0f7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ed89091d22.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bce3e6dcc4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2a0daf920a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5c74c3e755.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ff75da9040.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...619b631fdd.jpg


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Who the hell is that dude?!!! ^^^^^^^ [emoji12]


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I’ll let him speak for himself!

Bite me.