The CZ Shadow 2 Compact Is the Carry-Optics Gun to Beat

Key points: CZ Shadow 2 Compact

• All-steel frame keeps the muzzle flat through 25-yard bill drills
• 29 oz unloaded — commit to a real belt and quality holster
• Optics plate system accepts every major footprint without adapters
• Trigger breaks at 4 lb 8 oz double-action-first? No — SA/DA detailed in full
• Compared head-to-head with the full-size Shadow 2 and a P-01

About this Gun Review video

The full-size Shadow 2 owns production-division podiums, and now CZ has cut it down for carry without gutting what made it shoot flat. The Casing Bench runs it through a match, a 500-round week, and a holster-wear month, then puts the honest question on the table: is this a carry gun that competes, or a competition gun you'll tolerate carrying?

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