CZ DUTY 4.0 C
Specs at a glance
About this product
Frames are the rule on this site, and CZ's new DUTY 4.0 is the one complete pistol we make room for, because the question comes up constantly: what if I want the finished gun instead of the frame. This is that answer. It is a striker-fired 9x19mm, factory-assembled and factory-serialized, with the serial on an internal chassis so the fiberglass-reinforced polymer grip frame is a modular part. The slide is cut for direct-mount optics and ships with fixed sights.
Sizing follows the frame logic our customers already know. C is the compact at 15+1 rounds, 17+1 with the extended base plate, 770 g and 135 mm tall. F is the full-size at 17+1, 19+1 extended, 780 g and 143 mm tall. Both have a 4-inch unthreaded barrel and a refined SFDA trigger specified at about 5.6 lbs with a 4 mm reset. MS adds a manual thumb safety on top of the three internal safeties. Retail from CZ is $729 MSRP.
Where the P-10 had a serialized polymer frame, the DUTY 4.0 moves the serial number to an internal modular chassis. That is the headline. The rest follows the modern service-pistol formula done carefully: a striker SFDA trigger at 25 ± 4 N (5.6 ± 0.9 lbs) (0.16 in (4 mm) reset, 9 ± 1 mm (0.4 ± 0.04 in) travel), a 7.4 in (188 mm) long slide with direct-mount optics cuts, fixed sights and a 4-inch barrel without a thread.
This is the shorter grip of the two DUTY frames: 5.3 in (135 mm) from the top of the slide to the base plate, 27.2 oz (770 g) empty, 15+1 rounds standard and 17+1 with the extended plate. The slide and 4-inch barrel are the same as the service-size gun, so it shoots like one.
No manual safety here. The firing pin block, trigger safety and drawbar safety handle drop safety, and the holster handles the rest. CZ sells the same gun with a thumb safety lever as the MS model.
Best fit: daily carry, a home-defense gun that also rides along, and new shooters who want one pistol for everything. Shooters coming from a CZ 75 will recognize the grip angle; shooters coming from any other striker gun will notice the trigger first.
Frames go to your door; this pistol goes to your dealer. At checkout, give us the FFL who will receive the DUTY 4.0, and we ship it there. Your dealer runs the transfer and applies the rules your state sets for handgun pickups. If you do not yet have a dealer, any FFL that accepts inbound handgun transfers will work.
Specifications
| Caliber | 9x19mm (9mm Luger) |
| Magazine capacity | 15+1 (17+1 with the extended base plate) |
| Barrel length | 102 mm (4 in) |
| Overall length | 188 mm (7.4 in) |
| Width | 33 mm (1.3 in) |
| Height | 135 mm (5.3 in) |
| Weight (empty magazine) | 770 g (27.2 oz) |
| Frame | fiberglass-reinforced polymer |
| Trigger | SFDA striker-fired |
| Trigger pull | 25 ± 4 N (5.6 ± 0.9 lbs) |
| Trigger reset | 4 mm (0.16 in) |
| Trigger travel | 9 ± 1 mm (0.4 ± 0.04 in) |
| Safeties | Firing pin block, trigger safety, trigger bar safety |
| Sights | Fixed |
| Threaded barrel | No |
| Optics | Direct-mount optics ready |
| Manufacturer | CZ (Česká zbrojovka) |
| MSRP | $729 |
Frequently asked questions
- How tall is the DUTY 4.0 C compared with the F?
- The C compact is 135 mm tall; the F full-size is 143 mm. Weights are 770 g and 780 g respectively.
- Does the DUTY 4.0 have a manual safety?
- Only the MS versions do. Every version has a firing pin block, trigger safety and trigger bar safety built in.
- Does the CZ DUTY 4.0 C take CZ P-10 magazines?
- CZ lists the DUTY with its own 15-round magazine and an extended base plate for 17+1. P-10 magazine fit is not confirmed, so plan on DUTY magazines.
- Is the compact easy to shoot?
- It shares the 4-inch barrel and slide with the full-size gun, so the sight radius is the same. Only the grip is shorter.