CZ-75 Automatic: The Czechoslovak Machine Pistol
Added 2023-11-04 12:00:04 +0000 UTCIn the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, CZ started exploring more commercial export options for its guns. In addition to resurrecting (well, attempting to) the vz.68 Skorpion in 9x19mm, they also developed a selective fire version of their landmark CZ-75 pistol. Production began in 1995, and shut down in 2000. A few more were made in 2002-3, and a final batch in 2007, for a grand total of 2,382 manufactured. Besides the selector allowing semi or fully automatic fire, the CZ75 Automatic differed form the regular CZ75 only in having the ability to mount a spare magazine as a vertical front grip, and was sold with extended 25-round magazines.
The Czech police tested it, and found it unsuitable because of excessive recoil and muzzle climb - not surprising, as this is typical of basically all machine pistols without stocks.
Thanks to DSA for the opportunity to shoot this on camera for you!
Comments
That was a cool little video. The gun? Cool, but impractical. Okay, it might be used as a close-range counter-ambush weapon for undercover operatives. Or as an assassination weapon. But other than that . . . And the spare magazine as a front grip? Cute, but impractical; you have to reload and there goes your front grip, and if it slides off anyway, useless or even dangerous. But all-in-all a fun little Forgotten Weapon.
Fruitbat44
2023-11-12 10:44:23 +0000 UTCIn evaluating a firearm of this type, it would be nice to see a paper target at say, 7yards so that we can appreciate the actual muzzle climb. Also, that fore end grip idea looks really dangerous to the shooter even if it didn't come loose. Could your hand get burned from the muzzle blast?
Thomas Batha
2023-11-06 21:18:41 +0000 UTCUnsurprised by youtube's policies
Mrgunsngear
2023-11-06 03:55:32 +0000 UTCLove it
Reed Gregory
2023-11-05 05:36:20 +0000 UTCPort the barrel and do an enlarged triggerguard with a foldout forward grip on it. Ergo like the Beretta 93r. Not gonna have the grip come off from that thing any time soon.
Lance Thundercock
2023-11-05 03:10:10 +0000 UTCMaybe making it in a smaller calibre like a 556 would improve handling?
Andi Archer
2023-11-04 23:10:47 +0000 UTCThat front mag as a grip thing was sorta sketch but when it actually almost slid off at the end there, that was terrifying.
2023-11-04 21:24:54 +0000 UTCPlease make a follow up video with the suppressor attached. Thanks
2023-11-04 16:54:02 +0000 UTCDear Ian
2023-11-04 16:53:35 +0000 UTCThe CZ75 is a great design, with many successful variants. Full auto pistols are challenging to run. Never had the opportunity to shoot a CZ75 full auto, but the Glock and Beretta were a handful.
EyeBall
2023-11-04 14:49:46 +0000 UTCPoint of note: the Škorpion was the vz.65
Falling Steel
2023-11-04 14:44:08 +0000 UTC
