[TonyInOhio]

Great review, I enjoyed reading it.

I'm partial to a different pistol chambered in 9x18:

That's a Polish P-64. Close in size to a Walther PPK but slimmer, the double action/single action trigger with decocker makes it a safe CCW pistol. And, it's even cheaper than the CZ-82 - you can find them online for less than $150.00 in good shooting condition.

A couple of caveats about the P-64, though - the recoil is sharp, so you really need to hang on, and the stock DA trigger pull must be something like 20 pounds. :) Fortunately, replacing the recoil and mainsprings with a new set from Wolff is easy and makes the trigger much more manageable.

[Lurker]

Nice pistola. J&G has those, but for some reason they're not on the C&R list. Go figure.

One thing I'll give the CZ is that the recoil is not nearly as sharp as I expected from a straight blowback design. It's quite manageable actually. It must be the weight and the fact that the barrel is quite 'low' compared to other designs.

I've heard some really good things about the P-64, though.

Thanks for the info.

Best,

L