First semiauto

[Zan]

heh, it's too late clipse

But maybe after the Glock 17, Jade will try a CZ 75 at a range. I shot afew Glocks myself and I gotta say, thier nice pistols. One thing I didnt like was the small slide-lock release lever. Aside that, was a nice shoot.

 

[Lobotomy Boy]

I hear a lot of complaints about the slide release lever on the Glock being too small, but has anyone ever had any trouble using it in spite of its size? I've shot hundreds, maybe getting up towards thousands of rounds through Glocks in a variety of calibers, and never once have I had an issue getting the slide release button pressed. It's small, but it works so well it doesn't need to be large. Unlike the slide release on a Ruger P97, which is so big it is practically a breaker bar. And it needs to be big because you need all the leverage you can get to release the slide. I've even had to resort to using both hands to get the danged things to work, which is not the safest situation, especially with a single-action/double-action autoloader. With the Glocks, I get a safe grip on the gun, have the gun safely pointed down range, exert a reasonable amount of pressure on the release and it works exactly as designed, every time.

It seems to me that the complaints about the Glock slide release are more aesthetic than practical.

 

[clipse]

Yeah, after I posted that I went back and read all the other posts. I wasn't really trying to kick a dead horse. I just wanted to put out there that the CZ 75B is used by military and police agencies just that same as the rest on the list. (Possibly even used more) The only difference is that that is in other countries. The 75B would be used here more if it were more popular. Not that I don't mind the CZ being a wall flower. It helps keep the price down. Besides everyone eventually comes to their czenses and gets a CZ.


clipse

 

[Ivy Mike]

as a side note, several other striker fired pistols require you to pull the trigger to release the slide. One of them being my Fabrique Nationale Forty-Nine which uses the repeatable secure striker system.

 

[PCRCCW]

The FortyNine is a great gun.....like a CZ100 with a slightly better trigger.

Look your question is highly subjective.....choosing a gun is a very personal thing.

Rent them, shoot them and price them out. You never know what is gonna Melt in your hands.....simply put. CZ's are a smoking deal and are reputed as one of the best shooters out there......all with great reason.

But Glocks, Berettas and otheres twist alot of peoples knobs also. There is no "ONE PERFECT GUN" out there. If there was IMO, its my PCR. But it twisted my knobs and keep on doing it.

Shoot, shoot and shoot some more until you find one that works for YOU!

Shoot well.