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Took Stan's Academy of St Crispian Omni-Pistol class yesterday. Last time out at Stan's class was with a Glock. Last class at Front Sight started with a Glock and ended in an M&P due to issues with the Glock. So this was the first real time out with the CZ and I've only been to the range a couple quick times with this one before the class. I was a little concerned with using it on a full day curriculum without any real usage before hand.
I brought my 75B and SP-01 to the class with the intentions of using the SP-01 unless something popped up and I could transition to the 75B. Good thing was the SP-01 holster accommodates both pistols, and since the slides are hot swappable between the guns, it gives you a couple more options.
SP-01 has a SAO conversion with a trigger weighing in at 2.85 pounds. I also sent it out to David to have his EZ drift sights installed, and put in the extended safety levers.
Anyway, the change in sights was basically the biggest help with this pistol. I didn't seem to be very accurate with the stock Triu Dot sights compared to the stock 75B. But after changing the sights to the EZ Drift, it was a different gun. The fiber rod is fantastic in the day, and surprisingly useful at night. Only issue with these sights is that the rear is smooth ramped, which I found to be an issue in single handed malfunction drills. I did go to the 75B slide in malfunction drills since it still had the stock blade rear sight. I love the EZ Drift in every other instance, but I wonder if there is an option like that rear that has a flat front edge so you would be able to do a full set of manipulations.
The extended safety is a huge improvement over the regular ones. Way more positive movement with those. But they are sharp. Too a chunk of skin off the side of my thumb after 9 hours of class time. Gonna have to file the edge down a bit there.
I also found that in a more speedy holster extraction, that I sometimes get my grip a bit too high, and ended up with a nice chunk of my hand gone from hammer bite. I did chuckle at myself for that one considering it has an even more gargantuan tail than the 75B, which means I was really muffing up the grip a couple times. That is a me issue, and will just require some more practice with quickly gripping the pistol. But I may try to get a rounded hammer instead of the angled one, now that it is available.
The pistol worked very well the entire time. Very accurate. I know I'm not that accurate, so the mods on the pistol worked out very nicely. Fun gun and I can see why so many people use it in competition. Way different going from a Glock to this pistol. But I'm happy with the decision.
I brought my 75B and SP-01 to the class with the intentions of using the SP-01 unless something popped up and I could transition to the 75B. Good thing was the SP-01 holster accommodates both pistols, and since the slides are hot swappable between the guns, it gives you a couple more options.
SP-01 has a SAO conversion with a trigger weighing in at 2.85 pounds. I also sent it out to David to have his EZ drift sights installed, and put in the extended safety levers.
Anyway, the change in sights was basically the biggest help with this pistol. I didn't seem to be very accurate with the stock Triu Dot sights compared to the stock 75B. But after changing the sights to the EZ Drift, it was a different gun. The fiber rod is fantastic in the day, and surprisingly useful at night. Only issue with these sights is that the rear is smooth ramped, which I found to be an issue in single handed malfunction drills. I did go to the 75B slide in malfunction drills since it still had the stock blade rear sight. I love the EZ Drift in every other instance, but I wonder if there is an option like that rear that has a flat front edge so you would be able to do a full set of manipulations.
The extended safety is a huge improvement over the regular ones. Way more positive movement with those. But they are sharp. Too a chunk of skin off the side of my thumb after 9 hours of class time. Gonna have to file the edge down a bit there.
I also found that in a more speedy holster extraction, that I sometimes get my grip a bit too high, and ended up with a nice chunk of my hand gone from hammer bite. I did chuckle at myself for that one considering it has an even more gargantuan tail than the 75B, which means I was really muffing up the grip a couple times. That is a me issue, and will just require some more practice with quickly gripping the pistol. But I may try to get a rounded hammer instead of the angled one, now that it is available.
The pistol worked very well the entire time. Very accurate. I know I'm not that accurate, so the mods on the pistol worked out very nicely. Fun gun and I can see why so many people use it in competition. Way different going from a Glock to this pistol. But I'm happy with the decision.
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