Jason_G said:
The question that the OP asked was not
"Who owns a CZ?"
I know that. I read very well. I wrote what I wrote,
recommending the CZ,
as the OP requested, not because I own one, but because that ownership gives me a perspective beyond a lot of the blather that occurs here from people who speak forth based on pictures, or opinions of others they have read.
I own one because:
1. I was able to put a Crimson Trace laser sight on it
2. I was able to add a .22 conversion kit for it.
Oh yeah, it is a pretty good shooter.
These are the reasons I own a CZ 75 P-01. These are the reasons I recommended it to the OP, who asked for recommendations. I am not and will not recommend something to someone simply because I own it. I do not need that kind of validation to make my choices feel better to me. What he buys is entirely up to him and will not impact my life at all, unless he decides to come to my house and shoot me with it. But he asked for recommendations, so I gave him one based on my experience.
For the record, I have never shot the PX4, although I have shot, and even owned Berettas in the past. Personally I don't care for the mushy feel of the recoil. But that is just me. Maybe you like it like that. Maybe he will like it better. I would ask if you have ever shot a CZ, but I'm not really interested.