Hey guys, I could no longer resist the temptation to buy one of these, as the prices have dropped to being about the same as a decent used Glock (mine was just over $425 from Bud's)...
I've handled (but not yet shot) a few of the STi-branded GP6's, and every single time they've left me thinking "could this be the po' man's Shadow?" (interpit that either of two ways: as in a way cheaper gun that's comparable to a Shadow's awesomeness -or- as in a
polymer man's Shadow, as a lighter-weight poly-framed-Shadow is something I'd hoped CZ would have put out by now).
The only question I have is whether or not this Century Arms-imported K100 trigger is going to be up to the level of the STI-imported one's I've sampled? I had read somewhere on one of the forums that STI had requested that the ones they imported got a special trigger treatment (maybe something to do with their sears/hammers), but hoping that the changes weren't really much more than machining the GP6 hammers into looking more like STI's square hammers?
From everything I've read out there, even if the trigger on the one I just ordered is a pound or so heavier, I think I'll still be happy, as the triggers on the GP6's I've played with kind of blew me way.
I've tinkered with Glocks for years, and have gotten better than most at improving their triggers by leaps and bounds, and have shot several that were equipped with some pretty expensive Vanek kits, none were even close to being as good as the out-of-the-box GP6's I've felt. Really the only thing on par that I've tried with a trigger as nice has been a Shadow equipped with a CZC comp hammer and trigger-job (though, the GP6/K100 trigger-reset was way better, even better than any fully-worked-over 1911 I've had or played with actually).
Canuck223, will that x-calibur sear/hammer retrofit into the K100? If so, any idea as to how I'd get a hold of that set-up? Suppose if the trigger isn't as good as I'm hoping for, from what I've read describing the X-calibur's trigger (as being a lightened-pull K100 feel), seems like swapping to that would do the trick to get what I'm after.
I'm pretty excited to put it through it's paces when it shows up. Dawson had all the kit I'll probably need to have it ready to go for IDPA , so it's on the way too: holster, extra mag, extended mag release, and front & rear sights (I'm picky when it comes to sights, the stock ones will most likely get swapped before I even put a single round through the gun). Hopefully changing out the mag release will be self-explanitory (if I even really need to), but if anyone has any tips, please feel free to share...
After the holidays I've been planning to pick up a new Shadow with CZC's SRTS trigger option added. As far as I know, before CZC came upon the SRTS, the K100'GP6's were the only DA/SA platform that did the neat trick of having it's trigger stay back in SA-mode (and free of all the usual take-up slack), CZCustom figuring out how to mimic that trick on a non-firing-pin-block CZ is huge, but the K100/GP6 still has it beat in the shortness of the trigger-reset. Here's the catch though: the CZC SRTS option adds $265 to the price of a $880 Shadow, and I just can't afford to do that right now with the holidays quickly approaching. My plan is that the the K100 will become a back-up once I get the new Shadow, as it's pretty much the only thing out there that operates similarly. The K100 actually might end up being my IDPA gun due to the stupid SSP weight rules, #2 behind the Shadow for USPSA (or #2 for both if the IDPA Tiger Teams come to their senses). That said, there is of course the chance that I may decide to stick with the Grand Power... leaving a lot of $$$ left for ammo
