So, I must say that I own none of these pistols (yet), however I have some experience with them on the firing range. The original, the CZ, has got to be my favorite, because of its ergonomics and its looks and because it is so accurate it's scary. In a close second comes the Tanfoglio, particularly the polymer version (Force 99). In my very personal opinion, the Jericho 941 is not worthy to be in the same list as these two. Now, a few questions for those who know more than me:
What I don't understand is what in the world was IMI thinking when they took a perfectly good desing, particularly concerning ergonomics, and then went around and ruined it! I am talking about the funky grip on the Jericho 941. It's supposed to be based on the 75B right? And Tanfoglio also makes pistols based on the 75B, right? So why does the Tanfoglio have a similar grip to the CZ but the 941 does not? Is it because of copyright law? If so, how did Tanfoglio manage to have as good a grip as the CZ?
This one issue has ruined the 941 for me. In my area the 941 is the most affordable and popular of the three and you can imagine my disapointment when I first picked one up only to notice how wrong it felt in my hand. And when I shot it, well there is no need to say how unfullfilling the experience was. No only did the grip feel awkward, the damn trigger was too far away and too heavy to be used in double action. It didn't point right. It didn't feel natural. Triggers can be modified to be lighter, but the grip desing is uncurable. Over all it felt and shot nothing like a CZ or Tanfoglio in my hands. Well, I guess some one out there must have a hand that fits this pistol, else it wouldn't be so popular.
What I don't understand is what in the world was IMI thinking when they took a perfectly good desing, particularly concerning ergonomics, and then went around and ruined it! I am talking about the funky grip on the Jericho 941. It's supposed to be based on the 75B right? And Tanfoglio also makes pistols based on the 75B, right? So why does the Tanfoglio have a similar grip to the CZ but the 941 does not? Is it because of copyright law? If so, how did Tanfoglio manage to have as good a grip as the CZ?
This one issue has ruined the 941 for me. In my area the 941 is the most affordable and popular of the three and you can imagine my disapointment when I first picked one up only to notice how wrong it felt in my hand. And when I shot it, well there is no need to say how unfullfilling the experience was. No only did the grip feel awkward, the damn trigger was too far away and too heavy to be used in double action. It didn't point right. It didn't feel natural. Triggers can be modified to be lighter, but the grip desing is uncurable. Over all it felt and shot nothing like a CZ or Tanfoglio in my hands. Well, I guess some one out there must have a hand that fits this pistol, else it wouldn't be so popular.