The P-01 is an excellent compact. Not only that, but I prefer CZ's decocking system that only drops the hammer to half-cock which makes the first pull of the trigger in DA mode a good bit shorter combined with the fact that once completely broken-in, the P-01 has a very good DA trigger; SA as well. Years back, my shooting partner and I did some head-to-head comparisons of the P-01 and the SIG/Sauer P-228. They compare favorably while the P-01 was slightly more accurate. The majority of the loads were handloads, though, and therein lies the rub.
If you will be shooting factory ammo only, the P-01 is as good as any compact on the market. In fact, when it was introduced by CZ it was the only pistol to earn NATO's new, at the time, service pistol spec, including pistols being diassembled and reassembled with parts mixed from all pistols. The problem is that CZ chambers their 9mm pistols shorter than a good many others like Ruger Sigarms and Glock which limits the OACL of your handloads. Maybe not an issue for some, but when I load warm 9mm loads, up to +P with JHPs, I prefer to load them to an OACL that just can't be used in a CZ 9mm pistol. One reason I own an SR9. It's chamber is capable of taking loads that are beyond the length of the magazines capability to reliability. Not that you should do that, but where you could load 147 gr. JHPs as long as 1.161"/29.5mm where a longer OACL helps lower the pressure of the cartridge. For the more common 124 gr. JHPs, I tend to load to an OACL of 1.142"/29mm. Won't work in the CZs. Drop OACL by another .5mm to 1.122"/28.5mm and some loads may pass the "plunk" test while some will not.
Because of that, I haven't bought a CZ 9mm since the P-01 that requires handloads be made specifically tailored to its chamber. Believe me, if that wasn't the case, I'd have already bought a P-09. So, if you don't handload and don't plan to start, there are no better pistols available today, IMO. There is one possible exception with Remington's 124 gr. Golden Saber that is smaller in diameter than the driving band that engages the rifling in the bore that allows for a longer OACL such as Remington uses for their factory loads. The problem with that is that Golden Sabers have not been available for some time and whether or not they'll return is questionable since the introduction of the newer bonded versions. Nothing wrong with the bonded bullets at all except for their likely price where the older Golden Sabers as well as Remington's standard JHP bullets could be purchased in bulk Qty. :wink: