Safety Instructions

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The sights were type approved by the decision of the competent authority Ref. No.
SÚJB/RCAB/9960/2014.
PISTOL DESCRIPTION AND TERMINOLOGY
The names of basic pistol parts used in this Instruction Manual are presented in Fig. 1
on the inner side of the left-hand cover. Nomenclature of all pistol parts are presented in the
section List of Parts.
Designed particularly for sports shooting up to 50 metres, the CZ Shadow 2 pistol is a
semi automatic handgun equipped with locked breech system. It is provided with double action
trigger mechanism (SA/DA), hammer safety notch and an ambidextrous manual safety. The
characteristic features of all versions include:
- Selective SA/DA firing mechanism operation
- Large capacity double-column magazine
- Comfortable grip and balance in either hand
- Good results at instinctive shooting (without aiming)
- Low trigger pull weight
- The trigger overtravel is defined by means of a distance screw (it is pre-set by the
manufacturer)
- High accuracy of fire
- Long service life
- High reliability, even with various types of cartridges
- The slide stays open after the last cartridge has been fired
- Suitable for Combat shooting
- The sights comprise of a fiber optic front sight and height-adjustable rear sight, on
special request micrometrical sights can be installed
- The front part of the frame is equipped with mounting rails (MIL-STD-1913) which
serve for the purpose of the attachment of special accessories
The SHADOW Optics Ready pistols are factory modified for easy and very stable
installation of modern compact collimator sights from a broad range of proven manufacturers
(e.g. Trijicon, Vortex, Meopta, Leupold). The main advantages of the CZ Optics Ready pistols
include:
- exceptional robustness, strength and durability of the mount
- low mount height
- easy sighting of the collimator sight even at longer distances