{"id":215294,"date":"2025-04-26T03:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=215294"},"modified":"2025-10-16T07:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:45:06","slug":"cz-new-shadow-2-carry-nra-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/cz-new-shadow-2-carry-nra-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"CZ: New Shadow 2 Carry &#8212; NRA 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re live at NRAAM 2025, and CZ just dropped a big one\u2014the brand-new Shadow 2 Carry. If you\u2019re a fan of CZ\u2019s legendary Shadow 2 series, you\u2019re going to want to pay attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/search?keyword=shadow%202%20carry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cz-new-shadow-2-carry-nra-2025\" title=\"CZ: New Shadow 2 Carry -- NRA 2025\">Shadow 2 Carry<\/a> blends the proven performance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cz-usa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cz-new-shadow-2-carry-nra-2025\" title=\"CZ: New Shadow 2 Carry -- NRA 2025\">competition-dominating<\/a> Shadow 2 with smart upgrades aimed squarely at everyday carry (EDC) users. And this isn&#8217;t just a compact version\u2014they\u2019ve fine-tuned it for real-world defense while keeping that Shadow DNA intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CZ Shadow 2 Carry-- NRA 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TRV1E1l8Ttk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First off, the big news: CZ added a decocker and a firing pin block to the Carry model. That\u2019s a major shift, giving EDC users more safety options without sacrificing the incredible trigger feel that Shadow shooters love. To make it happen, CZ lightened some springs and tweaked the internals, resulting in a trigger that\u2019s still crisp, smooth, and easy to manage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-magpul-drops-major-new-gear-nra-2025\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/magpul-drops-major-new-gear-nra-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cz-new-shadow-2-carry-nra-2025\" title=\"CZ: New Shadow 2 Carry -- NRA 2025\">Magpul Drops Major New Gear \u2014 NRA 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The gun holds 15 rounds of 9mm in a compact, optics-ready aluminum alloy frame. It\u2019s built around a cold hammer-forged barrel and a direct RMSc footprint cut, so you can drop your favorite micro <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/full-review-meet-the-new-burris-fastfire-e\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cz-new-shadow-2-carry-nra-2025\" title=\"CZ: New Shadow 2 Carry -- NRA 2025\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"658\">red dot<\/a> right onto the slide without needing an adapter. There\u2019s also a 1913 rail for lights or lasers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other small but smart upgrades include a redesigned front sight mount (no longer tied into the barrel bushing) and a refined slide release to minimize the chance of bumping it accidentally under recoil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weight comes in at a very manageable 30.4 ounces, giving it just enough heft to soak up recoil without being a burden for daily carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ergonomics? 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If you loved the Shadow 2 Compact but wished for a decocker and added safety without losing that premium shooting feel, CZ just delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll be getting one in for a full review soon\u2014stay tuned to GunsAmerica for the complete hands-on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cz-new-shadow-2-carry-nra-2025\" title=\"CZ: New Shadow 2 Carry -- NRA 2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Shadow 2 Carry blends the proven performance of the competition-dominating Shadow 2 with smart upgrades aimed squarely at everyday carry (EDC) users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":215295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4024],"tags":[132,160,102,617,4459,621],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-215294","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-buzz","9":"tag-cz","10":"tag-feature-articles","11":"tag-industry-news","12":"tag-nra-2025","13":"tag-pistol"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CZ: New Shadow 2 Carry -- NRA 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CZ debuts the Shadow 2 Carry at NRA 2025, a compact 9mm pistol with a decocker, firing pin block, optics-ready slide.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/cz-new-shadow-2-carry-nra-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CZ: New Shadow 2 Carry -- NRA 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Shadow 2 Carry blends the proven performance of the competition-dominating Shadow 2 with smart upgrades aimed squarely at everyday carry (EDC) users.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/cz-new-shadow-2-carry-nra-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-26T08:54:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-16T12:45:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gunsamerica-digest-og-1200x630-1-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1177\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"444\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Larry Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/GunsAmerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Larry Z\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/cz-new-shadow-2-carry-nra-2025\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/cz-new-shadow-2-carry-nra-2025\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Larry Z\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e6de4369965cb544a9ebd9533bb9c06b\"},\"headline\":\"CZ: New Shadow 2 Carry &#8212; 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