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Ok Fellow Gunnutz

Here are my options that I have been able to source locally

CZ 455 Varmint - $449 (Wood stock, Heavy Barrel)
Savage MK II FV - $300 (Synthetic, Heavy Barrel 21 Inch)
Savage MK II VF-SR $350 (Synthetic, Fluted Heavy 16 inch)
CZ 455 Combo - $620 (Wood regular barrel .22LR and .17 HMR)

Cast your votes

Planning to use for Off Hand Silhouette Shooting. so targets at 40, 60, 77 and 100 m

Thanks
 
I assume some second hand mixed with new prices above?

Given those exact prices, the CZ455 Varmint would be my choice.
 
Get the 455 Varmint of those options, but if you can find a 452 Varmint or American on the used or new market, even better... I personally prefer the Lux for 90% of my uses.
 
I've got a CZ 455 American, if I had the extra barrels and magazines I could switch it around. I am quite happy with the 455 it is a very accurate rifle and I have not sat down to find a particular load it likes, it is a full sized gun with the controls where they should be, it dose not feel like you're playing with a toy. If I were pressed to name a shortcoming it would be the trigger, mine has the single trigger and it is quite nice, but it could be improved upon. There are spring kits or replacement triggers available, I have yet to spend the money for either one.
 
FWIW.....we have 2 of the MkII FV's coupled with Boyds stocks, and they are both superb shooters.

If the price spread was only $150, I'd opt for the CZ455, but based on my experience when we bought
them, the cost was closer to double, which is why the Savage was such an amazing value to us.

Add the cost of upgrading the stocks to the equation, and the CZ at the price you listed is great value.
 
8.5 pounds for the Silhouette hunting rifle category so you might be close once you install optics with a varmint weight barrel.
Trigger not less than two pounds which should not be a problem with a YoDave Trigger Kit.
 
GLS_1956 said:
I've got a CZ 455 American, if I had the extra barrels and magazines I could switch it around. I am quite happy with the 455 it is a very accurate rifle and I have not sat down to find a particular load it likes, it is a full sized gun with the controls where they should be, it dose not feel like you're playing with a toy. If I were pressed to name a shortcoming it would be the trigger, mine has the single trigger and it is quite nice, but it could be improved upon. There are spring kits or replacement triggers available, I have yet to spend the money for either one.
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CZ's really don't need upgrades, but the YoDave Spring Kit is the best $18 dollars you can spend on one. I used the lightest spring in the kit & my trigger now operates safely at Eleven ounces. Abbycat & Yodave have them here on CGN.
 
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CHIA said:
FWIW.....we have 2 of the MkII FV's coupled with Boyds stocks, and they are both superb shooters.

If the price spread was only $150, I'd opt for the CZ455, but based on my experience when we bought
them, the cost was closer to double, which is why the Savage was such an amazing value to us.

Add the cost of upgrading the stocks to the equation, and the CZ at the price you listed is great value.
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I am curious. Do the Stocks have to be upgraded.
 
fljp2002 said:
Ok Fellow Gunnutz

Here are my options that I have been able to source locally

CZ 455 Varmint - $449 (Wood stock, Heavy Barrel)
Savage MK II FV - $300 (Synthetic, Heavy Barrel 21 Inch)
Savage MK II VF-SR $350 (Synthetic, Fluted Heavy 16 inch)
CZ 455 Combo - $620 (Wood regular barrel .22LR and .17 HMR)

Cast your votes

Planning to use for Off Hand Silhouette Shooting. so targets at 40, 60, 77 and 100 m

Thanks
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You can also read this thread, because you're going to get all the same answers:

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1608544-Bolt-Action-22LR-Advice
 
Sakoman .308 said:
I am curious. Do the Stocks have to be upgraded.
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The savage plastic stocks are awful. I mean, just awful. I had one and literally sold it because I couldn't be miffed to spend another couple hundred on a Boyd's stock. It was a wonderful shooter... terrible flimsy cheap stock with no comb...
 
Sakoman .308 said:
I am curious. Do the Stocks have to be upgraded.
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Well, I guess that's pretty subjective, but the rifles are my kids guns, and they both found the OEM
stocks to be too small, I would agree. Once they bought a couple different Boyds stocks, the overall
feel, fit and function was hugely improved.

If the lil guns did not shoot so amazingly well, I would never have supported spending more $$ on
relatively inexpensive rifles, but fact is, they shoot exceptionally well, so both kids and myself are
very happy for the upgrades.
 
What class do you intend to shoot in for silhouette? You can shoot a hunter rifle in standard, but not a standard rifle in hunter. Either you buy two rifles, one dedicated to each class, or one rifle for both, or one rifle for standard and you miss out on the hunter relay :(
 
RabidM4U5 said:
What class do you intend to shoot in for silhouette? You can shoot a hunter rifle in standard, but not a standard rifle in hunter. Either you buy two rifles, one dedicated to each class, or one rifle for both, or one rifle for standard and you miss out on the hunter relay :(
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Not sure yet, will most likely start with hunting class and see where I go from there
 
fljp2002 said:
Not sure yet, will most likely start with hunting class and see where I go from there
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So the varmint rifle plus scope likely puts you over the weight limit for hunter class. An American stock + Lilja varmint contour barrel + Sightron SII 6-24x scope just slides under weight limits for hunter ;) hmmmm, choices.
 
Ditto on the CZ452. I waited a long time to get a 22 that nice and I use the heck out of it. I have the American stock on mine but its accurate and reliable.
 
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