I own both and love them both, the short comeing of the shield is the 7 or 8 round mag, but it shoots very well and feels very good in the hand, I also have the EX Shield and lke it very well too. But I am an old timer and the single action cocked and lock carry is right in tune with what I am used to
Hey Boge: great video. The CSX is a nice pistol. It was great seeing your late brother at the end of the video....we sure do miss him as do you. I think you are doing an excellent job carrying on those traditions...please keep it up. God bless you. Patrick
Thank you, sir. And thanks for watching to the end! I will be adding Keff "bloopers" from time to time, as a reward for you guys who watch the whole thing. I sure do miss Ol' Jeff.
Boge, I started learning from Jeff here on RUclips throughout my teens and now through my 20’s. Now at almost 30, I hope to be half the shootist Jeff was. Most of my firearms purchases have been after consulting a Gunblast video to make sure it was a “Dandy” before purchase. I can’t thank you enough for keeping the videos going. Your channel feels almost like an extended family.
Awesome video. Jeff would be proud. The first CSX I handled had a bad click in the reset, and a later one had more of a hump in the reset but no click. This might account for widely varied reviews. I shoot to reset and I think the first one would have driven me nuts. First day ran about 300 rounds of powder coated cast RN with 100% reliability, and great accuracy. I naturally found myself at the true reset without bobble or having to think about it. Break started at about 5.5 with a bit of slightly gritty creep. It wore in to about 5 pounds, smoother, still with a hint of creep but very controllable break. Personally I wouldn’t want much less than 4.5 in an edc micro, even with a safety. I have large-ish but maybe not very meaty hands and had no issues with slide bite. To control recoil in such a small gun I prefer it to push the envelope as far as high grip goes. There were reports of some mags hard to load, or that drag or are hard to seat when fully loaded, but mine were fine. Apparently a few had the mag spring not hooked into the hole on the follower. Roughness of reset feel seems to come from the interaction of the top and rear of the trigger bar, and the front surface of the linkage for the plunger safety. The frame isn’t Glock simple to fully disable, but isn’t difficult. A well heeled trigger snob might prefer Wilson’s 3.75 SFX9. I’m admittedly a bit of a trigger snob, but not sure if I’m that well heeled. All and all I like the CSX. If a person is seeking a 1911 manual of arms in a micro 9, this works.
Bought one a few months back, it carry nice and grips nice and love being able to carry it as a 1911, "locked and cocked". That being said, I don't care for the recoil and accuracy though.
Very good video Sir. Laid back, to the point, and informative without excess jargon just to show your obvious expertise. The CSX is a nice pistol and thanks for the accessory options that you believe in...
Excellent review! I bought mine about 5 months ago, I have 500 rds of all kinds of ammo through it with not one problem. Love the hammer fire. I carry this every day all day. You can’t go wrong with this gun.
Because of the trigger not being striker, is why I carry my CZ-p01. The single stage triggers are awesome, and why so many love the 1911. I might try one to get a pistol that is lighter weight. I am not getting younger. The holster is what used to be referred to as a Yaqui holster. My son stitched a very good one for me. Not fancy, but effective. Retention is achieved by the pants belt being tight and pulling on the entire thing. At the end, "Some call it a Sling blade, some call it a Kaiser blade" had me smiling. Nice touch there Boge. Good on you man.
I have one of these and really like it, I wanted a Sig 938 but they were over priced in my opinion nd only come with one magazine and the extra mags are about $45 each at least these are about 150, less MSRP plus have two magazines, I usually want 4-6 magazines with each gun I have and have not been able to find extra mags for this one yet but in the meantime I like this little pistol very solid ad well made
@@Critical_libertarian I totally agree! I wish they’d do a couple seasons of 24 bring back good ol Jack Bauer, great show, or they could do a movie, I’d take what ever I could get.
I've been eyeing this pistol since it came out, love my 1911s and this one has a lot of similarities to the 1911,might just have to find one of those CSX PISTOLS!!!
Everyone that I have seen on RUclips who reviews this gun says it’s great to hold and feels awesome in the grip. But I am caught up between the trigger and it’s reset. Some people have said the trigger reset is awful and others have not said anything about a bad trigger reset. Could you please review the trigger reset and your opinion on it. I really take your reviews to heart. Thank you
I don't really see what all the fuss is about re trigger reset in the first place, but it certainly is fine with me, bearing in mind that the slide has to travel far enough to cock the hammer. If it helps, I am buying this one.
I handled an early one with a notable click in the reset stroke, and a later one that had more of a hump in the reset stroke but no click. I shoot to reset and I’m sure first one would have driven me nuts. The 2nd one was at a great price… About 300 rounds the first day and I had no issues. I found myself on the true reset every time, without having to think about it. The reset roughness seems to come from where the top and back surfaces of the trigger extension interacts with the front edge (by the bump) on the linkage for the plunger safety.
I see you have also reviewed the Smith and Wesson performance Center sw1911 pro series sub compact. How do they compare? In size and in recoil. I have the Csx but what I really wanted was the sw1911, is there much of a difference besides the price gap.
