The CZ 75

Introduced in 1975 by Česká Zbrojovka, the CZ 75 is one of my favorite pistols. It is all steel and, at 39.5 ounces, it is rather heavy for a handgun chambered for the 9mm Luger cartridge but it feels much like a Browning Hi-Power in the hand and the weight renders recoil negligible, even with +P+ cartridges. Double action, with a decent trigger from the factory, it is incredibly accurate out of the box and capable of groups that are less than two inches at 25 yards. 

Over the years, I have had three CZ 75s that were equally accurate and each performed flawlessly. The last one, a CZ 75 BD which incorporates a decocker instead of the traditional safety, digested over 7,000 various rounds (FMJ and JHP including +P and +P+) without failure. 2,500 of those rounds were fired without cleaning the pistol. While I did not bake it, freeze it, drag it down the road behind my truck, or attempt to fire it underwater, its performance on the range satisfied me that it is a dependable weapon designed for serious purposes.