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    CZ 75 Kadet .22 Conversion Kit Review

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    The CZ-75 Kadet .22 LR conversion kit allows a shooter to quickly convert a CZ-75 series pistol from centerfire to .22 LR ammunition. The kit consists of a replacement steel slide with a fixed .22 LR barrel that closely replicates the weight and feel of the standard pistol. It includes two 10-round .22 LR magazines and installs easily on most CZ-75 variants. The kit provides a lighter recoiling training option while retaining the trigger, controls, and overall feel of the host pistol, and most experienced shooters find it to be reliable and accurate enough for general use and practice.

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    CZ 75 Kadet .22 Conversion Kit Review

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    The CZ-75 Kadet .22 LR conversion kit allows a shooter to quickly convert a CZ-75 series pistol from centerfire to .22 LR ammunition. The kit consists of a replacement steel slide with a fixed .22 LR barrel that closely replicates the weight and feel of the standard pistol. It includes two 10-round .22 LR magazines and installs easily on most CZ-75 variants. The kit provides a lighter recoiling training option while retaining the trigger, controls, and overall feel of the host pistol, and most experienced shooters find it to be reliable and accurate enough for general use and practice.

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    The CZ-75 Kadet .22 LR conversion kit allows a shooter to quickly convert a CZ-75 series pistol from centerfire to .22 LR ammunition. The kit consists of a replacement steel slide with a fixed .22 LR barrel that closely replicates the weight and feel of the standard pistol. It includes two 10-round .22 LR magazines and installs easily on most CZ-75 variants. The kit provides a lighter recoiling training option while retaining the trigger, controls, and overall feel of the host pistol, and most experienced shooters find it to be reliable and accurate enough for general use and practice.

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    CZ 75 Kadet .22 Conversion Kit Review

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    The CZ-75 Kadet .22 LR conversion kit allows a shooter to quickly convert a CZ-75 series pistol from centerfire to .22 LR ammunition. The kit consists of a replacement steel slide with a fixed .22 LR barrel that closely replicates the weight and feel of the standard pistol. It includes two 10-round .22 LR magazines and installs easily on most CZ-75 variants. The kit provides a lighter recoiling training option while retaining the trigger, controls, and overall feel of the host pistol, and most experienced shooters find it to be reliable and accurate enough for general use and practice.

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    THE GREATEST GEAR

    BY ROB REED

    THE WHILE THERE ARE


    MANY DEDICATED .22

    CZ-75
    LR PISTOLS ON THE
    MARKET, ONE OF THE
    BEST FOR EVERYDAY
    USE IS NOT A COMPLETE

    KADET
    PISTOL, BUT INSTEAD
    A CONVERSION KIT
    FOR THE POPULAR
    CZ-75 FROM THE
    CZECH REPUBLIC.
    .22 LR CONVERSION KIT

    The smaller diameter


    of the .22 LR muzzle is
    the only thing that gives
    away that a Kadet kit is
    installed on a CZ-75.

    42 GUNUP.COM | MARCH 2014


    CZ-75 KADET .22 LR CONVERSION KIT

    The CZ-75 Kadet .22 LR conversion both plastic. The magazines cannot
    kit is a CZ factory made unit that be disassembled and, unlike some
    allows a shooter to quickly and easily other designs, there is no way to
    convert a CZ-75 series pistol from compress the magazine springs for
    centerfire to rimfire ammunition (and easier loading.
    back again). This gives the shooter To install the Kadet kit on a pistol
    a lighter recoiling gun, which shoots take the complete pistol and pull back
    less expensive ammo, while retaining the centerfire slide until the witness
    the same trigger, controls, and overall marks on the slide and frame line up,
    feel of the pistol. push out the slide stop, and slide the
    The Kadet unit consists of a centerfire top end off from the front.
    replacement slide assembly with a (This should be familiar to any CZ-75
    fixed .22 LR barrel. The rear sight owner.) Then slide the .22 LR unit on
    is adjustable for both elevation and the frame, line up the witness marks,
    windage. The entire unit is made of and reinstall the slide stop. It’s that
    steel and is coated with a durable black simple.
    polycoat. A Kadet kit equipped pistol Because a tight frame to slide fit is
    closely replicates the weight and feel important for accuracy, certain points
    of a standard pistol. The kit includes on the rails of the Kadet slide are very
    two 10-round .22 LR magazines. The slightly oversized. This may require
    Kadet magazines are made with a .22 the user to fit the kit to the pistol the
    LR inner liner sleeved in a full size first time it is installed. All this takes
    centerfire metal magazine body. The is a needle file, a little time, and
    integral baseplate and followers are some patience. Simply note the high

    PHOTO BY MARIE VERHEYEN.


