Well damn there goes the 10mm dream.

 

Interesting. CZ stopped offering the 97B for years but then brought it back recently with the thin aluminum grips. Now they’re doing away with it again.

I guess the model just doesn’t sell as well as CZ thought when they brought it back.

 

Double post.

 

Dang, that sucks. Never wanted one myself but it certainly looks to be a fine all steel pistol.

Good news is for those that own the CZ97B it is likely to appreciate a bit over time.

 

It's a good gun, and one of the few .45s I would consider owning.

 

Which 45s would you consider owning and why? Not trying to yank your chain but genuinely curious. I own a few - only two are metal IIRC (Kimber TLE II and Sig P220).

 

Glad I have mine! Finest non 1911 45 out there.

 

I suspect it was never a real big seller.

It does make me wonder if a polymer .45 is in the works or if they're gonna just leave the .45s to their Dan Wesson division.

 

I almost bought one months ago. I checked on magazines-zero, none of the makers made a holster and I was not going custom. I really liked how it felt. The world has gone to 9m/m and I just accept this.

 

As much as us old-timers might hate to admit it .45 does seem to be on the decline.

With the trend going to small and micro pistols the .45 just isn't the ideal cartridge for these wee little pistols. Low capacity and brutal recoil just don't attract a lot of customers to tiny .45s. 9mm is the standard and this seems to be affecting the large pistol offerings as well.

Hell there are even 9mm 1911s nowadays.

 

As much as us old-timers might hate to admit .45 does seem to be on the decline.

With the trend going to small and micro pistols the .45 just isn't the ideal cartridge for these wee little pistols. Low capacity and brutal recoil just don't attract a lot of customers to tiny .45s. 9mm is the standard and this seems to be affecting the large pistol offerings as well.

Hell there are even 9mm 1911s nowadays.

Shame, really. Old fashioned maybe but I look at my Hellcat, a fine gun, but then I look at the 97b and think "Which one would you want in a fight for your life?"

 

Sad as it may well be.....big ol' honkin' .45s just don't have the appeal to today's buyers that they did in past generations.

 

I wouldn't mind a 97BD.... Damn!

 

Unfortunately, we are in the age of polymer 9mm pistols. All steel 45s, with the exception of the 1911 probably just don’t have the sales to make manufacturing financially reasonable for these companies.

 

CZ USA said they would no longer offer the CZ97b for sale recently. The big ,45 maybe the last all metal DA/SA CZ will ever make.

They stopped making the PCR?

 

Nope. The PCR, P01, 75s, SP01s are all alive and well. Plenty of alloy and steel frame guns still being pumped out.

 

Again? I missed out the first time. Guess I need to look for one quick

 

The new ones are around. I’ve seen three barely used ones of the recent release type for sales within the last year.

 

Glad I got mine a few years back, now I have two pistols CZ discontinued. I wonder if this has anything with them acquiring Colt? There are the clones still, Witness and Sar k2 45, which I never see in my area for sale.

 

I just took a 97B home today, complete box as new, 16 rounds fired by previous owner. The price was right. I did the field strip, & lube, clean, no shooting yet. I have a new PCR too.

Part of it is this, two years from now how will either of these pistols compare to the $700 in an almost zero interest account? Look at the CZ-527, I have one in 7.62x39, should of bought 10 of them, north of $1100 on gunbroker.

I’m also appreciating the DA/SA trigger more these days, safe carry is up there with me. A few other types cross reference with holsters for the 97B, even the Glock 23 holster can work, 92, & the Sig 228 series too. I’m not talking so much the kydex but more forgiving leather, maybe with retention strap.

Your right, if SHTF, you want the 97B or even the PCR over the LCP?? With the right rig, I don’t mind going a little heavier.

 

The P-01 Omega is probably my all time favorite pistol

 

I've never shot one, but I KNOW CZ makes fine firearms. There are two "problems" with the 97B IMO.... 1- 10 round capacity when a standard 1911 can easily accept 8 round mags, and 10 if you don't mind them being extended. "Problem" 2- grip size, it's not huge, but seems a little bulky for a 10 round 45 ACP.

 

I'm sure the CZ 75 pistols aren't going anywhere anytime soon....these are the legend CZ was built on.

That maybe the downfall of the CZ 97 it's never really been considered a part of the 75 family. While certainly based on a 75 it's not the exact same animal, certainly not looks wise or reputation wise or caliber wise. One of the upgrades to the last incarnation made besides thinner grip panels, was the feedramp. Apparently there were reliability issues this was meant to correct.

The 97 just never caught on for whatever reasons like it's little brother the 75 did.

 

Give it a few years, it'll comeback...again.

 

With CZ already owning Dan Wesson and recently acquiring Colt I tend to doubt a 97B resurrection is gonna be a real high priority. If anything maybe some .45 version of one of their new polymer pistols but I would be surprised to see them try to bring back a pistol that was never real popular in the first place like the 97.

It's failed to catch on twice now....how many times are you gonna beat a dead horse. What's gonna change to make them suddenly become a big seller? Big clunky all-steel .45s, that aren't 1911s, aren't exactly a hot item on the market nowadays.

 

They are moderately popular in California due to the 10 round mag. The weight doesn't matter much since CCW permits aren't common.

 

I still don't see them ever taking away a big market share from 1911s.

Sure there maybe some cult following but I really don't know that many people who even realize they exist let alone want one instead of a 1911 or a Glock 21 for that matter.

If there was a strong demand they wouldn't have discontinued them and I seriously doubt there ever will be, but hey you may be right we shall see....they resurrected it once maybe somebody at CZ has a softspot in their heart for the 97 and just won't give up on it.

 

I don’t own a 45 version, but I managed to find one of these rare CZ Custom 10mm conversions. It uses EAA Tanfoglio 14 round magazines. The heavy frame absorbs recoil well. It’s very accurate and reliable. I’m disappointed that spare parts may be hard to come by in the future.

 

I guess if you want a new CZ 75 style .45 EAA still imports the Tanfoglio .45s....not a CZ but a very decent pistol.

My first 10mm back in the late 90s was a Witness....sold it when I got a G20. Still kinda regret that.

 

Actually, EAA does NOT import them anymore - look to IFG, the Italian Firearms Group.