What to buy for CCW/IDPA?

[tomtex]

What should i buy for CCW and IDPA weapon, cal 9mm,needs to be light in weaght?

[JonNC]

You should take a look at the P-01 and PCR.
They both have alloy frames and a decocker, but with some spring changes and internal polishing the DA first shot will be a pleasure to shoot.
You could also take a look at the P-07, which gives you the option of either a decocker or a safety.

Some of the Turkish Canik models are alloy framed as well, with manual safety options.

HTH,

Jon

[Slimdog71]

Ruger LCP for CCW, CZ 75 for IDPA

[deleteyourselph]

I would say PCR, but have fun finding one.  And at a reasonable price.

[Skookum]

CZ 75 Compact Shadow:

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The extra weight means it's a better shooter.  The thumb safety means it's more ergonomic.

[Czeetah]

Ruger LCP for CCW, CZ 75 for IDPA

I'd take a sig p238 for ccw over a LCP

[DenStinett]

You can look at the Witness Elite Limited Pro say in 40cal for your IDPA
http://eaacorp.com/portfolio-item/witness-elite-limited-pro/
Then buy yourself a 40cal Compact Upper, and put together a great Semi-Compact for your CCW
Kinda like this:

[Wobbly]

While I agree with the 9mm as least expensive, the requirement for 'light weight' seems dubious, especially since most of the time is spent with the gun holstered.

I first competed with a P-01, but soon longed for the longer sight radius of a SP-01.

Just my 2 cents.   

[adrian]

     Hiya Tomtex, and thanks for starting the thread. Have you started shooting or have a IDPA in your neighborhood? My range has IDPA every monday night, open to novice on up. Suggest checkin em out, the folks are quite open about sharing their wealth of knowledge and even trying out the different platforms. The mix of ex-military, LE, and competition shooters is a resource available for the asking.
     I think you'll have to experience the feel of the weight in steel, alloy, polymer, and the various combinations for yourself, and decide the best compromise in shootablity verses comfort and concealability. For my personal experience, greater the weight the more shootable it is to me, from a comfort and accuracy standpoint. Plus one on JonNC suggesting you look at the PCR and po-1, if you can find them, they are worth the wait. Roam the czcustom website and read about the pro-tek line of guns they make, sounds like they have tried to improve the po-1 platform towards your CCW use. The IDPA I've seen, in my limited exposure, is 15 yards or less, on our 25yd indoor range. At 15yds, its very difficult for me to hit a 3inch target, with my po-2, at 7 yards its difficult to miss it. Part of the fun/frustration is searching and finding the right guns for your needs. Meaning that your CCW weapon could but dosent have to be your IPDA weapon,especially if ya like hitting all A's at 45feet, while moving left , right, and backwards.
     Dennis, as always, had great food for thought and the equipment ta back it up. I totally wish the engineers at CZ were on the same wavelengh as Tanfoglio, as far as letting us convert a 9mm from compact to competition pistol by exchanging slides etc. I believe many of there guns you can kit for a different caliber as well, without buying a whole new gun. And EAA is the importer of these great guns, I own a witness P series and its everybit as accurate as the 75 its a clone of, lighter because of its polymer frame (easier to clean), standard rear adj sight (option on 75's), SS guide rod, (option on 75's), I even like their added safety feature of being able to engage the manual safety when the hammer is on the pin.
     Good luck on your search and we look forward to hearing how its going...be  well

[Aiden528]

Hey Tomtex,

I just went to my first IDPA practice session with my CZ Compact, and was shooting with two other CZ guys. One had a bone stock 75b that doubles as his EDC pistol, and the Range Officer was shooting a PCR. Afterwards the RO and I were talking and he has put 20,000+ rounds through his CCW PCR shooting IDPA/USPSA with almost no malfunctions though he did say that the decocking lever broke off somewhere near the 18,000 round mark but he finished the match, manually decocking for the rest of the day.

Bottom line is any CZ you are comfortable shooting will work for IDPA/CCW. Find the one your most comfortable with and start shooting.

Personally I like the extra weight of the steel frame, and prefer smaller guns like the compact or commander size 1911's.

[DenStinett]

Personally I like the extra weight of the steel frame, and prefer smaller guns like the compact or commander size 1911's.

I guess that's why I like the Semi-Compact set-up so much

[Aiden528]

yea if my 75b ever shows up I'm going to try the semi compact setup.

[1SOW]

Wobbly:

I first competed with a P-01, but soon longed for the longer sight radius of a SP-01

I did the same with a Sig 239,  but after 6 mos of comp. went looking for a bigger gun--got a 75B, and no longer longed for a longer gun. In the loong run it was a good choice.  I'm longing for a step up up now. Only the Shadow knows when it'll come in.

[motosapiens]

I would buy 2 different guns, a p01 for carry (that's actually what I carry), and a shadow, or slightly tweaked 75 or 85 for competition (that's what I shoot in competition). You could certainly shoot the p01 in matches, and I probably will at some point, but if you want to compete seriously, you may end up with trigger work or sights or springs that are more suited to competition use than to carry.

[Aiden528]

I agree with Moto, my Compact is my EDC and I plan on competing with a fullsize 75B. Both will have some work done on them but a light competition trigger has no business on a carry gun IMHO.