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Well, after Buds would not ship a Kadet kit to California (misunderstanding by them of the laws here) it was Grab A Gun to the rescue, and almost $50 less money too! The kit arrived three (3) days later, and with some trepidation I fitted it to the CZ75B (40 S&W) lower frame. I am happy to report that it fitted perfectly (and tightly!). I used the stock slide stop although the kit comes with two slide stops marked ".22LR". I couldn't see any real difference between these. A subject for more examination on another day.
My first impression is that the Kadet kit mated to the CZ75B frame is a really, really nice .22LR rig. All-steel construction, adjustable rear sight, a three-dot sight (which I really like) -- it really leaves nothing to be desired in terms of fit and finish. In no way does this look like it has been "Frankensteined" ... if CZ sold these as a separate stand-alone gun (do they?) I think that they would sell a lot of them.
Here is a pic.
I got the gun to the range with a box of "Browning Performance Rimfire" .22LR ammo, which is essentially bulk ammo, lead round nosed, 1255 FPS velocity 40 grain ammo. I have found that it runs great in my Ruger Mark III pistols. Well, it ran great in the CZ Kadet as well. Out of 200 rounds I had zero feeding or function issues excepting one round which failed to fire on the first strike, but which fired fine on the second double action strike. Given that the frame of the gun has had a trigger job, I worried about a light strike issue. I had none.
The gun was almost zeroed at the factory; I moved the groups slightly (one click) up, and two clicks to the right, and that was it.
The slide did not lock back after the last round in the magazine. Not sure if this is a characteristic of the Kadet or whether I maybe need to use one of the two supplied slide stops. Experimentation is obviously in order.
Accuracy and precision were OK. I was not having one of my best days; probably because I was focused more on making sure the gun functioned than on my marksmanship. Here is my last target of the day, shot at 10 yards.
Obviously I need to work on my marksmanship. My groups improved throughout the relatively short range session.
Anyway, I am quite pleased with this setup! Hope someone enjoys this range report. I had been curious about the Kadet kit for a long time; so I hope a few questions are answered here.
My first impression is that the Kadet kit mated to the CZ75B frame is a really, really nice .22LR rig. All-steel construction, adjustable rear sight, a three-dot sight (which I really like) -- it really leaves nothing to be desired in terms of fit and finish. In no way does this look like it has been "Frankensteined" ... if CZ sold these as a separate stand-alone gun (do they?) I think that they would sell a lot of them.
Here is a pic.
I got the gun to the range with a box of "Browning Performance Rimfire" .22LR ammo, which is essentially bulk ammo, lead round nosed, 1255 FPS velocity 40 grain ammo. I have found that it runs great in my Ruger Mark III pistols. Well, it ran great in the CZ Kadet as well. Out of 200 rounds I had zero feeding or function issues excepting one round which failed to fire on the first strike, but which fired fine on the second double action strike. Given that the frame of the gun has had a trigger job, I worried about a light strike issue. I had none.
The gun was almost zeroed at the factory; I moved the groups slightly (one click) up, and two clicks to the right, and that was it.
The slide did not lock back after the last round in the magazine. Not sure if this is a characteristic of the Kadet or whether I maybe need to use one of the two supplied slide stops. Experimentation is obviously in order.
Accuracy and precision were OK. I was not having one of my best days; probably because I was focused more on making sure the gun functioned than on my marksmanship. Here is my last target of the day, shot at 10 yards.
Obviously I need to work on my marksmanship. My groups improved throughout the relatively short range session.
Anyway, I am quite pleased with this setup! Hope someone enjoys this range report. I had been curious about the Kadet kit for a long time; so I hope a few questions are answered here.
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