CZ75 - .22LR conversion kit ?

[Lmo1131]

Howdy,

Anyone here installed one of CZ's .22LR Kadet Adapter kits?

I'm curious if it's a plug'n'play installation or if you need smithing skills. Lovin' my 75 Compact, but that 9mm is beginning to get a little spendy.

https://cz-usa.com/product/cz-75-kadet-adapter-ii-22-lr-adj-sights-10-rd-mags-will-fit-omega-system/

 

[Areoflyer09]

I had one, it requires minor fitment to the frame for me. It resulted in a very tight fit and a very accurate pistol.

 

[Vic Z]

I don't know about the CZ, but my wife got me one for my Beretta 92FS as a Christmas present and it works perfect.
Completely plug and play. Slide off, slide on.
22LR rounds are less than a nickle. I like that

 

[Clay Pigeon]

I have one i run on a 85, it was pretty strait forward to do.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I merely installed mine. I only have two gunsmithing tools--hammer and bigger hammer--and did not need to use either.

 

[Vic Z]

I merely installed mine. I only have two gunsmithing tools--hammer and bigger hammer--and did not need to use either.

Just my style

 

[KMaC]

Thanks to the OP for creating this thread. I had completely forgotten that CZ made a .22 conversion kit. This sounds like fun.
I watched a couple of Youtube videos to make sure there wasn't any serious modifications necessary to fit and was satisfied that fitting is within my abilities.
I just ordered one from Grabagun, they were the cheapest in my quick search. Got an extra mag, jeez they're $40. But no FFL transfer, woohoo.
Now I need to shoot about 5000 rounds for my ammo savings to pay for it. So I should be even by February, lol.

 

[Areoflyer09]

The Kadet kit is fantastic fun. My ran without issue for me, even with a much lighter than stock trigger.

There are two points at the front of the Kadet slide that I had to lightly hit with a fine sand paper to get them to fit one of my 75 frames. My Shadow Orange frame would have required taking enough material off of the Kadet that I wasn’t willing to do it. I’d bet most of the standard production frames fit with little to no effort though.

 

[KMaC]

I'm hoping for drop in compatiblity. I've got a couple of 75s and a SP-01, we'll see which one it fits best.
I don't know how long ago you bought the Kadet but they are now making a Shadow Kadet kit. Its my understanding it is just shorter, not thinner.

 

[Areoflyer09]

I’ve had it, not likely I’ll buy another one. It’s a neat toy, but I just didn’t have much use for it.

 

[doddg]

I'm hoping for drop in compatiblity. I've got a couple of 75s and a SP-01, we'll see which one it fits best.
I don't know how long ago you bought the Kadet but they are now making a Shadow Kadet kit. Its my understanding it is just shorter, not thinner.

Excuse my ignorance, but you surely don't mean they have a .22LR conversion for the CZ Shadow 2?
Just curious since it would be a riot shooting .22LR from a 47 ounce gun.
But, I had a conversion kit for a Glock 26, and discovered I'd just as soon shoot my .22LR ammo from a dedicated .22LR gun.
I have shot the CZ Kadet Kit a friend owned: nice enough!

 

[KMaC]

Excuse my ignorance, but you surely don't mean they have a .22LR conversion for the CZ Shadow 2?
Just curious since it would be a riot shooting .22LR from a 47 ounce gun.
But, I had a conversion kit for a Glock 26, and discovered I'd just as soon shoot my .22LR ammo from a dedicated .22LR gun.
I have shot the CZ Kadet Kit a friend owned: nice enough!

Yes, CZ Custom has a Kadet Kit for the Shadow, sort of. They have it in their catalogue but it isn't in stock so I don't know if you can actually get one.
https://czcustom.com/cz-shadow-2-kadet-kit-22-lr.html

 

[throttletony]

If you want to shoot any conversion in .22 LR, the Kadet is the best option (IMHO).
It may require minor fitment (sanding), but mine fit perfect. If pairing with a newer production CZ, the fit will likely be perfect/very close with little/no fitting needed.
My 75 had a lighter spring kit and I would get 1-2 failure to fire per 10 rd mag. I replaced the spring to factory and it's 100% now!

As always, with any conversion, I'd think long and hard about just getting a dedicated .22 (Browning, Ruger, S&W, etc all have decent options that are less $$ than the conversion).

The main factor that persuaded me to get the Kadet (Kadet II, actually), was the fact that I can use same holsters, same gun weight, same trigger, etc to practice. Mine came with 2 x 10 rd mags, and new mags are around $40.

 

[russc2542]

There's more than one kadet kit for more than 1 gun they make. There are also a couple different styles of mags to watch out for.

The Kadet 2 fits my P01 like it was meant to be.

 

[spencer5650]

Mine dropped right on, no problems.