best rim fire bolt action rifle advice
- Thread starter JonJonM
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The T-Bolt'ear is comparable to my CZ 452.
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Savage MKII FVT is a great gun for the money.
Interestingly enough, I did some research into this...according to CZ, you're good to go!
Answer from CZ:
Dry firing is perfectly fine in our rifles. If you look at the chamber, you'll notice that there is no cutout for the rim of the .22 cartridge. Instead, it's relieved into the boltface, making it so there is no way for the firing pin to damage itself on the barrel when dry firing.
easyrider604
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CZ's answer is correct. It is safe to dryfire the 452 as dryfire will not damage the barrel, actually the breech, or the firing pin.
But the reason they gave is somewhat wrong. The reason the firing pin will not damage the breech is that, the forward travel of the firing pin is limited by a "stop" shoulder that prevents the business end of the firing pin from moving past the thickness of the rim of the cartridge.
The recessed bolt face has nothing to do with the firing pin not touching or hitting the breech.
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I'm late to the party but I've got an opinion on the style of scope.
I'm also a target only shooter. As such I hate the small scope turrets with caps that are so essential for weather proofing a scope used for hunting. Because I shoot targets only at a variety of distances I far and away prefer the turrets with "target" style knobs and increments around the outer collar. I have no need for weather protection but do need to make frequent easily made adjustments without needing a coin and to see what I'm doing easily.
So far on a cost vs quality balance I've found that Nikon makes a very nice scope for the money. The difference in quality really shows in the clarity of the image when zoomed in. Other cheaper scopes might be fine at lower magnification ratios or settings on the zoom but blur out or otherwise distort and confuse the eye considerably at higher values. So for my money quality starts with Nikon's price point. And of course going up from there to other higher priced options provides us with quality we can easily see and feel as well.
I'm also a target only shooter. As such I hate the small scope turrets with caps that are so essential for weather proofing a scope used for hunting. Because I shoot targets only at a variety of distances I far and away prefer the turrets with "target" style knobs and increments around the outer collar. I have no need for weather protection but do need to make frequent easily made adjustments without needing a coin and to see what I'm doing easily.
So far on a cost vs quality balance I've found that Nikon makes a very nice scope for the money. The difference in quality really shows in the clarity of the image when zoomed in. Other cheaper scopes might be fine at lower magnification ratios or settings on the zoom but blur out or otherwise distort and confuse the eye considerably at higher values. So for my money quality starts with Nikon's price point. And of course going up from there to other higher priced options provides us with quality we can easily see and feel as well.
But no left handed shooter will be using your rifle unless he can switch hit from the north side.
I bought a BTV Savage II. Love it. But oddly enough it's not all that great for rested shooting. The high comb is great for getting a nice high cheek weld to line up with the scope. But the more I play with some casual bench rested shooting the more I realize that the less I touch the gun the better off I am. And the BTV stock is just to easy to rest some part of me against. But for standing free style or prone target shooting? Works like a champ!
easyrider604
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Hmmm..."Stainless" might change my outlook on 455s. Will go well with my Style and Weirauch HW97K Blackline STL.
So after much internal debate I decided to go with a CZ. With everyone on here saying take the CZ it really persuaded me. I have ordered a CZ 455 Evolution. It has the Varmint heavy barrel. Also, because of the recommendations and my limited funds I have decided to go with the Mueller APV 4.5 - 14 AO scope. Can anyone recommend some scope rings that would work with that combination?
Thanks for all the advice,
Jon
Thanks for all the advice,
Jon
Rod B
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I prefer Burris Signature rings. They have the nylon insert to protect the scope tube from marring. They also have available the 5, 10 & 20moa inserts for correcting any misalignment or to increase the scope elevation adjustment.
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You will want to check CZ specs for that rifle. I think newer CZ have standard rimfire 3/8" grooves, but some ( my 452 Silhouette) has 11mm grooves. I ended up with CZ 11mm rings from Tradex, but last I checked, they were showing out of stock. I would presume whomever you ordered the rifle from would be able to supply the correct rings?? If you can get correct grooves, I would X2 the recommendation for Burris Signature.
Warne 7.3/22 - tall enough to clear your bolt ( can be an issue with some ring heights/scope combos) and can flip tab around depending on your receiver size and not too expensive.
