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[…] hard to believe it’s wrapped around 16 rounds of 9mm (or 12 rounds of .40 S &W). The P-07, although different in appearance, shares much of the heritage of the classic CZ-75. It has what CZ calls the “Omega” trigger, described as a simplified version of the original CZ-75. It operates as a traditional DA/SA, with the ambidextrous thumb lever acting as a hammer drop. However it can be converted by the owner so the thumb lever acts as a manual safety. The CZ website has an excellent video showing the process, which shows it more clearly than I can describe. Out of the box, the trigger pull had a couple of “steps” in it, both DA and SA. Initially I wasn’t very impressed, but as it was evening and I couldn’t shoot until next day, I started dry-firing the DA pull. After around 250-300 pulls it had smoothed up remarkably. For trigger fussbudgets (count me in) here are some details: DA pull from at-rest to sear release travel is 5/8″. SA pull had 1/4″ takeup and a further 1/8″ movement to sear release. Forward trigger movement to reset was 5/16″. Weight of pulls were 4½ pounds SA, 10 pounds DA. Two magazines are supplied and they appear to be very well made (and no, they aren’t the same as CZ-75 magazines). Additional magazines are available from CZ. >> Click Here AHSO11col Sept/Oct Cover

[…] cheap gun; currently some of the more unusual variations, such as high-caps and .40 S &W models, are trading (or at least being offered) at rather shocking prices. Fortunately a supply of “police trade-ins” shows up every now and then. Few US police agencies adopted the squeeze cocker. I believe those once issued to New Jersey State Police were eventually sold as surplus. More recently some German police trade-ins have been imported and offered for sale. I’ve seen them priced at around $700; if that seems like a lot for a used pistol, remember it’s about half of the last retail price on new examples. The pistol shown here is a P7. It has a heel clip magazine release latch, which was replaced by an ambidextrous lever release on the P7M8. The M8 version also had a synthetic heat shield. The design uses powder gases to keep the slide closed until pressure has dropped to a safe level. As a result it tends to get hot from extended firing, and frankly the firing doesn’t have to be terribly extended — even three or four magazines fired quickly can get the pistol so hot it is hard to handle. I suppose it’s a bit late now to talk of the design’s virtues, but they are real and worthwhile. They are famous for excellent accuracy due to the fixed barrel, a quality single-action trigger-break, mild recoil, excellent reliability and outstanding workmanship and materials. Features any handgun would be proud to possess. >> Click Here AHMA12col AH MA Cover