kneelingatlas

It doesn't seem like an apples to apples comparison, a $500 pistol vs a $900 one? In my opinion you should decide frame you want, tactical rail or no (heavy or light), then figure out how much you want factory upgraded and how much you want to do yourself. After all, you can get the heavy frame or the light frame in whatever trim level you prefer. I have shot, side by side, the stock 75B and a stock SP01 and I vote hands down for the SP01 frame; the difference in felt recoil and muzzle flip is remarkable.

Out of the box mine was 1lb, 12oz; I did some polishing myself and got it down to 1lb, 8oz. After I installed the race hammer, I expirimented with hammersprings ranging from 7.5# (1lb, 1oz) to 18# (1lb, 10oz) and actually settled on the 18#; the trigger pull is nice and crisp, it seems less mushy and slow than with a light spring. The biggest difference between the race hammer and the stock is the travel, I set my pre travel and over travel screws as tight as I could with the stock hammer, then installed the race hammer and there was a ton of slack on both sides. Once I dialed the screws in again, it really kicks ass! A GM at my range who shoots a 2011 played with it and complemented me on the great trigger.

Twice a week

If you have a few hours to spare, break it down and do some polishing: http://www.czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=42537.0

Very cool, I'm a big fan of using the fixed rear as a slide racker and would still be doing so today, but I put the long racker on to keep the muzzle from tipping up on table starts once I add the thumbrest.

I really love mine Cordy, I recently had some cuts made in the slide and added a slide racker: I had some trouble in the beginning with the factory recoil buffers, but the FTEs went with the buffs! I'm probably over a thousand rounds without a malfunction. Hey, is that a TS fixed rear sight on your Shadow?

Jesse, the internet is a wonderful place! Check this one out (Warning: a little fast!): Nice detail on the sear cage:

That's fantastic work; you make me look like a caveman!

Wolff sells the same recoil spring for CZ and Tanfoglio; Tanfos use a larger diameter guide rod which will not fit through a stock CZ spring.

Mags: $47 - http://czcustom.com/CZ-75-TS-IPSC-40-SandW-17-Rounds.aspx - 17 rounds Base Pads: $38 - http://czcustom.com/cztacticalsportextendedbasepadBlack.aspx - 20 rounds 10 Coil Spring and Follower: $16.90 - http://czcustom.com/czcspringandfollowerkit10.aspx - 21~22 rounds

These cheap paddle pouches work perfect for my Tactical Sport: http://www.cdnninvestments.com/bepx4rsrdema.html They're not as cool as CR Speed, but for $6.99 you can't beat them.

I know exactly what you mean Cavediver! I'm pretty new to USPSA and am really enjoying it, but the fun of the build rivals the shooting. I love my Tactical Sport so I've been working on a 9Major upper for it just for the fun. If there's a gunsmithing equivalent to a shade tree mechanic that's me; I got a good deal on a small frame Tango I'm using as a test bed for everything I want to do to the TS.

I'm pretty sure Henning's small base pads are designed to fit in the box and be long enough to stick out of the mag well. http://www.henningshootsguns.com/shop/magpads.html

Are you shooting production?

Hiker, CZ Custom has some extended aluminum ones in stock for your mags http://czcustom.com/cz-aluminum-base_pad-10_round_standard.aspx although you would have to trim them to fit in the box for production (if you're shooting production).

Carmine, how does your Limited gun sit when unloaded for table starts?

I ran some Tanfoglio .40 mags in my CZ75B last match and had some issues with the mag not locking in; I noticed I had about a millimeter gap between the bottom of the frame and the top of the mag. When I used some CZ mags in my Tanfo, I had to file the notch a little before they would lock in. When I load 9mm rounds into my .40 TS mags, the last round flips through the feed lips and stovepipes. I plan to make a TS big stick out of .40 mags and bend the feed lips to the same spec as my 9mm mags; I'm hoping to get 30 or 31 with the Grams internals.

Matt, my CZ has a giant rear sight which works great to rack the slide, so until I got a thumb rest I never considered a racker.

Jax are you saying your Open gun balances on the mag well and the thumb rest? Just looking at my CZ, it seems like on the left side it would touch the table in three spots: the mag well, the safety and the thumb rest. I'm thinking about a slide racker the prop it up.

I'm planning to try it out, something I was thinking about is table starts... I imagine the muzzle will teeter up making it harder to grip the pistol, can anyone confirm or deny this? Seems like it will make a slide racker a must?

I've drilled and tapped a few triggers on my drill press and yes, they were hard; slow and easy with plenty of lube, just like the first time... er, um, nevermind! The tapping went easy as I just chuck up the tap in the drill press, lower it down and turn in by hand, backing it out and clearing the hole a few times per revolution (when you try to cut too many threads without backing it out, you break taps); that way the thread is on exactly the same angle as the hole. Threading oil is a specific product which should be used here.

That sounds like a plan. How much for your Match???

It's certainly possible to mount a thumb rest with a hand drill and a tap, it would just be very hard to get it straight and looking professionally installed. There is zero room for error in the spacing of the holes, so if the bit walks on you by a few thousandths of an inch, you'll have to turn the holes in the mount into slots to give you a little play. The biggest thing I would worry about without a drill press is drilling the holes (and tapping them) exactly perpendicular to the frame, if they're crooked the head of the screw won't bear the impulse of the recoil as designed and could come loose/bend/break. Of course I have no first hand experience with crooked tapped thumb rest screws and I talking out of my ass, the job looking like crap might be your only risk. Personally, I'm going to try it out on a $400 Tanfoglio before I drill into my $1,000 CZ.