MCARBO and a CZ P-07

[@cliffordmurdock2407]

i got their kit for my p07. wow, what a difference. it was alot harder than disassembling my glocks. if it wasnt for their awesome videos, i would have never been able to do it. i also polished everything while i was in there. i will agree the decocking lever & spring was the hardest part. i am getting the same measurements with mine. 7.5 lbs on da & sub 3 lbs on sa. best $30. i have spent. dont see alot of reviews on mcarbos' kits. thanks for the awesome review.

[@NYG5]

Detail stripping CZ firearms is the worst, it's the achilles heel for their designs and I suspect the reason why their guns dont proliferate as issue weapons all that often.

[@kafani12]

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[@googlechicken]

The thing I like about the MCarbo kits are the great videos that walk you through everything I bought thr Ruger SP101 kit and did all the polishing by hand it came out really well

[@xxn0thing]

Just put a MCarbo spring kit (along with doing the polish work) in my P09. Took it to the range and was SO happy with the result! Bang for the buck/effort is totally worth it.

[@mezzano1]

I did the install and polish with the mcarbo kit and it made the trigger smoother but didn’t do anything to reduce the DA pull weight. I contacted mcarbo and told them I suspect an out of spec hammer spring. They kept telling me it was the trigger return spring. So I decided to get the full CGW kit instead of fighting with mcarbo and just replaced the hammer spring before doing the full install to confirm my suspicions and it dropped the DA from 11 1/2lbs down to 7.8. Mcarbo’s install/polish video is on point though.

[@markhimmer2856]

I recently purchased a CZ P-07 for CCW and am upgrading the following; Talon Pro grips, CGW SS guide rod & spring, Dawson sights & M-Carbo Spring Kit. I asked my local gunsmith (who's installing the sights and spring kit) to also polish the internals to sooth out the machining marks. From everything I read, it should be a tack-driver when I get it back! Thanks M-Carbo!

[@jaegersapper1]

I've used Mcarbo parts for several pistols. Quality stuff. Their spring kit for the P01 is awesome.

[@turtlesauce]

Did this last week and my DA pull was 9.5lbs and SA is 2.5lbs. I polished everything up also. Made a noticeable difference.

[@cwatson42785]

Hey bud what are the sa/da numbers on the trigger stock? 9.5 on the DA seems a far bit off their advertised improvements. I wonder why? But either way it improved that really gritty, hard DA pull?

[@tizben]

Mcarbo has the best installation videos

[@greenstreet5287]

used this kit on mine a its night and day difference from stock. well worth the upgrade and extremely affordable

[@adamadams6740]

Not bad for the price at all,considering the Cajun and CZ custom kits are half price of gun,I know they include more and are supposed to do more and include more parts.still cutting both pulls in half is awesome.

[@Quality_Guru]

I added the MCARBO spring kit to a FN 509 pistol and what a difference it made to the trigger and the overall accuracy of the pistol. I suspect that MCARBO can enhance any pistol on the market.

[@MRsolidcolor]

my guy the gun comes from the factory more accrete then you can shoot it.,. you just dont know how to shoot that gun.

[@Quality_Guru]

​@@MRsolidcolor Go troll somewhere else.

[@gman9945]

Ordered. Put a kit in my P01 and it really made a difference

[@anthonybombaci5266]

I did the same MCARBO treatment on my P07 - BUTTER.

[@armyrat206]

Looks like my next project is this kit for my P07! Love the MCARBO kits, just installed the sig p320 m18 dual adjustable flat trigger kit. What a jewel this is!!

[@wilf6384]

I have this pistol and it's a good shooter but the first thing I did was buy the Cajun Gun Works short reset trigger kit which was around 50 bucks if memory serves and the installation was easy, cut the reset in half and the pistol is a far better platform now. I wanted to have it cut for an optic but have found that most folks put the irons in front of the red dot, which of course doesn't help with your sight radius. If anyone has cut these for an optic in the standard format where the red dot is in front of the irons, I'd love to hear if that's worked well or if the other way is actually better for some reason. Great content as always my brother, you do a great job.

[@jonproskey1471]

I think Jagerworks might give an option for rear behind or in front of the optic

[@TonyCantShoot]

DP works has dovetail behind

[@wilf6384]

@@jonproskey1471 Awesome, thanks a lot Jon, I'll definitely give them a look this morning.

[@wilf6384]

@@TonyCantShoot Thank you as well, I will give both Jagerworks and DP Works a look, thanks again fellas, much appreciated.

