OSP737 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) While at an IDPA practice match this week, I had a chance to talk to a guy that was shooting a CZ with a red dot on it. After the match he let me shoot his gun so we put up an old target at 15-20 yards. I fired 10 rounds offhand at the head and most of the rounds were touching each other! This gun shot great! I thought most the CZs were too heavy for IDPA, although this gun did not have the orange or blue grips on it, I believe they were black and it had a steel frame. He said he paid around $1200 for it without the dot. Anyone have any idea which model this was? I'm not looking for a CO gun but one to shoot with open sights. I know, I should have asked him but I didn't think there would be a problem picking one out on the Internet. Thanks. Edited January 28 by OSP737 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perttime Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Grips can be replaced. Different color, different thickness, different contours. Does anything look familiar at https://www.czub.cz/en/firearms-and-products-family/shadow-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frgood Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 TS2 perhaps? But that does have some weight. Shadow? What was the approximate barrel size? Was it a full size, compact, or something smaller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Sp01 shadow is also possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSP737 Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 Well, the guy with this CZ showed up again at our Thursday practice and I got a good look at it. Turns out it was a Shadow 2 that he changed the grips on and had the slide milled for the red dot. Thanks for the ideas and help, it's appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint007 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Full size shadow 2 is too heavy for any IDPA division. Have to lose almost 4 ounces. Hard to believe it could be lightened enough with cuts, but no one would care at the T1 club match….awesome rig tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perttime Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Shadow 2 Compact is much lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSP737 Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 3 hours ago, Clint007 said: Full size shadow 2 is too heavy for any IDPA division. Have to lose almost 4 ounces. Hard to believe it could be lightened enough with cuts, but no one would care at the T1 club match….awesome rig tho. This.......which is why I was surprised to see it was a Shadow 2. The just guy shoots for fun and is not really wrapped up in IDPA, and the club just likes to see people come out to shoot so no one cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramnj Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 You can make the Shadow 2 IDPA legal in CO. I had my Shadow 2's slide milled and changed the grips to Henning grips and the magazines with the plastic base pad. Total weight is 44.5 ounces. Trying to get a polymer guide rod to bring the weight further down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint007 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) That is indeed an impressive feat! What was the amount of slide milling was required? Pics maybe? They give you 2 extra ounces over the normal 43 ounce limit for ESP (for the optic) to get you to 45 ounces max weight. All dimensions fit in the box then? If I recall, especially with a beefy safety, it could be just over 1.625 inches in width… Years ago before they raised the weight limit, I had a 1st generation shadow that was just a bit too heavy, and I had the slide milled to get it just underweight for ESP, and then they relaxed the weight limit…. C Edited February 3 by Clint007 Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES13Raven Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 At local matches, they might not care - but to get a Shadow 2 to make weight there are a couple of things you can do: Slide milling - I think Primary Machine used to sell a Carry Optics specific cut, which included more weight reduction than their Harbinger series. Lok lightweight grips Acetyl guide rod (if you can find one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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