Tanfoglio isn't making CZ clones, CZ made the Shadow II to compete against the Tanfog's better. Both companies have borrowed ideas from each other to improve the weapons. Some of them are running 5k with all the goodies, fully factory tuned to race. And they are a premium race gun. Plenty of serious shooters are using them, you just didnt' have any awareness of it until now.
"The "GT" lines of pistols was founded 1962.
[2] The pistol was widely exported under a variety of brand labels, including
Titan and
Targa.
[1][2] Following the
Gun Control Act of 1968 in the United States, which limited imports of compact foreign pistols, GT27 parts were imported and assembled, by Excam, Inc. of Hialeah Florida
[3] and later F.I.E of Hialeah Florida, onto cheaper
Zamak frames cast in the United States, replacing the earlier steel frames.
[1]
These hybrid import models where in production until 1990 when all models were discontinued. These hybrid models may be referred to as F.I.E.Titan E27, Excam GT27, Italy Titan, Tanfoglio GT27, GT Targa, Titan Twenty Five or variances thereof. Beyond the Zamak frame, these models are substantially the same firearm as the original all steel Tanfoglio GT27."
These are the only Tanfoglios I have ever seen and they are horrible.
They apparently did start out making CZ75 clones and they manufactured a lot of the parts for the IMI CZ75 clone the Jericho, which allowed the Israelis to quickly produce them and skirt government contract rules since some of the parts were manufactured by IMI. The Jericho is a good gun. The CZ75 is a good gun.
