1911 question

I have both. when you just grip the CZ, it feels much better. But I like shooting the 1911 much more. The push of a .45 compared to the snap of the 9mm. The 1911 is a bit top heavier then the CZ. The CZ breaks down easier for cleaning. Safety works the same but no grip safety on the CZ. Its difficult for me to express but they are similar but different. You will definitely like one better then the other, but you wont know until you have shot both.

This probably didn't help you at all lol.
 
I have both and really like the grip on both, as opposed to say, what I consider to be a fat grip of a SIG or Beretta. The CZ really fits the hand nice and for me, a 1911 style grip doesn't have the same shaping as a CZ, but still fits my hand. I agree that a Gov't model 1911 style will feel more muzzle heavy but a commander will be about the same as a CZ. You didn't indicate calibre of the 1911 you are thinking of so I won't go down that road. Good luck! :)
 
yes im thinking of a 1911 in .45
I also have a sig p226 and frankly cant stand that gun, grip is much too fat for me, it will be getting posted on the ee soon.
 
mikethebike said:
yes im thinking of a 1911 in .45
I also have a sig p226 and frankly cant stand that gun, grip is much too fat for me, it will be getting posted on the ee soon.
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Hit someone up at the range and ask them if you can spin their girl around the dance floor. If you bring a box of ammo to use, that helps too! :)
 
mikethebike said:
yes im thinking of a 1911 in .45
I also have a sig p226 and frankly cant stand that gun, grip is much too fat for me, it will be getting posted on the ee soon.
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But you don't find a CZ too wide?

It's been ages since I've shot a modern CZ75, and that was before I figured out what I truly wanted in a pistol, and what really worked for me. Broadly speaking I don't like double stacks, but I do have good memories of a CZ Shadow.

I think the biggest difference is the trigger - straight pull backwards rather than a pivot, plus those typical single action characteristics of short uptake and short reset. The grip is somewhat less ergonomic on a 1911 but quite comfortable once you figure out how it likes to be held.

Buy a used 1911 in the sweet spot of the quality vs affordability matrix and try it out. You can always sell it.
 
the 1911 will feel quite different from a CZ but not in a bad way, just different. If you have short fingers, you'll have to roll the gun to hit the mag release and slide release...pretty much any thumb can hit the saftey though ;)

The CZ will feel a lot (like almost identical) to a browning HP, except the HP will feel even better then the CZ; it's the platform the CZ was modeled off of. I always thought the XD felt a lot like a CZ too, but that's a whole different platform...
 
If you find the grip on the 226 to feel a bit fat and brick like then you'll love a single stack 1911.

However I do find that some of the thumb safeties are not well shaped and tend to dig into the web of my hand when using a good high grip. I love to tinker though so for me it's no big deal to "de-horn" and in one case even slightly cut down the side plate of the thumb safety to a shape where it doesn't cut into my hand. If doing such and living with a slightly non matching cold blue patch on the safety bothers you then shop a bit carefully for the right 1911 that has a safety you can live with.

In my case I hate the feel of the shelf like oversize safeties. They live right where my thumb wants to fit. So along with de-horning the side plate I cut down one of the big shelf like safeties to something more like a military rounded small size which my thumb can nestle into comfortably.

For most folks this would mean simply replacing the popular oversize safety with an aftermarket military style safety.

This issue of oversize thumb safeties sounds like I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill. But the 1911 fits so well otherwise that it's the one glaring spot where I find issues arise.

I'm a huge CZ fan as well and I find that a nice 1911 in .45acp is the perfect complement to my CZ's in 9mm.
 
Single Stack 1911's have like theyre own different feel, Kinda cannot be compared. That changes when you swap out a arched mainspring for a flat.
 
BCRider said:
If you find the grip on the 226 to feel a bit fat and brick like then you'll love a single stack 1911.
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+1 for me, too.

And really like the CZ 75/85 series of pistols for a double stack in 9mm. In fact only sold my CZ75 after shooting/owning a BHP MkIII in 9mm.

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