There are many differences between the CSX and the SW1911 Pro Compact. It really comes down to what your preferences are, between the 1911 and the more modern CSX design. I am a 1911 guy myself, so I would lean toward the SW1911 Pro, but the feature set, cost, and additional magazine capacity of the CSX puts it over the top for me.
The CSX is a good weapon. It has its place in the gun world. Folks need to keep in mind that it's a Micro 9mm and not a full size 1911 or Glock 19. Stay safe and practice .
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Jeff was such a cool and funny guy. Boge you sure are blessed to have him as a brother. We all miss him. God bless.
Yessir, I was. He was a wonderful brother.
@@Gunblastdotcom and a good friend also. gave me advice. few times. m
I was never a fan of the S&W Shield and I wasn't expecting much from the CSX. Man, I was surprised. Feels very nice in the hand.
I own both and love them both, the short comeing of the shield is the 7 or 8 round mag, but it shoots very well and feels very good in the hand, I also have the EX Shield and lke it very well too. But I am an old timer and the single action cocked and lock carry is right in tune with what I am used to
@@terrell48 The Shield always felt odd in my hand. I understand "cocked and locked". I have a sizeable 1911 collection.
Hey Boge: great video. The CSX is a nice pistol. It was great seeing your late brother at the end of the video....we sure do miss him as do you. I think you are doing an excellent job carrying on those traditions...please keep it up. God bless you. Patrick
Thank you, sir. And thanks for watching to the end! I will be adding Keff "bloopers" from time to time, as a reward for you guys who watch the whole thing. I sure do miss Ol' Jeff.
@@Gunblastdotcom who doesn't watch till the end?? You do an honest review I need to watch the whole video. Good job Boge.
@@tomstroup8338 You'd be surprised!
Boge, I started learning from Jeff here on RUclips throughout my teens and now through my 20’s. Now at almost 30, I hope to be half the shootist Jeff was. Most of my firearms purchases have been after consulting a Gunblast video to make sure it was a “Dandy” before purchase. I can’t thank you enough for keeping the videos going. Your channel feels almost like an extended family.
Thank you! Such kind words mean a lot to me.
Looks like a good firearm thank you for the video I like a hammer fired pistol
Boge great review and the weapon review is spot on..I really like this for a daily carry ..you are appreciated!
Love that holster
Great review Boge! Thank you Sir. You do your brother proud keeping Gunblast going.
Thanks!
I agree! No BS, just brass tacks. Good, bad, ugly, drive on.
Great review Boge!
Thanks!
Awesome video. Jeff would be proud.
The first CSX I handled had a bad click in the reset, and a later one had more of a hump in the reset but no click. This might account for widely varied reviews. I shoot to reset and I think the first one would have driven me nuts.
First day ran about 300 rounds of powder coated cast RN with 100% reliability, and great accuracy. I naturally found myself at the true reset without bobble or having to think about it. Break started at about 5.5 with a bit of slightly gritty creep. It wore in to about 5 pounds, smoother, still with a hint of creep but very controllable break. Personally I wouldn’t want much less than 4.5 in an edc micro, even with a safety.
I have large-ish but maybe not very meaty hands and had no issues with slide bite. To control recoil in such a small gun I prefer it to push the envelope as far as high grip goes.
There were reports of some mags hard to load, or that drag or are hard to seat when fully loaded, but mine were fine. Apparently a few had the mag spring not hooked into the hole on the follower.
Roughness of reset feel seems to come from the interaction of the top and rear of the trigger bar, and the front surface of the linkage for the plunger safety. The frame isn’t Glock simple to fully disable, but isn’t difficult.
A well heeled trigger snob might prefer Wilson’s 3.75 SFX9. I’m admittedly a bit of a trigger snob, but not sure if I’m that well heeled. All and all I like the CSX. If a person is seeking a 1911 manual of arms in a micro 9, this works.
Boge this is a great little pocket pistol and getting it ported by Mag-Na-Port would help it shoot flatter.
Bought one a few months back, it carry nice and grips nice and love being able to carry it as a 1911, "locked and cocked". That being said, I don't care for the recoil and accuracy though.
Just send the slide and barrel to Mag-Na-Port to have them port it to handle recoil better. $175 is worth considering to me at least.
Any problems with the trigger reset as was reported earlier?
@@orangejuice4332 I do not own one yet but bet an aftermarket trigger is on the way from Apex trigger.
Very good video Sir.
Laid back, to the point, and informative without excess jargon just to show your obvious expertise. The CSX is a nice pistol and thanks for the accessory options that you believe in...
Great review, Boge! Thinking about getting this gun.
Thanks! It is a dandy pistol.
Excellent review! I bought mine about 5 months ago, I have 500 rds of all kinds of ammo through it with not one problem. Love the hammer fire. I carry this every day all day. You can’t go wrong with this gun.
always enjoyed seeing Jeff have fun and cut up in the videos
CSX Chiefs Special Extra sounds about right to me.
