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CZ PISTOL CLUBS => CZ SP-01 and variants => Topic started by: MoRivera on March 09, 2018, 08:52:25 PM

Title: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: MoRivera on March 09, 2018, 08:52:25 PM: Converted to SAO with Cajun parts, 'target' trigger from Armory Craft but I think I'm going to put in the 'tactical' model. Grips are Cool Hand 'Snakeskin' pattern. Normally don't go with grips this thin on an SP-01 frame (although they are a bit thicker than aluminums), but somehow I like the feel of SAO models being narrow like a 1911. Was able to install an extended left-side safety but kept the stock right-side after some fitting. Dawson sights.

(https://image.ibb.co/gVyB8S/IMG_1471.jpg)

Reason why I put this together is for a dedicated optics platform, so I'm going to be attaching a CZC side-mount for a red dot. , Probably going to go with my Vortex Venom for now.

(https://czcustom.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/600x/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/1/0/10689_multi_side_mount__sdw5219.jpg)

Will update after I get the installation.
Title: Re: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: Richrit on March 11, 2018, 09:47:09 PM: Cool project, why the side mount instead of milling? The Vortex Vernon is a good choice.
Title: Re: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: MoRivera on March 11, 2018, 10:10:00 PM: I tried a pistol with a side-mount optic that didn't move with the slide reciprocating and I liked it much better than mounted on a slide. Also it moves the optic forward which is closer to my natural focus plane. Makes the dot a bit crisper.
Title: Re: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: MoRivera on March 30, 2018, 04:07:03 PM: (https://image.ibb.co/mOH0n7/SP01LS.jpg)

(https://image.ibb.co/cAmGc7/LS40.jpg)
Title: Re: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: MoRivera on March 31, 2018, 06:20:55 PM: (https://image.ibb.co/mbfjh7/SP01_opt.jpg)
Title: Re: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: George16 on March 31, 2018, 07:08:35 PM: It looks really good Mo.
Title: Re: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: MoRivera on March 31, 2018, 08:06:02 PM: It's interesting, it feels like a more svelte Tac Sport...like something you can 'take corners with', whereas the Tac Sport in comparison feels like a top fuel drag racer.

The slide is a TS Slide I got on etc classifieds here, and it has been milled to work on a CZ 75/SP01 frame....and it surprisingly works on the Shadow 2 as well. Big thing is I have both a .40 and 9mm barrel for it, so my TS Blue, my Shadow 2, and this thing can all shoot .40 for Limited Major (would need .40 mags for the TS).
Title: Re: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: MoRivera on April 06, 2018, 06:20:48 PM: (https://image.ibb.co/groW6c/Opt.jpg)
Title: Re: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: Vinny on April 06, 2018, 07:06:27 PM: Does the Slide Mount setup still allow use of the iron sights underneath without removing the optic?
Title: Re: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: MoRivera on April 06, 2018, 08:31:40 PM: Quote from: Vinny on April 06, 2018, 07:06:27 PM
Does the Slide Mount setup still allow use of the iron sights underneath without removing the optic?
No, it is very low. But I use the pistol without the optic mount too.
Title: Re: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: Cujo99 on April 07, 2018, 02:29:59 PM: I presume that you can't the slide off with the rear sight on the slide?
Title: Re: Latest SP-01 Project....
Post by: MoRivera on April 07, 2018, 05:33:23 PM: Quote from: Cujo99 on April 07, 2018, 02:29:59 PM
I presume that you can't the slide off with the rear sight on the slide?
Correct, so I just unscrew the optics plate from the frame. I'm very careful and slow so I hopefully don't strip the threads, and then replace the loctite after a while when necessary. Reason is that the TS slide that I have on here that I bought off a CZF member has both 9mm and .40 barrels, and since it is milled to work on a CZ75/SP-01 frame, I can use it on this frame, my Shadow 2 frame, and my TS Blue frame if I ever want to shoot .40/major power with them.

If I was only going to leave this gun yeti way it is, I'd probably replace the rear sight with a slide-rack lever that could clear the optics mount when removing the slide.