CZ’s First Full-Sized Polymer Pistol: The CZ P-09

By Jacki Billings

Every once in a while, I like to take a trip to the Guns.com Vault and grab a pistol that may be a tad older and feeling a little less loved. For this review, I snagged CZ’s first full-size polymer pistol, the CZ P-09, to take it for a test drive.
Background and Specs
The CZ P-09 is the first full-size polymer pistol from CZ. (Photo: Jacki Billings/Guns.com)
Based on the CZ 75, the P-09 ditched a metal frame in favor of a polymer one, becoming the company’s first full-size polymer pistol offering. The addition of polymer to the CZ pistol lineup brought the company into a more modern era, also pulling double duty delivering more rounds than other standard pistols.
Chambered in 9mm, the CZ P-09 packs a whopping 19+1 with a flush fit magazine providing plenty of rounds to accomplish training, range, or self-defense goals. Want even more lead? Grab an extended mag for 21+1. Be prepared, however, to drop some coin on those magazines as they don’t come cheap — $40 to $50 is about the going rate for a single mag.
The gun ships with a decocker installed but can be swapped over to a manual safety. (Photo: Jacki Billings/Guns.com)
The sights

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