Decocker or safety on CZ for new pistol shooter.

[Morgan]

A proper (thumbs high) grip on a decocker model CZ will render it useless. Get the standard model.

 

[A.ENGIN IDEMEN]

I have been decocking manually my CZ75B to the half cock notch for years without any AD / ND. I like the longer DA first shot without manupulating any safety lever with consequent SA shots. I also like the DA mode of the CZ to the other clones of it, since it can not be locked in DA mode. I also like to use the manual safety at the range to keep the pistol always safely in the SA mode between the strings.
So, if I were in your shoes, I would not ignore an additional condition one capability.
Best.

 

[rbernie]

I would not ignore an additional condition one capability.

This sums up all I typed (an d deleted when this was posted).

 

[Treo]

I'm surprised no one else brought this up, but the first thing that caught my eye was the statement that you are planning to only carry when you go to "a bad part of town" . I am a firm believer that you either always carry or never carry. that said the decocker/ manual safety question is a matter of prefference. I prefer a manual safety . I don't like the idea of releasing a hammer over a live round, sorry say what you want it only needs to go wrong once. I cut my teeth on a 1911, so its second nature for me to flip the safety off as I draw . whatever you decide I would recomend that both you & your spouse get pistols W/ similar safeties so that should you have to grab your wifes pistol in the middle of the night ( or vice versa) you don't lose time thinking about which way the safety works .

 

[Deacon Blues]

I too believe that it is a matter of preference more than anything. I personally feel safer having a long DA trigger pull between me and the big bang than a manual safety. Ever experienced the horror of finding that something tripped your safety while it was in the holster? I have, not that it's a common occurrence. I also feel more comfortable using a dococking lever than [seemingly] risking my thumb; that operation has always made me sweat a little.

Remember, humans are primarily emotional, not rational. These kinds of decisions usually bear that out.

 

[Pilot]

I have both in a 75B and PCR. Toss a coin, but if you must choose I'd get the safety model first.

 

[jon_in_wv]

If you are only going to carry at a certain part of town, than DON'T go there! My father asked me why I carried a gun all the time and why I just don't carry if I thought something was going to happen. I told him if I thought something was going to happen, I'd stay home! The bottom line is your don't KNOW when something is going to happen so you need to carry all the time. Besides, if you go to court and say you only carried in a certain part of town it may look like you were hunting for trouble. If you thought you needed a gun, why would you go there? The best answer is to avoid trouble. I know where the bad part of town is. I don't go there.

 

[easyg]

I recommend the SA manual safety model.
The single-action trigger is very nice and makes for extremely accurate shooting.
And since the safety is of the frame mounted and flip-down type, your thumb will naturally rest on the flipped down safety lever when preparing to fire.
After just a few range sessions it will become so easy that you will not even have to think about flipping the safety off.