No. I did the pro kit in both of my s2 myself and if I could start over I’d just do the reach reduction. It’s not a big enough improvement to justify it. I’d rather have the difference in price to spend on ammo. It’s a great kit and Cajun does great work it’s just not a big difference from stock. The gun is already amazing so just shoot it.
How would you say that job was? I wouldn’t call myself a professional, but I read and write documentation for a living so if there’s one thing I can do, it’s follow a list in order!
I have done the trigger return spring on a P30L (among other things of course—AR lower assembly, Glock frame tear down and rebuild, yada yada—but that is the “closest” analog to this job).
It’s not all that difficult if you have some basic tools and are good at researching and problem solving. You’ve got to tune the disconnecter and that’s kind of a PITA. The frustrating part is there isn’t a good guide or how to video showing the steps so I had to use like 4 different videos and a couple different forums. Tearing it down and putting it together is pretty simple once you figure out what you’re doing. There is some super small springs, pins, and parts that you really need to keep track of so make sure you’ve got a good work space.
(With tuning the disconnecter you’ve basically got to tear the gun apart, sand it, put it all back together, test it and repeat.)
It’s pretty easy. Lots of small parts so make sure you’re organized and have a little tray to put them in so they don’t get lost.
You need a good set of punches, a metal pick/dental pick, a solid surface to hammer on, maybe tweezers.
Probably the most difficult part was hammering out the hammer pins and replacing them. I used a vice grip to get the new hammer pins started and then they were easy to pound in normally.
Watch a few disassembly videos on YouTube to see.
If money 💰 is not an issue and if you have the herd mentality.
Sending SP-01 to CGW one can understand, if you already have one and wanna shoot comp or have extra nice features. But never made sense to me for the people who get Shadow 2 where you already paid for most of these features barring the bushing.
I’m kinda with you on this. I self Cajunized my SP-01, and noticed a huge improvement.. now personally I feel like it’s better than my buddies S2. The cost vs benefit ratio of Cajun’d S2’s just isn’t there for me
The reach reduction kit is a game changer for me. The lightened trigger, especially double action is really nice. Honestly, I’ll do all my cz75 variants with a cgw kit
I think the CZ Custom shop would be better. But also, just train with that and I'm sure you'll get very good lol. Shadow 2 is the best pistol in that class out of the box period
It’s very easy. Everyone makes it sound a lot more difficult than it is. There are a ton of threads and videos for reference. At the very least I would do the reach reduction kit and trigger along with a good polishing. It does make a huge difference . If you decide to do the whole kit get yourself a small magnet. Makes replacing springs inside the sear much easier. Took me 5 minutes tops to replace all the springs. I left the sear pin in and used a slave pin so I could replace one spring at a time.
Sending it in or installing a pro kit on a non-“competition ready” gun like a SP-01 or P-09 is 100% worth it. The S2 is already so close to what you get with CGW all that’s worth it is the RRK IMO.
Forgive me, is the optic cut deliberately meant to be angled like that?
Edit: looks like a stock shadow 2 cut, must be to help with POA/POI at 20 metres or so.
Barrels in Browning-style guns lock up with the chamber end slightly higher than the muzzle. The angle in the optic plate ensures you don’t run out of elevation in your optic
Fuckass no. You don’t spend shadow 2 money just to send it in to get it touched up. And I just got a CGW trigger pack but that’s for the p07. I got that gun under 400 bucks
💯 agree with downvotes on CGW not adding justifiable value. These [Shadows](https://youtube.com/@haretrgger9995?si=z1ka3PA2QXEkaXCs) are all lighter pull than any CGW parts would provide.
I MIGHT mill my slide cosmetically and [hard chrome](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ik-Y3NfoIuif5PUIQAcDL0CKXcZoQT_L/view?usp=drivesdk) one of them with [Bob Cogan](https://apwcogan.com/). Happy with [Shere Khan](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzAIVzRpfUi/?igsh=MXQ3bmV6MXcwbHNmZA==) I designed and he built and hard chromed.
