My new favorite gun, only took one trip to range with it and it's my new go to and since it's winter in the northeast, my current carry gun. I am Team CZ 4 Life now!
I’ve been team CZ for 5 years now and I’m glad to have you on board lol. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Picked mine up a couple weeks ago. Nice gun, very accurate, fun to shoot. Found that CZ-75 mags and IWI Jericho 941 mags also fit and cycle with no issues. 215 rounds so far with no issues
I love mine, as you said it will be tough for me to decide if I place optic on it even though I have older eyes. It just shoots. Been transitioning into a duty carry…and like you again I am a CZ nut…also a Cajun Gun Works fan…
I’ve never sent anything to CGW although I’ve often considered it. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Just get a P01 and run it or change its internals to your specs, you will still save money. That comes with a proper decocker and Firing Pin Block. If for some reason you do not like DA, you can easily train cocking into your draw with the ergonomics, although I personally train mostly on firing that DA shot first. Defensive firearms use is mostly going to be a very physical up close and personal affair that may have people grappling over and dropping firearms.
@patricktoerner we already have a PO1 And really enjoy it as well. As a RU-vid gun review channel, we have to review what everybody wants to see and if it is new and people are rabid about it, then we must review it lol.
I can say this about that. I carry my cz shadow 2 compact at the half cocked with safty off but this is how I practice shooting this gun in idpa local competitions. I did however put the cgw ultra lite spring kit in it so now it's like my shadow 2 that I use in uspsa shoots. If someone chooses to carry locked and cock like sao 1911 I have absolutely no problem with them doing so. I just don't understand why all the hate about no fpb. It's all on how you practice if not completely comfortable don't do it. Simple. Like your review on this gun. Nice job!!!
🔹GREAT REVIEW🔹 Actually your review of a handgun is one of the BEST that I have ever seen ~ and I've seen a lot ! Greetings from Florida 🌴 OCT 17th 2023
Thanks bud I really appreciate that. Florida is my 2nd favorite place to vaca. TN being the first lol. We are just outside Charlotte, NC. Please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
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Very nice . They make a beautiful gun just heavy for me to carry so it would be a target gun . Though I did get a paddle holster for my cz75 bd so that could be a possibility one day for a shadow . Good review
I had an opportunity to get it online several time. Heck even had the opportunity to order it online and pick up locally but refused to do it saying that I wanted to hold it first because I didn’t think it would be any different than the full size. Just a 1” smaller shadow 2 full size. Of course just holding it and feeling the extreme weight difference I had to see how it was on the range. The performance was impressive and I’m not easily impressed by guns given I’ve owned nearly 300 at any given time and sold or traded most of them. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Like you, I am a CZ fanatic, but my PCR with CGW pro package is all the pistol I need. Can't justify spending @ $1800 - the current going rate, for another range toy.
I am skeptical about the aluminum Frame on the new Shadow compact. I know many manufacturers have pistols that share aluminum Frames with Steel slides. However, I remember somewhere hearing that the combination of both different metals, (aluminum being a softer metal) than steel might eventually cause galling and wear from the friction between both Frame and Slide. Whereas a steel Slide sliding on a steel Frame stays true.
Actually it was steel on steel specifically stainless steel slides and frames that galled. And that was fixed decades ago. Absolutely ZERO reason to be apprehensive about steel slide/aluminum alloy frame pistols. They are well proven!
I had around 15000 rounds through my P226 when it was stolen and never had any galling or any other abnormal wear. Most current 1911s are aluminum. It is just fine and most people buying these guns will never put enough amm down the pipe to wear out the rails.
@IrishReaper1776 that’s true I tell people that all the time. I currently own 76 guns there no chance I’m ever going to shot any of them enough to cause a problem
A decocker would be so nice on this gun. Much more sense to me to make it more a real carry gun than a compact target pistol. But what a wonderfull 9mm despite that
I agree and I think you can switch the safety to a decocker. Not 100 on that but my other cz pistols you can. Thanks for watching in for commenting, and please be sure to subscribe if you have not already.
@@GSquaredTactical Can we move the hammer back with the safety engaged ? It could resolve that problem , because I don't think we can switch to a decocker lever Thank you for your answer !
