Century Arms CZ 75D Compact 9mm Steel Frame Pistol

The 75D Compact shortens the CZ 75 into a carry and duty size pistol, and the D suffix means a decocker in place of a manual safety. Press the lever, the hammer lowers onto a loaded chamber under control, and the first shot is double action with single action follow ups. This one is listed with a steel frame, which makes it the heavier of the two compact configurations and the softer shooting one, since the extra mass sits exactly where recoil is trying to move the gun.

The slide rides inside the frame rails the same way it does on the full length gun, so the bore stays low and the muzzle stays flat. The compact grip still gives most hands a full purchase rather than the two finger hold that ruins a lot of small pistols. Fixed sights front and rear. The shorter slide hides under a jacket more easily than a full size 75 without giving up the trigger geometry or the ergonomics people buy CZs for in the first place, and steel framed compacts of this pattern have been carried on duty belts for decades. This one comes in through Century Arms in 9mm.