hittman said:
An FFL buddy of mine who has access to NEW guns at wholesale and more access to used guns than most of us can possibly imagine, carries a Makarov or a CZ.
I tend to agree .... like cars, many guns are carbon copies of what can be made for the least money but appeal to the largest audience.
If we had open carry here I'd likely carry the CZ75 or P90.
I recently PM'ed Rev about CZ discontuning the CZ 83, a pistol that I believe is the end all and be all of the older design compact .380 ACP also in .32 ACP and a Mak 9x18 (CZ82).
I owned a nice Bersa many years ago and I replaced it with a CZ 83, it was my second CZ ever owned and even though I liked that Bersa just fine, that CZ 83 was miles ahead of it it style, grip, function and accuracy. I really love that gun but I don't shoot it all that much as it's my only .380 and I don't reload for it.
My favorites as many know are those CZ 75 based 9mm pistols that seem to occupy many of areas of my home but that CZ 83 is just a wonderful gun, it's production life ended by smaller and lighter and cheaper, less lovable plastic fantastics. It would have been the same as if the Glock replaced all 1911's being made, a travesty of class.