@Blackst0ne45 Sweet! Thank you for that! I always welcome tips. Some I like more than others. LOL!

@@CZFanGrrl You're welcome, hope you liked this tip! It's worked for every CZ or CZ derivative (such as Tanfo, Jericho, Sphinx etc..) I've tried

@Blackst0ne45 It’s a good one. I’ve gotten some tips that actually make things more difficult and I know they can be done that way, but there’s often more effort and farting around involved afterwards or even during. So I tend to filter, LOL. Thanks again!

David Payne Thank you so much for the great feedback! The stock trigger on the S2 is already good right out of the box, changing out the springs and a little polishing makes it incredible. The stock trigger is a little on the heavy side for my liking or preference. I’m glad you’re enjoying your CZ’s! I love them all, the ergonomics on them for me are the best. I’ll try shooting some other brand gun that someone else owns and all I want is the CZ back. :P

@Klaus Kant. Thank you very much for the nice feedback. That is one very old video that you commented on and I am busy working on improvements to the videos as the techniques have changed. This is my new channel that has better camera footage and instructions. kzfaq.info/love/HpWVOmxLq1mh4Wt7ymo-vg Thank you again! The gun is very easy to work on, disassemble and reassemble. I no longer keep all the parts separate as I take it apart, they all go into a magnetic tray, but keeping the parts organized is helpful for someone just starting out. Take the gun apart a few times and you no longer need to keep your parts separated and organized either! LOL! Thank you again.

@MercMountaineering Yes! That is a really old video (more than 3 or more years). I use a pointy awl to lift the sear and then it does seem to stay on top of the ejector. Just don’t bump it, lol. Thank you for commenting!

@Donnie Chapman Thank you! Wish my channel was as organized.

Fumastertoo I feel pretty blessed to be able to do all these things and so happy to share the knowledge. I couldn’t have done it without the other KZfaq channels like @Practical Shooter who led the way for me to be able to do this. I love detailed video shots, if you can’t see what you’re supposed to be looking at, what’s the point? I’m using my iPad Pro, but it is kind of annoying because it’s right in my line of vision, so I’m having to work at what I’m doing watching the screen, LOL! Thank you so much for the feedback Rich! I appreciate it my friend!

@@CZFanGrrl I'm actually looking for a new phone right now. My HTC U11 is going in the crapper, not sure what's wrong with it. Looking at the iPhone 11, I've only ever owned an Ipod shuffle. LOL

Fumastertoo Oh my! Apple products are like CZs. I completely forgot about my iPod shuffle!! I have two tablets, a phone and an iPod and a watch. The iPhone 11 is pretty outstanding. Are you going with the larger size?

@@CZFanGrrl I went with the regular 11, it is already bigger than my current phone. I am not a fan of large phones, I still miss my Razor. lol I'm excited about getting it, at least I know it has plenty of product support. Seems like iphones are the Glock of the cell phone industry. I should get it in a couple of days, ordered it off the internet. Now I gotta find a cool case and some beats for it.

Fumastertoo Apple products are the bomb. I don’t like big phones either because they won’t fit in my phone wallet which is geared to the iPhone 6.

Wundert mich nicht, das polieren bringt fast garnichts. Jedes einzelne Teil von Eemann Tech bringt mehr Veränderung.

I forgot, one grain of salt - maybe you could try to get the audio a bit clearer, it sounds somewhat "hollow", like from within a box.

@Hans S. Grüße von Kanada! Thank you! I think that is one of my original gunsmithing videos, if I was using the labelled parts bin when I first started out. Now, after having had both of my guns, as well as several other people’s guns apart I don’t use a labeled parts bin anymore, lol. Everything goes into a magnetic parts holder and I sort it out as I put the gun back together. It is a very easy gun (I think) to work on. I used to watch gunblue490 as well, he has some good common sense information and as we progress with gunsmithing, I think we tend to forget about good old common sense. I do hope that you get your wife involved in the shooting sports! We need more women competing, I am one of only two women in our area (a region the size of 1/3 of Germany (NW BC) that shoots competitvely in handgun divisions. We need more women! MY apologies about the audio, I was recording it with my iPhone which was in a Lifeproof case which means it distorts the audio. I am waiting to get a newer iPhone and then I won’t use a case for it, so the video sound will hopefully improve. What revolver are you shooting? You mentioned getting a Shadow 1? Why not get the Shadow 2? And if you get a Shadow 2, consider getting an optic ready Shadow 2. The reason for this is that the optic ready Shadow 2 can be used with iron sights, or you can put an optic on it. I have aging eyes so I need corrective lens for close up, but I also need corrective lenses for distance; bifocals are terrible for shooting, most people never get used to them, plus I am cross eye dominant; so the optic on the OR Shadow 2 takes care of all those problems for me. I hope you’ll give that consideration in your purchase, you will not be disappointed in the Optic Ready Shadow 2!

