CZ Yearbook 2019 /eng

10 | | 11 WHEN SIZE MATTERS David Pazdera In 2019, three new striker-fired models from the very popular CZ P-10 series are coming on the market. With these models and the OPTICS READY version introduced last year, Česká zbrojovka a.s. has appealed to all fans of modern handguns. It doesn’t matter what pistol you are looking for, whether a model for personal defence, official purposes, dynamic shooting disciplines or hobby shooting, you will be spoilt for choice in the P-10 line. All you need to do is pick the features that are right just for you. It is common knowledge that Česká zbrojovka a.s. set out to develop the CZ P-10 pistol as a comprehensive platform. The reason for the Compact model being introduced first resulted from the demand. Let us forget for a moment that it is basically a new standard of a defence and service pistol. The fact is that the so-called compacts have been selling like hot cakes for quite a few years. Thanks to their dimensions and weight, these guns are suitable for easy open as well as concealed carry while also providing largemag- azine capacity. One might even take the C as short for Compro- mise – an ideal model for both official and civilian use. When a compact is not enough However, there are areas and situations when such a com- promise might not be the best solution. For example, the armed forces still tend to go for handguns in the style of classic army pistols. Then there are the modern sport disciplines with the IPSC in the lead, where a few extra mm or grams not only pose no problem but may even posi- tively influence the results. On the other side of the spectrum there is the need to carry a gun as covertly as possible. For these specif ic purposes, further variants of the CZ P-10 CZ P-10 F CZ P-10 SC CZ P-10 S pistol have been created. They thoughtfully combine the di- mensions with the key advan- tages of the system – above all the excellent ergonomics and an exceptionally smooth trig- ger pull. Achieving such a feat is not easy, particularly if the manufacturer wants to retain the homogeneity of the com- ponent base and ensure the gun is absolutely reliable and user-friendly. If one looks at sim- ilar attempts of rival companies, not many of them can be con- sidered truly remarkable. Where the CZ P-10 is con- cerned, the great advantage was the perfect base pistol which enabled the designers carry out fairly straightforward changes for subsequent vari- ants. Thanks to that, both the larger and smaller versions were being developed at the same time as the first Cmodel. The “in-between” SC, or Sub- compact, was created by sim- ply putting the slide from the full-size model to a compact f rame, achieving completely flawless functionality in the process. This is certainly not common at all. Fullsize So far, we have been able to test the CZ P-10 F the most, with the F standing for Fullsize. This model comes the closest to the traditional style of service