CZ 75 SP-01 Shadow Question

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I have a question for the Shadow group that are very familiar with the gun. I've had mine for about 4 months now and it has had about 500 rounds put through it by myself and others. For my preference the single action trigger pull is too light. I often find myself double tapping and sending a second unwanted round immediately down the pipe. I'm not the only one this happens too since it has also happened to my daughter and son in-law who own and shoot 1911's and Hi-Powers. My gun came with a spare spring in the case and I was wondering if that spare spring is the heavier factory trigger spring and whether installing it would tame the trigger down a bit. Anyone?
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I will look for my springs and if I have a #15 mainspring I will mail it to you if you want or think it may help. I changed my mainspring to a #11. One of yours might be a #15 or a #13. I could be wrong but I think they come with a #13 mainspring installed.

Anyhow just send me a PM if you want the #15 mainspring.
 
There may be an issue with your gun in that the disconnector is sized wrong and it's not holding the hammer back consistently from "following" the slide. And when that happens you're a hair's breadth away from full auto or at least some multi round bursts. I'd take it back and tell the shop about the trouble and see if they will aid you in getting it sent in for warranty work.

If you and yours have time on those other guns without issue then it supports the idea of your Shadow being defective in that regard. It's either that or you're not following through correctly and pulling the trigger all the way back to the rear stop. But considering that I got to see a LOT of first time novices shooting a Shadow without any double shot occurances I'm pretty sure I can say that it's highly improbable that it's an issue unless the gun is defective.
 
The spare spring in the case is just that- a spare, standard 18lb mainspring. The 13lb spring is a custom part from CZ.
 
technique

you might run into this on pistol shooting techniques on you tube (one of the gazillion)

the guys i shoot with told me to keep the trigger depressed until i had re-established sight with the target. and be conscious of keeping that trigger pulled throughout the recoil -fall back to target cycle.

I think they were kinda gently telling me to slow down and be more conscious with a nice light trigger. I have not shot with you, obviously, so i really don't know. you might want too give it a try though. i find the unwanted double taps stopped after about 4000 rounds through my shadow, and the trigger is even smoother now :)

good shooting! jsd
 
The beauty of the Shadow trigger is that the reset point and the break point are the same. I love it, but it does make it easier to do accidental double-taps - although I've never done one. I'm not especially good at pistols, but I do as jsdboy mentioned: hold the trigger back until I'm back on target, then reset and immediately break the shot again. It might be that I should reset sooner and then take some time to break the shot, maybe that would make me more accurate.
 
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Thanks for all of the comments and and advice. I need some more range time and to work on my technique before I send it off for possible warranty repair. Unfortunately my current situation doesn't permit the range time I'd like.
 
It is very easy to accidently shoot doubles in single action with a Shadow!

You haven't shot it much, my advice would be to seek out a good shooting instructor and have them evaluate your technique.:ar15: You live in a great area to get some good help,Murray Gardner is an awesome instructor!

A change in your mainspring will only change your pull weight in double action.
 
machinerydoctor said:
Thanks for all of the comments and and advice. I need some more range time and to work on my technique before I send it off for possible warranty repair. Unfortunately my current situation doesn't permit the range time I'd like.
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Might be a good idea to have a more experienced shooter(s) run some rounds through it before you consider sending it off on warranty.
 
jsdboy said:
you might run into this on pistol shooting techniques on you tube (one of the gazillion)

the guys i shoot with told me to keep the trigger depressed until i had re-established sight with the target. and be conscious of keeping that trigger pulled throughout the recoil -fall back to target cycle.

I think they were kinda gently telling me to slow down and be more conscious with a nice light trigger. I have not shot with you, obviously, so i really don't know. you might want too give it a try though. i find the unwanted double taps stopped after about 4000 rounds through my shadow, and the trigger is even smoother now :)

good shooting! jsd
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I agree with jsdboy!

The Shadow has a nice, light trigger, with the break and reset very close together. Keep the trigger fully depressed and ease your trigger finger back to 'reset' once you are back on target.

Nothing wrong with the gun. I've had the 'double tap' experience with mine, and my buddy has with his. Just takes some getting used to. Get it under control, and you'll appreciate the nice trigger even more.
 
bring it out to a Skills and Drills night at Abby and we can take a look at it. I doubt very very much that there is anything wrong with the gun. Most likely it is human related.
 
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