Does anyone here run a CZ as a serious use weapon? I know Mr Pannone has some…not sure if he runs them as serious weapons or what.
What’s your opinion on how valid a choice they are nowadays?
They have to run and shoot well to be as popular as they are in competition.
Several times I have said the CZ 75 would be my next pistol, but it always seems that one is not available when I have the funds available for purchase.
Which particular model holds your interest?
Same,
something just feels right about the 75, fits my hand like a glove but i never bring myself to buying one.
I want a 85 combat (ambi and no firing pin block) or a 75 with it removed and send it to CGW for a action/trigger job, reduced DA reach, and short reset. Also want a accu-bushing installed by CZ custom shop, and some heinie sights, and the thin AL grips. They are thinner than a 1911 with those grips, yet hold over twice as many rounds.
I like the sp-01, but the narrower front end of the 75/85 seems much more comfortable to carry. I reeeeally really want one. Lol.
Work done through the custom shop is considered “factory”. All of the shooters that I know who have bought through them were very happy.
I have a shadow custom and a completely worried over P01 with almost everything CGW carries. I have been shooting the shadow for several years now for USPSA/IDPA/3 gun and it keeps rocking. The P01 is my EDC and occasionally the games as mentioned above.
Can’t seem to find a pic of the shadow but it looks the same as the P01.
Any issues with trigger return spring or slide stop breaking? I’m under the impression these are the weak links in the CZ. I like the way they handle, having owned one years ago (limited round count)but these two issues have kept me away.
I personally haven’t broke either but the CGW trigger return spring is a higher quality spring then the original and supposedly should fix that issue if it was ever to come around. The same with the slide stop I have heard if them breaking but mine has held up fine on the shadow which has 10x more rounds through it then the P01.
I had one of the first three rail slot SP01’s. Should have never gotten rid of it. Was a dream to shoot. I could cover all 19rds at 25yds with my fist.
Awesome.
Superbly written gun review by Mike Pannone on a CZ pistol here
http://www.defensereview.com/cz-p-07-duty-combattactical-pistol-the-best-pistol-nobody-knows-about/
Thanks, great article.
For some reason, that’s the one cz I’m not interested in. Lol. The phantom interests me if they’d ditch the decocker and offer a safety model.
It’s too bad they don’t offer a allow full size
I’ve got a SP01 Shadow that I’ve put thousands of rounds through in various matches and for practice. It’s never once had a malfunction of any kind. The CZ pistols are well known for their accuracy and their “shootability” and I’ve impressed more than a few people at the range when I let them shoot it, most of them having never even heard of CZ before.
One of the big reasons I love my Glock pistols is because they have awesome logistics, and are easy to work on. The CZ isn’t to that level, but parts are pretty easy to get through CZ Custom or Cajun Gun Works, and while they’re not as simple as a Glock anyone with a modicum of ability can handle working on them. Mags (the 75 mags at least) are relatively easy to get and pretty cheap.
I’m interested in picking up a P07 for carry use. I’ve never shot a P07 but a buddy’s ex-GF had one and just handling it I really liked the way it felt and the trigger was great for an out of the box gun.
Any more info on thebushing? I had always wanted a match CZ for steel, but never saw any match barrels.
I have carried a CZ75B for going on five years. It has seen many thousands of rounds, been submerged multiple times on fresh and brackish water, carried in all sorts of environments and in general been treated rather poorly with minimal maintinence without a single malfunction or broken part. Aside from surface wear the gun has no issues. I also have a P01 that has seen its fair share of use without problems.
Yes, cz custom threads the slide and adds one on the outside and fits it to the barrel, supposedly cuts group size in half
I have a couple of Shadows I use in USPSA competition, but I wouldn’t get the Accu-bushing installed on my guns.
In order to thread the slide for the bushing they have to remove the pin that retains the existing bushing and the front sight. The Accu-bushing retains the front sight in place of the pin.
In order to remove the barrel you have to unscrew the bushing, but unscrewing the bushing means the front sight can come out of the slide. To me, that makes the accu-bushing feature undesirable.
However, the from-the-factory accuracy is great. If you get a short reset trigger it shoots even better.
I never had a slide stop or trigger spring break on mine. I tried a CZ with the Omega Trigger everybody else praises and hated it. To heavy and gritty. Like a bunch of sand was poured into the trigger.
That’s true.
I will probably wait on the bushing and wait for reviews of it.
But not get one on a carry gun.
Exactly. We’re not talking about something like a M&P9 where we’re hoping to go from unacceptable accuracy to something useable. The CZ already is superbly accurate, the new bushing simply makes it even better.