When it comes to grips, I was unversed until I got my CZ-75B. I have learned how to shoot handgun on the Army’s Beretta 92FS or M9 and my old Glock 22, now my 34. I decided to trade my Glock 22 a few months ago for a CZ-75B. It came with a set of rubber Hogue grips. They were not bad, but they are not made for people like me with large hands, I changed them out with a set of AlumaGrips which I fell in love with, but I came across Lok Grips and I just had to have a set. I love to have options, I now have two options for my CZ-75B.
I chose a very specific set of grips, due to my annual tradition of watching The Boondock Saints. The set I got are the CZ 75 full checkered “Veritas Aequitas. Before I get to far into the review, I want to tell you what Veritas Aequitas stand for. Veritas Aequitas stand for Truth and Justice in Latin. I feel these fits perfectly for my CZ and my personality.
The packaging from Lok Grips was sparse but easily protected the grips, after opening the packaging and maybe a bit to enthusiastically getting through the bubble wrap, I got to the grips. I emptied the bubble envelop to see what else came in the package. They sent two sets of screws, a set of hex heads and a set of Philips head. It also came with a sticker for Lok Grips which went immediately on the gun table. I switched out my Aluminum grips and immediately switched to the Lok Grips.
Lok Grips are made out of a material called G10, it is half the weight of Aluminum and nearly as durable. When I held them and they honestly feel like stone which makes them grippy enough to feel great in my hands. For two weeks I spent time dry firing with it, but the second I hit the range I couldn’t help but keep shooting my CZ.
I spent A few hundred rounds getting a feel for these grips to the point that I needed one more magazine and decided to shoot a few of my personal defense rounds. The grips have an included thumb shelf for right handed shooters. I shot a few mags like this to test it out and it worked great, my thumb was right up on the controls and it made an easy resting place for my thumb. I am normally a left-handed shooter, but I can say that the thumb shelf did not make me adjust my grip at all, it still felt completely natural in my hands. The checkering provided an aggressive, but not overly aggressive grip which made my CZ feel like it would never fall from my hands
When I got home, I decided to test the strength of the checkering and the images on the grips. I took one of my steel hex drivers and started scrapping across the surface. There was nothing notable that changed, except a slight discoloration that went away with a little rubbing and saliva. I then tapped along grip at rate that I would consider bumping the grips into a hard surface while it is holstered and found that the checkering did not break and the same discoloration was eliminated with a bit of washing. The grips held up extremely well to my small test.
My final thoughts, the Lok Grips are expertly crafted and feel good in the hands. The durability with the testing I have shown is good, and even with minor falls and drops shows no damage. I highly recommend these grips as once they hit your palms they feel right and at $79.95 they are at a price you cannot beat. These grips and many more can be found here.
