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ccw9mm · July 28th, 2006, 01:09 AM

RANGE REPORT #3 for the CZ P-01 9mm

June 23, 2006 -- Third range session, after purchase. Apologies for the tardiness of this post.

Goal -- Continue the break-in period of the gun and loosen up the action. General-purpose bangin' session, with cheapie FMJ ammunition.
Initial Cleaning -- Deliberately left it dirty from the previous range session (yesterday), to see how the P-01 can handle getting cruddy over multiple hundreds of rounds.
Shots -- 300 rounds total, all generic Remington UMC FMJ standard-pressure (which is reasonably dirty stuff). As of today, the P-01 now has 1275 rounds through it.
Usage -- All magazines' worth were 1st shot DA, subsequent shots SA. All Weaver stance, medium speed. Another three magazines are coming from CZ, next week. All five will be sent to Matt for his gunsmithing/tuning magic.
Trigger Action -- (I shoot left handed.) Trigger action is still a bit gritty, but is slowly getting smoother. Full-travel DA pull still sucks. SA isn't bad at all, now, with the midway "crunch" gradually disappearing. 500rds more snap caps, that evening.
Ejection – Still wonderful. About 3-4ft to my right/rear, landing within a 1ft circle on the floor.
Feel -- Still feels wonderful in the hand. Still has a reasonably gritty trigger pull, to be resolved soon. C'mon, Matt Mink trigger job!
Grip -- Sam at Omega is crafting the Gabon Ebony grips as we speak. Should have it by mid-September. 18LPI checkering, and a bit smaller overall circumference on the grip. Ooooooh.
Magazine Eject Button -- Having shot so much, recently, one of the Curad bandages is over the left-hand "ring" finger, due to this bad boy. Yikes.
Aim -- Getting pretty darned accurate. On the "US Army Official 50ft Small Bore Rifle Target," which contains 11 small targets on the paper, I'm able to hit about half the mini-targets within the rings, which is about 2" groupings. A flier here and there, but accuracy is way, way up.
Jams/failures -- Not one, this session, despite not having cleaned it since round #475 a week ago. That's 800 rounds straight, uncleaned, with only one transitory failure to feed (initial, virgin hollow point, which subsequently fed just fine). Amazing.
Reliability -- One FTF in 1275 rds = 0.078% failure. In other words, 99.92% perfect.
Cleaning at Range -- Didn't touch a thing. When I do clean it, the gunge is going to eat my hand alive!
Cleaning after the Range -- Only wiped down the exterior with a microfiber cloth then a coated gun cloth, after the session was done. Again, I will deliberately leave the gun dirty through the next range session, to see how well it holds up. 800 rounds "dirty," so far.

This P-01 is a monster, in terms of stellar accuracy, great control, small size. Very, very nice gun for me. At this point, other than the minor trigger issue (to be resolved by Matt next month), I can't find anything wrong with it. And I'm certainly trying. I'm convinced this will become my general carry piece, when venue and clothing (ie jacket) allows. Otherwise, the S&W 442 Airweight will likely remain the go-everywhere piece.

No photos, today, as this was a simple shooting session with little concern for shot placement.

Next installment will likely be this weekend, as another couple break-in sessions are planned. Will shove another 800-1000 rounds of mixed ammo through it, over this weekend. After that, it's off to Matt for the trigger work, throating/polishing of the barrel, smoothing of the overall action, polishing of the extractor. Should be back in time for the LFI course in a couple months. Wheee!

July 28th, 2006, 01:09 AM	#8
ccw9mm VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 8,406	Range Report #3 -- CZ P-01 9mm compact -- June 23, 2006 RANGE REPORT #3 for the CZ P-01 9mm June 23, 2006 -- Third range session, after purchase. Apologies for the tardiness of this post. Goal -- Continue the break-in period of the gun and loosen up the action. General-purpose bangin' session, with cheapie FMJ ammunition. Initial Cleaning -- Deliberately left it dirty from the previous range session (yesterday), to see how the P-01 can handle getting cruddy over multiple hundreds of rounds. Shots -- 300 rounds total, all generic Remington UMC FMJ standard-pressure (which is reasonably dirty stuff). As of today, the P-01 now has 1275 rounds through it. Usage -- All magazines' worth were 1st shot DA, subsequent shots SA. All Weaver stance, medium speed. Another three magazines are coming from CZ, next week. All five will be sent to Matt for his gunsmithing/tuning magic. Trigger Action -- (I shoot left handed.) Trigger action is still a bit gritty, but is slowly getting smoother. Full-travel DA pull still sucks. SA isn't bad at all, now, with the midway "crunch" gradually disappearing. 500rds more snap caps, that evening. Ejection – Still wonderful. About 3-4ft to my right/rear, landing within a 1ft circle on the floor. Feel -- Still feels wonderful in the hand. Still has a reasonably gritty trigger pull, to be resolved soon. C'mon, Matt Mink trigger job! Grip -- Sam at Omega is crafting the Gabon Ebony grips as we speak. Should have it by mid-September. 18LPI checkering, and a bit smaller overall circumference on the grip. Ooooooh. Magazine Eject Button -- Having shot so much, recently, one of the Curad bandages is over the left-hand "ring" finger, due to this bad boy. Yikes. Aim -- Getting pretty darned accurate. On the "US Army Official 50ft Small Bore Rifle Target," which contains 11 small targets on the paper, I'm able to hit about half the mini-targets within the rings, which is about 2" groupings. A flier here and there, but accuracy is way, way up. Jams/failures -- Not one, this session, despite not having cleaned it since round #475 a week ago. That's 800 rounds straight, uncleaned, with only one transitory failure to feed (initial, virgin hollow point, which subsequently fed just fine). Amazing. Reliability -- One FTF in 1275 rds = 0.078% failure. In other words, 99.92% perfect. Cleaning at Range -- Didn't touch a thing. When I do clean it, the gunge is going to eat my hand alive! Cleaning after the Range -- Only wiped down the exterior with a microfiber cloth then a coated gun cloth, after the session was done. Again, I will deliberately leave the gun dirty through the next range session, to see how well it holds up. 800 rounds "dirty," so far. This P-01 is a monster, in terms of stellar accuracy, great control, small size. Very, very nice gun for me. At this point, other than the minor trigger issue (to be resolved by Matt next month), I can't find anything wrong with it. And I'm certainly trying. I'm convinced this will become my general carry piece, when venue and clothing (ie jacket) allows. Otherwise, the S&W 442 Airweight will likely remain the go-everywhere piece. No photos, today, as this was a simple shooting session with little concern for shot placement. Next installment will likely be this weekend, as another couple break-in sessions are planned. Will shove another 800-1000 rounds of mixed ammo through it, over this weekend. After that, it's off to Matt for the trigger work, throating/polishing of the barrel, smoothing of the overall action, polishing of the extractor. Should be back in time for the LFI course in a couple months. Wheee! __________________ Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it. Thoughts: Justifiable self defense. Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims? Deal with evil through strength. Affirm the good in Man through trust. NRA. GOA. OFF. Last edited by ccw9mm; July 31st, 2006 at 02:37 AM..