Yeah they was invaded on the 20th but also continued and added to on the 21st. A sad turn of events for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already.
I get it man. I’ve had people nearly beat me over the head because I didn’t like a very popular firearm. I don’t like the hellcat, the 365 9mm, the 43 or 43x I just don’t. I prefer the P938 CZ P-10M and the Canik MC9 in those configurations. You like what you like and if you aren’t feeling it then find something you do feel. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Only thing I’m going to change is the captured recoil spring. For me the safety is just there for show. Carry it one up with half cocked and it’s drop safe.
Yes sir!! If you noticed every time I would lower the hammer I would half cock it. Everyone is telling me how stupid I am for lowering the hammer on a live round. You know what I’ve had a decocker fail me twice and one put a round in the back of my safe. Point that pistol in a safe direction, drop the hammer on a live round and slightly pull the hammer back and call it a day. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Im going to get a cz shadow 2. Its been on my list for some time. I just never see them in shop often. I wouldn't carry this because its kinda expensive and nice looking so i would just have it as a awesome piece at the range or something like that. The glock is the carry. It can handle the abuse it has to deal with on a daily basis. Great review. Always enjoy the videos while i have coffee and look at my stuff.
Sir did you just put a .40S&W mag and you say it will cicle? That would be awesome since a swap barrel to .357SIG could be possible. 😋 Thanks for the video new subscriber.
I carry it with one in the pipe, 1/4 cocked with safety off. I let the DA trigger be my safety. I don’t care for the safety as it’s not easy to manipulate by hand but also doesn’t lock into place as positively as a 1911 which makes me uncomfortable, carrying it, cocked and locked. Thanks for watching and for commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you have not already.
@@GSquaredTacticalsir would you mind explaining, why the manufacturer did not care to put in Fire pin block, i know that decocker makes an impact on trigger performance so thats understandable this being a competition gun, but why not FPB? Thanks.
Believe me if you scour the Internet, you will find heated debates on that topic because it’s not just this manufacturer that chooses not to install firing pin safety’s. There are those that believe the already existing safeties will work fine, and the possibility of it being dropped at a high enough distance, and hitting perfectly in such a way to cause the firing pin to discharge the round is so very unlikely that it is a non-issue. As far as why the manufacture chose not to. I can’t say definitively why that is if it had something to do with performance or otherwise, I’m really not sure maybe we could email Cz and see what kind of response we get concerning the matter. Thanks for watching and for commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you have not already.
Well given that I don’t run optics that I can’t cowithness the irons and I don’t carry either because of size and weight I only use them as night stand and truck guns and range toys I’d go with the full size shadow for capacity and slightly better accuracy. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Just subscribed. Thanks. Been looking for an excuse to buy the Compact instead of the Shadow 2 Orange. Dont mind the 15 rd mag. Is there noticeable difference in recoil? Sorry, final question.
No sir but they might. I’ll try that Monday when I get back from the mountains. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
The CZ P-01 and S2C both share the same shorter mag size. You can also run regular CZ 75 full length mags in the P-01 or S2C, but they will stick out more. You can't run the shorter P-01 or S2C mags in a regular CZ 75 because it won't connect properly.
Without the trigger being depress it's not going to shoot. I carry mine cocked and lock and I don't see it to be an issue. It defeats the purpose of it being an EDC, conceal carry if one don't carry it cocked and locked.
I don’t agree with that. I know tons of people who carry revolvers as their edc in which case they’d always be practicing and in the event something went down reacting in a double action sequence. This is a double action gun so chambering a round and lowering the hammer to use from double action isn’t an issue for me. As hairpin as that trigger is in single action and as easy as it is to knock off the safety I just wouldn’t feel comfortable with that, but that’s only my opinion. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
@@MP5GUY-sn2ny How did you figure that one out? I believe the manufacturer decided not to install a decocking lever because it would slow down the performance of the gun. Nevertheless, the gun still has a safety mechanism so it won't fire unless the trigger is depress. I carry mine holstered in my pocket, with one in the chamber half cock, if I feel something brewing I have my hand on the grip and ready to disengage the safety as soon as I pull it out of my pocket. What I wouldn't do is lower the hammer fully down with one in the chamber and risk a misfire. I also wouldn't have it in full cock position with one in the chamber and count only on the safety lever from it misfiring. Furthermore, I would never carry a gun unless I have one in the chamber. So in my humble opinion, half cock with the safety on the lock position is the best way to carry this gun.
