Well, since I bought my CZ75 PCR a couple weeks ago I've gone shooting with it twice and put a total of 378 rounds through her. I thought I'd share my general impressions and experience with it. Bear in mind that this is my first handgun, and I am a total novice to shooting in general.
1. First outing- I fired a 100 rounds of Winchester Whitebox, and 28 rounds of my friend's reloads at his backyard range. Zero malfunctions of any kind, and the weapon already proved itself to be much more accurate than me! The slide release, which was initially VERY stiff, has eased up nicely with repeated racking. Also, the trigger, which was also fairly gritty on the intitial DA pull, is begining to smooth out as well. The balance and pointability of the weapon is generally excellent. The compact's shorter grip length actually fits my hand perfectly since mine aren't very large. Trigger reach is also excellent.
2. Second Outing- Visited "On Target" indoor range in Murfreesboro, TN with some friends. That place is fantastic with a very friendly staff. Fired 200 rounds of Winchester Whitebox, then 50 rounds of some other cheapo brand. PCR eats all the Whitebox without a hitch, and I'm getting a better feel for how it runs. When I run out and buy this other cheapo brand, think it was 'Atlanta-something' in a blue box, I get my first problems. I get a couple 'failure to go into battery' jams with it when I try to chamber a round. This ammo also leaves little unburnt powder granules everywhere inside the weapon and magazine, and a hard powder deposit on the feed ramp that took a little while to scrub off. Won't be trying any of that stuff again. Despite that, overall I'm totally thrilled with this pistol!
At my next range session I'm going to put another 100 box of Whitebox, then a couple 50 round boxes of two different self defense ammo brands to see which one the PCR likes better. After that I'll feel ready to qualify for my carry permit and confident enough to carry it on the street when I get it. I would definately recommend this pistol to someone looking for a quality, affordable, non-polymer auto-pistol option. Here are shots of some of my targets from this second outing.
First target at 7yds
Headshots at 7yds
'Fire For Effect' at 25yds. I suck at this distance!:tongue:
My headshots mostly hit him in the neck/collarbone, my centermass hits mostly gave him a tummy ache.
Last Target at 7yds. This was several clips, only one real wild one in the 7 ring.
1. First outing- I fired a 100 rounds of Winchester Whitebox, and 28 rounds of my friend's reloads at his backyard range. Zero malfunctions of any kind, and the weapon already proved itself to be much more accurate than me! The slide release, which was initially VERY stiff, has eased up nicely with repeated racking. Also, the trigger, which was also fairly gritty on the intitial DA pull, is begining to smooth out as well. The balance and pointability of the weapon is generally excellent. The compact's shorter grip length actually fits my hand perfectly since mine aren't very large. Trigger reach is also excellent.
2. Second Outing- Visited "On Target" indoor range in Murfreesboro, TN with some friends. That place is fantastic with a very friendly staff. Fired 200 rounds of Winchester Whitebox, then 50 rounds of some other cheapo brand. PCR eats all the Whitebox without a hitch, and I'm getting a better feel for how it runs. When I run out and buy this other cheapo brand, think it was 'Atlanta-something' in a blue box, I get my first problems. I get a couple 'failure to go into battery' jams with it when I try to chamber a round. This ammo also leaves little unburnt powder granules everywhere inside the weapon and magazine, and a hard powder deposit on the feed ramp that took a little while to scrub off. Won't be trying any of that stuff again. Despite that, overall I'm totally thrilled with this pistol!
At my next range session I'm going to put another 100 box of Whitebox, then a couple 50 round boxes of two different self defense ammo brands to see which one the PCR likes better. After that I'll feel ready to qualify for my carry permit and confident enough to carry it on the street when I get it. I would definately recommend this pistol to someone looking for a quality, affordable, non-polymer auto-pistol option. Here are shots of some of my targets from this second outing.
First target at 7yds
Headshots at 7yds
'Fire For Effect' at 25yds. I suck at this distance!:tongue:
My headshots mostly hit him in the neck/collarbone, my centermass hits mostly gave him a tummy ache.
Last Target at 7yds. This was several clips, only one real wild one in the 7 ring.