HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. I picked up a CZ Sp-01 today.

General Firearms Handguns - Semi Auto
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I picked up my first CZ today. I have shot a few including an SP-01 and I really enjoyed their characteristics so I have been stalking one for a while. I walked into Clyde’s Armory and they had a brand new one and IT IS MY BIRTHDAY so there.

Handling the gun it has excellent ergonomics. It is basically a sort of weird cross between a high power and T-34. Being all steel the one I shot before soaked up nearly all the recoil making the gun extremely fast back on target. The trigger is good, probably close to 5 pounds and very 1911 like for pivoting trigger. The DA is heavyish but very smooth.

I will shoot it on Friday and Sunday and give you guys a report. Hopefully this will be a great blaster.

I would really like to get a leather holster for this (as is my preference). Anybody have a decent source?

Untitled by stoiclawyer, on Flickr

Untitled by stoiclawyer, on Flickr

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Happy Birthday! I also picked up a CZ yesterday for my birthday, although it was more of the Scorpion Evo flavor. :wink:

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Hm, my cousin just picked up a SP-01 too. But there’s no way you’re him.

Or are you? Is your name really Greg? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Happy Birthday Sir!

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Congrats Greg!
I’ve never handled a SP-01, but I’ve heard a lot of good things about them. Having bought more than one firearm on, or for my birthday:rolleyes:, It’s a good an a excuse as any for getting a new toy… Myself, I think I’m tapped out for the year… I bought a Beretta Vertec (what a sweetheart) and a couple weeks later stumble into a deal on a lightly used police trade in Gen4 G17, at a price I couldn’t refuse. If I buy any more pistols, I think the wife will start throwing things at me on sight. But, I digress. By all means let us know how it shoots, I’m curious…

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Excellent! I owned one a few years ago and really liked it; accurate, reliable, super comfortable to hold and shoot. I eventually replaced with a Shadow as it was for competition only. I preferred the more businesslike look of the SP01, though. A great birthday present!

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Check out DM Bollard out of Texas for the leather! Got one for my XDS and had one for my Sig 238…lots of styles and they also do some awesome tooling.

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Congratulations Sir Bell. I knew you were going to get it sooner or later.

For holster, Alessi can do it for the 01:

http://www.alessigunholsters.com/alessi-holsters-doj-open-port-holster-for-cz-usa-guns/

I’m sure there are others. Check with the fine folks at Milt Sparks too.

Just found this old thread on the 1911forum. There is a dude selling an Andrews IWB holster for the 01, he wants $90 for it.

http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=486849

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Great, another Bell tries to destroy a gun and I add another to my already long list thread.

Nice pick up sir. CZs have always caught my fancy.

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I know you said leather but I suggest you try the Blade Tech Eclipse. I’ve been using one with my CZ P07 and I’ve been very pleased with it. Mine is FBI cant, holds the gun close to the body, very fast (as shown in the Langdon class “Collateral” drill - 3.79 seconds) and secure.

http://shop.blade-tech.com/index.php?cPath=1_23_140#.VYLA6flVhBc

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Happy birthday! Shoot it a bit and then go to CGW and drop another 400 for stuff lol. Here are a couple holsters some dude is selling on a CZ forum I frequent.

http://www.czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=70863.0

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That’s the same seller that I mentioned earlier in my post, he’s also posted on the 1911forum. The owb is gone, he only has the iwb from Andrews left.

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I picked up a DM Bullard OWB holster they had in black. I have been going back more and more to leather the last few years. They are a little more comfortable,less noisey and easier on the gun. The only guns I run in kydex these days are Glocks (because who cares).

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I’m glad you got a holster and still clinging to the old dead cow holsters.

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Congrats on the new piece !
There must be SP-01 fever going around…I just grabbed one a few days ago.
Manual safety version.

Here’s the hotrod I lust after now…

Shadow

Heavy Metal baby !
Just say no to plastic.

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If you ever get the itch to do it, the CZC flat blade SAO trigger is awesome. Remove the disconnector, fit the trigger, and you have as close to a 1911 trigger as the gun will ever get. Overtravel adjustment and pretravel adjustment as well. I use a lye/water 10/90 bath to get rid of the coating they had on the trigger because the trigger wouldn’t fit into my gun with it on.

Here is how it sits now, but with a 1.0 F/O front sight instead of the serrated front. The night sights now sit on my P02 for carry use.

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What a pretty gun, happy birthday to you!

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Happy birthday man, I have had a cz on the to buy list a long time Hmm perhaps I’ll follow your lead come dec

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Took her out after getting out of work early today. First things first, smooth function with not even a hint of malfunction. I tested it with VERY low powered Italian 9mm and low power steel Monarch. I topped everything off with Hollowpoints including a mag with staggered Gold Saber, Gold Dot, Perfecta and Monarch Steel just to see if it would choke shooting strong hand only. Nope.

First, here is my holster from DM Bullard. Very nice build quality. It was slightly tight out of the bag, but immediately broke-in. No tearing the finish up.

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I also picked up some VZ grips (thank you Amazon Prime). I actually dindn’t have these on the gun when I went shooting. The factory rubber grips are very nice, but I have never been a fan of sticky grips. The VZ’s have a sharp cross-hatching, but they are quite a bit thinner and look better IMHO>

Untitled by stoiclawyer, on Flickr

Untitled by stoiclawyer, on Flickr

The gun is VERY easy to shoot. It is feels pretty plain that the weight of the gun in combination with the relatively light trigger is the real key to fast follow up shots. I shot it alongside my FNX, which is my preferred “modern” combat autoloader and the FN’s recoil felt violent by comparison to the smooth impulse of the CZ. Now whether this translates into better times is anyone’s guess, but I will sort it out with a timer on Sunday.

I do not like the supplied meprolights. They are too small. I am getting old and I am spoiled by the big ol’ HD and Supressor sights on my FN’s. Trijicon needs to get off their kiesters and make some HD’s for the 75.

The sights hit a bit high at 25 yards. And shooting at the 100 yard large gongs the offset was pretty big. These sights are pretty good for target holds, but I prefer poi/poa “behind the dot” sights.

The safety is great. It is just as good as the FNX (and better than most HK safeties) but it is a little more difficult to engage (which is fine. I have actually put the FN on safe while swapping mags on a timer–not going to happen with the CZ)

The mags loaded easily. There was none of the thumbusting you get loading a Glock or FN magazine.

I am going to pick up some standard capacity CZ-75 flush fitting mags tomorrow. Just to see how it conceals.

The slide release functions VERY smoothly, almost 1911 like.

The trigger is pretty good, but not great. The DA is VERY smooth but the SA has a little bit of drag right before let-off. It will probably go away with shooting, or maybe I can get in there with my trusty dremel (j/k). Either way, the trigger is more than adequate. At this point my well-broken in FNX has a better SA, but an inferior DA.

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Very nice.
What model Bullard is that ?