I've never officially written a thought-out review so here goes nothing.
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This is my review of the KWA KZ75 / CZ75. I'll just refer to it from now on as the KWA CZ.
I'll start out with the specs from the KWA USA website.
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I bought mine off a member of a local group on monday for $100 shipped, new in box. I was a bit skeptical because everyone in my local groups are borderline autistic but I've wanted the gun for a while and had a bit of cash so I took my chances and bought it. It arrived today and luckily I found a good member of the autism groups and the gun was sealed in the box as described, even came with a few freebies he threw in and the Airsoft GI hat that comes with orders over $100. I was really happy with my deal.
Overview:
As stated above this is a full metal pistol (mostly) made by KWA featuring their well-renowned NS2 gas system. Now, I don't know a whole lot about the NS2 system but I can say that guns that have this more often than not have significantly better gas efficiency and a more crisp blowback than guns that do not have it (at least in my experience.) The magazine above shows that it holds 14 rounds which is actually incorrect. The magazine that came with mine is standard length and holds 23 rounds. The externals on this gun are superb as with any KWA gun (their internals not so much) and this is no exception to that reputation. The gun is pretty hefty weighing in at almost 3 lbs with the mag in, which is a change to me coming from a Glock. The heft comes from the fact that it is, as stated before, almost full metal. The exception to that is the polymer outer barrel that all KWA NS2 guns feature because: "The polymer outer barrel was chosen for two reasons, first to extend the life of the gun as we found that a metal barrel actually causes damage to the slide. So using the polymer barrel increases the life span, and replacing a slide is much more costly than replacing the outer barrel. Second reason we use the polymer is because it cycles the gun more smoothly as our polymers are a self lubricating polymer and the gun is able to transition with less friction. Again, extending the life of the product." (KWA Jim). In the box you get the standard stuff that comes with most gas pistols: some BBs (which are actually KSC perfect .20's in this case), some thick 100% silicone oil, a hop-up adjustment tool (which are being made out of metal now), a KWA sticker, user manual, warranty information, and warning label.
Externals:
I went over this a bit in the overview but I'll get more in depth here, starting with the slide.
The slide is really sturdy, and has no wobble to it. It has the piss-awful laser-engraved trades saying "KWA KZ75 cal. 6.00mm. I was REALLY hoping these wouldn't be engraved so I could just duracoat or gunkote over them easier. The front sight is plastic and embedded into the slide, and the rear site is part of the slide and metal, allowing for no adjustment in the sites. The CZ is famous here for its slide design, in that the slide actually sits inside the frame, giving the slide over the grip a profile of just over an inch. Moving on to the controls, the slide release is slide and requires little effort to disengage, but I don't feel as though it would disengage if I didn't want it to. It also functions as the slide release pin. The safety clicks between safe and fire satisfyingly, and has a clear red dot to show when the gun is hot. Moving back to the hammer, it is just a typical hammer, really. It catches halfway if you pull it back to that point, a feature which as far as I know serves no purpose. Moving on to the frame, it is a solid piece of metal just like the slide, and features two plastic grips that can be replaced with real steel CZ75 grips with little modification, and are removed with one screw per grip. This also features the KWA NS2 Polymer outer barrel which irks me to no end, but it'll do since no metal outer barrels are currently accessible. This prevents the gun from having a satisfying "Clack" when the gun cycles or the slide is released, instead giving the gun a wimpy "puh" noise when the slide is released. Ergonomically, this is the most pleasing gun I've held and looked at. I love the roundness of the M9 but it's a little big to fit in my tiny hands, so this works great. It feels just like an M9 but the circumference of the grip is a little smaller.
Overall:
8/10 - Would give a 10/10 if the gun was made with a metal outer barrel and devoid of shitty KWA trades.
