The Sphinx pistols look great and feel great. They shoot with a guaranteed accuracy of 2" at 25 yards. More on them tomorrow. I have been up since 6am and my laptop battery is about to die on me. Lots more photos tomorrow.
[ Many thanks to Byan Jones for the photos for emailing me the link. ]
So whats different on these than all the other cz-75 clones besides the fancy grip shape?
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0Looks like yet another CZ 75 clone. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
0 0The companion silencer looks more promising. Apparently it’s got a ring that locks the piston and doesn’t allow cycling, which acts as a slide lock.
0 0Looks like a Sig 210 all tacticaled up. Wonder what the price will be.
0 0What is that big white block attach to the frame in the second picture?
0 0With the slide riding inside the frame and other visual cues, it appears to be a Witness/Jericho/Baby Eagle clone, but done right with a rail and frame mounted safety. Is this correct?
0 0This sort of looks like it’s designed to be a “race gun.” 2″ at 25 yards…what is that in minutes of arc?
0 0You guys should really stop calling it CZ clones… They aren’t.
They’re what happens when you mix a Sig P210, a CZ75 and a Sig P226.
Simply put, you have the high railed frame of the P210/CZ75 but a locking system that uses the ejection port and chamber as the locking lug, rather than having locking lugs on top of the barrel.
Internally, a lot of parts are nowhere near CZ75 spec. The weapons also feature a 2 part frame, so you can have the railed part in stainless steel or titanium, but have the grip/mag portion of the gun in alu to keep weight down. Material choices are Steel, Alu & Titanium. You can have the slide, the railed part of the frame & the lower part of the frame in whatever material you prefer.
Also keep in mind that historically, Sphinx importers in the USA have been crap. They’ve had partnerships with about 5 companies and each time Sphinx has had to pull the plug, most recently on Sabre Defense. I hope KRISS does better…
0 0Interesting. I’ve been wanting one for a few years now and finally I’ll have a chance to get one. I wonder if thats all the models they will be importing as I would love to have a Sphinx 2000 in 9×19.
0 0@Chase
It’s minutes of angle, and the answer is 8″. (25yards 2″, x4 = 100yards 8″, 1MOA is 1″ at 100y)
0 0I also see a promising future for this thing in Sci-Fi films.
I assume the big white block is a scope of some sort?
Think I actually like the thing, does it come in a 45?
0 0Incredibly nice but far too spendy.
0 0These have that look of “competitive sport shooting”. Were they intended to be general sport guns or are there particular shooting sports they were designed to be best suited for?
-D
0 0More CZ clones are certainly a good thing.
0 02 inches at 25 yards is a huge understatement. I did load development with a friend for his Sphinx 2000 (older model). We started at 37 mm / 25 m and ended with 14 mm / 25 m for ten shot groups from the ransom rest.
0 0Can i get the one from the last picture? Best made CZ75 “clone”…
0 0Maybe looks are deceiving but I was expecting something a little less conventional.
0 0“They shoot with a guaranteed accuracy of 2″ at 25 yards” = meaningless claim.
How does the manufacturer compile such data? I’m guessing from a benchrest or similar sturdy platform with no real world application.
How many people shoot handguns from a benchrest? Zero. [Practical] Accuracy with a handgun is very different than accuracy with a rifle. Handgun accuracy has everything to do with the shooter’s skills (trigger pull, sight alignment, recoil control) and proper gun fit (to the shooter’s hand). These factors dwarf the importance of a handgun’s inherent accuracy.
Not to pick on this manufacturer, but I haven’t seen an accuracy claim from a non-target-handgun in a recent memory.
0 0damn they look alot like CZ Shadows…
0 0Cool pics. Thanks Steve. Did the rep mention a price point or MSRP for this? Thanks again for the reporting from SHOT. Very cool stuff so far.
0 0It looks like a CZ clone made by AMT…
0 0Oh, I see. They aren’t EVEN making them. They just bluff snoter company that was, and are bringing them to the states. Wow. Good job guys…
Now if only the CZ, Tanfolio, Whitnesses and new Styers didn’t exist you might actually have something.
0 0What… The… … ?
