American Handgunner – March / April 1985

A friend of mine bought his first CZ almost by accident, picked it up off the shelf because the Glock he wanted was sold out, and has owned five more since.A friend of mine bought his first CZ almost by accident, picked it up off the shelf because the Glock he wanted was sold out, and has owned five more since. That story repeats in gun shops everywhere, because the company from a small Moravian town has spent ninety years making firearms that feel right and shoot straight for money that doesn’t make you wince.

There are really two Springfield Armories: a federal arms factory that ran for nearly two centuries in Massachusetts, and a private Illinois company founded in…There are really two Springfield Armories: a federal arms factory that ran for nearly two centuries in Massachusetts, and a private Illinois company founded in 1974 that bought the name. From the 1873 trapdoor and the M1 Garand to today’s Hellcat and Echelon, knowing which armory made what is most of what separates a smart purchase from a confused one.