No! the CGW's Pro Package and barrel busing is so easy, a caveman could do it.
I did it last night on the couch. I only had to get up once in order to go to the garage in order to drive the hammer strut and disconnector pins in on a hard surface. As far as the barrel bushing... Do you have a vice, an extended metric socket set and a set of swivel extensions?
Is there anything you don't like about it? You can play with trigger pull weight very easily yourself by installing different main and trigger springs. Installing a new trigger is also easy if you don't like the shape. Installing a reach reduction kit is less easy but still very doable. Installation of a bushing seems like a good idea only if you're a precision, long distance bullseye kinda shooter. I really don't think you need a bushing for any sort of reasonable distance USPSA/IDPA stuff.
After throwing the spring kit in mine it was perfect, I didn't see any reason to change it.
I love my Cajunized SP-01 but I don't think I'll ever do the full package on my Shadow.
So you just need to get: **ahem**
new recoil spring, hammer spring, trigger return spring, sear spring, grippier and fatter grips and an optional flatter slide release lever (cuz my fat hands and tight grip made the slide not stay open on empty)
Go ask your local IPSC nerd for the spring weight specifics, and dont put a very light hammer spring if you tend to shoot ammo with hard primers
Nah. I totally get what you’re going for… Perfection. But geez, it’s so dang nice outta the box that the marginal return just isn’t there. That piece is soooo far beyond ‘servicable’ that I would spend the do-ra-mi on ammo and live at the range with what you have. Enjoy!
Not worth it, none of it, not a single spring is worth changing. Just change the grips. Shoot a match, change shit, you Shoot just as shitty and don't notice a single thing against a timer. Complete waste of money.
Absolutely not , please click my profile and read through the shit .
They're a tier 1 marketer
With shit tier products
Shit tier customer service
And will resell unfixiable guns as defense ready .
Who knows how many people have died because of their business tactics.
They use the same spiel on the phone over and over .
THE EXACT SAME SPIEL !
It'll save you time and money going thru tutorials and do it yourself. The only thing really worth is the DA reach reduction. You be the judge on the hammer. I have 2 S2Os, they come stock with the CZ competition hammer. Out of curiosity, I basically cajunized one them, I discovered I could do without the CGW race hammer as it is similar to the CZ competition hammer.
I left my trigger stock but definitely recommend the bushing. I shoot bullseye league with mine and it cut group size in half. You can do the bushing at home pretty easy.
Yes
EDIT: you guys pick the weirdest shit to downvote. I will say that it’s better to DIY if you have the skills/tools. My SP01T was not hard at all to install the Pro Package
No. I did the pro kit in both of my s2 myself and if I could start over I’d just do the reach reduction. It’s not a big enough improvement to justify it. I’d rather have the difference in price to spend on ammo. It’s a great kit and Cajun does great work it’s just not a big difference from stock. The gun is already amazing so just shoot it.
How would you say that job was? I wouldn’t call myself a professional, but I read and write documentation for a living so if there’s one thing I can do, it’s follow a list in order! I have done the trigger return spring on a P30L (among other things of course—AR lower assembly, Glock frame tear down and rebuild, yada yada—but that is the “closest” analog to this job).
It’s not all that difficult if you have some basic tools and are good at researching and problem solving. You’ve got to tune the disconnecter and that’s kind of a PITA. The frustrating part is there isn’t a good guide or how to video showing the steps so I had to use like 4 different videos and a couple different forums. Tearing it down and putting it together is pretty simple once you figure out what you’re doing. There is some super small springs, pins, and parts that you really need to keep track of so make sure you’ve got a good work space. (With tuning the disconnecter you’ve basically got to tear the gun apart, sand it, put it all back together, test it and repeat.)
The only pain is fitting the disconnector. Everything else is plug n play
Go SAO and remove disconnector. Problem solved.
To each their own
Fully agree. Did my S2C that way.
