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The gun on this video is a Tactical Sports Orange, not a Shadow2 - There are some differences on the trigger group between the 2 models when it comes to put it together again. Other than that they are pretty similar indeed.

I'm not sure a stainless steel slide lock pin on a Shadow2 is the best idea - Isn't stainless steel softer than carbon or hardened steel? If so, I would think it will snap even more prematurely... Keep a backup is my advice :).

There is at least one video I've seen here in youtube of somebody dropping a full size shadow2 barrel down several times and it did not go off. There was also at least one video in IG in which a professional shooter did the same test and dropped a full size shadow2 on a concrete floor, barrel down, and it did not go off. The firing pin spring on a CZ shadow is a very different design than the one use on 1911s. I wouldn't think there is enough inertia to beat the OEM CZ FP spring by just dropping the gun barrel down on a hard floor...

@@czarmorer that's very reassuring since my CZ S2C is going to be my winter carry firearm. Thanks for the reply!

It could get in the way, but it isn't a consistent behavior I noticed. The best thing to do is really just to remove it. You don't want something there that has no function whatsoever and it then becomes potentially just one more thing to get in the way of the gun operating 100% well.

Thank you my friend!

You're welcome - Answerin your questions: 1 - No, an OEM Shadow2 hammer is too wide for the SP-01 slide body. It will not work unless you refit it to the SP-01. 2 - The Cajun's race hammer is narrow enough and it will work on both the Shadow2 and SP-01 Shadow.

I think that's a great subject to put a video together! Thank you for the suggestion. It does involve (in my view) a lot of myths though. My view on this is that recoil management is a lot more about fundamentals, as how one grips the gun for instance, and much less about springs, weight ratio, reciprocating mass and other fancy physics terms :). That's not to say that a gun will not move differently when using different springs, weight ratio etc. It will for sure! But this is just to say that the differences achieved won't really be what makes one shoot more proficiently.

It's becoming almost hilarious that this comment keeps coming back despite all the other identical comments and my reply to each of them. Having said that, I will just let you look at the other comments and find the answer there :).

I would definitely carry it on half cock.

Thank you for the question! Not stupid at all... Those are parts are not interchangeable between the S2 and the Tanfo - At least not as a drop-in. I don't know if one could re-fit them to make it work on the Tanfo, but I know they will not work out of the box.

Coming from John Wick himself!!

Thank you!

Right!

yes, that just the disco and trigger shoe being replaced. It will not change anything safety wise.

@@mgamble11 great question! let me check on that and get back to you.

yes, confirmed

@@czarmorer thanks, this might be the only 1911/2011 that is natively left hand friendly

@@mgamble11 I'm not ready to call it a 1911/2011 though :). But it's a great gun and yes, except for the slide lock, you get the other controls ambi style for sure :)

@ACxREAL haha, yeah, I've found the tool in the bag when I put the gun back away. Thank you for the info! All great info!

@ACxREAL and about EGW, yeah, I suspect that roo given I've seen DWXs with the kit installed. Not sure I will go that route with this one though as I got the trigger between 2.5 and 2.75lb and shorter than before with the post travel set screw... Not sure the kit will make it any better than this. of course I still need to make sure the gun is actually working beyond just dry firing...

@@czarmorer I went all in on the first DWX I got just to see what I could do. The second one I just did the same thing you do here and tuned up the factory parts. It’s a vast improvement and only costs a few dollars if anything. a new trigger is also very affordable and lets you set that pre travel distance. So maybe 30 bucks and you are off to the races.

@@ACxREAL exactly! Although I won't lie that I'm now super curious to get an EGW kit (or perhaps an Infinity one) and fit to it, given the safety thing can be addressed... But it's one of those things that we want to do solely for the fun of it, I don't think it will bring any improvement to what it is right now. Maybe at some point I will get for myself and I can play a bit more with it :).

@@czarmorer for sure! Messing around and seeing how these things work and then swapping parts and tuning is half the fun 🤩.

Tell me this is yours and a new project come on let's go!

@@LVbibby I wish could say yes… but not at the moment

It's still patent pending I believe :)

@@TheGentlemanGunner LMAO!!

​@@TheGentlemanGunner bummer but glad you are not ruling it out!

that is what she said....

Love your channel. Do you plan to review the DWX?