So, instead if fixing issues eithe the KRISS and more importantly instead of making a 9mm version, or making it cheaper.
They instead use their money to design the worlds ugliest CZ clone?
0 0if this isn’t made on pimp my gun by the time I get up I will definitly attempt to when I do
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You guys should really stop calling it CZ clones… They aren’t.
They’re what happens when you mix a Sig P210, a CZ75 and a Sig P226.
Simply put, you have the high railed frame of the P210/CZ75 but a locking system that uses the ejection port and chamber as the locking lug, rather than having locking lugs on top of the barrel.
Internally, a lot of parts are nowhere near CZ75 spec. The weapons also feature a 2 part frame, so you can have the railed part in stainless steel or titanium, but have the grip/mag portion of the gun in alu to keep weight down. Material choices are Steel, Alu & Titanium. You can have the slide, the railed part of the frame & the lower part of the frame in whatever material you prefer.
Also keep in mind that historically, Sphinx importers in the USA have been crap. They’ve had partnerships with about 5 companies and each time Sphinx has had to pull the plug, most recently on Sabre Defense. I hope KRISS does better…
Interesting. I’ve been wanting one for a few years now and finally I’ll have a chance to get one. I wonder if thats all the models they will be importing as I would love to have a Sphinx 2000 in 9×19.
@Chase
It’s minutes of angle, and the answer is 8″. (25yards 2″, x4 = 100yards 8″, 1MOA is 1″ at 100y)
I also see a promising future for this thing in Sci-Fi films.
I assume the big white block is a scope of some sort?
Think I actually like the thing, does it come in a 45?
This sort of looks like it’s designed to be a “race gun.” 2″ at 25 yards…what is that in minutes of arc?
With the slide riding inside the frame and other visual cues, it appears to be a Witness/Jericho/Baby Eagle clone, but done right with a rail and frame mounted safety. Is this correct?
Looks like yet another CZ 75 clone. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
So whats different on these than all the other cz-75 clones besides the fancy grip shape?
The companion silencer looks more promising. Apparently it’s got a ring that locks the piston and doesn’t allow cycling, which acts as a slide lock.
Looks like a Sig 210 all tacticaled up. Wonder what the price will be.
What is that big white block attach to the frame in the second picture?
Incredibly nice but far too spendy.
These have that look of “competitive sport shooting”. Were they intended to be general sport guns or are there particular shooting sports they were designed to be best suited for?
-D
Cool pics. Thanks Steve. Did the rep mention a price point or MSRP for this? Thanks again for the reporting from SHOT. Very cool stuff so far.
It looks like a CZ clone made by AMT…
Oh, I see. They aren’t EVEN making them. They just bluff snoter company that was, and are bringing them to the states. Wow. Good job guys…
Now if only the CZ, Tanfolio, Whitnesses and new Styers didn’t exist you might actually have something.
What… The… … ?
So, instead if fixing issues eithe the KRISS and more importantly instead of making a 9mm version, or making it cheaper.
They instead use their money to design the worlds ugliest CZ clone?
damn they look alot like CZ Shadows…
“They shoot with a guaranteed accuracy of 2″ at 25 yards” = meaningless claim.
How does the manufacturer compile such data? I’m guessing from a benchrest or similar sturdy platform with no real world application.
How many people shoot handguns from a benchrest? Zero. [Practical] Accuracy with a handgun is very different than accuracy with a rifle. Handgun accuracy has everything to do with the shooter’s skills (trigger pull, sight alignment, recoil control) and proper gun fit (to the shooter’s hand). These factors dwarf the importance of a handgun’s inherent accuracy.
Not to pick on this manufacturer, but I haven’t seen an accuracy claim from a non-target-handgun in a recent memory.
More CZ clones are certainly a good thing.
2 inches at 25 yards is a huge understatement. I did load development with a friend for his Sphinx 2000 (older model). We started at 37 mm / 25 m and ended with 14 mm / 25 m for ten shot groups from the ransom rest.
Can i get the one from the last picture? Best made CZ75 “clone”…
Maybe looks are deceiving but I was expecting something a little less conventional.
if this isn’t made on pimp my gun by the time I get up I will definitly attempt to when I do