CZ Duty review: slim polymer striker-fired duty pistol

Key points: CZ Duty review slim

• CZ put the Duty through NATO testing, including mud, sand, salt water, being frozen in a block of ice and a drop from a vehicle, and rates it for 50,000 rounds.
• The gun is slimmer in the hand than a Glock 19, and its slide carries more material than earlier CZ slides, with deep serrations front, rear and on top for a full purchase when racking.
• The slim slide means less reciprocating mass and little noticeable muzzle rise, so recoil stays mild without a heavier gun, which suits a pistol meant for high-round-count training.
• The trigger showed creep and stacking in dry fire at home, but under live fire its progressive takeup made the wall easy to find again on every shot.
• The grip was shaped with biometric modeling, virtual reality testing and NASA-derived software, ships with three modules for palm swell and trigger reach, and left his hands less fatigued over long strings.
• Tritium sights sit at a lower-third co-witness with a red dot, the optic mounts directly to the slide without adapter plates, and the slide release, magazine release and optional manual safety are ambidextrous.
• A mag well cutout and separated base plate let a stuck magazine be stripped out, the gun disassembles without pulling the trigger, and left-handed shooters may ride the slide stop so it fails to lock back on the last round.

About this Gun Review video

CZ Duty review from Colion Noir: a slim polymer, striker-fired duty pistol judged as a workhorse after extended range time. He covers the NATO testing CZ put it through, a slide with more to grab than earlier CZs, low muzzle rise, a trigger that stacks in dry fire but runs well under live fire, three grip modules, tritium sights, direct optic mounting and ambidextrous controls, and why the gun felt better the longer he shot it.

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