CZ 452/453 under the rain?

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Hi to all!
I'm thinking of picking up a CZ 452 o 453 as my first rifle for rabbit/gopher hunting. My question is, will the rifle be fine getting (occasionally) wet from the rain (BC area).
Should I need to take any particular measure if, say, I get a good deal of water on myself?
I'm leaning toward a wood stock; would I be better off with a synthetic one?
What about the scope?

Thanks!
 
I'm in bc and have no prob taking my 452 out in the bush. I wipe it down when i am done hunting/shooting and I use scope caps for the scope. It would take alot of water and for the gun to be always wet/damp to harm the stock. If you want wood I say go for it.
 
Alot of folks like to bed the action and ensure the barrel is free floated in order to avoid the issues of a wooden stock swelling and moving the point of aim.
A good wipe down after a day out is generally good enough, especially if some wax or other protectant has been applied. Avoiding letting the stock dry to fast or unevenly goes a long way to helping avoid issues as well.

I have 5 CZ wooden stocked rifles and no problems going from rainy days out to frozen weather or dry hot summers.

Go with the wood, treat it nice and look into making sure your barrel is free floated. With a wooden stock and you will have the rifle for a long time.

If you are looking for something to leave in the boat or truck and beat it up, then go the synthetic route.
 
domyalex said:
Hi to all!
I'm thinking of picking up a CZ 452 o 453 as my first rifle for rabbit/gopher hunting. My question is, will the rifle be fine getting (occasionally) wet from the rain (BC area).
Should I need to take any particular measure if, say, I get a good deal of water on myself?
I'm leaning toward a wood stock; would I be better off with a synthetic one?
What about the scope?

Thanks!
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You'll have a hard time getting a gopher in the rain. Nice sunny day, a little
wind, they come out in the morning and in the afternoon. I have never
seen one getting out in the rain.

scope: 3-9x is fine. It "worked" many times for me.
6.5-20x would be better, but it might be hard to "dial him" on 6.5x.
With 20x you could hit a gohper in the head every time.
For rabbits, I would go with 3-9x and keep it on 3-4x.
Rabbits move more, if they sense you, you'll have about 2-3 seconds to
get your shot on the moving target!!! 6.5-20x scope might be useless.
Bushnell has 4-30x scope that I think might be perfect for gophers.
 
af_newbie said:
scope: 3-9x is fine. It "worked" many times for me.
6.5-20x would be better, but it might be hard to "dial him" on 6.5x.
With 20x you could hit a gohper in the head every time.
For rabbits, I would go with 3-9x and keep it on 3-4x.
Rabbits move more, if they sense you, you'll have about 2-3 seconds to
get your shot on the moving target!!! 6.5-20x scope might be useless.
Bushnell has 4-30x scope that I think might be perfect for gophers.
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I shot lots of gophers with a fixed 4x on my .22. a 2-7 is about perfect for mixed open country and bush hunting. 7x is plenty for 150m gophers, the practical range for a .22lr.

why ruin the fine lines of such a gorgeous rifle with a big monster scope that will do nothing but make it ugly and top heavy?
 
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