[@920fist4]

Not sure if this helps or not, but backup sights... Are backup. On a defensive pistol, for backup sights, sight radius in and of itself matters significantly less in my humble opinion. There are some variants in that argument but if you go with a quality, relatively tough optic like an RMRCC or holosun 507k, you can get away with standard height sights. Last thing I will say, is that Primary machine is where I'll be sending my second p07 to be cut. There is an option for behind or infront of the read dot for your dovetail cut.

[@HighCappa45]

Thanks for the awesome video, you just saved me $200 cause I was going to go with the Cajun pro kit. It brings the DA the same as what your getting except it cost a shit load more. I polish all my pistols triggers and feed ramps and just that itself helps a ton. A Glock gen 5 trigger polished actually feels half decent.

[@GarzaBoywechon]

Definitely need to do that to mine I have the P09 and the P07

[@ofb7212]

Had Smith put in the kit in my P07. Luv the change. I M carboed my keltec sub 2000. Everything works great. I'm CZ fo e va. Luv the way it shoots. I'm much better with it than my M&P

[@MRsolidcolor]

i have the p09. its like a 10 lbs double action. and it rocks a 3 lbs for the single. its a rolling break meaning it dont have a wall.. i love mine nothing done to it but adding a red dot

[@kevinyoung1447]

Thank you for the content! I have MCarbo spring kits in my PCR, SP01 Tactical Urban Gray and my 97BD! I figured I needed one for my P07! I think I’m going to leave my 2 Shadow 2s alone even though they make kits for them. One of them is the Urban Gray( only Shadow 2 I’d consider putting a spring kit in) because my other Shadow 2 is the SAO! I’ve paid someone to put the other kits in however I’m considering installing it in the P07 myself! Thank you again for the content! Stay safe!

[@bnolsen]

Just bought one of these lightly used last weekend, too it to the range the weekend and week be installing this kit. I have to say this is a very accurate pistol. I look forward to smoothing out the da pull it's very stagey.

[@marksweetser6312]

I have the same exact pistol also with the mcarbo. Love it

[@arlissyoung8899]

I am not glade you had a hard time with the de cocker / safety, just glade to know I wasn't the only one. I fought mine for a long time, I put the gun down for like a week. I finely got it go back. I even watched a number of videos to try and see what was going wrong. The kit does help a lot, maybe a little to much, I got a few dubbles on mine. I did polish mine to a mirror finish , didn't remove any material just a fine finish.

[@1776orbust]

Yup it was a pain

[@markarcher2441]

I have to agree on the decocker reassembly. PIA is being kind

[@stevewilder5336]

After watching the MCarbo video I was upset on my purchase of a CZ. The poor machining shown on the demo weapon freaked me out. Ordered the spring kit and polishing kit from MCarbo and set a Saturday off to install. The internal parts on my weapon were absolutely machined perfectly. Didn't have any of the nasty machine marks except the plunger with a nick in it. The install went off without a problem. Also installed a Cajon extended firing pin and night sites. Was it worth it? 100 and 10%. Just finished setting up a second P-07 as I always have a copy of my everyday carry weapon. These are my CC weapons that are on my hip 12 to 16 hours a day.

[@Marc-qo1li]

Did the mcarbo spring job on my tool made a big difference and was worth it.

[@Smokem673]

I put a mcarbo spring kit in my fn 509 and the striker spring of theirs kept giving me light primer strikes about 3 times every mag so i kept all the other spring changes but put the original striker spring back in. Its a nicer trigger pull even without the striker spring. my point is, i guess, is that yes their kits are worth getting.

[@CortoMuanza]

Had the same light primer strikes (about 5) with my 509T after replacing all 3 springs with the MCARBO kits. Mostly happened with steal case ammo, in my first outing after surgery. Never had problems since though... Steel case, brass, paper...you name it. That dog hunts! What's amazing about the kit is that the improvement on the trigger pull can be felt with just the sear spring replacement. I was mind blown!

[@Smokem673]

@@CortoMuanza so your saying i should have given it a little longer maybe to break in?

[@CortoMuanza]

@@Smokem673 Yes. Give it another go at the range. After 200 rounds, I didn't have any other problems. And when they did happen, it was only with cheap steel case ammo. On my second go, my 509T ate everything, including the same cheap steel stuff. But then again, the improvement between running just the sear spring vs all 3 is very marginal. I'd rather have you run a reliable tool, then one that works whenever it feels like it. Makes for good malfunction clearing practice though 😉

[@Smokem673]

@@CortoMuanza yeah i think ill give it another go then. Sure would be nice to have a lighter trigger. Thanks for your encouragement!

