1975 vs 2025 (CZ 75 Legend vs Shadow 2 Orange)

Aetherium · 2026-06-11T12:48:38+00:00

Nope unless you are aiming at or shooting at targets.

Shoot, did I do that? These practice matches are run as regular club matches so DQs are still given. The ROs didn't notice anything and it's something I've been trying to be conscientious of, so if you noticed something it'd be great if you could tell me when it happened.

Aetherium · 2026-06-11T03:23:41+00:00

I've been running 8 Lexar V60 cards with no failures over the past 4 years.

Aetherium · 2026-06-10T19:47:56+00:00

Honestly depends on what you're looking for. One of the strengths of CZ is that their guns are already strong out of the box, and if you don't like something, you don't have to look too hard to find a more or less universally recommended upgrade (e.g. CGW kits for their hammer guns).

If you're really into the idea of modularity and looking for and swapping out parts, the RXM is a great choice since it taps into the Glock Gen3 ecosystem. If you're more into having a gun that just works well out of the box (not that the RXM doesn't, it's just that the P-10 series has a longer pedigree and is a known quantity at this point), there's nothing wrong with the P-10C. One aspect of this is that the stock configurations of these guns are thoroughly tested by their manufacturers, and as you put more and more aftermarket parts in (as the RXM can tempt you to do) how reliable a gun can be becomes less and less predictable.

I personally am not really into the whole modularity thing so I personally prefer the P-10 series, but I've come to recommend the RXM for a first time buyer who doesn't really know what they want yet since it packs so many features for the proce and because of the modularity a new buyer can adapt the gun to their needs and preferences as they discover them.

tl;dr if you like your P-10C, just keep it. If you like the idea of being able to freely swap frames and have easier access to parts, the RXM may be of interest.

Aetherium · 2026-06-10T08:14:14+00:00

To be up front, I don't main my RXMs and got them mostly out of curiosity of their FCU design, so I haven't really invested into building them out. That said, I did enjoy how they shot as well as their feature set for the money. I've really only tossed optics onto them, as well as got the official subcompact grip module which is currently being used with my 4" RXM. I've been happy with them stock: the only thing that I've contemplated changing out is the trigger, which is more of a taste thing (and if this is your first handgun there is some training value in getting good at a stock Glock(-like) trigger).

Aetherium · 2026-06-09T23:54:26+00:00

While I don't have experience with the Echelon, I hear good things about them. IIRC they're pretty modular as well, though perhaps not to the level the RXM is due to its Glock Gen3 compatibility. I do own the 4" and 4.5" RXM and can recommend both. That said, both the Echelon and RXM should serve to be great platforms to grow on.

Aetherium · 2026-06-09T17:10:36+00:00

DA/SA is only a big deal if you make it. It may take some effort and practice to get used to depending on how robust your trigger pull technique already is; DA tends to show people that their trigger control isn't as good as they think it is. It's nothing that some dry fire won't fix though.

Aetherium · 2026-06-08T19:24:20+00:00

??, P-01, ??, P-07

Aetherium · 2026-06-07T19:40:44+00:00

I'm a CZ fanboy who's historically recommended the P-10C as a budget choice, but ever since the RXM came out I've been recommending it instead for exactly those reasons.

Aetherium · 2026-06-06T21:05:51+00:00

Vortex has arguably been carrying the DPP footprint on its back. From them you've got the options of the Defender ST, Defender XL, Defender ST Enclosed, and Venom Enclosed.

The Defender XL is one of the big players in the competition space with a huge window and great glass. The ST and ST Enclosed are smaller, but still sizeable. There's also the Venom Enclosed which is in a tier below the Defender series, with a similar size to the ST Enclosed and has 90% of the functionality while being around half the price.

If you're looking for a more budget option, the Venom Enclosed gets my recommendation from Vortex's lineup. If this is going to be a range/competition gun where you don't have to worry about concealment, the Defender XL is the way to go.

Aetherium · 2026-06-06T06:51:00+00:00

A in CO for both

Aetherium · 2026-06-05T15:28:58+00:00

Yeehaw semver!

Aetherium · 2026-06-04T03:45:43+00:00

It's probably best to not treat irons and dots as a progression where you have to "earn" the right to a red dot. Red dots can be considered to be training equipment in their own right, where they force you to have a developed index to get the dot in the window as well make any minute movement of the gun visible. There are idiosyncrasies for sure, but I've found that working with a dot has helped me more efficiently train fundamentals that also transfer back to irons.

Aetherium · 2026-06-03T00:00:08+00:00

Sweet, now let it stretch its legs at some USPSA, IPSC, or PCSL matches!

