CZ Shadow 2 9mm
Model: 91257
CZ Shadow 2 9mm
Model: 91257
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The CZ Shadow 2 is an all-steel single-action/double-action 9mm built for practical shooting competition. It has an MSRP of $1,399, and it weighs 46.5 oz with an empty magazine.
The magazine holds 17 rounds, the barrel is 4.7 inches and the pistol is 8.5 inches long overall. The controls are an ambidextrous manual safety and a safety notch on the hammer, with no decocker, so the pistol is staged cocked and locked and reloaded between strings. The blue aluminum grip panels unscrew, and the frame is 1.3 inches across and the grip stands 6.2 inches tall. Single action breaks at 3.4 lbs after a 10.3 lb first pull, and the slide has no optic cut, so this is the iron-sight build.
If you're cross-shopping, a Sig Sauer P320 X-Five Legion is the striker-fired answer at 43.5 oz with a 5.0-inch barrel and a factory optic cut. A Canik SFx Rival runs the same barrel length in polymer at 29.5 oz with an MSRP of $680.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The single-action break arrives at a competition weight from the factory.
- The grip panels screw off, so a shooter with small hands can fit thinner ones without touching the frame.
- The manual safety works from both sides.
- CZ charges separately for the Shadow 2 OR and the Shadow 2 Orange OR, which are the builds that take a dot.
- At this weight and grip height it is hard to conceal.
- The double-action first shot is heavy at 10.3 lbs, which shows if the pistol is shot from hammer down.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why is it so heavy?
Because the frame and the slide are both steel. The weight keeps the sights from lifting, and it is 17 oz more than the polymer Canik SFx Rival.
Which divisions is it built for?
The ones shot over iron sights. CZ builds the Shadow 2 for dynamic shooting sports and sells the Shadow 2 OR and the Shadow 2 Orange OR for divisions that allow a dot, describing the Orange for IPSC Production Optics.
Where is it made?
The Czech Republic, at CZ's Uhersky Brod plant.
Does it have a decocker?
No. The hammer is lowered by thumb onto its own safety notch.