    GUNUP.COM | MARCH 2014 43
    THE GREATEST GEAR

    The CZ Kadet .22 LR conversion kit is an all steel slide


    points on the rails of the kit slide with a fixed barrel that mounts on most CZ-75 variants.
    and alternate between a few file
    strokes on the Kadet slide and test
    fittings until the Kadet slide goes
    completely onto the frame. The
    Kadet kit was recently redesigned
    slightly to work with the newer PHOTO BY CZ USA.

    Omega trigger system and these


    newer kits may not require as
    much, if any, fitting.
    The Kadet kit works on the full-
    WE LIKE
    size CZ-75 and SP-01 and the In my experience the CZ-75 Kadet kit this often differs from gun to gun the
    compact CZ-75 models including has proven to be reliable, accurate, best way to find what shoots best is
    the P-01, P-06, PCR, and RAMI. and fun. I’ve owned mine for over a to try different brands and take notes.
    The Kadet kit will not work on the dozen years and have fired untold The fixed barrel helps promote
    CZ-97, CZ-75 TS, or P-07 Duty thousands of rounds through it in that accuracy. While it’s not up to
    models. When used with the time. I’ve found the Kadet equipped the standards of a NRA Bullseye
    compact models the magazine pistol to be more reliable than most competitor’s pistol, in my experience
    will protrude below the mag well. other .22 LR pistols I’ve tried. The it shoots as well, if not better, than
    only times I have a problem is when any “plinker grade” or entry level
    the pistol gets excessively dirty, .22 LR target pistol. The adjustable
    THE FACTS usually after several range sessions sights allow the shooter to sight in
    without cleaning, especially if using for any particular load or distance
    CALIBER the cheaper .22 LR ammo that is and are easy to see. While the exact
    .22 LR known to leave more residue behind. trigger feel and weight depends on
    The problem typically manifests the specific host frame, I’ve found
    CAPACITY
    when the slide starts to feel gritty or the gun is capable of very precise
    10+1
    “sluggish” and sometimes includes shooting, especially when fired
    WEIGHT failures to feed or failures to extract. single-action.
    1.05 lbs These problems typically clear up In addition to using it for general
    OVERALL LENGTH with the application of additional lube shooting, I’ve found a Kadet-equipped
    8.110 inches at the range followed by a thorough CZ-75 to be an excellent training
    cleaning before the next range trip. pistol for new shooters. The similarity
    BARREL LENGTH Of course, like any .22 LR pistol, of the controls to other centerfire
    4.720 inches the Kadet-equipped CZ-75 will likely pistols is a bonus, as is the general
    FINISH show a preference for certain ammo accuracy and reliability of the unit.
    Black Polycoat for both reliability and accuracy. As
    SIGHTS
    Adjustable for Windage
    and Elevation
    MSRP $431

    FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE KADET AT


    CZ-USA.COM

    44 GUNUP.COM | MARCH 2014


    CZ-75 KADET .22 LR CONVERSION KIT

    This view of the author’s well used


    CZ-75B with a Kadet kit installed
    shows both the small area of the slide
    that reciprocates and the fixed barrel.

    PHOTO BY ROB REED.

    WE DON’T LIKE
    There are few issues with this of a one-piece slide, which moves on The other potential issue is
    design worth noting. The first is the the frame, the Kadet slide is made of with the Kadet magazines.
    requirement that the Kadet slide be two pieces. The larger piece, which While well made, they cannot
    hand fitted to the host pistol may be includes the top and bottom of the be disassembled for cleaning or
    off-putting to some shooters. This is slide, stays in place with only the maintenance. Fortunately this
    mitigated by how easy it is to do and smaller cutout portion of the slide has never become an issue for
    the fact that the new units require actually reciprocating. This makes me, but is something to be aware
    less, if any, fitting. manipulating the slide to load the of.
    In order to make the action work pistol a bit more difficult as the moving
    with less powerful .22 LR ammunition part is smaller than the complete
    the Kadet slide had to be redesigned slide and some shooters find it hard
    from the centerfire original. Instead to grab.

    GUNUP.COM | MARCH 2014 45


    THE GREATEST GEAR CZ-75 KADET .22 LR CONVERSION KIT

    THE VERDICT
    The CZ-75 Kadet .22 LR conversion
    kit is a well designed, well made unit
    that gives the CZ-75 owner “two guns
    in one.” A Kadet-equipped CZ-75 is
    easily the equal of any .22 LR pistol
    in its price class and is practically a
    must-have for any CZ-75 fan.

    A CZ-75 with a .22 LR Kadet


    kit installed looks, and more
    importantely, handles like a
    regular centerfire CZ pistol
    while allowing the use of
    cheaper .22 LR ammunition.

    PHOTO BY CZ USA.

    46 GUNUP.COM | MARCH 2014

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