Because of the trigger not being striker, is why I carry my CZ-p01. The single stage triggers are awesome, and why so many love the 1911. I might try one to get a pistol that is lighter weight. I am not getting younger. The holster is what used to be referred to as a Yaqui holster. My son stitched a very good one for me. Not fancy, but effective. Retention is achieved by the pants belt being tight and pulling on the entire thing. At the end, "Some call it a Sling blade, some call it a Kaiser blade" had me smiling. Nice touch there Boge. Good on you man.
I have one of these and really like it, I wanted a Sig 938 but they were over priced in my opinion nd only come with one magazine and the extra mags are about $45 each at least these are about 150, less MSRP plus have two magazines, I usually want 4-6 magazines with each gun I have and have not been able to find extra mags for this one yet but in the meantime I like this little pistol very solid ad well made
Thanks for reminding me about Rob's pocket holsters. Just got one on the way. Enjoy all the videos. Keep up the good work.
I love mine got 1500 rounds thru it, great gun but not happy there is still no night sights available yet
That sucks.....
On an unrelated note we need a 24 revival!
@@Critical_libertarian I totally agree! I wish they’d do a couple seasons of 24 bring back good ol Jack Bauer, great show, or they could do a movie, I’d take what ever I could get.
Front sight, made for M&P Shield will fit CSX front site. I found this video: ruclips.net/video/YJl4kByHkXM/видео.html
@@proto2580 thanks
Any problems with trigger reset? Hickok did a review and had issues.
I've been eyeing this pistol since it came out, love my 1911s and this one has a lot of similarities to the 1911,might just have to find one of those CSX PISTOLS!!!
I’ve seen enough reviews on this pistol to know I’ll stick with my Sig P938
Everyone that I have seen on RUclips who reviews this gun says it’s great to hold and feels awesome in the grip. But I am caught up between the trigger and it’s reset. Some people have said the trigger reset is awful and others have not said anything about a bad trigger reset. Could you please review the trigger reset and your opinion on it. I really take your reviews to heart. Thank you
I don't really see what all the fuss is about re trigger reset in the first place, but it certainly is fine with me, bearing in mind that the slide has to travel far enough to cock the hammer. If it helps, I am buying this one.
I handled an early one with a notable click in the reset stroke, and a later one that had more of a hump in the reset stroke but no click. I shoot to reset and I’m sure first one would have driven me nuts. The 2nd one was at a great price…
About 300 rounds the first day and I had no issues. I found myself on the true reset every time, without having to think about it.
The reset roughness seems to come from where the top and back surfaces of the trigger extension interacts with the front edge (by the bump) on the linkage for the plunger safety.
I think you need to review more than guns, I think your delivery of information is fantastic! Get into reviewing movies, hotels, and restaurants.
That grip looks beefy. That may be good for me as sometimes I have trouble with grasping smaller things.
That's why S&W includes a smaller back strap.
I didn't know he died, he was such a cool guy rip!
Yeah it was pretty sudden sad too
@@Critical_libertarian it actually wasn't sudden, as Jeff had been sick for several years, but he didn't want to show weakness.
@@Gunblastdotcom ah I stand corrected he did a good job at hiding it
I just brought this weapon have not fired yet. But it's a nice carry weapon
I see you have also reviewed the Smith and Wesson performance Center sw1911 pro series sub compact. How do they compare? In size and in recoil. I have the Csx but what I really wanted was the sw1911, is there much of a difference besides the price gap.
There are many differences between the CSX and the SW1911 Pro Compact. It really comes down to what your preferences are, between the 1911 and the more modern CSX design. I am a 1911 guy myself, so I would lean toward the SW1911 Pro, but the feature set, cost, and additional magazine capacity of the CSX puts it over the top for me.
Thank you for your response, what about recoil wise ? Do you feel less with the 1911 or the csx
@@lpmswrestling I don't see any appreciable difference in felt recoil between the two designs.
Good morning Jeff’s little brother.😎
Good morning!
Boge,
Great review. Details and info. So many of these channels just have a guy shooting. I want the specs and details. Thank you.
The CSX is a good weapon. It has its place in the gun world. Folks need to keep in mind that it's a Micro 9mm and not a full size 1911 or Glock 19.
Stay safe and practice .
Tried one out. Just too small for my hands
No point to it unless it was double action with a decocker...Sig already makes one of these...P938.
Nothing wrong with the SIG. This pistol offers a different option.
@@Gunblastdotcom True. But nothing special. Double action and I am in!
@@erictrippe2778 to each his own. It's nice to have options.
@@Gunblastdotcom We just need a different option. Give me a double action hammer fired gun of the same size and we are in fat city,,,
Any problems with trigger reset as was reported earlier?
I cannot speak to what others have reported, but I have had zero problems.
Getting one of these after selling my pos kahr k9. Id like a kimber, but have seen too many bad reviews.
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Watch EVERYONE else’s reviews, be honest!!!
I don't care what anyone else has to say, I can honestly only report what I find with the example I test. Anything else would not be honest.
Ok, bro, you can’t have a gun channel and use the word cute…🤷♂️😬
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These guys are legends. They can use whatever words they want. I even liked the gnome in the back ground! 😄👍
@@StubProductions It's almost like Jeff is still with me!