Way stronger than the ones on Shadow 2's. It does get a pretty good amount of stress, so a little overbuilt there is a good thing.

@@wongkeebs4327 I don’t have any plans of yet… but if one comes across my way… I’ll do it

both henning and cz-custom ones work well with it.

@czarmorer stock follower and spring or did you do the added options

@@hometheateraddict9583 grams follower and spring for 23+1 (24 if you force it).

Once the hammer falls the trigger bar slides underneath the sear, losing contact with it, which allows the sear to go back in its resting position. As the trigger returns, the slide keeps pushing the trigger bar down while the gun is out of battery - when the gun is back in battery and the trigger moves back forward, the trigger bar will eventually raise again and reengage the sear (that's the reset in single action).

CZ Czechmate

@xxpx2 no, I would not. Just read the comments here.. the test you're talking about is not what was testing here. The test you're suggesting has been performed though (check other videos here in TH-cam) and the gun did not go off. The test I did was due to a real scenario where the gun felt hammer first and it did go off causing a fatal accident in competition.

@@czarmorer I see i do remember that. That makes sense. I didn't realize the scope of your test sorry if I sounded rude. The only test Ive seen muzzle down was by Ben Stoeger and the gun went off but required more then one drop. That was just with the shadow 2 though. Not with the compact.

This happens when the timing in the interrupter is wrong... I don't know how by simply lubricating the parts you make it work. That I can't explain, but potentially with the interrupter slipping by being lubricated it changes the timing somehow and allow the gun to work again.. Not sure but it's only explanation I can offer.

@@czarmorer Thanks a lot for answering. I think I have it figured out. I had to take a very small amount off the underside edge of the interrupter wing.

@@paulmarshall9189 That makes sense -I'm glad you've figured it out.

@@czarmorer I have 3 Stock 2's, all fit with Bolos. The tightest of the 3 guns is the one that had the problem. The trigger bar can move slightly higher as it moves rearward from full-cock to fire in SA. So the bottom of the interrupter wing can get very close to hitting the bar as it moves back forward. Removing a very small amount of material from the bottom edge of the wing solved this for me. You can see the same thing when fitting SA with the Bolo. The interrupter sits lower and lower relative to the trigger bar as material is removed from the hook. This can be influenced some by grinding the arc forward instead of straight upward. Depending on the specific parts, gun and fitment in question, I guess the timing can sort itself out or not. The fit I'm taking about on the wing is a little less than you'd probably need if you got SA working but there wasn't enough clearance for DA to break properly. I expect hammer geometry is also a factor. All 3 of my guns have Unica hammers. I guess fouling can further influence the trigger bar's position. My problem started occurring at about 5k rounds. Cleaning and lubing the gun got rid of it until the fouling built up again.

You need a M3 tap...You can buy online at Amazon or any hardware store.

The ET disco is likely oversized so you have to fit it to make sure you can reset in Single Action again. You will need to remove material from the ET disco on the hook face - the area where it engages with the trigger bar when you manually pulling the hammer back. Try filing that area just a bit and see if the behavior changes - If by doing so you can start moving the trigger, even so slightly, then you will know that this is what you need to keep doing until the trigger can fully reset in SA again.

@@czarmorer Awesome. Thanks for your answer. I will give a feedback as soon as I got time to do so. Thx alot, keep up your nice work!

You mean when I had the OEM firing pin in it? If so the explanation is that is exactly the extended firing pin which causes the situation in which the FP touches the primer upon impact on the hammer. The same doesn't happen when using the OEM FP + FP spring.

Haha, you caught the shirt huh? :):) Yes, I am a blood donor indeed. You're welcome!

And a Texan!

wanna send me one for review? :):)

I would say that whole area, including the barrel, recoil spring and guide rod are of different dimensions enough not to be interchangeable. Something else I can think of is the grip panels (same reason, they are different dimensions), and magazines (you can use the full size ones on the compact but not the vice-versa). Everything else seems to be exact the same.

You're welcome! The TSO really doesn't need much polishing anywhere - so choose carefully what you need to polish on it...

@@TheGentlemanGunner 😆😆😆

@@herminigildodelacruzjr1752 I don't know the answer to that.

@@czarmorer sir as i have said you are a big help to everyone with a cz hand gun and thanks for sharing your expertise may your channel grow a thousand fold