We tested a factory gun, a CZ-USA CZ 75B Urban Grey Suppressor-Ready Omega 91235 pistol, alongside the custom units to give us a reminder of what a well-appointed factory handgun felt and shot like — and which cost one half, one third, or one quarter of what the custom units might command today. The primary differences in this pistol and a stock CZ 75 are the urban-gray Cerakote finish, a threaded barrel, and suppressor-ready sights. The pistol comes off well as an improvement over the standard CZ 75, while keeping the pistol’s well-designed grip.

The pistol was supplied with one 16-round and one 18-round magazine. The CZ 75 Omega’s grip is well shaped for a high-capacity gun and gets higher marks than the Beretta. A surprise was that the majority of the raters felt the CZ 75 grip was superior to the Browning Hi-Power. The grips are fine, if not as nicely checkered and treated, as the Guncrafter grips. We would have liked some checkering on the front strap, but for the price, this isn’t going to happen. The high-profile sights are necessary for suppressor use. Despite the increased height, the sights were well regulated for the ammunition tested. The sight has no ledge for emergency use, so we rated the Beretta sights superior. During firing, the barrel thread covering cap worked loose every 40 rounds or so, until we took the effort to take a padded tool and lock it down.

The pistol features the Omega trigger. This is a simpler version of the CZ 75 trigger assembly. The pistol was delivered with the decocker in place. The parts to change the pistol to a standard safety are supplied with the CZ 75 Omega. The changeover isn’t difficult for the average shooter. The pistol’s double-action trigger is longer and heavier than a CZ 75B and CZ 75 D Police we had on hand for comparison. The double-action trigger was heavy at 14 pounds, while the single-action trigger broke at 6.0 pounds. The pistol also featured a slight beavertail tang in comparison to the standard CZ pistol and a slightly different magazine release.

The pistol handled well. We like the magazine release and the beavertail. When loading the magazines, we found the 18-round magazine was not difficult to load to full capacity. The pistol was fired with the same ammunition as the other pistols.

Firing double action, our shooters noticed limitations in the trigger action. It was the most difficult to use of the four test pistols. The double-action trigger was a limiting factor.

The single-action trigger was the heaviest tested, but it was crisp and tight. The pistol weighed about 0.7 pounds more than a standard CZ, which isn’t significant. The CZ 75 Omega performed well in single-action fire, but it was at the bottom of the list in the double-action department. The sights were fine as issued, and we liked the three-dot tritium inserts. The magazines were smooth and easy to load well. Ammunition fired in this pistol exhibited the greatest velocity of any of the pistols tested, edging the WC Beretta out by 35 to 100 fps.

Our Team Said: In a match up with other factory pistols, the CZ 75 Omega could be either an Our Pick or a Best Buy. Here, as an orange among three apples, it suffers in comparison. So, if a custom gun isn’t your thing, you could do a lot worse than the CZ Omega.

Gun Tests Grade: B

$631

The CZ 75B Omega has good features, not the least of which is reliability and good accuracy. The pistol features an ambidextrous safety, an 18-round magazine, good sights, and is suppressor ready. The pistol’s price is attractive. The drawback that rated the pistol down was a heavy double-action trigger not found on the others.

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