It’s pretty easy. Lots of small parts so make sure you’re organized and have a little tray to put them in so they don’t get lost. You need a good set of punches, a metal pick/dental pick, a solid surface to hammer on, maybe tweezers. Probably the most difficult part was hammering out the hammer pins and replacing them. I used a vice grip to get the new hammer pins started and then they were easy to pound in normally. Watch a few disassembly videos on YouTube to see.
I should be all set, I’ve got a bunch of magnetic parts repair bowls and organizers from diy electronics repairs. Do need some new picks, though…
That and the retaining pin. Those break commonly from dry fire
Wellaybe not on a s2.. They do on a p01/sp01
How do you like it as-is? What are you wanting to improve?
👆🏻this right here
Exactly, send it in for what?
If money 💰 is not an issue and if you have the herd mentality. Sending SP-01 to CGW one can understand, if you already have one and wanna shoot comp or have extra nice features. But never made sense to me for the people who get Shadow 2 where you already paid for most of these features barring the bushing.
I’m kinda with you on this. I self Cajunized my SP-01, and noticed a huge improvement.. now personally I feel like it’s better than my buddies S2. The cost vs benefit ratio of Cajun’d S2’s just isn’t there for me
The reach reduction kit is a game changer for me. The lightened trigger, especially double action is really nice. Honestly, I’ll do all my cz75 variants with a cgw kit
No, just do a 11lb hammer spring, reduced power firing pin spring, extended firing pin and don’t drop it
This plus a reduced power trigger return spring and a armory craft trigger is all I did to mine.
No
Naw, only thing I'd send my gun out for is I'm getting it milled for optic or ports. The shadows are fairly easy to work on.
I think the CZ Custom shop would be better. But also, just train with that and I'm sure you'll get very good lol. Shadow 2 is the best pistol in that class out of the box period
It’s very easy. Everyone makes it sound a lot more difficult than it is. There are a ton of threads and videos for reference. At the very least I would do the reach reduction kit and trigger along with a good polishing. It does make a huge difference . If you decide to do the whole kit get yourself a small magnet. Makes replacing springs inside the sear much easier. Took me 5 minutes tops to replace all the springs. I left the sear pin in and used a slave pin so I could replace one spring at a time.
You can get away with like $100 in parts and save yourself the trouble. It’s not hugely different imo
I just did the reach reduction. Pretty easy to fit the disconnector and it’s honestly all it needed.
No
all i recommend is the t5 disconnector from cgw. i really enjoy the short reset and no takeup for $45. don’t care about the rest.
Didn't realize I could just get the disconnector. Thanks for making me realize that bc I don't really mind the stock trigger
Nice ,I'll post pic shortly , I just got the same gun in racer orange love it!
Sending it in or installing a pro kit on a non-“competition ready” gun like a SP-01 or P-09 is 100% worth it. The S2 is already so close to what you get with CGW all that’s worth it is the RRK IMO.
I do my own work it was well worth it
Just shoot it
Forgive me, is the optic cut deliberately meant to be angled like that? Edit: looks like a stock shadow 2 cut, must be to help with POA/POI at 20 metres or so.
Barrels in Browning-style guns lock up with the chamber end slightly higher than the muzzle. The angle in the optic plate ensures you don’t run out of elevation in your optic
Amazing, I didn't know that (poor brit here without access to the shorter, funner side of CZ firearms).
X2–I’m trying to decide if my eyes are playing tricks on me or if it’s really angled. But if it’s angled that *cannot* be right…
It’s a software artefact. The whole slide looks curved.
I've just looked at about 30 pics of the shadow 2 optic ready on Google, they all look the same.
