i've been thinking about picking up a new pistol which would eventually be a carry piece, and i'd like to keep it affordable (i.e., "cheaper" ammo since i'll want to shoot it as much as possible) and small/lightweight. i don't currently have my ccw permit, and quite frankly don't plan on it until i find a gun i'm comfortable with and then submit the papers.
i've been lurking for many months, and have gone back and forth between perhaps 3-4 guns but most recently my focus has settled on a cz 75 p-01. it seems substantially smaller than a 75b, has a pretty good 14 shot capacity, and seems to have a very solid reputation. for my purposes, i think 9mm is a good choice (not least of which is cost of shooting -- did i mention i want to shoot a LOT with my carry weapon?) and i'd like a relatively compact gun. i'm not a small guy (6'6"), so "compact" is maybe a relative term. i have a revolver i COULD use for carry (3" ruger gp100 -- not the smallest of guns, but do-able for me), but living in the heat of texas having something smaller but not tiny would be handy.
the problem i have in deciding is that i don't know of a range near by which has one to try out -- in fact, no stores i've asked even have one in stock to hold (i have seen a 75b at an academy store, though). the one feature of this particular gun that i'm totally unfamilar with is the decocker -- and here lies my concern. i'm not entirely sure, practically speaking, what that means to me (having a decocker -- how it's "different", etc). i really don't want a glock with its safe action safety, i thought about a springfield XD (and that might still be in the running), but maybe it's just my familiarity with revolvers and lever guns that i find comfort in being able to see the hammer and lower it if i want.
i really do wish that there was a range by me with a p-01 i could, at the very least, handle... but i can't. i bought a couple guns before by ordering without handling ahead of time and those both worked out great, but for my intended carry piece, i'd really like to be sure. like i said, the decocker/safety is what is my main concern now.
please, any info would be greatly appreciated.
i've been lurking for many months, and have gone back and forth between perhaps 3-4 guns but most recently my focus has settled on a cz 75 p-01. it seems substantially smaller than a 75b, has a pretty good 14 shot capacity, and seems to have a very solid reputation. for my purposes, i think 9mm is a good choice (not least of which is cost of shooting -- did i mention i want to shoot a LOT with my carry weapon?) and i'd like a relatively compact gun. i'm not a small guy (6'6"), so "compact" is maybe a relative term. i have a revolver i COULD use for carry (3" ruger gp100 -- not the smallest of guns, but do-able for me), but living in the heat of texas having something smaller but not tiny would be handy.
the problem i have in deciding is that i don't know of a range near by which has one to try out -- in fact, no stores i've asked even have one in stock to hold (i have seen a 75b at an academy store, though). the one feature of this particular gun that i'm totally unfamilar with is the decocker -- and here lies my concern. i'm not entirely sure, practically speaking, what that means to me (having a decocker -- how it's "different", etc). i really don't want a glock with its safe action safety, i thought about a springfield XD (and that might still be in the running), but maybe it's just my familiarity with revolvers and lever guns that i find comfort in being able to see the hammer and lower it if i want.
i really do wish that there was a range by me with a p-01 i could, at the very least, handle... but i can't. i bought a couple guns before by ordering without handling ahead of time and those both worked out great, but for my intended carry piece, i'd really like to be sure. like i said, the decocker/safety is what is my main concern now.
please, any info would be greatly appreciated.
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