SHOT Show Day Two: D-Day On The Show Floor

[ExurbanKevin]

SHOT Show opened for business, and the first thing I did was make a beeline for the CZ-USA booth.

'Cause that's how I roll.

CZ has a couple of new items out that interest me. They've re-swizzled the P07 Duty, adding in the nifty features of the P09 like interchangeable backstraps and smoothed out all the rough edges.

Me likey.



They're also dipping their toes in the 3 Gun game and have come out with a shotgun set up for that competition. It has a smoothed-out loading port, a 9+1 capacity and takes all the regular CZ chokes.



I got a chance to play with the new Remington R51 pocket 9mm on the show floor. It doesn’t seem heavy at all, and the ergonomics of it are great. The slide pulls back easily, albeit with a weird little hiccup as the breechblock action engages and disengages.



The trigger on is a bit weird. The break is fantastic, but there is no reset to speak of. Apex, Ghost and/or Galloway Precision would be wise to come out with new triggers for this gun.

The new Sig P320, on the other hand needs no such adjustments for its trigger. The break is crisp and clean at about 7 pounds and the reset is fantastic, easily as good as the Apex trigger in my S&W Shield.



The other thing about the Sig is that it FEELS like a Sig: There’s a certain sense of solidity you get when you rack the slide on a Sig versus most other guns. Yes, you pay more for a Sig, but when you pick one up, you know why they’re worth it.

If you read the blog, you know I have a thing for inexpensive pistol caliber carbines. Your options for under $1000 are so-so offerings from Taurus and Beretta or marginal guns like the Hi-Point and the Kel-Tec Sub2000. That's why when I heard that Legacy firearms was coming out with a 9mm version of their popular .22LR M1 Carbine, I knew I had to check it out.



Yer darn right I'm getting in one of those to write about as soon as I can. It's inexpensive, takes Beretta 92 mags (helloooo, 33 rounds), is built on a proven platform and can use all the cool M1 Carbine furniture that's out there.

[kmitch200]

I hope they don't follow the M1 carbine too closely. 
Out of a huge sampling of one, the M1 I fired fed FMJs 100%.....and it jammed with softpoints 100%.
I hope this one was an anomaly and most feed softpoint ammo reliably.

Looking forward to more info on this 9mm!