Man i know exactlywhat your talking about on i had an sp-01that my buddy let me borrow that i kept for like 6 months and its exactly the same the saftey is just so easy to sweep. I didnt carry it but i left it in the bedside table in the same condition. I would chamber a round then drop the hammer and still left the saftey on. Also I couldnt give a fuck what all the comment section rambos say either, i felt safer doing that than trusting me or my wife with that light sa pull and that saftey that you breathe on to disengage. Nice vid man.
I can’t speak educated Lee on that because I have never owned a tactical sport although I would have thought certainly the magazines for that and the shadow would have been the same but if they don’t fit, I guess they aren’t. I just know that all of my shadow too Magazines fit. Thanks for watching and for commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you have not already.
Seems like the only downside is it being Single action. Maybe they will have a DA/SA, I would be ok with a decocker. I think from other videos and what I’ve heard remembering to disengage your safety is the last thing you want.
I fairly quickly got use to it and so did Trey. I haven’t done it in last 400 rounds or so but I did shoot it a ton after this video focusing on trigger work. Thanks for watching and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Funny, I had the same experience with that double tap . I truly believe though I just needed to ease up on the trigger . You guys are not crazy about that. Personally, I’m putting a red dot on it and I will carry it concealed but outside of my waist. Cock and locked
To each their own brother. Whatever you are most comfortable with it’s no one’s business or right to say you are wrong. You do you lol. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
I have both the DWX’s and I’d say of course I prefer it but the DWX was $1900 so I’d hope I’d like it better. However I like that the shadow has a 3 slot light rail and the DWX doesn’t. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Most people would rather have a decocker to drop hammer on live round without having to press the boom pedal! Why they did this who knows but that would be the only reason I wouldn't buy it because its not to safe to manually drop hammer on live round! Pretty cringy considering they marketed this as a carry gun and the price!
Like on most if not all 75 models, you can purchase a decocker for this pistol and swap out the thumb safety for the decocker, and that is a fairly easy thing to do. I realize that just incurs more cost but it is an option. Seemingly there are a ton of people that do not mind carrying the gun cocked and locked they do not consider it any different than carrying a single action, 1911 cocked and locked.
Something I’ve never understood as I have legitimate questions sometimes to. If you don’t like it what really is the point in taking time to publicly comment to tear someone down? Why not just move on to something you like and let that be that ?
Locked and cocked is not a safety issue. All the stupidness about "safely decocking" an sa/da safety only pistol is mis placed. One is farore likely to have an accidental discharge whiles fingering and fuckin around with the hammer and trigger. Just flip the safety to safe and use your damn head.
Oh man that’s doing me dirty lol. You like what you like that why ugly people get married lol. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
@@GSquaredTactical Sir with all due respect, people don't need to be encouraged to subscribe. They will subscribe if they want to. Your content is good. Your audience will find you. Thanks for the video!
@spacep0d why is it that some folks get so upset about me asking people to subscribe? I just don’t get it really. I mean it’s not often but 3 or 4 times a year people will say what you have just said sometimes In a very hateful way and I just wonder what is it about me asking the upsets them so? Because people tell me that I’m probably one of only a very select few channels with more than 30k subscribers that will respond back in the comment section. Apparently it’s a rare thing. The Bible says “ask and it shall be given, seek and ye shall find, knock and the door will be opened. Ye have not because ye ask not.”
@@GSquaredTactical I'm not upset, but you just don't need to ask for this. It's obvious to anyone who likes your channel that they should subscribe if they want to. Same with liking your content. You can do anything you like, but why go through the trouble of asking with every response?
Why are you all dropping your guns, i have never dropped a gun in my life. If its your edc, it should be like carrying your child. Im sure its safe. Ive seen guys hit the hammer with a damn hammer and nothing. Pretty sure it can't be any safer.
I think that a firing pin block would potentially make it less likely to have contact with primer , the give is that the quality of the trigger pull would be worse. For what I need, I too would rather have it as is and carry at half cock in DA
