So the LGS got in a CZ shipment...

...and one of them came home with me. I'd been considering a compact CZ for some time, but I wasn't as big a fan of the PCR as I thought I would be. The P-01, however, seems to balance just right. Usually I don't care about rails one way or the other but it may be that the rail on the P-01 adds a touch of weight at the muzzle that helps the balance. And I know it's a little thing that's easily corrected, but I don't understand why the PCR doesn't ship with rubber base pads on the magazines when the P-01 does. They make a big difference in my hands.

My matte stainless CZ-75B now has a companion. The heft of the all-steel models make them easy guns to shoot all day long, but in 9mm an alloy frame isn't much of a handicap for shooting and makes carry much easier. When I bought the 75B several years ago I was usually carrying a 1911 so a model with a safety fit my desires at the time - not that I've ever carried it. These days I prefer DA/SA or DAO so a lightweight decocker model makes more sense. I don't know if I'll ever carry the P-01 either but it's nice to have both types in the collection. It really is a nice trigger, although the long reset can take some getting used to and result in the dreaded CZ trigger slap until you learn how to manage it smoothly. I still think the stainless gun is prettier though.

I do think CZ makes some of the most attractive guns around. Even the blunt-nosed rail-equipped models are fairly trim and the 75B is a classic that wears a matte stainless finish especially well. And speaking of classics, a Mauser action in a full stock - in this case a .22LR CZ 452 FS - may be the prettiest rifle ever to grace the woods.

Nice to feel all the CZ love. I must admit, while I see a certain resemblance between the CZ 75 and the Hi Power, I've always thought CZs felt more SIG-like in the hand than anything else.