EdShot
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Hi, new member here, looking for a sport semiauto. My uses will be mostly range targets and plinking, but it will serve for home defense. I have a CCW license but have never carried... not an issue where I live. I value in order: reliability, accuracy, shootability, and value. I looked at a lot of polymer frames, and was most impressed by the S&W M&P Pro. Glocks are fine but I'm already accustomed to the 1911 grip angle.
I've shot S&W revolvers from .22 to .44 mag and Colt Gold Cup + Kimber carry .45 1911's. I never felt completely comfy with cocked and locked, so ended up carrying a S&W Model 39 that was a good one: accurate, good single action trigger, comfortable and nicely made. Sold it to a Navy pilot headed overseas: a good sale but I miss that little gun. I liked the hammer drop feature... never felt entirely comfy with dropping the hammer by hand on a loaded chamber.
I've shot a Sig P226: very well made but unnecessarily high bore axis. Pricey, but running neck and neck with the Smith M&P Pro. Then I came across some reviews of the CZ 75 series. Here's where I have some questions.
1. Is the Omega trigger a good step forward from the standard 75B?
2. Decocker vs safety: can the gun be trigger-fired from half-cock, and is so, what is the pull like w/respect to full double action? I like the idea of a decocker, but have read that it makes for a more complicated action that is difficult to tune.
3. There are varied opinions about both the CZ triggers. I've done my share of revolver and 1911 internal smoothing, and know when to stop. Given that skill set, which of the three seems best, the CZ75B, the CZ75BD, or the Omega?
Thanks for your responses!
Ed
I've shot S&W revolvers from .22 to .44 mag and Colt Gold Cup + Kimber carry .45 1911's. I never felt completely comfy with cocked and locked, so ended up carrying a S&W Model 39 that was a good one: accurate, good single action trigger, comfortable and nicely made. Sold it to a Navy pilot headed overseas: a good sale but I miss that little gun. I liked the hammer drop feature... never felt entirely comfy with dropping the hammer by hand on a loaded chamber.
I've shot a Sig P226: very well made but unnecessarily high bore axis. Pricey, but running neck and neck with the Smith M&P Pro. Then I came across some reviews of the CZ 75 series. Here's where I have some questions.
1. Is the Omega trigger a good step forward from the standard 75B?
2. Decocker vs safety: can the gun be trigger-fired from half-cock, and is so, what is the pull like w/respect to full double action? I like the idea of a decocker, but have read that it makes for a more complicated action that is difficult to tune.
3. There are varied opinions about both the CZ triggers. I've done my share of revolver and 1911 internal smoothing, and know when to stop. Given that skill set, which of the three seems best, the CZ75B, the CZ75BD, or the Omega?
Thanks for your responses!
Ed
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