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the grip size around most of the grip is a bigger, 2mm bigger, but they've cut out deeper under the beaver tail so that smaller hands can reach the trigger better. See the pic I posted of Maria's hand and her gripping the gun

that wiggle happens with all 4 of my presses, so I'm going to say it's normal. I saw someone post a link to another company that sells a rod that replaces the big spring at the back, apparently the rod (with a bushing) keeps the toolhead better aligned. Anyone tried one?

damn, I was hoping this rumor would persist so I can sell off some of my old Shadows for a premium!

I will concur with the script choice not being my favorite, or the name even. I feel the same way with the Stock II script choice too. Looks like grips, hammer, undercuts everywhere, maybe slightly different slide serrations, checkering, mag release and probably a bunch of other subtle things I didn't notice while looking at the pic for 10 seconds. I like all the changes... but not so much on the Shadow 2 scroll on the slide. Meh...

it's not the breaking that's the issue, it's the head shape of them and pulling back in primers, as well as not always pushing them all the way out. Didn't expect the Brownells ones to be a solution as I ordered the punches for gunsmithing. But figured they might work in the dies after I got them.

these will still be the weak point. But I forgot the Dillon rifle dies don't use head pins, so that kills that idea. Might be a good replacement in my pistol dies though, as I still get pull backs with them if I don't do the reshaping everyone recommends.

As noted, I was purposely doing it wrong in the video in an attempt to show that you need to do it slowly to make it safe (regardless of where you stop). However, when I do it for real I still use the pad of my thumb on the hammer, pinning it, and then rotating my hand/thumb so that it rolls up and, getting a slight pinch at the end as it presses on my nail. I've seen it done reverse and find that awkward for me, but either is still miles ahead of the pinch method, which is miles ahead of the single hand method I've seen waaay too many times. Where you grip the gun with your strong hand and use your strong hand thumb to decock (think of the way you'd see old school cowboys do it sometimes in the tv shows). Had a guy do it that way and it fired, the slide came back hit his thumb, he lost his grip and the gun did a few 360 revolutions through the air and came to land on the ground, cocked, point straight back at me (soft dirt and barkmulch). He actually argued the DQ saying it was a mechanical malfunction. I got in trouble from the RM for calling the guy a few nasty names as he argued the DQ with me.

Picked up a set of Brownells replaceable pin punches last week, their 3 packs. The medium pin is pretty much the same size as the decapping pins in the Dillon dies, except it has a smaller head on it. But the bonus is that it is a nice square tip on it, and they come in various lengths. Of course they won't bend like Dillon pins don't but will properly shatter. Thinking of trying them in my 223 dies as the pin shape might not allow for the primers to be pulled back into the case. 6 replacement pins is $10 USD, which is a lot more expensive than the normal pins we use, but if they work better, they'll be worth it. http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/general-gunsmith-tools/punches/gunsmith-replaceable-pin-punch-set-prod545.aspx

how exactly is it safer to go to half cock? You are the only person I have ever heard of that thinks this way. Lowering the hammer manually to full decock or half cock requires exactly the same series of events to take place.

Ironarcher, we are required to drop the hammer all the way down, and CZ Shadows don't have a firing pin block. here is me doing it wrong, on purpose https://youtu.be/OvEQFu4n7us

Shadows don't have a firing pin block. You need to keep the trigger pressed to the rear the whole time or it will land at half cock

I'd pay $30 for that bracket for my old KISS feeder.

I think I should be able to make a film of it Friday night, will post. Smack on the thumb is all you get.

Not in IPSC you couldn't, maybe USPSA. In IPSC the first shot must be DA in Production except on unloaded gun starts. And people are correct, the rolling method isn't 100% perfect, none of them are. I demo this when teaching people, I tell them they must always look at holstering and decocking as things that need a conscious break before doing them. I then show them that I can roll my thumb out of the way fast enough to make the gun fire, and I let them see that so long as it's in a safe direction nothing bad will happen (other than a DQ at a match). No broken thumb or fingers or anything like that. I then let them try it if they wish, so that they get an idea of what it takes to mess that up. I definitely do prefer the roll method over any other, and I've seen some pretty wild "others"

Did a quick test tonight, 35m 2 inch group off the bench. This was out of my old gun with about 80,000 rounds through it. It previously shot about 4 inches at that distance. I don't know how much was the bushing or me simply shooting better. But I think it helped, a lot.

I had ordered two awhile back. Installed one in my Steel Challenge gun, like others above, the slot didn't line up quite perfectly with the slide, but it was close enough for me to get the pin through. I'd imagine on some guns it will line up, and on others it might go in too far? Have not shot yet, but it is a lot tighter and the barrel more stable in the locked up position. Looking forward to testing it. Hopefully the shots stay centered. Not sure if rotating the bushing will affect anything or not? Making sure it went in level was tough.

bwahahaha, been there!

those 18 round mags are also made by MecGar, for CZ. The new 19 round mags are basically an upgrade, they have a lip that comes up the front of the mag to stop that other round from moving forward when the top round is fed into the chamber. As for tuning, I just used to smack mine with a brass hammer and make them slightly tapered. Those 18 round mags use a thinner metal than the 19 and easily spread over time, especially if you're dumping them on concrete floors partially loaded. As well they would split at the back where the feed lips joined into the body due to the 90 degree formation there. The new mags are more of a semi circle there so no splitting.

Never did get the ES and SD data sorry. the rounds worked excellent down here in Jamaica, they chrono'd at 120pf bang on.

yeah I don't see how it is any help honestly. Unless someone is making an adapter to increase the capacity of my RF100....

primer sensor is awesome

If the demo I saw in Germany tells me anything the finish will outlast anything else on the market except maybe the Glock. A CZ employee slammed two of the guns against each other, rubbing the checkering against the slides and scratching his knife down the slide, after a wipe with a micro fiber there was nothing to see on the slide. Pretty cool.

Robin took 11 of the stages in Australia with his single action one

Mk VII made me lose weight, brought my dog back to life, and not only brought my wife back to but made her sexier too. How can you go wrong?

usually the reason they aren't in the grooves is because the mag button spring/lifter spring retaining screw has been overtightened, twisting the springs.