CZ P-07 Duty

There have always been arguments about personal weaponry Rapier versus court sword, dirk versus bowie knife, and so on. A generation ago, it was wheelguns versus pistols, with little consideration given to the 9mm. Real men shot big guns, and before there were any .40 or 10mm blasters, that meant a .44 wheelgun or a .45 auto.

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Then the CZ-75 appeared on the scene. Well, appeared in a few places—as this was before the Iron Curtain had come down—so they were rare. As in, buy one in Canada, and then have it imported  stateside. That made it expensive, and I’d heard of some spending a thousand pre-Reagan dollars to get one.

Why? The grip. Those of you who have had the pleasure of fondling a Browning Hi-Power with custom grips have some idea of the 75. The CZ-75 was (and is) so ergonomically erotic that those who wanted one were willing to overlook the “puny” 9mm cartridge it was chambered for. Even the great Jeff Cooper commented favorably on the grip; so attractive was its shape that when the Bren Ten project got underway, the late Colonel insisted on his new 10mm having the same shape, or as close as sculpting could make it.

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