So I went to the gun store yesterday to buy a gun. Admittedly, I was a bit unfocused, with several very different guns on the list.
I went to buy a SIG P365, SIG P938, SIG P238, .40S&W SIG P229 (CPO or used so I could afford it), Colt or SA 1911, a Beretta 92, or a .357mag, .44mag or .45LC lever rifle (preferably a Marlin or a Henry). A .22 pistol was lower on the list, but also a possibility (I haven't owned one in a decade or so).
On impulse I bought something completely different. I am a CZ fan (even though my P01 hasn't really grown on me). I love the feel and pointability of the classic 75B. They had a blemished CZ 75B Compact at a price I haven't seen for a new CZ in about a decade (while they said it was a "blemish" model, I couldn't find any blemishes). So, I bought it.
I never really warmed to my CZ P01. I always wanted the CZ 75B Compact and the CZ PCR and it just wasn't the same. It also had an issue with trigger slap, but that is fixable. Though, since the gun itself never grew on me, I didn't want to spend the money to send it to CZ or Cajun Gunworks to get a new trigger. Hopefully, I won't have the trigger slap issue with the 75 Compact, and if I do, it is a gun that I've wanted more than the P01 so I'll probably be much more willing to spend the money for the fix.
Unfortunately, with Maryland's waiting period, I can't take it home for about a week (I forget if the waiting period is 7 calendar days or 7 business days). In the meantime, it is time to check my 9mm ammo stock and see if I need to buy more so I can really wring it out once I get it, shop some holsters (hmm, another hybrid like I have for my P01 and my polymer pistols, or should I go leather for this one), and check for mags in PA and VA*
This is the 4th CZ I've owned, and my 3rd I currently own. I have my original CZ 75B that I bought over 15 years ago, I have the P01 I bought several years ago, and now I own (but don't yet possess) my 75B Compact. I used to own a CZ 40B that I bought when you could still get them new, stupidly, I sold it right around the time they were discontinued.
*In MD, we have a 10 round mag law. However, it regulates sales/transfer of standard capacity mags, not possession. You can buy regular mags in other states all you want and bring them home. You can't give, sell, buy or lend them to anyone within the state of MD.
I went to buy a SIG P365, SIG P938, SIG P238, .40S&W SIG P229 (CPO or used so I could afford it), Colt or SA 1911, a Beretta 92, or a .357mag, .44mag or .45LC lever rifle (preferably a Marlin or a Henry). A .22 pistol was lower on the list, but also a possibility (I haven't owned one in a decade or so).
On impulse I bought something completely different. I am a CZ fan (even though my P01 hasn't really grown on me). I love the feel and pointability of the classic 75B. They had a blemished CZ 75B Compact at a price I haven't seen for a new CZ in about a decade (while they said it was a "blemish" model, I couldn't find any blemishes). So, I bought it.
I never really warmed to my CZ P01. I always wanted the CZ 75B Compact and the CZ PCR and it just wasn't the same. It also had an issue with trigger slap, but that is fixable. Though, since the gun itself never grew on me, I didn't want to spend the money to send it to CZ or Cajun Gunworks to get a new trigger. Hopefully, I won't have the trigger slap issue with the 75 Compact, and if I do, it is a gun that I've wanted more than the P01 so I'll probably be much more willing to spend the money for the fix.
Unfortunately, with Maryland's waiting period, I can't take it home for about a week (I forget if the waiting period is 7 calendar days or 7 business days). In the meantime, it is time to check my 9mm ammo stock and see if I need to buy more so I can really wring it out once I get it, shop some holsters (hmm, another hybrid like I have for my P01 and my polymer pistols, or should I go leather for this one), and check for mags in PA and VA*
This is the 4th CZ I've owned, and my 3rd I currently own. I have my original CZ 75B that I bought over 15 years ago, I have the P01 I bought several years ago, and now I own (but don't yet possess) my 75B Compact. I used to own a CZ 40B that I bought when you could still get them new, stupidly, I sold it right around the time they were discontinued.
*In MD, we have a 10 round mag law. However, it regulates sales/transfer of standard capacity mags, not possession. You can buy regular mags in other states all you want and bring them home. You can't give, sell, buy or lend them to anyone within the state of MD.
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