Pistol licence holders in New York get a new CZ to consider. The DUTY 4.0 is the company's next-generation striker-fired 9x19mm, with the serial number on an internal modular chassis and a fiberglass-reinforced polymer grip frame around it. It carries a 4-inch unthreaded barrel, fixed sights and a slide cut for direct-mount red dots, and measures 7.4 inches long by 1.3 inches wide.

There are two frames, the C compact at 135 mm tall and the F full-size at 143 mm, and each is sold with or without a manual thumb safety as an MS model. For licensed shooters in Brooklyn, Queens, Yonkers and on Long Island around Hempstead and Brentwood, as well as up the Hudson in Poughkeepsie and Newburgh, this is a range and home-defense pistol with a 5.6-pound SFDA trigger and a 4 mm reset. Your dealer sets it up in the configuration New York allows.

Pick the F when the gun lives on a belt or in a bedside rather than under a T-shirt. Over the short-grip it adds two rounds (17+1 against 15+1), about 8 mm of grip and 10 g of weight, and nothing else changes.

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 frame-mounted lever as the MS model.

Three things define the DUTY 4.0. First, a registered modular chassis: the registered part is inside, the frame module around it is modular. Second, the trigger, a striker SFDA rated at 25 ± 4 N (5.6 ± 0.9 lbs), 4 mm (0.16 in) reset, 9 ± 1 mm (0.4 ± 0.04 in) travel, which is short and repeatable for a service pistol. Third, a direct-mount optics-ready slide, shown by CZ with Holosun, Aimpoint and Shield dots fitted, so a optic sits low without a stack of plates.

Who is it for: home defense, duty use, competition and long range sessions where the extra grip and two more rounds matter. If you already shoot a P-10, the DUTY is the next step in the same family, with a new chassis and the optics done right.

New York requires a pistol license before a handgun can be transferred; your county licensing officer, or the NYPD License Division in the city, issues it. Every sale goes through the licensed New York dealer you name at checkout, who runs the State Police background check and applies the SAFE Act and CCIA rules before you take the pistol home. Ammunition ships to that dealer for pickup with a background check; optics and most parts ship to your door.

Questions buyers ask: Can I order the DUTY 4.0 before my pistol license is issued? The handgun cannot be transferred until you hold a New York pistol license, so get the license first; your dealer will not release it without one. What does the New York dealer do at pickup? Runs the State Police background check and applies the SAFE Act and CCIA rules, then transfers the pistol to you. How many rounds does the CZ DUTY 4.0 F hold? 17+1 with the standard magazine and 19+1 with the extended base plate.