Anybody carry a P0-1 or SP-01?
I used to have one of the mid 80s “pre-B” CZ-75 9mms.
Stupidly…I sold it. A buddy offered me more than I paid for it and I caved.
Very accurate and a fun shooter.
- brickboy240
I’ve never shot one but would like to someday.
A P-01 will give any compact pistol a run for its money.
Here are my two CZs, P-01 and SP-01 Tactical.
The P-01 is the most accurate pistol I own. I can shoot tight clover cleaf groups off-hand at 7 yds all day long and it will bench 2.5" at 25yds with basic plinker ammo.
7 yds, 5 rounds, standing, off-hand (shot this the very first time I took the pistol to the range)
I have a CZ85. Very very accurate, light double action and can be used like a 1911, hammer back safety on
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I’ve got a SP-01 Shadow and it’s by far my favorite handgun I’ve ever owned. They’re reliable, parts are easy to get, they are accurate, and I can tinker with it.
It’s a nice pistol…
I had an OD P-01 a couple years back but sold it after I fired only 50 rounds through it. It felt outstanding in the hand, pointed very well, had an excellent trigger and looked absolutely bad ass. The problem was the sharply curved trigger and how under recoil it transmitted the impulses right into the pad of my finger. Now 9mm’s are pretty mild in recoil, but after about 20 rounds I had a blister from the hard rub into my finger. Weird experience and unfortunate. I really liked that pistol but the trigger design just didn’t work for me.
My local shop had a SP-01 Phantom that I was drooling over for a long time. While holding it, it just felt…right. I had just bought my Beretta 92A1 at the time, and just couldn’t justify another DA/SA.
I would love to have one some day.
I’ve got a cz75 sp01 tactical. The stock trigger was really bad, but cz custom fixed that for me. It’s my favorite range gun. very accurate and reliable
Mav,
I had the same experience with the P-01 trigger. Left me a blister on the edge of the finger pad. I also sold it. I still have my '91 Pre-B 75. Angus Hobdell at CZ Custom converted it to SA only about 7 years ago. Many thousands of trouble free rounds, and many pistol matches later it is still my go to gun for games.
Best,
19852
I have never experienced this, but I do know that it happens with some people. One solution is to swap out the stock trigger to a CZ 85 combat trigger.
That is sage advice for anyone experiencing trigger slap on CZ’s with the deeply curved trigger. In hindsight I should researched my options and worked with the platform more. If I ever come across a nice used P-01, I will take that track and swap out the trigger.
Had two p-01’s for a while, one of which was the olive drab. One of the first pistols I owned. I liked them a lot. Sold them to give striker fired pistols a try, and because as a new shooter, I got nervous due to some the negative talk regarding their reliability on this site.
I miss them though. Great shooters.
I have both a P01 and a 75BD. Wouldn’t trade them for the world. I am starting to shoot USPSA and will be using the BD until I can afford a CZ SP01 Shadow.
Love mine.
I’ve seen some of that too, and I really think it’s funny. We’ve got the “chosen” guns here that seem to have more than their fair share of problems (9mm M&P accuracy issues and all manner of Glock problems) but that doesn’t stop people from continuing to buy them, struggle with them, modify them, and recommend them. On the other hand we have CZ handguns that have a great reputation for accuracy and reliability in most quarters but the second anyone can find an example of a CZ failure they’re derided as unfit for serious use or just passed off as “gamer” guns. Well, I’ve shot a lot of USPSA and I have to say gamers really aren’t patient with guns that don’t run or don’t shoot well and there’s a reason that a lot of them are using CZs.
In the end I think that a lot of the CZ mistrust comes from the fact that they are pretty uncommon “foreign” guns in a way that Glocks or HKs or whatever really aren’t thought of anymore.
I have several CZs’ and a couple of Witness Pistols in 10MM which I like to shoot. A Shadow is the best Production Division Pistol I have ever tried. I also have a P0-1 for conceal carry. I really like how the grip let’s me make a stronger grip and how it makes the Trigger feel like it’s pulling more straight back like a 1911 rather than the"under pull" feeling some DA pistols have. I can fully understand why Col. Cooper liked the CZ.
i love my CZ’s the only thing i wished is that they had factory novak night sites or cuts in in the slide to add more aftermarket sights.
I’ve got CZeveral CZ’s. Don’t carry any of them but I sure like taking them on little field trips to the range.
They always say ‘ThanCZ’ when we get home.