Rittmeister
Member
I'm contemplating the next addition to my safe.
I am a huge fan of CZs. I currently have a P07 and an SP01, and in the past had both a CZ75 SA and a P09. I'd love to have an SP01 Phantom next, it's got the lighter weight of the P09 but without the extra-long grip frame. The downside is that they're hard to find these days; I keep hoping CZ will put them back into production/distribution. They pop up on Armslist now and then, and it'd just be a matter of having one shipped to my FFL.
However - I'm also intrigued by the new REX01 from AREX. It's getting very positive reviews and addresses all the things I don't like about Sigs (slide release location and price) while keeping the features I do like (ergos, DA/SA, general aesthetics). It's new and unproven but the manufacturing reputation is there, I think (ISO9001 etc). A few shops local to me are finally carrying them though I haven't actually handled one yet.
So, I'm curious what opinions y'all might have as to a choice between the two. Weight is similar, capacity is similar, not much else though. This wouldn't be for carry; mostly for range use and home defense.
The obvious solution would be to buy both Maybe if the budget allows, I will, but for now I'm assuming it'll be one or the other.
Thoughts?
I am a huge fan of CZs. I currently have a P07 and an SP01, and in the past had both a CZ75 SA and a P09. I'd love to have an SP01 Phantom next, it's got the lighter weight of the P09 but without the extra-long grip frame. The downside is that they're hard to find these days; I keep hoping CZ will put them back into production/distribution. They pop up on Armslist now and then, and it'd just be a matter of having one shipped to my FFL.
However - I'm also intrigued by the new REX01 from AREX. It's getting very positive reviews and addresses all the things I don't like about Sigs (slide release location and price) while keeping the features I do like (ergos, DA/SA, general aesthetics). It's new and unproven but the manufacturing reputation is there, I think (ISO9001 etc). A few shops local to me are finally carrying them though I haven't actually handled one yet.
So, I'm curious what opinions y'all might have as to a choice between the two. Weight is similar, capacity is similar, not much else though. This wouldn't be for carry; mostly for range use and home defense.
The obvious solution would be to buy both Maybe if the budget allows, I will, but for now I'm assuming it'll be one or the other.
Thoughts?