Sig P226 vs CZ-75 SP01

Which gun for HD/range fun?

  • CZ-75 SP-01

    Votes: 45 48.9%

  • Sig P226

    Votes: 47 51.1%
  • Total voters
    92
  • Poll closed .
But 2000 rounds of 9mm is at least $520 if you are not rolling your own. And that is at $13 of the Walmart Perfecta garbage.
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Around me locally I can get Blazer Brass for $10.50 a box. Location is key.
 
For the price of a Sphinx or Sig, you could just order a CZ from CGW with their Pro package (or send yours to them) and wait a couple of months for it to arrive (they're that busy).
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I see you point, but it depends on what the poster wants to do. I paid about $800 for the Sphinx, pretty much the going rate on gun broker, the CGW is $950.

I have a CZ Customs CZ-75B, but it's set up a a bullseye gun. So, I have no problem waiting for custom work.

Here's the thing, when I compare the $800 Sphinx to my $600 CZ P06, the Sphinx has a superior trigger. Including parts, my time and shipping costs, then it would probably take $200 to equalize the two. All the Sphinx needed was time for the trigger spring to relax and break-in. (Lighter CZ hammer springs could also work, if you want to tune in the pull weight. I didn't find this necessary.) The Sphinx doesn't need custom work done to it, all it needs are night sights and they're currently working on importing them.

As a basis for custom work, it's best to start with the CZ. If you're looking for a turnkey solution, then the Sphinx might be a better buy.
 
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I cant speak for CZ, never shot one. I do own the Sig P226 and it is a great shooter. All metal frame and well balance. accurate and reliable, it will shoot any ammo i put in it. It is a DA/SA with a decocker and no safety, however it is drop safe. I prefer a DA/SA for home defense or carry. They are designed as a service weapon. I shoot my P226 in 3gum matches and steel challenges and love it. Not everyone likes the DA but thats what i have been shooting for 30 years. I dont have the Legion, mine is the Mk25. I installed a $49 SRT and put on $19 Houge rubber finger grips.

Regardless of your choice it comes down to Practice, Practice, Practice.
 
Both are very good models that are easy to tune if you want. I like the Sigs trigger much better, especially with the SRT. I find the grip of the CZ OK and the 226 as about as good as it gets. Both guns have been accurate in every example that I've shot with the edge going to Sig with it's exceptional accuracy. I also prefer the control layout of the Sig better and like decockers.

I did get to dry fire a CZ P-01 SDP at a shop and it was really nice. It was light and smooth in both modes.


Other models would be the mentioned Sphinx SDP. Very good quality and a unique design with the polymer lower frame and alloy upper.

Polymer striker models to check out if you have not already would be the Walther PPQ and Steyr's L9-a1 or M1-A1.
 
I like both guns. I've carried a P220 SIG for years at work. I currently carry a P290. I have put many a rounds downrange out of both and a P226.

With that being said I believe the CZ is the far better value. It shoots about as sweet as the sig for half the price
 
I know people get used to things, but everytime I put a Sig in my hand the slide release is in the wrong spot and so is the decocker. And it feels weird enough to me I am not sure I would want to get used to it given it is counter to everything else I shoot.
 
No experience with the Sig other than handling and dry firing a P226 at a shop and my buddy's P220. They're just too big for my hands and, to me, just don't point very naturally. I'm sure to many people they do but they just don't work for me.

I did pick up a SP01 with a safety the other day though. I may have finally found a gun I like shooting better than my Colt 1911. Felt recoil is almost nonexistent, it fits in my hand like it was meant to be there. The OEM rubber grips are very comfortable. The night sights from the factory are a plus. And it is super easy to shoot accurately, except that because of the low recoil it's sometimes it's really tempting to dump a whole 18 round mag as fast as possible :D. The only thing I plan to change on it is shortening the reset.
 
