97 45 ACP

[Shadow knows]

I have a chance to buy a 97B in 45 ACP.  Not sure price yet. Are there anything I should look for like extractor issues? Etc?
Are they good as the 75 9's and the p40 I have?

I like 45 ACP a lot but normally stick to 1911

[GaryC]

Are you sure it isn?t a CZ97?  They are 45ACP pistols.  I?m only asking because I don?t think CZ 75s were ever made in 45ACP.  There is a CZ97 sub-forum here and FWIW CZ97 45ACP pistols are very good.

[eastman]

I have both the 97B and 97BD. I highly recommend the 97 as one of the best .45 caliber pistols.

[Shadow knows]

Are you sure it isn?t a CZ97?  They are 45ACP pistols.  I?m only asking because I don?t think CZ 75s were ever made in 45ACP.  There is a CZ97 sub-forum here and FWIW CZ97 45ACP pistols are very good.

My bad, I corrected it. 

[Tok36]

To my knowledge other than the removable barrel bushing, the different lockup and the general frame diffrances, CZ 97's are very slimier mechanically to a CZ 75 variant.

Depending the the year of manufacture, the barrel may be worth taking a look at. I am unclear what year CZ updated the CZ 97 barrel but they did so due to feeding issues with some bullet shapes. The barrel design update fixed the issue from what i have read on the subject. Hopefully another forum member remembers what year CZ changed the barrel. From what i understand the older models will work with the updated barrels if one wishes to acquire an updated barrel.

Other than that it may be worth inspecting the barrel bushing. Though i do not believe that it is common, in some cases the factory barrel bushings could rotate loose under recoil and get damaged.

Here is a picture for reference regarding the CZ 97 barrel design change.

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[Boris_LA]

On your CZ97 while first cleaning it before going to the range, make sure that LCI (Loaded Chamber Indicator) is lock-tited!! Otherwise it will get lost, sometimes before you finish your first box of ammo.

[Shadow knows]

Thanks a bunch for the updates

[Trblshtr]

I believe that 97s manufactured in 2012 or later have the extended feed ramp on the barrel and a modified slide release that solved the hollow point feed issue.  My 2013 97BD definitely has these features and also came with the thin aluminum grips.  Having trouble googling a definitive answer to the question.