​@@CZFanGrrl Dear FanGrrl, of course you get rid of the parts bin when you get proficient, but you got proficient by this approach. I don' t think my wife will ever compete, but who knows. I would be happy if she would shoot more frequently for now. Maybe she will like the pistol more than my revolvers. I have ordered the Kadet .22 adapter as well I have a few, all Smith&Wesson, two 4" .22 and .38 K-frames model 18 & 15, a 6" .357 L-Frame model 586, a 6" .44 N-Frame model 29, and will request a permit for another 3" .38 J-frame model 36. And a cap and ball revolver, Colt this time. I do not participate in IPSC, but compete in more formal divisions which - at least I believe - are mostly derived from classic police disciplines (like PPC, others are Police Pistol 1-4 and NPA Service Pistol). I chose the Shadow 1 over the Shadow 2 for it' s less aggressive look, and because it is listed in the service pistol list of my shooting association, while the more IPSC-like Shadow 2 is not. As I understand, technically/internally the Shadow 1 and Shadow 2 should not be much different. And, frankly speaking, I do not like the looks of the modern IPSC guns and their very aggressive checkering very much and prefer the classic service pistols, but chose the Shadow over a CZ 75 BD Police version for the lack of the firing pin block, which should - at least I think so - facilitate future trigger improvements. I like S&W (all steel) pistols and shoot them better than others, but I am not sure if I can get spare parts in the future for these out of production firearms. I have far more confidence in the CZUB approach to sell spare parts, and the CZ 75 with her HiPower-like estetics is one of the most beautiful pistols ever made, at least for me. I think can get along with the Shadow 1's modern accents like the rail and beaver tail and square dust cover. As the firearms regulation here is very complex and very restrictive, I think this will be my only semiautomatic pistol, and I think it should be a good choice, as it can do well covering most of my sporting use (at least I hope so), including an eventual beginner's IPSC use if I should ever have the occasion to try it. But most probably I would choose one of my revolvers then - I am much more confident using them, I like them better than semiautomatics, and I prefer the 38/357 cartridge over the 9mm all day long, reloading included. As far as optics go, only the Shadow 2 is available in an OR version, and it comes with a hefty charge over the basic model. A tuner in germany sells an adjustable rear sight that contains a baseplate cutout for several optics. If I would like an optical sight, I would probably go thet way. The optic sight comes higher above the bore this way, but I am used to that from my 586 revolver with an optics rail. However, using this sight the pistol would probably not be anymore service pistol division-compliant, so I omit this thought for now. Several friends in my shooting club use the Shadow 2, I will point them to your videos. Maybe you are glad to hear that your videos about the trigger work on the Shadow was one of the contributing factors to my choice for a Shadow. Thank you for that. Best regards, Hans

@Hans S. You are definitely a Revolver Man! Most people I know that shoot revolver absolutely love shooting them. I myself am not a fan of them but that’s why it’s good that there are so many options available. I don’t like the polymer guns either and prefer a nice heavy steel frame as well. I think if you have her the Shadow to shoot, she will enjoy it. It’s a very grip friendly gun, it just feels so nice in the hand. And yes, if you get the Shadow 1, without a firing pin block it is much easier to work on and more enjoyable too! I remember the first time I took that Shadow 2 apart I was so nervous that I would lose a part or not be able to put it back together again. Beide meine Eltern sind Deutsch und so habe ich eine verstandnes mit organaziern. Das habe ich in mein Blut. LOL! Yes, you will definitely be able to shoot the Shadow 1 in the defense pistol shooting competitions. I bought a P-09 for IDPA and then the P10C but then I never ended up liking IDPA very much and prefer IPSC. But Steel is a very fun sport to shoot and your wife might enjoy that, I like the instant feedback from the sound of the bullet hitting the steel. I’m looking forward to hearing about your experience with the Shadow 1 when you get it!