I would never get rid of either my CZ 75, or my 226 Scorpion. I love both of them, it would be impossible to choose between them.


I like the look of the Legion, don't like the gimmicky marketing that goes with it. I picked one up, and if I didn't have my scorpion, that is the version I would get. I think overall, it is a little better than the scorpion... Everything I like about the scorpion, tweaked.

I feel the beavertail on the 226 actually helps controllability, So I think it is worth it to get.


As for the CZ, I have a standard 75b, and I think the SP-01 will be just as good or better. Extended beavertail and the added weight up front would aid in recoil management.
 
I like 1911's for single action autos and CZ 75s for double action guns. If you have a 1911 and go sig, the decocker, slide stop and take down may get confused under stress. If you like 1911s and Brownings, the muscle memory will transfer to the CZ because the slide stop and safety are in the same relative positions. Get the CZ 75 and the 22 Kadet conversion for the same money as the SIG. You won't regret the CZ.
Better Built all steel, inside the frame slide design tracks true.
Low barrel access.
Better Fit to the hand
Great accuracy
Lead friendly rifling
Where's the down side with the CZ?
 
There is a reason you will find more used 226's on the market than SP-01's. People tend to keep their CZ's and buy more of them!

Although CZ triggers can be made fantastic with custom work, they are not bad out of the box. Every new gun I have bought has had a trigger that smoothes out with use.
 
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There is a reason you will find more used 226's on the market than SP-01's. People tend to keep their CZ's and buy more of them!



Although CZ triggers can be made fantastic with custom work, they are not bad out of the box. Every new gun I have bought has had a trigger that smoothes out with use.
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I'm guessing there are also a lot more Sig 226s on the market than SP-01s.
 
While I am more of a fan of the CZ I have to agree with LockedBreech, you won't find any police trade in CZs in the US. Sig has the edge in terms of popularity and holster selection. Not that there is a lack of options for concealed or competition holsters for CZ but you won't find many duty/retention type holsters for a CZ, especially if you want to mount a light. I've been scouring Google for days looking for such a setup to no avail.
 
I finally got to the range to shoot these side by side. CZ-75 SP01 and a West German Sig P226.

No question about it... the CZ blew the Sig away.

Now to find a P-09 to rent before I make my purchase. These guns are beautiful and seem reasonably priced too.
 
I handled the P09 in stores before I bought the SP01, didn't like the grip or the trigger. But you might, I would definitely try to shoot it first. Being polymer it will be a little lighter and won't recoil as softly as the SP01.
 
No question about it... the CZ blew the Sig away.
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At a recent match, where I was the only guy running a revolver, everyone else was on SP-01s with a couple of Tanfoglios thrown into the mix...

I think you'll be pleased if that is what you choose....
 
I wanted to mention something that happened on the first mag of the CZ-75 SP-01 I rented.

I loaded 5 rounds in the mag with the slide back. I racked the slide by hand and then fired. Nothing. I pulled the slide back and there were Two rounds basically stuck on each other.

I can't recall 100% that this is exactly what happened. Anyway, I could not clear this malfunction and had to ask the range officer to do it for me just to be safe.

He cleared the malfunction and I chambered a round. After the first shot the gun then didnt chamber the next round. He asked if I was new to shooting and could be limp wristing. I told him I was relatively new but never had this issue before.

He said the gun was very dirty and hadn't been lubed and that was probably the issue. No issues after he lubed it.

Regardless I intend on using the slide stop to rack the slide in the future. Was this some sort of user error or could it have been due to the gun being very dirty? It seems strange that I have never had an issue like this before yet had two issues in the first mag.
 
I'm no expert on pistol diagnoses, but I keep reading that feeding issues are often mag related and mags are an easy fix: buy another.

Perhaps a dirty gun might also affect it, but as you've probably guessed: I can't make any firm predictions.

I've certainly not heard this as a typical problem with with the CZ75 line-up, SP' or otherwise.
 
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