Rain or shine, the pistol that lives in a Portland nightstand or a Tillamook glovebox should be simple and tough. CZ's DUTY 4.0 is both: a fiberglass-reinforced polymer frame, a serialized modular chassis inside it, and a 4-inch barrel under a slide that is ready for a direct-mount red dot. Fixed sights come standard. The trigger is CZ's refined SFDA, rated at 5.6 pounds with 9 mm of travel and a 4 mm reset. It is a new release, striker-fired, chambered in 9x19mm.

Oregonians in Hillsboro, Oregon City, Salem, Albany and Corvallis, and out on the coast around Astoria, have four versions to choose from. The DUTY 4.0 C compact is 15+1 and 27.2 ounces; the F full-size is 17+1 and 27.5 ounces. Extended base plates add two rounds to either. The MS models bolt a manual thumb safety onto the standard firing pin block, trigger safety and trigger bar safety.

What is new under the slide is the serialized modular chassis. The serial number lives on the internal chassis, not on the polymer grip, so the frame module is a part you can change while the gun stays the same gun. Around it CZ put a reworked SFDA striker trigger, rated at 25 ± 4 N (5.6 ± 0.9 lbs) with a 0.16 in (4 mm) reset and 9 ± 1 mm (0.4 ± 0.04 in) of travel, and a slide cut for direct-mount optics. CZ's own photos show it wearing Holosun, Aimpoint and Shield dot sights.

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 four-inch barrel are the same as the service-size gun, so it shoots like one.

This version has no external safety lever. It relies on three automatic safeties, firing pin block, trigger safety and trigger-bar safety, and the trigger is the same as on the MS model. Shooters who prefer a lever should pick the MS.

Who is it for: daily carry, a nightstand gun that also rides along, and new owners who want one pistol for everything. 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.

Oregon has no permit to purchase and no fixed waiting period right now; Measure 114 is delayed and still in court, so your dealer applies whatever rules are in force the day you pick up. The DUTY 4.0 ships to the Oregon dealer you choose at checkout. Ammo and gear ship to your door. Everything is price- and stock-checked live before you pay.

Questions buyers ask: Do I need a permit to buy a handgun in Oregon right now? Not today. Oregon has no permit to purchase and no fixed waiting period at present, but Measure 114 is still in court, so your dealer will confirm the current rules at pickup. Is the DUTY 4.0 barrel threaded? No. It is a 4-inch unthreaded barrel on every model, C and F, with or without the manual safety. 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 floor plate for 17+1. P-10 magazine fit is not confirmed, so plan on DUTY magazines.