Internals:
The internals in this gun seem to be a vast improved over non-NS2 guns. The hammer assembly, trigger assembly, and blowback assembly all sit nicely assembled in little metal boxes, with few parts exposed. I expect that this will drastically cut down on the amount of cleaning that will be performed to remove gunk and dirt. The hammer assembly is solid and so is the blowback assembly. Everything seems to have been well thought out. [I]Almost everything. The fucking trigger. Oh. My. God.[/I] I wish I could put into words how awful the trigger is on this gun. It's a trigger that is nearly identical to that of the M9 in terms of shape and pull. The trigger on the KWA CZ seems to have not been thought out. At all. As someone who is taking three machining courses in school (But ender would be better suited to give an opinion on this) the tolerances on the trigger well and the trigger are FAR too tight. The trigger grinds and the trigger spring creaks whenever the trigger is moved. This is mostly eliminated when the gun is actually being fired, since the hammer being pushed back by the slide causes the trigger to only require half a pull. The trigger isn't metal, but seems to be instead that toy-ish chromed plastic that feels and looks like metal. I've tried to no end to lubricate the trigger sears (I think that's what they are) and the trigger spring to stop this godawful creaking. I also forgot to mention that the trigger likes to stick. If you are dry-firing (which renders this point moot) and do not release the trigger fast enough, it will creak to a halt and you must push it forward.
When taking this gun apart for the first time, and I removed the barrel assembly, I was presented with something perplexing, which I cross-checked with KWA Jim; the gun ships stock with a KM 6.04mm Stainless inner barrel. They sell these separate but the NS2 ones -should- come with it. I haven't gone into depth with the hop but It appears to be similar to that of a M9. The recoil spring is proprietary, looking like a slinky. Instead of it being made of wire or such, it is made of a flat metal material.
I can't rate this overall since the internals are so good, but the trigger is SO BAD.
Internals: 9.5/10 - Would like to see a normal recoil spring (the current one is kind of wimpy).
Trigger: -∞/10 - I hate it so much. As soon as I'm taught CNC programming, I'm replacing [I]everything to do with the trigger.
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First firing test:
It was a bitter 24 degrees Fahrenheit today, so I shot it from inside my laundry room using Worthington propane ('Cause FUCK KWA warranties) and KSC .30's.
I got about 50' of range before a drop with hop off since I couldn't be assed to go upstairs and get my hop adjustment tool and load the gun with more propane. Even in this temperature, five five-second charges of propane was more than enough to sling a mag's worth of plastic and then about 15-20 dryfires without any sore of decrease in performance. I was firing pretty quick, two shots or so a second since I was double-tapping a fence-post. As far as accuracy goes, minus the shortcomings of range with no hop and .30's in sub-freezing temperatures, I put 18/23 shots into a 4-inch fencepost at 40'. Yay, accuracy. A neat feature on NS2 guns I like is the locking magazine follower, allowing for easier loading. This was particularly useful when cold gusts of sub-freezing air were assaulting me in my laundry room while I loaded. Because of the weak recoil spring as stated above, and the plastic barrel, and small slide, it isn't nearly as satisfying to shoot as my gas-guzzling Non-Ns2 6-year-old KSC G17 that throws its weight around like a two ton whore on a rowboat. Instead of a earth-shattering, sky-sundering boom of my glock, it's a demasculinized "pop" which could be a positive thing if you want to be a sneaky light-footed kebab.
Overall:
8.5/10 - I feel as though this could be a 10/10 gun like my glock with a enhanced recoil spring, and metal outer barrel.
Conclusion:
All in all, I think this gun is a solid gun that is definitely worth getting if you are a CZ fan. I'm really happy with it, since nothing is wrong with it that can't be fixed at some point. I feel like overall it's a well thought-out gun with a lot of potential if you want to work with it a bit. Feel free to ask if you have any questions or want more pictures since I was lazy and didn't want to take any fancy pictures outside. Overall, I think the KWA KZ75 is a hit in the case of hit-or-miss, to which I give a solid rating of 8/10, which doesn't quite compete with the 10/10 of my glock.
+1. I absolutely love the feel of the CZ over any other gun, however, i really feel that KWA should actually start making parts for it.
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That and the slide is low profile and the action is lightweight, making it really easy to fire at high rates if need be.
EDIT: sorry about the size
I've had my CZ75 for a little over a year and the trigger on mine seems fine. I'm fairly sure it's metal(if not then it's a very good plastic) and it doesn't suffer from any of the problems you described. Also, the proprietary recoil spring is pretty weak, which could be a potential deal breaker for some. Here's a picture =)
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You should totally make that smaller.
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