[@cwatson42785]

@@Smokem673 Any updates? You go back to the mcarbo spring?

[@KeanonGilliamSlang369]

Nice review! Go to see ya back reviewing! 👍

[@ckim6400]

I'm sure the trigger pull is much nicer! MCARBO's been doing these kiys a long time.

[@donovanchilton5817]

Their hammer spring is dope, but other than CGW is the way to go, regardless of how expensive it is.

[@cwatson42785]

I just looked it up and its $220?? 😱😱😱 Now I'm sure it would give better performance but is it gonna give me 180$ worth more of performance? I think the results from this kit for the money can't be beat.

[@crp9347]

I also have a p07 and bought and installed the same kit. Very impressed and love the change. I also did the same with my cz 75 compact

[@David-ev5ck]

THEY DID MY P-07.......AWESOME!!!!

[@tomarmstrong4761]

Interesting. One of the reasons I started shooting a DA/SA gun is that the DA trigger pull is a tactile reminder that I'm pulling a trigger on a self-defense pistol. I am fortunate in that I have fairly strong hands, so the trigger pull of my stock P07 (and my P09 and my 75D PCR) aren't onerous, and I'm not sure I want too light a DA trigger for my intended use of the piece. That said, I can easily see how a lighter DA pull would be better for some folks.

[@spookinoff]

I agree with you mostly. Although it's not really an issue of a lack of hand strength for most folks who lighten their DA pull. The great thing about DA/SA is you can really tighten up your groups by lightening the DA while still retaining the added safety of the longer, heavier first trigger pull. It'll just be a little less heavy. Win win

[@rickmunoz3734]

I did the same thing to mine and to be honest it didn't improve the trigger pull exponentially. It did help, but I wasn't wowed.

[@gregnapier1746]

Love the improved trigger in mine!

[@ThereIsNoSpoon4]

M carbo kit striker spring on my 365 was causing massive amounts of light strikes. At least 10-15% of all shots fired. I don't really recommend mods on carry guns anymore after that.

[@sigman3579]

Do you prefer the P07 with the MCarbo kit over the PX4 compact carry?

[@AwkwardYet]

3:38 same thing happens to mine on a stock 22 year build. kinda iffy with the whole decocker issue of them falling out(heard that was fixed)

[@DARTHDANSAN]

I have it on my p07 it’s made a decent difference

[@KeokiDude]

I love this kit as well and left a review on their website. This kit and their DIY video are top notch.

[@mikehaynes8647]

I had trouble changing the decoker to the safety. My gunsmith also had trouble, so I returned it to CZ and they took care of the problem quickly. Could an amateur install a part of the kit and get some improvement without doing everything that you did? If so, what steps could I take?

[@1776orbust]

Honestly a new hammer spring could be a plus. You should watch the mcarbo video they do an excellent detailed installation

[@ThecrazyScotsman]

Sounds good brother range time next

[@1776orbust]

Indeed

[@hazcat640]

The P-07. The gun that wants to be a 75D Compact. 😉

[@donovanchilton5817]

Huh? What are you even talking about? This gun shares almost nothing in common with the 75D other than it saying "CZ" on the side. Doesn't even have the same barrel lock up.

[@thesmirkingwolf]

The 75D compact has no rail, making it pretty useless and antiquated for a huge chunk of people who mount WMLs. P01 omega is a more apt comparison, and the P-07 is effectively a beefed up polymer P01.

[@hazcat640]

It's true what they say about humor being dead, sigh.

[@lrivera18]

I heard it will create problems due to the lighter springs and not having a longer firing pin. Any thoughts?

[@1776orbust]

I have had no such issues

[@3wheelmannc860]

MCarbo rocks imo. CZ needs an update to add a plate option to the P-07 & P-09 and threaded barrels.

[@cliffordmurdock2407]

i agree about cz needing to add a plate option to their p07/09 series guns. i sent my slide to nc engravers to get it milled for the 507k & cerakoted. $170. & 3 days later i had it back. now my p07 has took the number one spot in my carry rotation. not much of a rotation any more. i am only carrying my p07.

[@donovanchilton5817]

Primary machine.

[@manginirj]

The CZ P 07 Duty pistol has an extended barrel that can be easily threaded.

