Question about CZ75 irons

Kimio · November 23, 2012, 04:17 PM

I noticed something about the CZ75 and the CZ75 compact (The compact being the one I'll eventually own) all have fixed sites which is also stated on their website.

I was curious as to how difficult would it be to replace them, I was thinking of swapping them out for tritium night sights since the Compact would become my SD/HD handgun.

I was looking at a set from Trijicon like these

http://www.opticsplanet.com/trijicon...ront-cz02.html

WIL TERRY · November 23, 2012, 05:31 PM

EASY as fallin' off a log, no fooling !!!

chris in va · November 23, 2012, 06:06 PM

It's not terrible. I used a proper sized punch to drive out the roll pin on the front sight. The new fiber optic front sight requires a notch cut for pin clearance and a little dremel work solved that issue. The rear sight is simply pounded out with a padded vise and brass punch.

marine6680 · November 23, 2012, 06:30 PM

Not to difficult, but if you have reservations or lack the tools needed, a good smith can do it for not too much money.

Walt Sherrill · November 23, 2012, 06:33 PM

Installing night sights is a little different than installing non-tritium sights -- as the tritium vials CAN be delicate. It IS something you can do yourself, but it is best done with a sight pusher (for the rear, anyway).

For the little bit it will cost you, you might just want to have the sights installed by a local gunsmith -- they can sometimes do it while you wait.

November 23, 2012, 04:17 PM	#1
Kimio Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,171	Question about CZ75 irons I noticed something about the CZ75 and the CZ75 compact (The compact being the one I'll eventually own) all have fixed sites which is also stated on their website. I was curious as to how difficult would it be to replace them, I was thinking of swapping them out for tritium night sights since the Compact would become my SD/HD handgun. I was looking at a set from Trijicon like these http://www.opticsplanet.com/trijicon...ront-cz02.html

November 23, 2012, 05:31 PM	#2
WIL TERRY Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2000 Location: BLACK HILLS Posts: 1,322	EASY as fallin' off a log, no fooling !!!

November 23, 2012, 06:06 PM	#3
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	It's not terrible. I used a proper sized punch to drive out the roll pin on the front sight. The new fiber optic front sight requires a notch cut for pin clearance and a little dremel work solved that issue. The rear sight is simply pounded out with a padded vise and brass punch.

November 23, 2012, 06:30 PM	#4
marine6680 Senior Member Join Date: July 24, 2012 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 4,594	Not to difficult, but if you have reservations or lack the tools needed, a good smith can do it for not too much money.

November 23, 2012, 06:33 PM	#5
Walt Sherrill Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 1999 Location: Winston-Salem, NC USA Posts: 6,348	Installing night sights is a little different than installing non-tritium sights -- as the tritium vials CAN be delicate. It IS something you can do yourself, but it is best done with a sight pusher (for the rear, anyway). For the little bit it will cost you, you might just want to have the sights installed by a local gunsmith -- they can sometimes do it while you wait.