otomik... I was looking into the new CZ75 Compact forty and reading on the cz users forum. The gun has only been out a few months, I believe. A guy had just bought one and had problems with JHP's running through the mags, but no problems with FMJ.
http://p201.ezboard.com/fczechpistols82792frm83.showMessage?topicID=12.topic
Another guy had the same issue. He called the gunsmith at CZ-USA about the problem and he said they told him that in Chezk... JHP's are outlawed, so they don't generally engineer their guns to run with JHP's... they focus more on FMJ. He was told to use different ammo! Seemed a little crazy to me considering how many of their guns might be destined for the USA, but that's what he said they told him!
At this point, I'm leaning toward Beretta PX4 Forty in full size (when it comes out), HK USP Compact Forty in compact size, and Kahr K40 in sub-compact size.
The SIG's seemed a bit blocky to me, didn't feel quite as good in my hand, and I found their operating controls not as ergonomic for me, but no doubt they're fine guns.
The P2000 was nice, but I didn't like the operating system as much as the DA/SA C&L option that the USP Compact offered. And the USP Compact felt good in my hand.
The CZ-75 Compact looks like a great gun and I like the C&L operating system, but capacity is only 10 rounds in the mag and at this point I have some reservation about functionality of the mags with JHP's. I think the JHP issue will probably be worked out, though. Still don't like the 10 round cap. This gun is still in the running, however, as everyone seems so thrilled with CZ guns and I've never had one!
HK, CZ, Beretta, SIG, and Kahr are the only brands I'm interested in, so that's why I'm leaning toward the PX4 (14+1 capacity), USP Compact (12+1 capacity), and Kahr K40 for each size category. And I plan to keep my two Browning Hi-Powers in forty... just fired them both last night... wonderful! (Only 10+1 capacity though.)
