CZ 83 for CCW Question

[mwpslp]

If carrying a CZ 83 for CCW does it matter (as a safety issue) if it is carried with the hammer back and the safety on (cocked and locked) or if the hammer is lowered with a round chambered? I am not talking about which is "faster" as the CZ is SA/DA unlike a 1911. I believe the 83 has a firing pin block but someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[orangeninja]

I believe you are right. Also the 83 hammer does not sit directly on the firing pin but on a half notch. The 83 sure is a sexy weapon even for an ugly gun.

 

[usp9]

Your choice.

The only difference I can see, other than trigger pull, is a very small factor, perhaps inconcequencial...hammer down the spur is a "clothing catcher", while hammer cocked seems less prone to catch on something. Depending on how you carry, this may or may not matter.

 

[M2 Carbine]

If I carried mine it would be with a chambered round and the hammer down.

 

[Majic]

It doesn't matter as it can be carried safely either way. One of the endearing features of some of the CZs.

 

[Will5A1]

The CZ83 is mechanically safe carried either way, I carry mine hammer down so that I have the more deliberate, DA pull for the first shot.