vanfunk
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Hi all:
I found myself today at the confluence of two powerful currents in my life: my fanboi-ish affection for CZ firearms, and my quest for high-quality, low-budget firearms. CZs of any calling typically possess a high performance-to-dollar ratio, but some of their polymer offerings are just darn cheap and wicked freakin’ good.
So today, while offering to volunteer at this Saturday’s soiree at my LGS, the owner showed me a P-10F. I had heard great things about these and the list price was surprisingly low. “I’ll throw in a free store sweatshirt and knock $50 off of it for ya.” Now, my daughter loves Champion sweatshirts and she thinks anything with “Guns and Ammo” emblazoned on it is just the height of cool, so there you go - a gifting opportunity. And $50 off an already low-priced handgun was much more than I could resist. So, for a little bit more than four bills, this came home with me:
It feels great, like all CZs do in my hands. It appears to be superbly well built, inside and out. The cold hammer forged barrel is Hell-for-stout and you can tell innits weight - about six oz more than a Glock 17. The grip texturing is more aggressive than on my new P-09, which I like very much. The steel three dot sights are tall and present a good sight picture (I may still change them out for Dawson Precision; I kind of prefer a fiber optic front and blacked out rear vs. three white dots).
19 round mags are welcome and they look like they’ll work in my P-09 too?
The trigger is really, really good. Smooth takeup followed by the wall and a tidy 4.4 lb break with a teeny bit of creep. I suspect this will go away with shooting but I may accelerate that process with some jeweler’s rouge and a polishing wheel on the ol’ Dremel. I’ll shoot it first, though. It might not be the equal of my PDP’s trigger but it’s close. It’s better than the HK VP9 and S&W M&P, and I also prefer it to the SIG 320/M17.
Sorry, no range report yet but I’ll get there on Monday and follow up with action shots. It’s optics ready and I may throw a dot on there, not sure. I have a spare FDE Leupold Deltapoint Pro I can probably find a plate for easily enough. So there it is - a “bargain” gun that punches well above its weight class in a crowded marketplace and lots of excellent choices. That makes it pretty unbeatable, in my book. What do you all think?
Thanks!
I found myself today at the confluence of two powerful currents in my life: my fanboi-ish affection for CZ firearms, and my quest for high-quality, low-budget firearms. CZs of any calling typically possess a high performance-to-dollar ratio, but some of their polymer offerings are just darn cheap and wicked freakin’ good.
So today, while offering to volunteer at this Saturday’s soiree at my LGS, the owner showed me a P-10F. I had heard great things about these and the list price was surprisingly low. “I’ll throw in a free store sweatshirt and knock $50 off of it for ya.” Now, my daughter loves Champion sweatshirts and she thinks anything with “Guns and Ammo” emblazoned on it is just the height of cool, so there you go - a gifting opportunity. And $50 off an already low-priced handgun was much more than I could resist. So, for a little bit more than four bills, this came home with me:
It feels great, like all CZs do in my hands. It appears to be superbly well built, inside and out. The cold hammer forged barrel is Hell-for-stout and you can tell innits weight - about six oz more than a Glock 17. The grip texturing is more aggressive than on my new P-09, which I like very much. The steel three dot sights are tall and present a good sight picture (I may still change them out for Dawson Precision; I kind of prefer a fiber optic front and blacked out rear vs. three white dots).
19 round mags are welcome and they look like they’ll work in my P-09 too?
The trigger is really, really good. Smooth takeup followed by the wall and a tidy 4.4 lb break with a teeny bit of creep. I suspect this will go away with shooting but I may accelerate that process with some jeweler’s rouge and a polishing wheel on the ol’ Dremel. I’ll shoot it first, though. It might not be the equal of my PDP’s trigger but it’s close. It’s better than the HK VP9 and S&W M&P, and I also prefer it to the SIG 320/M17.
Sorry, no range report yet but I’ll get there on Monday and follow up with action shots. It’s optics ready and I may throw a dot on there, not sure. I have a spare FDE Leupold Deltapoint Pro I can probably find a plate for easily enough. So there it is - a “bargain” gun that punches well above its weight class in a crowded marketplace and lots of excellent choices. That makes it pretty unbeatable, in my book. What do you all think?
Thanks!
. Now, in keeping with my high value/low budget theme for this thread, I have to reject the AO1, sadly. Good point on the price drop if the 2nd gen is on its way. And thanks for the info on the magazines!
