Frag Out! Magazine
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Both pistols "as CZ should" have high frames that surround guides from the slide so it is slid inside the frame and not onto it just like most modern constructions. Additionally, for obvious reasons, the polymer fra- me has four small steel rails embed- ded inside that the slide is moving onto and not by the whole length like it is made in case of steel one. The big difference is the slides but in terms of internal mechanisms they are identical. Each has a simi- lar height but are designed com- pletely differently – 941F slide is a typical old school one when ergono- mics was not a priority. In case of II M sides of the slide were designed with different angles and with ag- gressive grooves on the front and back which leaves its older brother far behind in the back. Both of the slides share a common feature that distinguishes Jericho from original CZ 75. They were en- gineered in quite an original way, almost unseen in other handguns. CZ 75 has a recoil spring plug at the end of the slide and that is an integral part of it. In the case of Je- richo… this element is a separate part that connects with the slide by the grooves and held in place by the force of the recoil spring. When disassembling the firearm we have one more piece than usual. Why do they make it in such a different way? Probably for simplifying the production process, making it less both cost and time consuming – it easier, cheaper and quicker to make two simple elements that one much more complicated. Since I mention recoil mechanisms, one from 941F closely resembles its match from Beretta 92 FS – steel guide rod with spring slide freely onto it, where II M has integrated de- vice with guide rod and two springs where everything comes together as one. www.fragoutmag.com