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I've got both a 75 shadow and an sp01 shadow, among many other CZs. The difference in weight, feel and balance comes down personal preference. My son likes the 75. I prefer the sp 01. Oftentimes, I shoot the sp with a ts slide as I like even more weight and the longer sight radius.

I've got a p 01 omega with cgw stuff and its a great compact.

Mine had all the CGW bits and I've done a bit of polishing. With the cgw guide rod and 13 lb recoil spring, it doubles. With the stock recoil spring assembly, it doesn't. Go figure. I like the gun quite a bit and prefer it to the sp 07 I had and gave to my son. But, I have to admit, I like my M&P 2.0 full size 4.25" barrel more. The smith fits my hand better, shoots softer, and has a better stock trigger. I shoot it better. I'm looking forward to installing an apex kit. Also, it reportedly fits in the IDPA box with slim base pads. However, the steel CZs kick both of their asses IMO. There is something about a nicely tuned steel CZ, and I've got a bunch of them.

I've got both. They are very similar in feel. How they feel depends quite a bit on the fitting. The CGW has only a single wing and seems to be a higher quality part with a better smoother finish. But they feel the same because you will polish both parts during fitting. You can get an oversized CGW part that you can fit to have an extremely short reset. But, my one CZC installed disconnector feels as short as the CGW ones I've fit. I think it really depends on tolerances. FWIW, I typically buy and use CGW ones. While I'm fitting short reset disconnectors, I typically throw in a CGW adjustable sear. I need to install a disconnector and sear on the CZC customized 75 stainless I bought a few years back that my girlfriend shoots, into which CZC didn't install a disconnector.

Good choice. You'll love it. Some action smoothing, a short reset disconnector, and grips and sights you like and you'll be ready to go.

Haven't tried but my caliper measurements say no without some serious grinding.

My matte stainless has the upswept beavertail. I've got both a 75 and an sp 01 shadow. I love them both but the heavier frame usually wins out. I just seem to shoot it a bit better for some reason.

You need to decide for yourself. Personally, I use the CZ alum with the same shape as the stock plastic and I also have a comp hammer, which eliminated the tiny bit of creep that existed on the stock gun.

I have a CGW 97 BE. Great gun, great trigger, very accurate and less snappy than my 1911s, which I don't find snappy at all.

I bought a bunch of them as spares when I "misplaced" one for a couple hours and then found it. I've never needed them. If I ever do, I probably won't be able to find them.

I use blue Loctite when reinstalling the screw. I use the kneelingatlas technique for removal except that the screwdriver I use has a square shaft so I turn the screw with a crescent wrench.

I also had a 9mm TS upper modded to fit on the shadow frames. I usually put it on the sp 01 frame. I put light wood grips on it to make IDPA weight although I prefer the feel of stock rubber grips.

Pretty much the same. I've got both. I usually grab the sp 01. I prefer slightly more weight.

I left it in. I polished it and put in the cgw reduced power spring. It has a slightly longer reset than the shadows but its a pretty slight difference.

While you're on the CGW site, you could also get a comp hammer, an adjustable sear, a short reset disconnector, some new sights. Might as well go all the way. My tuned sp 01 is pretty darn close to my tuned shadows. It's only money and time. Tuning CZs is a great was to spend some time tinkering and what comes out the far end is a joy to shoot.

I've been running my longslide top end on my sp 01 shadow lower (with light grips). Love it. I haven't handled an S 2.

I didn't say that I think the CZC hammer surpasses the CGW hammer. But, I find my guns using the CZC hammers are equal to my guns using the CGW hammers and the fact that the CZC hammers have been production and IDPA legal has tipped the balance in favor of the CZC hammers. I haven't kept up with the legality of CGW hammers but I don't feel the need to change given the excellent performance of the CZC hammers.

I put a race hammer in mine and it improved the trigger slightly in removing the slight amount of creep with the factory hammer. It's probably not necessary unless you are a complete trigger snob.

Yes with the short mag.

Thought so, thanks. It's time to put one in the sp 01 shadow.

Question--Is the 10x bushing IDPA ESP legal?

I've got CZC hammers mostly because they have been production and IDPA legal for a good long while, although I also have a couple guns with CGW's hammers. I have to say I prefer CGW's sear and disconnector to the stock ones but I don't think CGW's hammer has anything on CZCs.

zeroryde, when I change hammers alone or especially along with discos and/or safeties, I've gone to using the CGW adjustable sear. Unlike when tweaking 1911s, I am not a fan of filing safeties or sears on CZs. You don't always need to fit the sear/safety but it's just so easy to use the CGW sear and it's a beautifully made billet part. I recently did a full tune on my railed steel ambi safety compact (CZC hammer and sights, and CGW sear, springs, ext firing pin and a reasonably extensive polish) and I didn't even consider using the factory sear. It's only a few extra bucks.

Yup, gotta use thin grips though.

You need to use the front sight pin or your busing will go flying when you least expect it. CZC sells a bit to drill the proper sized hole in the new front sight. The CGW and dawson sight have the hole pre drilled but I find it best to finish them with the drill bit. Sometimes the hole is not quite right. I prefer CZC sights. The rear dovetail is not quite as deep as the dawson and it looks better to my eye. You need to find what you like best. Rather than going SAO with my CZs, I prefer to carefully fit a new CGW disconnector. But again, its all personal preference. Congrats on your new CZ. They rock.