@Dale Jenkins. Sounds like a cool little trick, where does the notch go? On top of the extractor frame?

@William Moorehead. Thank you for the suggestion, I’ll give that a try. I was initially shown to move it to the left, it worked and so I stuck with it.

AZVIDS Thanks! Appreciate the feedback.

@Genemachine 13 Menges Thank you for the comment and for watching! The gun is so easy to work on and it is nice to get them all apart to given them a good cleaning every now and then!

@Graham McMillan. I’ve improved my technique since then, LOL.

@C Kim Thank you! I left too much blah, blah, blah in the video when I edited though. 😡

@Scott F. Thank you! Appreciate the comments!

Thank you for your feedback sir!

ramon sta cruz Thank you!

vrod1a Thank you! And yes, you are absolutely correct, I should have put on some gloves!

@Eric Hansen. Thanks! It’s funny, you watch someone else doing it one way and the next thing it’s THE way to do it, but you’re absolutely correct, just lifting it on to the rod is adequate. Will do that next time. 👍🏻😊

@@CZFanGrrl yes I agree , saw this the other day . A simple and easy way . ( no notch needed )

@Robert Gimber LOL, Thanks! Old jewelers trick. You take the polishing paper stick it on a piece of reinforced packing tape (i call it string tape). Then you cut the tape to the width and length (length to fit the jewelers saw frame) that you need for the area to be polished. It’s great for polishing flat and curved surfaces. I’ll make a video on how it’s done.

@thegunner1137 Thanks! Appreciate that. This is a super “old” video, but I’m currently using Eemann Tech parts and their disco is completely prepolished though I do additionally touch up the hook a little but that’s all. Even though it doesn’t need it. Love my S2’s!

Yes, a 7# main spring is light. Thank you for detailing the trigger pull weights. Which one do you like best?

@@CZFanGrrl I use the 7# pemanently, together with 124gr standard ammunition from GECO or S&B. 220€ per 1.000 rounds (April 2024 prices).

@user-gv5gj7zu1q I find the Eemann Tech springs more reliable than all the others as well! I’m not familiar with that ammunition, where is it made?

Brandon Lau Thank you! Very good tip, wish I had read the instructions before using. I now have a complete Wheeler Engineering Gunsmithing Driver Kit. My poor Torque Screwdriver :(

@@CZFanGrrl I'm a gunsmith at my shop in GA. Let me know if I can help you with a major discount on parts, guns, tools accessories etc.

@Brandon Lau Thank you for the offer, I’m in Canada and so getting some things through customs is a challenge because of ITAR.

@@CZFanGrrl tools are not under Itar. But yea. Tricky.

@Brandon Lau Tools are usually pretty obtainable through Amazon or through IPSC Store, but I repurpose my metalsmithing tools a lot. I wanted to buy some videos through Brownells but they wouldn’t send them to Canada because of restrictions. I have invested quite a bit on money in parts from IPSC Store in Estonia and am all stocked up.

Larry Burkett Thank you Larry! Appreciate the feedback. My 8.5 springs worked for awhile, but only with Federal primers and then I started getting failures. Far more failures with Winchester and the majority with CCI. I had good luck with factory CCI ammo though, which is bizarre. If you read the forums, most people invariably complain about the 8.5# spring not being reliable. CGW even says on the website “Must be used with Federal only”, so I’m going to say you got lucky. Out of the 5 triggers I personally know of being done with the 8.5, only two are running Federal without fail at this time, but not the Winchester or other harder primers. It’s not a real issue if a person is just target shooting/plinking, but competitions for me, is another matter, especially during a steel shoot where even fractions of seconds can make the difference between a win and a lose. The 5# trigger pull is pretty sweet though, isn’t it? I want that, but also reliability, lol! What optic are you running on yours? Are you in the USA? If so, congrats on your new optic ready! ‘Bout time you guys got them, hey??!

