I own both and love them both, the short comeing of the shield is the 7 or 8 round mag, but it shoots very well and feels very good in the hand, I also have the EX Shield and lke it very well too. But I am an old timer and the single action cocked and lock carry is right in tune with what I am used to
Boge, I started learning from Jeff here on RU-vid throughout my teens and now through my 20’s. Now at almost 30, I hope to be half the shootist Jeff was. Most of my firearms purchases have been after consulting a Gunblast video to make sure it was a “Dandy” before purchase. I can’t thank you enough for keeping the videos going. Your channel feels almost like an extended family.
Hey Boge: great video. The CSX is a nice pistol. It was great seeing your late brother at the end of the video....we sure do miss him as do you. I think you are doing an excellent job carrying on those traditions...please keep it up. God bless you. Patrick
Thank you, sir. And thanks for watching to the end! I will be adding Keff "bloopers" from time to time, as a reward for you guys who watch the whole thing. I sure do miss Ol' Jeff.
Awesome video. Jeff would be proud. The first CSX I handled had a bad click in the reset, and a later one had more of a hump in the reset but no click. This might account for widely varied reviews. I shoot to reset and I think the first one would have driven me nuts. First day ran about 300 rounds of powder coated cast RN with 100% reliability, and great accuracy. I naturally found myself at the true reset without bobble or having to think about it. Break started at about 5.5 with a bit of slightly gritty creep. It wore in to about 5 pounds, smoother, still with a hint of creep but very controllable break. Personally I wouldn’t want much less than 4.5 in an edc micro, even with a safety. I have large-ish but maybe not very meaty hands and had no issues with slide bite. To control recoil in such a small gun I prefer it to push the envelope as far as high grip goes. There were reports of some mags hard to load, or that drag or are hard to seat when fully loaded, but mine were fine. Apparently a few had the mag spring not hooked into the hole on the follower. Roughness of reset feel seems to come from the interaction of the top and rear of the trigger bar, and the front surface of the linkage for the plunger safety. The frame isn’t Glock simple to fully disable, but isn’t difficult. A well heeled trigger snob might prefer Wilson’s 3.75 SFX9. I’m admittedly a bit of a trigger snob, but not sure if I’m that well heeled. All and all I like the CSX. If a person is seeking a 1911 manual of arms in a micro 9, this works.
Bought one a few months back, it carry nice and grips nice and love being able to carry it as a 1911, "locked and cocked". That being said, I don't care for the recoil and accuracy though.
Excellent review! I bought mine about 5 months ago, I have 500 rds of all kinds of ammo through it with not one problem. Love the hammer fire. I carry this every day all day. You can’t go wrong with this gun.
Because of the trigger not being striker, is why I carry my CZ-p01. The single stage triggers are awesome, and why so many love the 1911. I might try one to get a pistol that is lighter weight. I am not getting younger. The holster is what used to be referred to as a Yaqui holster. My son stitched a very good one for me. Not fancy, but effective. Retention is achieved by the pants belt being tight and pulling on the entire thing. At the end, "Some call it a Sling blade, some call it a Kaiser blade" had me smiling. Nice touch there Boge. Good on you man.
I have one of these and really like it, I wanted a Sig 938 but they were over priced in my opinion nd only come with one magazine and the extra mags are about $45 each at least these are about 150, less MSRP plus have two magazines, I usually want 4-6 magazines with each gun I have and have not been able to find extra mags for this one yet but in the meantime I like this little pistol very solid ad well made
Everyone that I have seen on RU-vid who reviews this gun says it’s great to hold and feels awesome in the grip. But I am caught up between the trigger and it’s reset. Some people have said the trigger reset is awful and others have not said anything about a bad trigger reset. Could you please review the trigger reset and your opinion on it. I really take your reviews to heart. Thank you
I don't really see what all the fuss is about re trigger reset in the first place, but it certainly is fine with me, bearing in mind that the slide has to travel far enough to cock the hammer. If it helps, I am buying this one.
I handled an early one with a notable click in the reset stroke, and a later one that had more of a hump in the reset stroke but no click. I shoot to reset and I’m sure first one would have driven me nuts. The 2nd one was at a great price… About 300 rounds the first day and I had no issues. I found myself on the true reset every time, without having to think about it. The reset roughness seems to come from where the top and back surfaces of the trigger extension interacts with the front edge (by the bump) on the linkage for the plunger safety.
@@Critical_libertarian I totally agree! I wish they’d do a couple seasons of 24 bring back good ol Jack Bauer, great show, or they could do a movie, I’d take what ever I could get.
I've been eyeing this pistol since it came out, love my 1911s and this one has a lot of similarities to the 1911,might just have to find one of those CSX PISTOLS!!!
Very good video Sir. Laid back, to the point, and informative without excess jargon just to show your obvious expertise. The CSX is a nice pistol and thanks for the accessory options that you believe in...
The CSX is a good weapon. It has its place in the gun world. Folks need to keep in mind that it's a Micro 9mm and not a full size 1911 or Glock 19. Stay safe and practice .
I see you have also reviewed the Smith and Wesson performance Center sw1911 pro series sub compact. How do they compare? In size and in recoil. I have the Csx but what I really wanted was the sw1911, is there much of a difference besides the price gap.
There are many differences between the CSX and the SW1911 Pro Compact. It really comes down to what your preferences are, between the 1911 and the more modern CSX design. I am a 1911 guy myself, so I would lean toward the SW1911 Pro, but the feature set, cost, and additional magazine capacity of the CSX puts it over the top for me.