Okay, the package from CZ Custom came in today. Not as fast on the shipping as CGW - but faster than CZ USA for sure!
Anyway, CZ Custom P07 hammer, extra power sear spring, captured recoil spring assembly (to put away for a spare) and the lanyard loop.
As they say, "fitting required" and they were right.
Not as much time on my clock (brain/hands/fingers) with the P07/P09 as with the CZ75 types as my P07/P09 pistols were pretty darn good out of the box (trigger pull and accuracy). This P07 wasn't really too bad but what the heck. I've put CGW hammers in CZ75s and never tried a CZ Custom hammer till today.
Aggravations -
1. The darn "clicker" on the left side safety fell off almost every time I pulled the safety out of the frame, it did stay in once out of 4 or 5 safety removals.
2. Finally figured out how to push down the trigger bar and ejector and push the left side safety in all at the same time - without a third hand.
3. Took 3 attempts to get just the right amount of metal removed from the front upper tab on the sear to get the safety shaft to rotate under it to put the pistol on safe. I'd made up my mind to lay it down and take a break when the safety clicked on the 2nd or 3rd time I pushed it upwards. Worked it back and forth some more and insured it did function properly (not allow the hammer to fall when the trigger is pulled and the safety is "up."
The good
1. hammer pin easily moved out of the hammer so I could change the guide over to the new hammer. Pin installed just a bit tighter in the new hammer, but still easy compared to the CZ75s I've done the same with
2. Trigger pull after it was all put back together and lubed (SA) is 3.5 lbs. for the first 4 or 5 pulls. It may "work in" lighter with use. I'll have to shoot it some to see (dry firing's just not as much fun.)
3. The first few pulls there was a bit of drag/grind just before the "wall". Just a little bit. After those first 4 or 5 pulls it disappeared. Noticed it right away and did a few more dry fires and it was really gone.
One odd thing. I suppose my fault. I was getting tired (already tired from washing/waxing my wife's Outlander this morning) and may have done something I've never done before. I didn't get the .40 P07 down to see if it would do the same thing or not.
For some reason, after I finished the function checks/dry fire I racked the slide back and put it on safe. The hammer was cocked, the pistol safety moved to SAFE. I then hit the slide release and inserted a magazine. The magazine sort of bound up short of fully seated and I smacked the bottom of the magazine to fully seat it. The slide went forward like a 1st Gen M&P. Whoa, that never happened before. I picked up the previously chambered round and tried to insert it in the magazine. No go. It would not insert into the magazine. Picked the pistol up and there was no round in the chamber. Hmm.
Fiddled with it some more. Figured out when I pushed the slide to the rear and then engaged the safeties the slide was not all the way back and the slide release was not what was holding the slide to the rear. Can't say that happens with the others I have. Not sure why I put the safeties on at that point or if the P07 .40 would do the same.
If I rack the slide back, use the slide safety to hold the slide back and then insert the magazine it locks in easily and chambers a round when I release the slide with the slide release.
Took a picture of the two hammers (factory and CZ Custom) to show the "hooks" on the triggers so it's easy to see what the aftermarket hammers result in a nice crisp trigger pull vs. the factory hammers. Not saying the factory hammers are bad, just saying there's a reason why the aftermarket hammers make a smoother trigger pull and cost more.
Factory hammer at the top, CZ Custom hammer at the bottom.
