P-06 Discontinued for 2017

[Sunkist]

I just saw the notice about the discontinued status of the P-06 at CZ-USA. Anyone have more info on it? Is it sales or something else? Mine is a fine shooter and I've never had any issues with it.

[Earl Keese]

I saw in another thread that it was lack of demand. I'm sure glad I bought one, it's a keeper.

[PPS1980]

Says its discontinued on the CZ website:
http://cz-usa.com/product/cz-p-06-40-cal-black-alloy-10-rd-mags/

[bluedev84]

I just saw the notice about the discontinued status of the P-06 at CZ-USA. Anyone have more info on it? Is it sales or something else? Mine is a fine shooter and I've never had any issues with it.

My thought is that 40 S&W is more the issue than the gun.....with the wide variety of 9mm loads up to +P+, there just isn't as much of a difference in the rounds as there used to be. Had a P-06, loved it.....did sell it in favor of 9mm though 

[SI VIS PACEM PARRABELLUM]

Yea it looks like interest in the .40 S&W is waning of late. Many LE depts. like the FBI are moving back to 9mm. I never bothered with a .40 due to ammo cost vs 9mm and for the cost of .40 I'd rather shoot .45 but that's just my personal opinion.

[bluedev84]

I would add that if CZ ever came out with the 10mm caliber in the CZ 97 frame I would be on it like white on rice   Its basically a 40 S&W Magnum kinda in the same light as 38 Special and 357 Magnum

[Pilot1]

Yea it looks like interest in the .40 S&W is waning of late. Many LE depts. like the FBI are moving back to 9mm. I never bothered with a .40 due to ammo cost vs 9mm and for the cost of .40 I'd rather shoot .45 but that's just my personal opinion.

This is my thought also.  I never warmed up to the .40, so never bought a gun chambered as such.  I am sure it is just a business decision by CZ as their .40's don't sell that much. 

[ernie_h]

Being discontinued is a shame (I had called CZ a while back and knew they weren't planning on sending any new ones to the states any time soon, but this news is worse). On the one hand, looks like CZ is slowly abandoning the .40 (SP-01 tactical also being discontinued in the .40). OTOH, the P-10C (and other non-C variants?.but who knows) is coming in a .40??can't recall the review, but I recall at least one review indicating that the gun was designed with the .40 in mind (one thing they pointed out was the feed ramp). I have mixed feelings right now until I see the .40??not sure about the striker-fired?..would be fun, though, if it had a de-cocker similar to the arrangement in the Walther P99AS :-)

[O.B.B.]

Yea it looks like interest in the .40 S&W is waning of late. Many LE depts. like the FBI are moving back to 9mm. I never bothered with a .40 due to ammo cost vs 9mm and for the cost of .40 I'd rather shoot .45 but that's just my personal opinion.

Fading fast is right.   I think it was PSA that had the Glock 23 on sale Black Friday for $399.99. Helluva price for that gun.

[Earl Keese]

Might be that they're dropping slow movers to make room for P-10 production. Doesn't cz operate at or near full capacity?

[Stopsign32v]

.40 is a dying cartridge that's why. Its a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

[PPS1980]

.40 is a dying cartridge that's why. Its a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

10mm Short. Sort of like 22 short .....

[Sunkist]

I've been shooting and reloading the 40 since 1993. I started with the S&W 4006 then moved into the Sig 229, 226 and 239 all in 40. I wanted something close to the power of my first love, the .357 Mag. Now I shoot it in the P-06, 75B SAO and the standard 75B. Back before the ammo makers had all their wonder bullets the 9mm didn't impress me but I finally added 9mm to the stable and enjoy it too in the PCR and standard 75B. I'll never wear out my current 40's so I'll keep shooting them and enjoying them.

[PPS1980]

I've been shooting and reloading the 40 since 1993. I started with the S&W 4006 then moved into the Sig 229, 226 and 239 all in 40. I wanted something close to the power of my first love, the .357 Mag. Now I shoot it in the P-06, 75B SAO and the standard 75B. Back before the ammo makers had all their wonder bullets the 9mm didn't impress me but I finally added 9mm to the stable and enjoy it too in the PCR and standard 75B. I'll never wear out my current 40's so I'll keep shooting them and enjoying them.

Wouldn't the typical 10mm loads be closer to the typical 357magnum loads than the 40S&W loads?  Neither is precisely at the same ME, but the 357 comes in around 500-575 ft-lbs, the 10mm around 600 ft-lbs, and the 40S&W around 425-475.

[Sunkist]

The 10mm wasn't on my radar in 1993. I think there was the Bren 10 and Colt Delta Elite back then and they were beyond my budget. Neither one interested me then or now. I was looking at velocity mostly, not Ft/pounds. I zeroed in on the 155gr in the .40 at first for the over 1200fps Blue Dot load which was close to the 158gr .357 loads of the day. Now I shoot 165, 170 and 180gr loads, some hot, some not.