ZachJ Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Was considering an eventual switch to a tanfo in a shooting season or two. If this tanfo, *cough* cz has the same feel that the tanfo does in the hand, I'll probably go for it instead. Grip checkering, front serrations moved a tiny bit forward. Fixes 2/3 ergo gripes I have with the CZ. The only part I'm unsure about is the safety. For me, a tanfo stock 3 and its extended safety put my thumb a bit higher than the cz, but can't tell that from pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngineerEli Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Looks like extended safety to me in the photos. Which would be unusual for a production gun. Tanfoglio Limited Pro: Keeping up with the Joneses! I love big safeties too! But, I hope they do a better job than Tanfoglio did when making sure the gun fits in the production box with oversized safety paddles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 The only part I'm unsure about is the safety. For me, a tanfo stock 3 and its extended safety put my thumb a bit higher than the cz, but can't tell that from pictures. Yeah, stock safety on the current Shadow is a nightmare—super easy to activate accidentally when establishing a high grip, particularly when shooting one handed. I fit thin safeties on mine after this happened a few times. Downside to them is less control when shooting one handed. The Tanfo safety seems much better in this regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhollis51 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) I like it. Edited February 2, 2016 by dhollis51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhollis51 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I wonder what the price will be????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 2000 Not dollars, but 2000 must be sold to be legal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimaryBruce Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 As soon as it looks like these are going to be imported, I will be on a wait list with CZC for one. Without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdave24 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 2000 sold for idpa. Uspsa has to put it on the production list. Do they have a minimum number sold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 A handgun may be approved and added to the USPSA Approved Production Handgun List after the NROI Manufacturer’s Declaration form stating that a minimum of 2000 complete handguns have been manufactured and available to the general public has been submitted and NROI has inspected the handgun for compliance common practice has been that variants of approved versions can be added to the list. The has happened on some models/variants before they have been seen on the market. Another infamous example of getting a gun on the list had the manufacturer declare that 2000 had been build and sold to a law enforcement agency. The only one seen was in the hands of their factory shooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthoefer Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Like the trigger guard. Drilled and tapped mag release is pretty out there for a prod gun. Wish they'd fix some old design issues like how the grip panels are retained by just 1 screw. Love the proper checkering and new serrations too. The goofy mismatched front and rear serrations never did excite me. Hard to tell but it looks like it may be a tad longer too. Ie aus spec barrels may now be the norm. Nice to have a few mm extra barrel and extra sight radius. It's not a big difference but every bit helps. Thank god I'm not the only person who thinks retaining the grip panels with a single screw is dumb. It lets the grips rock even with the best fitted grips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthoefer Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) The only part I'm unsure about is the safety. For me, a tanfo stock 3 and its extended safety put my thumb a bit higher than the cz, but can't tell that from pictures. Yeah, stock safety on the current Shadow is a nightmaresuper easy to activate accidentally when establishing a high grip, particularly when shooting one handed. I fit thin safeties on mine after this happened a few times. Downside to them is less control when shooting one handed. The Tanfo safety seems much better in this regard. The SP-01 safety is a good compromise. It's smaller and the shelf is higher up than the standard shadow safety. Then of course there are the rami safeties you have. I've debated trying the ramis out, but I like the sp-01 safety for an index point for my thumb during the draw. Edited February 3, 2016 by bthoefer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviSS Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I wonder if they have addressed any issues, like the trs spring breakage and slide stop problems on this upcoming model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_striker Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 The only part I'm unsure about is the safety. For me, a tanfo stock 3 and its extended safety put my thumb a bit higher than the cz, but can't tell that from pictures. Yeah, stock safety on the current Shadow is a nightmaresuper easy to activate accidentally when establishing a high grip, particularly when shooting one handed. I fit thin safeties on mine after this happened a few times. Downside to them is less control when shooting one handed. The Tanfo safety seems much better in this regard. The SP-01 safety is a good compromise. It's smaller and the shelf is higher up than the standard shadow safety. Then of course there are the rami safeties you have. I've debated trying the ramis out, but I like the sp-01 safety for an index point for my thumb during the draw. It didn't work for me personally. Got in the way of my support hand using a high grip. Thin safeties and an extra power detent spring work great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurusty Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Looks like a TS with a rail, I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I want three....two for Production and one to play in Carry Optics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdub Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Is it just me or does the slide on the Shadow 2 look a little leaner and meaner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Is it just me or does the slide on the Shadow 2 look a little leaner and meaner? Hard to tell, but the serrations look larger, and from some angles it appears the slide might taper more inwards at the top....both could shave a bit of weight. On the flip side, the dust cover only has one cutout for an attachment, so it should be a tad heavier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdub Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Is it just me or does the slide on the Shadow 2 look a little leaner and meaner?Hard to tell, but the serrations look larger, and from some angles it appears the slide might taper more inwards at the top....both could shave a bit of weight. On the flip side, the dust cover only has one cutout for an attachment, so it should be a tad heavier. Don't forget about the checkering and more aggressive frame under cuts. That might make it a little lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertgenericid Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Is it just me or does the slide on the Shadow 2 look a little leaner and meaner?Hard to tell, but the serrations look larger, and from some angles it appears the slide might taper more inwards at the top....both could shave a bit of weight. On the flip side, the dust cover only has one cutout for an attachment, so it should be a tad heavier.Don't forget about the checkering and more aggressive frame under cuts. That might make it a little lighter. Speaking of which, what is the purpose of the apparent undercut between the rail and the trigger guard? Is it for the support hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipu12 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 ...soo any info about availability? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRanta Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 It is not even officially represented yet. Previous models have taken about one year from intro to shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Like the trigger guard. Drilled and tapped mag release is pretty out there for a prod gun. Wish they'd fix some old design issues like how the grip panels are retained by just 1 screw. Love the proper checkering and new serrations too. The goofy mismatched front and rear serrations never did excite me. Hard to tell but it looks like it may be a tad longer too. Ie aus spec barrels may now be the norm. Nice to have a few mm extra barrel and extra sight radius. It's not a big difference but every bit helps. Thank god I'm not the only person who thinks retaining the grip panels with a single screw is dumb. It lets the grips rock even with the best fitted grips. yeah my SSI scales are so nicely fitted you almost have to tap them in with a rubber mallet but with only one screw even they can rock a little with pressure on different spots. it's such a dumb flaw that would be so easy to fix. apart from that shadow2 looks pretty awesome. it's certainly a bonafide stock II competitor. with the old limited supply issues gone these days in the US a stock II is about the same money as a shadow (assuming you could find a plain non-customised shadow). but in most other markets the stock II is the more expensive gun by a decent margin. I have a feeling the new shadow2 will be priced similar to the outgoing model so it should make some tanfog shooters think twice. The big deal the tanfog had over the shadow is the better frame (checkering, square trigger guard etc) and generally better ergos. It seems most of the updates on shadow2 address those issues. so now you basically will be getting a tanfoglo like frame ergo but with the renowned CZ trigger. It should sell very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRanta Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Info and picture is now gone from the IWA site. I hope they are just updating or something and this is not cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) It won't be cancelled. We'll be seeing a demo in Oz in about 6 weeks from now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited February 11, 2016 by Matt1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posvar Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Any idea if this will be IDPA legal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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