The CZ P-10 C ported pistol delivered great accuracy and functioned flawlessly as we fed it over 400 rounds of 9mm full metal jacket and hollow point ammunition.

The aggressive grip and ambidextrous memory pads, combined with the heavier barrel, built-in compensator, and short reset trigger, all contribute to a shooting experience that delivers satisfaction.

And…the P-10 C ported has ambidextrous slide forward levers, a light rail below the barrel, and deep, non-slip serrations along the front and rear sides of the slide. Moreover, the slide has serrations on top of it too, so wet or muddy hands can find a sure grip to pull the slide and and get the pistol into battery under duress.

The deep serrations are a massive improvement over the shallower ones that CZ was putting on some of their slides just a few years ago. In 2020 Breitbart News reviewed the CZ P-09, which was deadly accurate, but wet hands had trouble finding enough purchase to bring the slide back to get the pistol into battery. (Full Disclosure: Breitbart News spoke with a member of CZ’s marketing team about the depth of their pistol serrations in late 2024/early 2025 and were told serration improvement was a focus. They certainly followed through.)

The porting on the pistol helps keeps the gun flatter as you burn through boxes of ammo at the range, and that is always a plus.

P-10 C Ported Galco Holster (AWR Hawkins/Breitbart News)

Also, the P-10 C ported comes optics-ready, so we shot our first 200 rounds via the factory-fixed sight configuration, then added a Holosun 507K X2 red/green dot for the following 200+ rounds. The gun was a pleasure both ways, but we enjoyed it most with the Holosun on top.

We carried the P-10 C ported concealed and open carry over the course of the review period. We used a Galco Corvus holster with an optics cut and carried it comfortably with factory sights and with the red/green dot attached.

How durable is the P-10 C pistol platform? Durable enough that the German Army recently selected the pistol platform for their new sidearm. The P-10 C optic-ready pistols manufactured for Germany will carry a P-13 designation.

AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and the director of global marketing for Lone Star Hunts. He holds a PhD in Military History with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on X: @awrhawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at [email protected]