@Mind Games Zona 37-948 3M Wet/Dry Polishing Paper, 8-1/2-Inch X 11-Inch, Assortment Pack One Each 1, 2, 3, 9, 15, and 30 Micron www.amazon.com/dp/B001BHGC7G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_7n7sFbSMCGZET Micro-Mesh 2" Assortment Pack - 18 Pieces www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJC156U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_Yo7sFbDBFV5TR Have fun polishing your gun!

@Iowa Fishing Addiction I ran into the same problem with the Springer Precision Magazine Brake after I replaced the thin stock one. I think you’re right though, the Europeans prefer to not drop their magazines. Having said that, have you tried applying a thin film of oil on the magazine brake? It sounds like this is a friction issue, as the magazines typically do fall free. If you remove the magazine brake (guide spring) that might cause you to jam the follower into the main spring potentially if there is too much freeboard, would be my main concern. Check your magazines and the magazine brake (guide spring) for scratches, polish them out and apply a thin film of oil would be my recommendation. Hope this helps! And thank you for the nice feedback. I really appreciate it!

@@CZFanGrrl I’ll take a closer look and try what you suggested. I’m using both a CZ 75 SPO1 Tactical and a CZ PCR. It’s not a huge issue just would rather have them free fall. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Allen Ramos Hi! Still liking and shooting the Leupold Delta Point Pro 7.5MOA better. No kidding?? You milled your own slide? That’s awesome! What optic are you going to run? Have you considered tapping holes for an optic plate and then you can switch out optics a lot easier without having to tap new holes. Will you do a video on the reach reduction, I have the components I piece metaled together but seem to be having not much luck with getting it to function, the trigger bar keeps getting hung up on something.

@TacticalPostMan_FLA Maybe installing the CGW pro kit? Just spitballiing. Have you cleaned it? It’s not gritty in S/A and only after the DA breaks? So after it resets for S/A it’s good?

@@CZFanGrrl exactly. There is only a gritty feeling as soon as the double action breaks and that’s it. Everything else is butter.

@TacticalPostman_FLA Did the CGW kit come with their disconnector? Check the disconnector. From my experience sometimes their discos require some fitting, mine did. I no longer run CGW parts, just Eemann Tech. When you’ve taken the disco out, reassemble the gun and run it SAO to see if it’s still gritty.

@@CZFanGrrl yes it came with the T5 disconnector which is fitted and installed. This started when i installed the disconnector without fitting it and the trigger wouldn’t reset but after i got it fitted everything runs like butter except that ONE thing. The double action break the whole pull DA pull until the break is butter but then griiiiit at the break.

@TacticalPostMan_FLA Um, that’s kinda like saying “My car runs like butter until I step on the gas”. Once you add “until” or “but” it negates everything before that. My money is on the disconnector being the problem. Or at least the origin. The gun wasn’t doing this before the installation of the kit, right? So the break is when the disco finishes the pull in DA and releases the trigger bar. So it’s at the release of the trigger bar that the grittiness is occurring. After that initial release it’s all SA with the slide resetting the works. My problem solving process involves removing the offending part, replacing it with the stock part and if it’s still doing it, the problem is with something else. If it stops doing it, then I’ve isolated the problem. Then I would contact the manufacturer. Sorry I can’t be of much help with this!

@General Building Contractors I don’t think it in itself makes a noticeable difference with the Shadow 2 which already had some factory polishing done, like on the rails of the slide, this just helps it along because these metal to metal contact points eventually do wear in. My buddy’s 85C that has 40000 rounds through it is similarly polished through the action of shooting and so smooth. In his case, from stock to 40000 rounds later, it sure does make a difference. Polishing the Shadow 2 speeds up the process of smoothing everything out and a spring change contributes as well.

@C Kim I had considered polishing, but opted not to as I didn’t see how it would benefit the action in any meaningful way. What are the advantages of the race hammer besides being thinner and lighter. The thinner doesn’t appeal to me at all, I have big thumbs and like having a bigger contact surface for them. Does it improve the function of the hammer?

@@CZFanGrrl You used a lighter hammer spring so your moving more weight than the lighter hammer. I think the lighter hammer gives a more positive strike being able to move a bit faster. I'm sure it's not much but every little bit helps. Gotta be a reason why the custom shops do it.

