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Thanks I'm really excited about it. I tried out a bunch of my buddy's guns yesterday, Springfield XD, Glock 19, M&P compact, Sig P229. All were nice but I then I shot my 1911 and knew I wanted an all-steel full-frame 9mm. The SP-01 shadow was available on CZ Custom and looks super badass. Like I said, I'll come back and throw some glamor shots up when once it comes in!

I'm in Atlantic county as well. I'm a member over at South Jersey Shooting Club. I just ordered a SP-01 shadow. Funny, I had bought an EAA witness elite match from Bud's but they won't ship unless the gun is state legal from the factory. The EAA compact and Canik55 compact both look pretty sweet, but I wanted a full-fledged CZ for my first CZ style pistol

If I ever find myself in North Jersey I'll be sure to let you fine people know. For those interested I plunked down on the SP-01 Shadow. I don't doubt that I'll have a nice pretty stainless CZ 75b in a few years Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

njluger, I hear you, and that fact has certainly entered my consideration. This decision becomes more difficult with every reply! However, I can get the 10 rounders easily and as a range gun I don't think I would miss the extra 4-5 rounds. If necessary I could always get the stock mags shipped to my FFL and have them pinned. I will admit I was very attracted to the compact, but as howard said, being that it will never be a carry firearm, there's little reason (other than standard 14 rd mags) to get the compact. Thanks for your input. I'm trying to decide if I want the 75b in matte stainless or the SP-01 Shadow with its extra functional improvements (e.g., trigger, hammer, night sights, etc.)

Glad you caught that lunker! I read all the Dune books (even the prequels and sequels to the original series) in my teens. I've always loved those stories and always will.

Howard, I think I have to agree with your on this one. My mom's Sig P229 has a decocker, and for a range toy I really don't see the need for a decocker and I would really prefer a manual safety. Looks like I'm going in for one CZ SP-01 Shadow folks! I'll be sure to post some pictures once I get this bad boy. Edit: Now that I found out I could have the magazines pinned, I'm considering a matte SS CZ 75b since I like the stainless look and probably wouldn't use the rail on the SP-01 anyway. Thoughts?

Lunker, Thanks for all the great info. One of my friends recently had his first kid, so I can understanding not knowing your schedule. I'm still torn between the full-size and compact. CZ-Custom has a SP-01 Shadow and a Shadow Compact, and I'm drooling over both.

Hi, I've heard almost nothing but good about CZ pistols, and I'm looking to get my mitts on one. I'm debating between the full-size and compact models. Specifically, I'm looking at the CZ 75, SP-01, and various compact models, including the P-01 and 75 compact. Does anyone have a full-size, compact or both? I'd really like to get hands-on with these pistols before I make a decision. I'm also more than open to listening to your advice and pro/con assessment of both frames. Thanks!

Thanks man, I'm seriously thinking about buying one of these. Im also looking at the shadow compact, which basically looks like a p-01 with some fancy stuff. Any recommendation either way?