Canik CZ75 clones

I know there are a lot of TP9 owners on the OB board it's a "Low cost" favorite around here. I got a chance to handle one of Canik's CZ75 clones this weekend. the particular model I handled was a C100 which is a clone of the compact CZ75 with an aluminum frame. There are plenty of CZ75 "clones" on the market who's design is based on the CZ75 but this is probably the one that is the most like a carbon copy of the original CZ. The model I handled has a giant ugly Tristar roll mark on the slide but if it wasn't for the roll mark and CZ labeled grips one would be hard pressed to tell a CZ from the clone.

(image via google search).


Field strips just like a 75. The quality of the machined parts are top notch. Absolutely zero machine marks of any kind in a brief visual inspection after field stripping. Slide cycles smoothly. Double action trigger pull is absurdly heavy and the single action was smooth with just a little creep. I'd guess around 5lbs. There is no de-cocker and the pistol will go into safe with the hammer down (I seem to remember a CZ I handled not being able to go into safe with the hammer down but I could be remembering it wrong. I'm not a CZ expert). It's geared more for condition 1 carry with no decocker which isn't my preference. I'm not a fan of having to use the trigger to drop the hammer on a live round for condition 2 carry The slide release lever has a very long length of pull and requires me to shift my grip significantly to operate it or use my left hand to operate it. Looking at the comparison picture you can tell that the slide release is farther forward, just enough I can just barely feel it with the tip of my thumb with my size medium hands. Just like a CZ there isn't much slide to grab on to which makes racking the slide more difficult (My 11yo son who can easily rack the slide in my Sigs struggled with this one).

I've never been much of a CZ clone guy since the real thing hasn't been too much more expensive in the past. Based on my favorable experience with the Canik TP9 series and my 15 minute inspection of the gun if I were in the market for a CZ clone this one would probably be at the top of my list. By all indication that seem to be very reliable.