@C Kim Physics,...makes sense. I bought a spare hammer from CZ, not the race hammer, but there’s no reason I can’t goldsmith the hell out of that replacement hammer, just for fun. Thanks for putting that in my head. 😊

@@CZFanGrrl If you have an extra hammer yeah I would do a little shaving to the sides and you could keep a bigger contact surface for your thumb! :>)

C Kim Nitride surface treatment has now been removed. Now I have a shiny steel hammer. I’m going to start shaving some weight off of it, but probably not in the conventional way. When I said I was going to goldsmith the hell out of it, I wasn’t kidding.

@mike mount. Hi! Thanks for the positive feedback. It’s a building work in progress. I had initially installed a CGW trigger return spring, which was fine. But I like the spring quality of Eeman Tech better. You’ve got yourself an S2 I take it?

@@CZFanGrrl awesome and thanks for your insight ! I do have a S2 .. picked it up 2 weeks ago .. it’s at C&h getting milled for my sro ... I was thinking of ordering some eeman tech grips for it .. I’ll grab one of those spring as well .. but seriously thank you for all your videos ! You do such a great job 👏🏼

@mike mount. !!!!!! Milling your S2????!!!! Was the OR not available? If you’re going to change grips, go with LOK Grips. Seriously. As for the springs, definitely! They have springs that you can’t get anywhere else from IPSCStore, but Eeman Tech is also available in the USA for a few suppliers. We have a hard time getting CGW springs in Canada, they’re always sold out/not in stock etc. I was initially going to get one of BC’s top gunsmiths to do my trigger job and asked if he was going to put CGW springs in and he said he wasn’t a fan. Ended up doing the job myself, used CGW springs to begin with and it was o.k.but then I discovered the Euro springs made for their competitive shooters and I switched. Good call going with the SRO, I was not sold on it at first, but the more I use it, the more I want a second one for my other S2. Thanks again for the nice feedback Mike, I appreciate it.

@@CZFanGrrl yea milling mine smh .. no I looked for a optics ready one for weeks and couldn’t find on .. smh sent it off to get milled and a few days later walked into a local gun store .. and guess what they had sitting there lol a optics ready shadow 2 just my luck

@mike mount. Argh! That would be so frustrating. When I first saw that USPSA adjusted their weight limit for Carry Optics I knew that the Shadow 2 OR would be finally made available in the USA and I told all of my subscribers to be patient and wait. But I guess they clear out as fast as they get them. Oh well, you can always buy yourself an OR in time and then have the milled one for a spare. 😜

Mackenzie Clews I used the polishing pads and papers. I started at the third coarsest which is about 3400 grit all the way to the finest which is about 12,000 grit. By the time you get to the first purple coloured pad the metal already feels like glass and the last two polishing pads aren’t necessary, but I used them anyways. You can pick up the 3M polishing papers and pads from Amazon. The pads are under a different manufacturer, but easy to find. I actually refinished an entire acrylic tub surround using larger polishing pads and that’s what gave me the idea. If a badly scratched acrylic tub can be restored to a high shine, these things do wonders for metal. The paper is good for rolling onto a round toothpick and then polishing the insides of the parts where the pins or any pivot parts attach, like the trigger. Micro-Mesh 2" Assortment Pack - 18 Pieces www.amazon.ca/dp/B00HJC156U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_5YvuEbV59QTDR. Zona 37-948 3M Wet/Dry Polishing Paper, 8-1/2-Inch X 11-Inch, Assortment Pack One Each 1, 2, 3, 9, 15, and 30 Micron www.amazon.ca/dp/B001BHGC7G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_e1vuEbDX30QRB

Danke, dass du das mit mir teilst. Werstehe ich das den trigger ist schwere nach der Bearbeitung? Das ist komisch?? Habe sie einen neuen main spring eingerichtet? Das Original ab Werk ist sehr sportlich (wenig Spaß beim Schießen mit starkem Abzug).

@@CZFanGrrl Die Abweichung ist nur sehr gering, 0,9%. Das ist wohl nur eine reine Messabweichung. EIne neue main spring habe ich nicht eingebaut. Ich habe alle alten Teile wieder verwendet.

@Brian Cross who shat in your cornflakes this morning?