Two New Competition Pistols: FN 509 LS And CZ Tactical Sport 2
BY Herschel Smith
3 years, 10 months ago
Recoil Magazine gives us the details.
It is a striker fired pistol with 5″ barrel length, slide cuts, what appears to be a slide cut for a red dot optic, a 17-round magazine, aggressive stippling and a flared mag well. It’s an attractive pistol.
Here’s another attractive pistol, the CZ Tactical Sport 2.
This is a two-tone pistol with very nice texturing on the grips, large controls, a 5.23″ barrel and 20-round magazine. The burnt bronze frame is especially attractive, as is the profile. The thing that appeals to me most is that it is a hammer-fired pistol rather than a striker-fired pistol.
Take a hard look at it. Then compare it with this pistol at CZ-USA. They’re not the same gun. I sent a note to CZ today and asked about this, and was told that this particular model was not what was being imported. I was told that CZUB was probably the author of this picture.
Indeed, this picture comes from a different site, international CZ I suppose. I have not received a response on how one might obtain one, but at the moment it doesn’t appear to me that anyone is importing this particular gun.
This is massive fail with Shooting Illustrated in my opinion. They have written up a pistol that apparently cannot be obtained. Don’t they have editors?
On January 15, 2021 at 8:13 am, June J said:
Perhaps the editors were in the Bahamas with LaPierre.
On January 15, 2021 at 1:19 pm, Bram said:
I love the hammer-fired CZs.
On January 15, 2021 at 1:20 pm, Herschel Smith said:
@Bram,
Did I go wrong here anywhere? Can anyone in the U.S. get this pistol?
On January 15, 2021 at 5:29 pm, James said:
My CZ Shadow was the best improvement i ever made to my shooting games. But I only paid ~800.00 for it. The new Shadow 2 and even the Tac Sports have basically doubled in price in the last 5yrs.
On January 15, 2021 at 10:49 pm, =TW= said:
These pistols don’t appeal to me, CZ Shadow models more my style.
I’m partial to 1911s. Dan Wesson makes some nice ones in 9mm and .45ACP. The Springfield Ronin seems reasonable at the price.
I like the CZ 75D PCR but will stick with the BHP for now.
The CZ DWX looks interesting.
On January 16, 2021 at 10:36 am, TRX said:
> CZ Tactical Sport 2
CZ’s engineering and manufacturing are top-notch, but lately they’ve been making some double-coyote-fugly guns. With all the paddles, levers, “texture”, and doodads, even a coat of Krylon won’t help the “Tactical Sport 2.”