LockedBreech said:
...In fact, if anything the 92 has higher quality finishing/less tool marks.
Saying "I like the CZ-75 much better" is an unassailable opinion statement. Saying the CZ-75 is a "much better gun" is not supported by anything objective.
I won't take sides in this argument, as I think the "better" in question is almost always subjective for most modern handguns. Case in point: claiming as you do, above, that " if anything the 92 has higher quality finishing/less tool marks" is an assessment based on subjective values -- because you're
attaching an implied value to that set of characteristics -- higher quality finishing/less tool marks -- that isn't always shared by other gun owners. I'd argue, for example, that unless the "less tool marks" are in an area where tool marks affect function, the extra time and effort taken to remove them are possibly wasted and add cost without performance enhancements. If additional finishing enhances function, then it's important, otherwise it's interesting but meaningless, but you'll pay for them.
I've had both CZs and Beretta (multiples of each). I think that Berettas
are more nicely finished than most models of CZs -- but if you're willing to pay for a high-gloss blued CZ-75B (which can be ordered through the CZ Custom Shop), even my "prettier" claim is open to debate. (Ditto with the matte stainless CZ vs. the Inox Beretta.) Prettier doesn't address performance, however.
One thing I found puzzling about the Beretta/CZ comparison is that TO ME the Beretta always SEEMED much bigger and more massive than the CZ, yet they both rode comfortably in the same holsters. And they didn't really feel all that different in the hand. Maybe it's like the belief that many express that the older P-series (both metal and polymer framed) RUGER semi-autos were big and clunky; actual measurements showed that they're really not all that different than the other pistols against which they competed.
Could it be that my eyes were deceiving me? I've come to suspect that with the Beretta and the Ruger it was more LOOKS than anything. If so, the new Ruger SR series shows that Ruger has learned some new tricks. They look almost TINY, but aren't.
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