Why does my CZ feel rougher than my 2011's

[B45C22]

I understand that the position of the rails is different, but it is still metal on metal. Racking a well oiled 1911/2011 just sounds smooth. My cz doesn't feel/sound that way. Is it a lesser steel?

My CZ is from the custom shop and is a real tack driver, but it is like nails on a chalk board when I rack it.

[kneelingatlas]

Since the rails on a CZ are much longer, there's more metal in contact; the racking can be made smoother with 2000 grit sandpaper or Slide Guide

[gmg]

Send it to Shay at Akai Custom and then you'll feel one that feels like it's on ball bearings. helluva a gunsmith.

[Magsz]

Does it really matter?

There is how a gun "feels" and then how it shoots.

Between a box stock SP01 and a super gooshed up Shadow, i cannot feel a difference (trigger aside) when actually shooting them. Even an Akai gun while nice in the hands shoots like a Shadow.

Maybe im just a simpleton, i dunno but subjective "feel" of a gun when you're not shooting it never mattered to me.

[motosapiens]

shoot it more. my cz's are very smooth, but they have 5000-8000 rounds through them and I lube the rails with slide-glide.

[hiker88]

I place a little Mobil 1 grease on the rails of Shadow and it makes it a lot smoother. Although, not as smooth as my STI.

[mspiredm3]

I agree with above, who cares how it feels? How it shoots is what matters.

[Torogi]

OP, what round count you have on your CZ?

[schmeky]

Slide rails are easy to smooth out. Any competent GS can do this.

[B45C22]

Maybe 4-5K. That is probably pushing it though.

I realize that I am in a small group here, but I really get off on a gun being, feeling, and sounding smooth. There is a guy who shoots with us who built his own gun by hand, with no power tools other than a dremel. (so he says - doesn't really matter for this example) He hand filed and lapped the slide to frame. The gun is rather ho-hum looking, but I love running him just so I can hear when he racks the slide. It just sounds so silky.

My gun shoots great, I just hate the way it feels/sounds. Maybe a trip to a smith is in order. Should they refit the slide altogether, or just lap the rails?

[steel1212]

Its easy to smooth it out. Its quite simple to do it yourself. JUST SHOOT IT! I to like a smooth cycling gun. My custom 1911s are like that. The CZ aren't even close. The ones that are Cerakoted, which is all but a back up shadow, are much smoother but nothing will be as smooth as parts that where oversized and fitted together.

[pivoproseem]

I refinished mine with Moly-Resin, made sure to coat the inside of the frame and the rails on the slide. Oiled with something synthetic, made it pretty slick.

Edited August 3, 2013 by pivoproseem