Recommendations for CZ gunsmith

Looking for a good gunsmith in the central Texas area that can help me install a CGW pro trigger pack into my shadow 2 carry? Any recommendations? Both liberty gunsmith in downtown Austin and GUN FXR in cedar park sounded pretty confident. Black Jack guns said they could do it but offered the highest rate they seem to have a lot of positive Google reviews but some people here on the forum seem to have bad experiences.

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u/mbnguyen117 — 16 days ago

Anyone ever regret sending their gun to CGW?

Hello! New CZ owner here and I managed to snag one of my dream guns used at what I considered a good deal ($900) with a decent optic too! After the first range trip and some dry fire at home I’m a little disappointed in the trigger. I don’t want to sound like too much like a weiner , it is my first DA/SA automatic but I’m very familiar with revolvers with thousands of rounds through a post CZ colt python and a Ruger 22LR double action revolver. And I’d say the shadow 2 trigger is in some ways worse than both. The DA is of course heavy which is to be expected but it doesn’t feel smooth which is annoying and there’s multiple walls I have to fight through before the break. The single action is kinda disappointing too somewhere around 4.5 lbs but with more creep than I imagined from a single action hammer fired pull. Am I being a complainer? The gun seems to shoot where I point Excellent and hasn’t seemed to have any function issues in the first 100 rounds, but I feel like the trigger is just holding it back from its potential.

TLDR should send to Cajun or just train through it?

u/mbnguyen117 — 23 days ago
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Accidentally stripped the finish on my Dawson Comp

Please don’t be an idiot like me. I soaked my Dawson ICE comp in purple power cleaning solution thinking it would be mild enough to break the carbon but not the finish. I was wrong.

u/mbnguyen117 — 2 months ago

Holster recommendations for P with Ice Comp

Anyone with the P and Ice comp combo, running an X300 light have suggestions for holsters. This boy extra long now.

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u/mbnguyen117 — 3 months ago

First time building a touring bike.

Done bikepacking trips and long rides that spanned several days in the past but first time building and riding a bike with all the farkles, fenders and racks. All that’s left is maybe a a big trip to test it on and maybe a dyno hub.

u/mbnguyen117 — 3 months ago
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Installed fenders and a front rack

Velo orange fenders and a Facebook marketplace (gorix brand) front rack. Anyone here actually not enjoy the feeling of loading up luggage on a high rack like this? I think next I’m going to get a rear rack and only put high volume low weigh gear on the front like my sleeping supplies and heavier objects on the rear rack.

u/mbnguyen117 — 3 months ago
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Hitting up that single track

Bar end shifters make it feel like you’re driving a manual car.

u/mbnguyen117 — 4 months ago
▲ 12 r/xbiking

Work in Progress Marin Nicasio

Picked up this Marin frame on Facebook intending to build something for my girlfriend but the frame ended up being larger than advertised.

Built up with a bunch of random stuff I had in my closet. 9 speed 11-34 cassette , XT rear mech, deore triple front mech, tiagra 50-30t triple crank with ultegra stages power meter left side crank arm I thought was broken but now all of a sudden works. Dura ace friction shifters, 650b wheels and tubeless rubber. Specialized cages I was saving for Stinner frame coming in but they looked so good on this. Pro vibe seatpost and ritchey carbon handlebars. Waiting for a set of state cable activated hydro calipers to come in before putting on the chain, bar tape and cables. First time building up a bike from a frame in about 6 years and it’s been a lot of fun!

u/mbnguyen117 — 4 months ago

Is the v2 model of this frame considered to be pretty decent and are people really running 50mm tires without issue? I’m tempted to do a high/low build with this if the frame is solid by pairing it with a carbon fork, maybe the new force 13pd axis, and some carbon wheels with a good warranty like reserve.

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u/mbnguyen117 — 6 months ago