As the title suggests, this is... well, different. Everyone I know advocates training as much as possible, but it gets expensive, both in range time, AND ammunition. Not to mention travel time. Engagement training can even be a little dangerous with live ammo, especially when you are new at it. All in all, most folks don't do as much engagement training as they should, because it really takes a specialized range if you are live firing. So, what's a shooter to do?
I have long been an advocate for training with air guns. Everything you practice with an airgun directly transfers to conventional firearms. Did I mention it is cheap? You get 10 shots for the price of 1, 9mm round. Heck, a lot of Police Departments are doing engagement training with airSOFT. The idea is to get an air gun that is as close to what you carry as you can. This is not as hard as it might sound. There are good. repro airguns for almost every pistol on the market. The CZ is not very well represented for some reason... till now.
There is now a CZ licensed P-09, and it is so close it is hard to tell it from the real thing. This is not a toy. It shoots .177 cal, lead pellets*, through a rifled steel barrel, at over 400FPS, from a 16 round, drop out magazine, and is accurate out to 10 yards. It weighs in at a hefty 25.5oz (about the same as my B6P, unloaded). These guns are full blowback action. That is, the slide cycles when you fire. You'll be delighted to know, it won't break your bank to buy this.
The good news is, you can shoot this in your back yard, even set up your own tactical course Soda cans and bottles make great targets. So do paper plates. All of these are good, cheap target fodder (check local laws & ordinances). You can even use a pellet trap, and shoot them in your house. Everyone knows the more you shoot. the better you get. Just wrap your head around the idea, this is not a toy, it IS a training aid.
These guns are available for a limited time for about $80 with the discount code "GIFTWRAP".
As ugly as it is, I ordered mine in the putty color so I definitely would NOT pick up the wrong gun (it does look a lot like the P100 at a glance)
* It will also shoot BB's, but I don't recommend this, as it will degrade the rifling.
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I thought you folks might find it interesting to to hear what an actual CZ carrier, who uses this gun to train with thinks of it....
https://youtu.be/7gDrcavhFNw (https://youtu.be/7gDrcavhFNw)