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I have always liked and enjoyed the pistols made by Zastava, especially the 3 different series based off the CZ99 pistol. I first tried the 2nd gen which was the CZ999 or the Charels Daley ZDA in 9mm, which was a great pistol. I then bought the 3rd gen that was called the CZ05 or EAA EZ 40. It also was a great gun for the money.
For some reason at that time my tastes had foolishly wanderd and I ended up selling or trading those 2 pistols.
Skip to a year ago, and I had realized I had sold some I should not have and went to remedy that. I first bought a EZ9 now imported by Arsenal, it has been a great bedside gun and is so equipped with a TRL-1 for that roll.
I realized the only generation of the pistol I had not owned was the original one, the CZ99. They are hard to find as they are seldomly imported any more except for some used military 9mm's and some Century Arms new CZ99's in 40.
I found an unissued, original Yugoslavian made CZ99 40 in a local shop for under $380. I put what I had down on it and just finished paying it off and picking it up yesterday.
I took it out for an initial short shooting session last night and was thouroughly impressed. It was well made and finished, not quite as well as the similar Sig Sauer it resembels. I liked the way it shot and recoil seemed light for caliber. Double action was good but nothing to rant about< but single action was great. It fed FMJ and HP perfect for the 100 rounds I put through it. All in all I am really liking it and am glad I found a 1st gen CZ99.
Pics to come later. Anyone else have one of these or have experience with them?
For some reason at that time my tastes had foolishly wanderd and I ended up selling or trading those 2 pistols.
Skip to a year ago, and I had realized I had sold some I should not have and went to remedy that. I first bought a EZ9 now imported by Arsenal, it has been a great bedside gun and is so equipped with a TRL-1 for that roll.
I realized the only generation of the pistol I had not owned was the original one, the CZ99. They are hard to find as they are seldomly imported any more except for some used military 9mm's and some Century Arms new CZ99's in 40.
I found an unissued, original Yugoslavian made CZ99 40 in a local shop for under $380. I put what I had down on it and just finished paying it off and picking it up yesterday.
I took it out for an initial short shooting session last night and was thouroughly impressed. It was well made and finished, not quite as well as the similar Sig Sauer it resembels. I liked the way it shot and recoil seemed light for caliber. Double action was good but nothing to rant about< but single action was great. It fed FMJ and HP perfect for the 100 rounds I put through it. All in all I am really liking it and am glad I found a 1st gen CZ99.
Pics to come later. Anyone else have one of these or have experience with them?
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