Ugly Pistol Day at the BUG Match: CZ38
Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic
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5m 37s
For this month's BackUp Gun Match, I decided to bring out the CZ38 - one of the top contenders for ugliest service pistol ever adopted. It's a single-stack, double-action-only .380 with a weirdly bulky grip, so it's not winning any ergonomic awards either...
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