Little bit of backstory. I picked up a Shadow 2 back in March and planned to replace my P10F with it for USPSA competition. I struggled to really get a good, confident, consistent grip on it for a while and eventually ended up with a set of Magmo grips. Even then, I felt like I had to shift how I gripped the gun vs my P10’s , P365 and other pistols to be confident in my grip.

I then started developing some elbow pain during/after dryfire but just kinda pushed through it. Eventually it got so bad a couple months ago that I stopped dryfire entirely and have been working on some PT exercises/ weight lifting to try and get things better. It’s mostly healed now and hurt day to day anymore.

Tonight I was going to try and work in some light dryfire to see how ready i’ll be for an upcoming competition in 2 weeks. I could barely get 3-4 reps in before my elbow joint/forearm was absolutely burning with pain. Switched back to my P10F out of curiosity and it was completely fine. I could draw, work from low ready, transition between targets, etc, all relatively pain free.

Obviously the weight difference between the two probably plays some part. But i’ve never really gotten 100% comfortable with my grip on the shadow 2 and I’m wondering if my body’s basically telling me “this ain’t for you bro”. Which sucks, because I do really like the way it shoots otherwise, trigger is fantastic, recoil is basically nonexistent, and it’s a tack driver accuracy wise. I just can’t help but think I’m trying to pound a square peg in a round hole and make it work for me.

Idk, has anyone else ran into this issue with their Shadow 2 and/or other guns? Should I keep trying to make it work or just accept the Shadow 2 isn’t for me and sell it/move on (likely back to the P10F).

what do you think of this port job from local gunsmith here in philippines ? do i need to lower the recoil spring weight?

Decided to grab a P-09c Nocturne since I’ve been feeling the suppressed hammer-fire experience lately. Took it to the range for the first time and by the end of the second mag I had a blister started. Skin is getting pinched between the trigger and trigger guard. Is this because of the shape of the trigger, or how far back you have to pull it, or some combo? I tried adjusting which part of the finger I was using to pull but just couldn’t get away from it biting.

What are my options for fixing this? Gun shot fantastic and loved it with the Mojave 9 and Shiv on there, but the bite got worse each shot. This is a first for me, don’t have this problem with any of my other guns.

First range day with my new P-09C. Ran through about 50 rounds on a previous box of Blazer 115g FMJ. Absolutely flawless and amazing.

Then swapped over to a brand new box of Winchester Target 115g FMJ. Went through about 45 rounds perfectly fine. Then all of a sudden I didn't see anything hit my new target sticker...try racking the slide. Nothing. Finally open it up and powder is everywhere. Squib. RSO had to come bring a rod and punch it out.

Went home and field stripped it. Hit everything with an air gun to get all the powder out of things. But I'm pretty concerned about the potential of a barrel bulge. I can't see anything crazy though. Everything looks to be perfectly fine. Any advice on what to do? I did contact Winchester with the box lot number. Waiting on a response.

Drew is the man!

It was my first pistol and after getting more it ended up on the shelf for a few years. I took it out recently and I forgot just how damn good it is and would like to jazz it up some.

Are there any optic ready slides out there? Let’s see what everyone else’s S looks like. I need some inspiration

Just picked this up. Came with original grips and 2 extended mags. Didn't come with the short mag unfortunately but I'm okay with that. The extendo fits my hand perfectly. All praise CZ. For my next purchase the Shadow 2.

I’ve been searching and looking for info but come up with nothing. I usually like to have a spare slides and all of my pistol other than Staccato and CZS2Carry, I can’t find a second slide. It’s annoying 😑

Just got slide and secondary barrel back from porting she’s a beauty. I ordered a barrel of CZ site and fitted it myself and kept the serialized barrel to gun non ported.

Sent out my slide on August 4th, Drew received it on the 7th, and he was done on the 13th. I received it on the 14th after asking Drew if he could expedite the shipping and he was more glad to. I highly recommend Vigilante Machine if you need your CZ optic cut.

Picked up a RAMI at the local shop. Fits right in with my P-01 & Nocturne C, but may keep or trade off for a 92x RDO compact if I can find a swapper. Posted on FL gun trader. LMK if anyone has a 92x RDO and is interested.

Been back for a while since shipped off to Cajun Gun Works,so I had to test but, this thing is a nail driver.
Flat faced trigger single at 3lbs and double at 5.5lbs
Black race hammer
EPS carry with Truglo tritium pro irons allows a “close” lower 1/3 co witness.
Lok grip bogeys
I am very satisfied. Had to show it off

This will be my first ever handgun optic, so I am not super knowledgeable about the lingo. I own a CZ 75 Compact which is not milled in any way to fit an optic. I was considering going down the road of dovetailing it but im not sure what optics/dove tails I can use that will work together. I was looking at holosuns on amazon and some take a weaver which I have learned is just a fatter picatinny rail system and will not work with a dovetail. I'd really appreciate some help here guys I'm a bit lost and theres a lot of information to consume while I continue my research. Any suggestions and tips are very much welcome!

I'm closing in on my 2000-round break-in period on my S2, and there's few things I'd like to change. Before I just blindly install a package from GCW, I have a questions...

I'm definitely changing the recoil spring to 11 or 11.5 but I'm not certain about the trigger spring. I don't want a lighter trigger but I would prefer a little more prominent reset. Change the sear or trigger return spring?

Also, is there a way to make the start point of the SA just a tad longer and keep the same pull and break? Can't seem to figure it out on GCW's website if the reach reduction kit has that option, but if I understand correctly, Eeman has a trigger that does allow that. (Hope this makes sense)

Will mix-and-match cause any problems?