[@godisntreal3194]

Could you pair this kit with the Cajun short reset to fix all the issues with it

[@1776orbust]

Yes

[@DIYDad1]

Impressive weight reduction on both trigger pulls. Didn’t even have to replace the mainspring? Now the real question is do I get the spring kit from CGW or Mcarbo 🤔

[@donovanchilton5817]

CGW pro kit and take a half loop off their 14 lb hammer spring. Polish the shit out of everything.

[@logmaster27]

@@donovanchilton5817 isn’t their pro kit a couple hundred dollars? Bit pricey for a spring, pin kit if you ask me.

[@HomeBrewedVapesReviews]

Did this kit on my P01. Huge difference, but the reset is so soft, the trigger doesn't return sometimes. Thinking this was user error. Gives me a chance to go back into the gun and play lol.

[@1776orbust]

Check your decocker and oil the sear and trigger bar

[@HomeBrewedVapesReviews]

@@1776orbust will do. Very much appreciate it sir. And thank you for the videos that you do. I know it takes a lot of time, and I thank you.

[@cwatson42785]

@@HomeBrewedVapesReviews Did you ever fiqure it out? This has me worried as I was gonna attempt this but don't wanna run into any problems like that as well

[@HomeBrewedVapesReviews]

@@cwatson42785 it was a definite upgrade, and not very hard as long as you take your time. They shipped me out a replacement, and I had it in hand two days later. I wouldn't hesitate doing this again.

[@cwatson42785]

@@HomeBrewedVapesReviews Nice! Thanks for the reply brother. I'm definitely gonna pick up the kit and also probably their polish kit and polish everything while I have it open. Thanks! 🍻🍻

[@chadjordan9382]

That's a deal my full Cajun gun works kit was much more.

[@SpartacusColo]

Missed another reason this gun has a niche fan club: compact, polymer frame DA/SA gun. Not many options.

[@brandonUwanawich954]

My SA stock after 1000 rounds is 2.8 lbs in what world is that heavy? And my DA is 8.7lbs

[@1776orbust]

Did I say that 2.8 is heavy? Initial da was 4.5 lbs got it down to sub 3 with polishing ...more to my liking for da sa

[@thenewknizzle7530]

What an idiot 😂 thinking the stock trigger is 2.8 lbs

[@cannonsmith7429]

MCarbo is awesome, the ROI for their spring kits is unmatched. Pairs well with the CGW hammer too imo

[@DIYDad1]

Thinking about getting the reduced weight spring kit from CGW, I think they have a kit with extended length firing pin, lightened firing pin spring, mainspring, and FPB spring and trigger return spring for like $70. Wonder if that would be better or worse than what I see here in this video.

[@cannonsmith7429]

@@DIYDad1 to be honest (just my opinion) I don’t think you’d gain much from going that route. I never had light strikes with my MCarbo kit but an extended firing pin isn’t a bad idea by any means. I’ve not had a bad experience with either company!

[@DIYDad1]

@@cannonsmith7429 good to know! Afaik the problems come when you start going below like 13lb mainspring. I think stock spring weight is 18 lbs. might go with a 15lb as a happy compromise. This will be primarily a ccw gun so reliability is paramount. Kinda want to get a nice crisp SA pull and lighten the DA just a tiny bit while making everything smooth without compromising on reliability. Almost wondering If I can just skip the whole sear housing and decocker disassembly and just replace a few of the easier springs like FPB, firing pin, trigger return spring and hammer spring and just leave it at that. If I don’t have to do the entire kit and still get like a little bit better trigger pull maybe.

[@cannonsmith7429]

@@DIYDad1 if it's for edc then the extended firing pin isn't a bad idea, the CGW kit you mentioned would be great for reliability. to get the best SA pull you need the CGW hammer + sear spring for sure. with just springs the SA pull is great, but there's still the slightest bump/hesitation. The CGW hammer makes it like snapping a twig, more defined. nothing wrong with just going with a spring kit to start and getting familiar with the new trigger pull, you can upgrade again down the road! doing it yourself is much easier than it sounds too

[@cannonsmith7429]

@@DIYDad1 if it's a CCW then the extended firing pin is likely recommended by most especially if you start swapping springs. The best way to get a crisp SA pull is to get the spring kit + the CGW hammer and sear spring. their hammer is nice, like snapping a twig. with the lighter spring kit alone there is a minimal hiccup/bump in the pull but it's light enough that it doesn't matter too much. Might be worth your money to just go with that CGW kit and run it or just send it and go for the pro package!