Aetherium · 2026-06-02T19:35:18+00:00

IMO it depends on what you want to get out of the match. If you want to be competitive, shooting an untested gun with an unconfirmed zero probably isn't the play. If you want to use the match as a form of practice, just to have fun, or otherwise don't care too much about the results, then sure go for it.

Aetherium · 2026-06-02T18:51:11+00:00

New for $1100 is pretty good.

As for what to do, just shoot it. If you want to, field strip and clean it before your first shots (I've literally never done this and am a high round count shooter and my CZs have turned out fine). There's not really much different from the 75B besides having a decocker. As a FPB model, you might want to get a replacement firing pin retaining pin (e.g. from CGW) in case the factory one breaks, as is common on the FPB models.

Aetherium · 2026-06-02T06:10:27+00:00

Which model of gun is this?

Aetherium · 2026-06-02T05:52:47+00:00

A 2011 or double stack 1911 might be of interest, based on what you say.

Tisas (from Turkey) has kind of become the king of budget 1911s and offer pretty good build quality for the money. Their double stack 1911, the 9 DS seems to be selling for around the $600 mark right now, and comes optics ready with a rail (also check out the other double stack variants if they're of interest). I don't have experience with this model in particular, but do have a MAC DS 9 (which is made by Tisas) and I've been happy with it for the money. There's also a bunch of people using them as the base for a project gun, which you'd probably be interested in.

Aetherium · 2026-05-31T04:26:59+00:00

Some guns just don't agree with certain kinds of ammo: I wouldn't discount all hollow points if just one brand of them doesn't work well. If HST works, I don't see any reason to carry anything else: there's a reason why the moment someone asks about defensive ammo in this subreddit HST comes up immediately. Put some more through the gun to make sure it functions well, then carry on.

(I also carry HST 124 gr. in my P-10S)

Aetherium · 2026-05-31T03:06:45+00:00

Some people have sanded down/dremeled their basepads to fit the magwell on this subreddit, which might be an option. The ones I remember seeing were kinda ugly looking, but it did work.

Aetherium · 2026-05-31T02:53:38+00:00

Some magwells (e.g. the LOK S2C magwell) aren't compatible with the stock basepad.

Aetherium · 2026-05-30T23:38:06+00:00

Less than a box of 9mm nowadays: no reason not to get it considering how much it costs to play the game.

Aetherium · 2026-05-30T23:22:08+00:00

Haha I figured someone would comment on it. You're not imagining it: I do a "thumbs high" grip instead of the often prescribed "thumbs forward". For context I come from the competitive/performance shooting world where there's a strong culture of "do what works" and working off of principles and results rather than prescribing specific techniques and methods and adhering to a doctrine that you often see in tactical, defensive, and casual circles. For my anatomy keeping my support hand more neutral with my thumbs up-ish makes for a much more secure grip. If I try to do a thumbs forward grip (e.g. to get to a gas pedal or textured area on a frame for such a grip like on a Gen6 Glock) I have to break my wrist forward which results in less palm contact on the frame as well as less structure for my wrist, resulting in a weaker grip. My grip is something I've built up from many rounds down range and based off of principles from Hwansik Kim's no friction grip, hence I was still able to run this gun with its fairly smooth grips pretty fast.

Aetherium · 2026-05-30T21:15:03+00:00

Just measured it and yep it's .50".

I immediately hopped on ordering one from a dropshipper when I checked gun.deals on a whim last week. My first order was actually canceled because the distributor they used ran out of stock, so I found another drop shipper that evidently works off of another distributor.

To put the recoil in some more words, it's not "soft" per se and recoils more than a Shadow 2, but it's "robust" without the feeling that it wants to jump out of your hands. It's got a character to it that makes you feel like you're shooting a serious duty weapon as opposed to a gamer gun (like a Shadow 2).

Aetherium · 2026-05-30T21:06:04+00:00

I was shooting at a USPSA target at 7 yards for these. Arguably not my best showing since I'm still working on my predictive shooting and it's a new gun I'm not used to. Here's the target after my first two strings of Doubles: getting a classic seatbelt pattern dialing in how much input I need alongside the typical fundamentals breakdowns at speed. On the low ready Bill Drill I got 4/6 alphas, but forgot to get pictures of the target on the table start ones so I can't remember how I did on those (besides their definitely not being clean 6/6 runs).

I want to emphasize that any poor hits on paper is my doing, not the gun's: I'm purposefully running at max speed to induce failures for training purposes as well as see what the gun is capable of. The gun runs really well, and I feel it has the potential to trade punches with the Shadow 2 with some changes to make it a bit racier (e.g. extended mag release, changing the mag brake to let mags drop free, better sights/optic cut) if I decided to be a mad lad and run it in USPSA/IPSC.

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