I finally got to pick up my new CZ 40 today. I went straight to the range and took it apart and cleaned it on the firing line (didn't want to lose any time) and fired it right after.
Many of you may have noticed that I have developed a bit of a draw towards CZ guns. I have a CZ 75 that is my most accurate gun and, for me, the most accurate gun I've ever shot. I also absolutely loved the the CZ 85 Combat that a buddy bought when I got to shoot it.
Well, I'm not entirely sure on this gun.
It didn't come apart and go back together quite like my 75 and I initially had quite a bit of trouble getting it back together. I finally figured it out and that wasn't such a big deal.
Reliability seems to be fine. I shot 100 rounds of UMC (50 rounds) and Winchester USA (50 rounds), both FMJ, with no problems. Then I tried some Winchester USA HPs. Most were fine though 2 rounds didn't want to feed (they kind of half way fed). I'm not that worried about that since most fed fine, some guns don't like some HPs but do like others, and the gun is still being broken in (150 rounds) and sometimes guns may trip once or twice while breaking in (my 75 did, then after the first 200 rounds or so it went another 2000 with no troubles, including 600+ rounds when I didn't clean it in order to see what it would stand up to). Fit and finish are good, as I expected. The gun seems pretty solid.
The gun felt very good. With the grip angle and the rubber grips it was very comfortable. This is my first .40 and after the first couple rounds to get used to it, I barely noticed that I shot 150 rounds in less than an hour. In fact, it absorbed recoil so well that I may as well have been shooting a 9mm as far as feel.
The trouble is, after my 75 and my buddy's 85 Combat, my expectations may have been too high for accuracy. The gun wasn't inaccurate, it was about equal to my other guns, it just wasn't nearly as accurate as I expected. It could have been because the sights are completely different than the 75 and I was getting used to them, however the first time I shot my buddy's 85 Combat (with different sights than the 75) I shot it better than my 75. More likely it may be that the front dot on the three dot sights was much too small. This would be a perminant problem, however I can always ignore the dots and sight it like my 1911 which has a front ramp with no dots.
I'll have to practice a lot more with it (darn
) to see how my accuracy goes. I don't plan to get rid of it any time soon, though unlike my CZ 75 I wouldn't say I'll have it forever (the 75 and one of my revolvers will stay regardless of the circumstances, this may someday in a few years be included in a trade).
Many of you may have noticed that I have developed a bit of a draw towards CZ guns. I have a CZ 75 that is my most accurate gun and, for me, the most accurate gun I've ever shot. I also absolutely loved the the CZ 85 Combat that a buddy bought when I got to shoot it.
Well, I'm not entirely sure on this gun.
It didn't come apart and go back together quite like my 75 and I initially had quite a bit of trouble getting it back together. I finally figured it out and that wasn't such a big deal.
Reliability seems to be fine. I shot 100 rounds of UMC (50 rounds) and Winchester USA (50 rounds), both FMJ, with no problems. Then I tried some Winchester USA HPs. Most were fine though 2 rounds didn't want to feed (they kind of half way fed). I'm not that worried about that since most fed fine, some guns don't like some HPs but do like others, and the gun is still being broken in (150 rounds) and sometimes guns may trip once or twice while breaking in (my 75 did, then after the first 200 rounds or so it went another 2000 with no troubles, including 600+ rounds when I didn't clean it in order to see what it would stand up to). Fit and finish are good, as I expected. The gun seems pretty solid.
The gun felt very good. With the grip angle and the rubber grips it was very comfortable. This is my first .40 and after the first couple rounds to get used to it, I barely noticed that I shot 150 rounds in less than an hour. In fact, it absorbed recoil so well that I may as well have been shooting a 9mm as far as feel.
The trouble is, after my 75 and my buddy's 85 Combat, my expectations may have been too high for accuracy. The gun wasn't inaccurate, it was about equal to my other guns, it just wasn't nearly as accurate as I expected. It could have been because the sights are completely different than the 75 and I was getting used to them, however the first time I shot my buddy's 85 Combat (with different sights than the 75) I shot it better than my 75. More likely it may be that the front dot on the three dot sights was much too small. This would be a perminant problem, however I can always ignore the dots and sight it like my 1911 which has a front ramp with no dots.
I'll have to practice a lot more with it (darn
) to see how my accuracy goes. I don't plan to get rid of it any time soon, though unlike my CZ 75 I wouldn't say I'll have it forever (the 75 and one of my revolvers will stay regardless of the circumstances, this may someday in a few years be included in a trade).