If it's all machined steel, or at least solid metal, I'll probably like it.
My non-CZ favorites:
1. Dan Wesson 715 (had to say that here) - very accurate, great trigger, just fun to shoot, and gotta love the interchangeable barrels (if you can find them).
2. Manurhin MR73 5.75" - yes I know it's French, but it's in a league of it's own for quality, trigger like glass right out of the box, and it's the only revolver I can shoot more accurately than my 715.
3. Makarov - so simple, so natural, and 9x18 is pretty inexpensive again. Some of the other ComBloc surplus guns aren't bad, either - perhaps because they are CZ's.
4. 1911 - must be on any list of this type. Oddly enough, of the 1911's that I currently have, it's the Kimber Ultra that I can shoot the best. Don't have a Valor yet, though.
5. Browning BuckMark - feels and shoots "so right" that a brick is gone before you know it. Works really well as a suppressor host after easy barrel upgrade, e.g. TacSol.
6. Kahr MK9 Elite - often overlooked and under-rated US-made gun. When I carry, this is it, due to size, simplicity and reliability.
Would post some pics but don't have the means to do nice ones at the moment.
NON-favorites:
A. H&K - I've had a lot of trigger time on several models (P30, P2000SK, HK45ct). Never a malfunction, work well suppressed, variety of grip and trigger options. Fine guns, but I just can't get *excited* about them. They don't stir the passion of a Luger or Mauser. Maybe it's the plastic.
B. Glock - Sheer utility, zero aesthetics. Like a plastic ball-point pen that you might use but never cherish or even remember.
