CZ Pistols

Absolutely love my cz75 sp01 tactical. fit, finish, ergo, reliability, though not for everyone the weight. About 39oz.
First pistol was glock 17, very reliable, but to light and feels like a toy. It's like shooting a hand cannon with defensive loads, hard followup shots.
My cz not only handles the defensive loads great, there is virtually no recoil. Giving me fast accurate follow up shots.This
 
To you CZ guys. I am contemplating a 97B for my next gun. Anyone have one who can provide comments. I like all steel or at least all metal. In semi-auto I currently have a Sig 226 and a Ruger SR1911 both of which I really like but was thinking about a more modern 45. I have handled but not shot the 97. Grip and balance feels really good to me and I like the safety and slide release arrangement which is the one thing I don't like about the Sig.
 
Have a 75 Tactical, love the feel and weight of it (feels like what a handgun should feel like). I like the fact it's all steel, and was one of the reasons for buying it. About 500 rounds so far and not a single failure of any kind,finish still looks brand new. It's a keeper.
 
i got a 75b and i love it. shoots great never any problems... definitely not one with finish, still looks like the day i bought it.. would buy another one in a heart beat.
 
I never even thought about explaining what I am after. I am sort of a weekend warrior, shooting at the range. I am training myself to shoot more tactically, with the goal to take some pistol handling courses. I have owned a S&W MP9, Glock 17, Browning HIP mark 3, and a Kimber Crimson something or other.

Of the above the only one I could shoot consistently was the HIP. I detested the glock, which is my opinion only nothing against the gun. I didn't like the finish on the S&W but it was pretty accurate. The Kimber was a 45 and I loved the firearm, just didn't like the single stack 7 round magazine. That and I sold the kimber for more than I paid for it.

I put hundreds of rounds through the firearms I decide to keep so reliability is very important.

I am going to try a CZ on this weekend I think. Thanks again guys!
 
I was lucky enough to have a rental range with a wide variety of 9mm pistols to try. After it was all done I was trying to decide on the IWI Baby Eagle/Jericho and the Beretta 92fs. Then I got to try a CZ Shadow that had been lightly massaged internally in prep for use in IPSC Production.

It was love at first shot. As a result my first handgun was a Shadow. Something like 5 years later and probably 12,000 rounds through it and the gun is still going strong. No failures of any sort to date. Damage to the finish is limited to some light scuffing from holster wear. The light has to hit it just right to even see it. That being said I do tend to take good care of my firearms. But they play hard as well.

The Shadow worked so well that when I tripped over a good deal on an older used pre-b model 75 I jumped on it. That 75 has been my regular play toy for IDPA. Because it's used I don't know what it has been through before me. But I've put up around 3000 rounds thorugh it over the past couple of years. It would have been more but I started using my revolver for IDPA for a change of pace for this past year.

The finish on the older 75 is somewhat scratched and the edges are buffed almost to silver from hoster wear. I think the older gun is parkerized rather than coated like the new guns. Which might explain the wear. It looks very much like parkerized service handguns look after many years of carrying. For me that's simply character and experience though.... :D

Shooting wise both guns are great and produce groups that are as good or better than any run of the mill service handgun. If you can't get good groups with a CZ it is NOT the gun.

Fit wise the roundness of the grip area is fantastic. I've got large hands and I like the swell of the side panels that fill in my hold for an even pressure all around. The fit makes the gun darn near jump into my hands the same way every time. Yet folks with small hands fit this gun nicely as well. Some need the aid of the flatter "skinny" grips and some find that the gun is fine other than the reach to the trigger for double action shots.

Being a popular brand it is also pretty easy to find mags and holsters for these guns.
 
a CZ pistol is the next purchase on my list. I've fired a handful of them at my club and I have to say I've never shot better than with a CZ. So logically, I need one.

My only issue, do you say "see zed" or "see zee"????
 
I have 3 1911's but my shadow is by far my favorite, the poly coat finish is amazing, the accuracy is very good, the extra weight at the front makes rapid follow up shots better, the long travel of the trigger is not a problem even though my 1911's have very little travel.
easy to field service and cheap to shoot, thin aluminum CZ grips from CFRAM to compensate for smaller hands were needed.
everyone that tries it shoots tighter groups than with other guns, 1500 rounds without any replacement parts and only a few stovepipe misfires when it was breaking in, worth buying even if the price goes up 200.00 more than I paid.
 
Duck tape, if you learn to ride the reset point you'll never know it's got a long take up other than for the first shot. The long take up in SA is there so you have the travel needed for DA first shots in self defense situations for countries where folks carry these guns or when shooting in production classes in competition.
 
Mines a new arrival. Still unfired. looks and feels incredible. Can wait to break it in. Def buy a CZ Shadow
 
olbar70 said:
So CZ Shadow or Tactical ? Is it big different in shooting those guns ?
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Personally I like the fact that there is no safety to mess with on the Tactical, but that's just me... I can appreciate that others may not find that as a plus though.
 
Hamlet said:
Personally I like the fact that there is no safety to mess with on the Tactical, but that's just me... I can appreciate that others may not find that as a plus though.
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If you are planning to do any shooting sports, you will want to consider safety lever for specific classes. You can holster the Shadow cocked and locked and shoot ESP class in IDPA. Don't know about IPSC though.
 
Can someone in here enlighten me on the differences of the standard trigger and the omega triggers and the pros and cons of each of these trigger systems?
 
r34skyline said:
Can someone in here enlighten me on the differences of the standard trigger and the omega triggers and the pros and cons of each of these trigger systems?
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From what I understand the Omega trigger can either be a safety or decocker. User can swap between levers easily. As for feel, I have never tried the Omega but I been told by some sales people it doesn't feel as nice as regular trigger. YouTube Hickok45 demo of the CZ P07 with the Omega trigger. He seems to shoot it well. Actually he shoots everything well it seems.
 
I'm very happy with my Shadow after about 40, 000 rounds so far. Mine has eaten three slide stops though with factory recoil springs. Like the controls for my lady sized hands.
 
my dad picked up a shadow a couple years back.
i hated how it felt in my hand.
way too big and clunky.
we went to the range and wouldn't you know it, all 10 rounds in the bull.
i have never shot more accurate then with that gun, which really ticks me off because i hate the way it feels and i hate the long trigger.

but im gonna have to buy one now because practice as much as i want i still cant shoot as well as i do when i use his shadow.
 
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