CZ Shadow trigger job?

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I recently purchased another Shadow and would like to have a nice trigger job done on it. I'm not sure who does a good one.....recommendations? I live on Vancouver Island.

Has anyone tried out the pre-b reset on their shadow? Tried an old pre-b the other day and found it much nicer and hear people are switching back.

Also, do you guys think the competition hammer is worth the bother?

Thanks for your time :)
 
TRaTSeRiF said:
I'd start by just swapping out the springs. Easy enough to DIY, dirt cheap and makes a huge difference on DA trigger pull.
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+1. and shoot it, after several thousands trigger be fine. You can do real trigger job, but my personal opinion that this doesn't affect your performance.
Regarding hammer - again, this is my opinion, unless you are A-M shooter, you will not notice difference in your performance.
But if that makes you feel better, there is nothiong wrong with both upgrades.
 
Oh ya, I'll swap springs....thought that was a given. Guess I should have mentioned that. My trigger sure feels gritty and my reset feels really slow compared to my Shadow with about 50, 000 rounds. My new Shadow looks like it got the Friday afternoon quicky at the factory compared to my last one.

I didn't do anything but swap springs in my last Shadow hoping my double would feel smoother with time....it didn't as much I would have hoped. I've also used synthetic Mobil 1 grease on my mainspring on the recommendation of a gunsmith and it did help a little. I've shot other Shadows with a much nicer trigger. I clean and oil my Shadows about every 500 rounds. I'm a C level shooter.
 
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Good timing on the thread! I just picked up a Shadow, second hand but bone stock. Where does one get aftermarket springs and what springs do I get?
 
I like my old Shadow compared to new Shadowline -))

smiley1 said:
Oh ya, I'll swap springs....thought that was a given. Guess I should have mentioned that. My trigger sure feels gritty and my reset feels really slow compared to my Shadow with about 50, 000 rounds. My new Shadow looks like it got the Friday afternoon quicky at the factory compared to my last one.

I didn't do anything but swap springs in my last Shadow hoping my double would feel smoother with time....it didn't as much I would have hoped. I've also used synthetic Mobil 1 grease on my mainspring on the recommendation of a gunsmith and it did help a little. I've shot other Shadows with a much nicer trigger. I clean and oil my Shadows about every 500 rounds. I'm a C level shooter.
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There must be something really wrong with mine (Shadow) I could not see much difference with the trigger compared to the higher price version..and it's even smoother now after shooting several thousand rounds.
 
my 2009 Shadow with a 13lb main spring and 25K down the pipe has 6lbs smooth DA and glass breaking 3lbs SA - I like it :))))

IMHO - Shadowline and all the "colour" varinats are just a marketing thing to rip off a new shooter :((((
 
Smooth and polish the hammer strut and the trigger bar - especially the grooves where the lifter spring rides. I've seen some that were pretty ugly, and it makes a noticeable difference to the smoothness. Also, the underside of the sear (do NOT touch the engagement face unless you know what you're doing) can be quite rough on some guns.

The competition hammer offers a nicer reset, and the pre-b disconnector gives a large decrease in pre-travel in single action. If you ride the reset, both are worthwhile IMO.
 
We have CZ original springs and other parts including the pre B short reset disconnectors which are accepted for production class by IPSC.

http://selectshootingsupplies.com/collections/cz-parts

We place orders for CZ items every month and can special order anything except mags, frames and barrels.

I have the reduced power springs, and pre B SRD in my shadow, what a difference. I also have a competition hammer but that is not production class legal. We can also fit these parts for you.
 
SelectShootingSupplies said:
We have CZ original springs and other parts including the pre B short reset disconnectors which are accepted for production class by IPSC.
http://selectshootingsupplies.com/collections/cz-parts
We place orders for CZ items every month and can special order anything except mags, frames and barrels.
I have the reduced power springs, and pre B SRD in my shadow, what a difference. I also have a competition hammer but that is not production class legal. We can also fit these parts for you.
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Thanks for that. Had I know, I could have included on my last order, ha! Oh well, gotta keep Canada Post in business :)
 
snootworks said:
Smooth and polish the hammer strut and the trigger bar - especially the grooves where the lifter spring rides. I've seen some that were pretty ugly, and it makes a noticeable difference to the smoothness. Also, the underside of the sear (do NOT touch the engagement face unless you know what you're doing) can be quite rough on some guns.

The competition hammer offers a nicer reset, and the pre-b disconnector gives a large decrease in pre-travel in single action. If you ride the reset, both are worthwhile IMO.
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I like the sound of this....just a little nervous to start sanding away, not sure I'm understanding what I'm seeing well enough and those sear cages look like a real puzzle to put back together. Yes, I definitely ride the reset, seems like the best kept secret to running a Shadow well :)
 
SelectShootingSupplies said:
We have CZ original springs and other parts including the pre B short reset disconnectors which are accepted for production class by IPSC.

http://selectshootingsupplies.com/collections/cz-parts

We place orders for CZ items every month and can special order anything except mags, frames and barrels.

I have the reduced power springs, and pre B SRD in my shadow, what a difference. I also have a competition hammer but that is not production class legal. We can also fit these parts for you.
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I see you do :) The Canadian Shadows come with the competition hammer??? I thought that was production legal. Hmm...
 
Maverik187 said:
Why is the competition hammer not production legal? I was under the impression it was since it comes on the canadian models.
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The CZ production hammer is legal. They may have an aftermarket hammer that isn't.

That said, my Shadow is a 2012 produced and I have several thousand rounds through it. Its smooth as can be. I didn't notice much difference between the original hammer and the competition hammer on my friends Shadow. I haven't had a chance to play with a Shadowline yet though.
 
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