Low prices on the CZ-USA 75 Shadow 2 9mm start at Champion Firearms:

The Legacy Continues...The CZ 75 75 Shadow 2 is an all steel gun with a precision investment cast frame and forged slide. While not light weight, it is about the same as a full size steel 1911 type pistol...and not all that different in overall size.

The 75 Shadow 2 holds a lot of ammo, 17 rounds in a magazine (three times the magazine capacity of a typical revolver), has modest recoil and a long sight radius. One of the pleasures of shooting a 9mm as hefty as the 75 Shadow 2 is controllability and a lack of recoil.

CNC machining and skilled personnel ensure the highest quality standards at CZ. The 75 Shadow 2 features a 4.89" hammer forged barrel. Its tight tolerances and low felt recoil are due in part to an ingenious internal slide rail design that maximizes reliability, while also reducing the chance dirt or fouling will impede the pistols dynamic function.

While every other pistol design in the world uses external rails, the 75 Shadow 2's unmistakably internal rail design lowers the pistols center of gravity for low recoil and also provides a very small profile slide with unmatched reliability in the world of modern handgunning.

New gun buyers are often hooked the second they lay hands on the 75 Shadow 2. Its superior design ergonomics are due to a curved frame made to fit the human hand. Unlike many high capacity frames that often feel like a brick or a 2"x4" awkwardly sitting in your hand, the 75 Shadow 2 feels like a natural extension of the palm and fingers. More importantly, the tang extends over the web of the hand, protecting it from hammer or slide bite.

While there are many impressive features on the CZ 75 Shadow 2, perhaps none more so that its butter smooth double action trigger pull. Many traditional double action pistols share the its crisp single action pull, but the double action trigger found on every CZ 75 Shadow 2 pistol is truly in a league of its own.

The CZ 75 Shadow 2 has ambidextrous �flip down� side safeties that are positive and accessible. And the magazine-release button is right where it ought to be � at the rear of the trigger guard, situated so that you can operate it without having to go through contortions.

The CZ 75 Shadow 2 uses the Browning short-recoil tilting breech design, with a kidney-shaped slot below the barrel through which the slide latch pin passes. The barrel has multiple lugs atop to engage recesses milled into the slide.

The lock-up is very tight, with little if any discernible play between the slide, barrel, and frame. Reliability is paramount in a fighting pistol, and the design has a remarkable track record for flawless performance. It is also one of the most durable pistol series in existence.

The CZ 75 Shadow 2 incorporates a firing pin block, to prevent firing if the weapon is dropped onto its muzzle. The firing pin cannot move unless the trigger is pulled. The 75 Shadow 2 also has a flat-front trigger guard that is laterally serrated for the placement of the forefinger of the support hand. Finally, positive traction is accomplished though a set of checkered rubber grips.

For service and repair, the pistol is backed by a 5- year manufacturers warranty on all mechanical components, while the surface finish is covered for 1- year. Overall, the CZ 75 Shadow 2 is based on one of the greatest pistol designs in history and will provide many years of reliable service as a versatile handgun for self- defense or competition shooting.