[@abelbeltran6839]

Sorry dam cell phone " Jagerwerks" next !

[@Marc-qo1li]

Sent my P07 to get milled for a RMR. Was worth it and got it Cerakote.

[@francismarionswampfox3468]

Is it as well made as the CGW kit?

[@1776orbust]

I think so

[@donovanchilton5817]

Lmfao no. This doesn't do anything but put lipstick on a pig. It helps, but it's apples and oranges.

[@ryanp6072]

Sootch has a better video of the decocker installation and spring. Rest of mcarbo video is the best

[@sadATLsportsfan]

Reason #4 Honest Outlaw…. Lmao

[@metalhead_mark4814]

That's one of the main reasons I got my P07. He's not wrong. I love it.

[@jason200912]

Lol your intro is the same as kimo365

[@marcelsvitalsky8993]

Well, sir, your right thumb appears to be normal, healthy and functional. In other words, you do not need the decocker (the most useless part of any gun anyway). Just throw it away, install the safety and decock properly, that is with your right thumb. And it even slightly improves the trigger on Omega system CZs. I did it with my P-09 and P-01 pretty much first thing after getting them and we are living happily ever after. ;-) Greetings from Prague, Czechia

[@cwatson42785]

I much more prefer just a decocker over a safety. One less thing to worry about in a high stress situation. I've just never been a fan of safeties. How does the safety/decocker you're referring to work?

[@marcelsvitalsky8993]

@@cwatson42785 It's this CZ Omega trigger system: it allows to choose either decocker or safety by installing one or the other-they are normally both shipped with the gun. And whilst Omega triggers are generally very good, it's been noticed that with safety it is slightly better, or smoother.

[@Whirlyboi33]

Dude 2 years later and this is a horrible take

[@joshhuntde]

This method of decocking is screaming for a negligent discharge. Either let the gun stay cocked and safety on, or use a proper decocker

[@marcelsvitalsky8993]

@@joshhuntde You will excuse me if I keep preferring my own discretion and 35 years of experience with firearms over some YT commentator's advice (especially when it is formulated more like an order, rather impolitely might I say) and decock my external hammer equipped guns-be it a SA/DA pistols, SA ones like 1911s, revolvers, lever actions or double-barrelled shotguns-properly, that is with my shooting hand thumb. And if you are one of those but-what-ifers (“but what if your thumb is wet/slips/breaks/suddenly disappears by some evil witch black magic/…”) I in turn shall advise you to stay away from guns entirely. It's always safer, what if one fires by itself…

[@MRsolidcolor]

my guy all that you talked about and all that you did will happen naturally if you just shot it more. like 1k rounds in and all that you spend money and time on, and removing the stock internals, less reliability

[@joquin4618]

1st

[@abelbeltran6839]

Can you say jagegeweks

[@jeffoakes7971]

There is no striker in a hammer fired gun.

[@richardbalogh6452]

Never buy a gun with a decocker cuz they're harder to work on and they also have more parts do a little research before you buy one

[@1776orbust]

Umm I prefer a decocker and the omega has the option for both

[@JohnnyBGoode215]

I bought my P-07 because I prefer an external hammer pistol with the decocking option. I installed the M-Carbo kit and it worked well. I had difficulty with the hammer spring and decocking assembly, but with patience and time, it all went together fine.

[@wintersoldier4335]

3 1/2 to 4 1/2 lb is by no means heavy at all when it comes to a trigger when I was overseas the m4s we had had about a 8 lb pool or break on them that's heavy for a rifle trigger my personal AR-15s all have around 5 and a half like a Glock stock pistol trigger pull down to around 4 and 1/2 lb on some of the custom triggers and I don't advise going below for or 4 1/2 lb that's unnecessary unless it's a bolt gun and you're trying to actually turn it into a designated Marksman rifle / sniper rifle of some kind there's no way you should be having to live it yourself to having to have less than 4 pounds of trigger pulls totally unnecessary maybe three and a half but that's still getting down to around the hair trigger might want to work on the marksmanship their the double action pool is the biggest problem on those pistols and whether you put the decocker or the safety it shouldn't really matter you just need to get rid of that heavy double action trigger pull and get to the single but that is a safety factor it's good for appendix carry and concealed carry in general when a striker fired pistol like maybe a SIg we no longer trust to keep down our pants cuz it might shoot our junk off just because it felt like