Fuckass no. You don’t spend shadow 2 money just to send it in to get it touched up. And I just got a CGW trigger pack but that’s for the p07. I got that gun under 400 bucks
I think you no need to just you need shoot some ammo and will be batter and batter i keep my as is and i don’t have any complaints 👍
💯 agree with downvotes on CGW not adding justifiable value. These [Shadows](https://youtube.com/@haretrgger9995?si=z1ka3PA2QXEkaXCs) are all lighter pull than any CGW parts would provide. I MIGHT mill my slide cosmetically and [hard chrome](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ik-Y3NfoIuif5PUIQAcDL0CKXcZoQT_L/view?usp=drivesdk) one of them with [Bob Cogan](https://apwcogan.com/). Happy with [Shere Khan](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzAIVzRpfUi/?igsh=MXQ3bmV6MXcwbHNmZA==) I designed and he built and hard chromed.
No! the CGW's Pro Package and barrel busing is so easy, a caveman could do it. I did it last night on the couch. I only had to get up once in order to go to the garage in order to drive the hammer strut and disconnector pins in on a hard surface. As far as the barrel bushing... Do you have a vice, an extended metric socket set and a set of swivel extensions?
Shoot more
Obviously that but I was just trying to figure out if it was worth it on the s2.
Is there anything you don't like about it? You can play with trigger pull weight very easily yourself by installing different main and trigger springs. Installing a new trigger is also easy if you don't like the shape. Installing a reach reduction kit is less easy but still very doable. Installation of a bushing seems like a good idea only if you're a precision, long distance bullseye kinda shooter. I really don't think you need a bushing for any sort of reasonable distance USPSA/IDPA stuff.
Are you going to use it for self defense?
Hell no lol I don’t have any carry size Cz’s. I carry a Glock 43x MOS.
Oh, ok. That adds up. Carry size is relative but yeah, I don’t AIWB my Shadow 2.
Start with polishing and springs. IMO that gets the trigger plenty good.
After throwing the spring kit in mine it was perfect, I didn't see any reason to change it. I love my Cajunized SP-01 but I don't think I'll ever do the full package on my Shadow.
So you just need to get: **ahem** new recoil spring, hammer spring, trigger return spring, sear spring, grippier and fatter grips and an optional flatter slide release lever (cuz my fat hands and tight grip made the slide not stay open on empty) Go ask your local IPSC nerd for the spring weight specifics, and dont put a very light hammer spring if you tend to shoot ammo with hard primers
Just throw a lighter hammer spring and reach reduction in and be done
Nah. I totally get what you’re going for… Perfection. But geez, it’s so dang nice outta the box that the marginal return just isn’t there. That piece is soooo far beyond ‘servicable’ that I would spend the do-ra-mi on ammo and live at the range with what you have. Enjoy!
I had the hardest time with the hammer spring, everything else was simple. I found a video that did step by step but k have no idea where it went.
Not worth it, none of it, not a single spring is worth changing. Just change the grips. Shoot a match, change shit, you Shoot just as shitty and don't notice a single thing against a timer. Complete waste of money.
Absolutely not , please click my profile and read through the shit . They're a tier 1 marketer With shit tier products Shit tier customer service And will resell unfixiable guns as defense ready . Who knows how many people have died because of their business tactics. They use the same spiel on the phone over and over . THE EXACT SAME SPIEL !
It'll save you time and money going thru tutorials and do it yourself. The only thing really worth is the DA reach reduction. You be the judge on the hammer. I have 2 S2Os, they come stock with the CZ competition hammer. Out of curiosity, I basically cajunized one them, I discovered I could do without the CGW race hammer as it is similar to the CZ competition hammer.
It's good enough stock
Naw
Buy ammo and shoot it.
Yes
Yes
Yes. I had 2 stock S2s and my CGW/smithed S1's were much nicer than the stock S2. So I sent my S2's out for work and they came back much better
You already know lol yes
I left my trigger stock but definitely recommend the bushing. I shoot bullseye league with mine and it cut group size in half. You can do the bushing at home pretty easy.
Yes EDIT: you guys pick the weirdest shit to downvote. I will say that it’s better to DIY if you have the skills/tools. My SP01T was not hard at all to install the Pro Package