I’ve been hauling the CZ RAMI in .40S&W out to the range the past two weekens. My routine is to start with the Walther P22, shoot at least 50 rounds through it, then shoot a mag through the RAMI. I then transition back and forth until I’ve had my fill.

This keeps me from developing any further trigger control issues.

I like CZ, and I like the RAMI, but I’ve had a few failures to feed on each recent outing. In both cases I was running 165 grain FMJ PMC ammo through it. The bullet profile on this stuff isn’t as flat as other rounds I’ve shot, so I don’t suspect that the issue is a rough feedramp. If it was it’d show up more often with the flat-nosed 180 grain stuff I’ve run through it in the past.

Instead I think there’s an issue with the recoil spring being too light. I’ve heard this before from folks that love the CZ line and my experience seems to confirm this. I purchased one of the earlier RAMIs to the hit the market so I suspect I’ll need to grab a Wolff replacement to make it run right.

I love CZ pistols, which shouldn’t be a big surprise to anybody that’s read this blog for a long time, but I must say: Aside from the CZ-100 the RAMI in .40S&W is probably the only other pistol I’d recommend folks not buy unless they’re sure they really want one. The difference there is that nobody should be buying the CZ-100. The RAMI in .40S&W at least shows some promise, and can be made to work right.

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