dakota.potts
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So I finally got the much talked about CZ 75. I waited a long time and was very excited.
My dad brought it home and the first thing he said is "I think you're making a mistake."
We both love the gun, the weigh it feels, the quality of the build, the look, everything about it. I am very happy, in theory, with the choice I made.
Unfortunately, it is my first gun and I am finding it very hard to manipulate. I've used a Sig Sauer P238 and P250 and both were easier to use.
The absolute biggest problem I have is the slide. I have an incredibly hard time racking the slide. Most notably, there is very little room to grab, but the actual pull on the slide is very hard as well. When I cock it into single action mode I can work the slide, and after much repetition, I'm finally able to move the slide from de-cock but haven't worked it back fully yet. Part of it is mental (I had a very hard time even with the slide on the very easy P238 until I gained confidence) but I am having a very hard time with basic function such as the slide and the slide release.
My hands are also very small and slender so I wonder if this doesn't contribute.
I really want to love this gun but I am having problems right now. My parents don't want me firing it until I can show some efficiency with the basic operation (which I agree with) and the thought has crossed my mind to move on for now. It's in new condition, in the box, never fired other than a couple snap caps, and there's a relative rarity of them right now. There was a P-07 Duty that I was able to handle more easily if it came to it. But I want to give it at least a week and see if I'm making significant ground.
I'm really not comfortable firing a gun where I don't have control over the operation so any advice how to do so would be really appreciated.
P.S. Can somebody describe or show sources on how to decock from half-cock? For some reason I never read in my research that the decocker only goes to half-cock so I need to learn the rest of the way
Really want to love this gun, so please help me!
Attached is a picture of me holding the gun to get a feel for my relative hand size. The gun was checked clear prior to the photo and pointed to the safest corner of my room where there is nothing I want to destroy.
My dad brought it home and the first thing he said is "I think you're making a mistake."
We both love the gun, the weigh it feels, the quality of the build, the look, everything about it. I am very happy, in theory, with the choice I made.
Unfortunately, it is my first gun and I am finding it very hard to manipulate. I've used a Sig Sauer P238 and P250 and both were easier to use.
The absolute biggest problem I have is the slide. I have an incredibly hard time racking the slide. Most notably, there is very little room to grab, but the actual pull on the slide is very hard as well. When I cock it into single action mode I can work the slide, and after much repetition, I'm finally able to move the slide from de-cock but haven't worked it back fully yet. Part of it is mental (I had a very hard time even with the slide on the very easy P238 until I gained confidence) but I am having a very hard time with basic function such as the slide and the slide release.
My hands are also very small and slender so I wonder if this doesn't contribute.
I really want to love this gun but I am having problems right now. My parents don't want me firing it until I can show some efficiency with the basic operation (which I agree with) and the thought has crossed my mind to move on for now. It's in new condition, in the box, never fired other than a couple snap caps, and there's a relative rarity of them right now. There was a P-07 Duty that I was able to handle more easily if it came to it. But I want to give it at least a week and see if I'm making significant ground.
I'm really not comfortable firing a gun where I don't have control over the operation so any advice how to do so would be really appreciated.
P.S. Can somebody describe or show sources on how to decock from half-cock? For some reason I never read in my research that the decocker only goes to half-cock so I need to learn the rest of the way
Really want to love this gun, so please help me!
Attached is a picture of me holding the gun to get a feel for my relative hand size. The gun was checked clear prior to the photo and pointed to the safest corner of my room where there is nothing I want to destroy.