cz 452 disappointing accuracy

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I've read so many reviews about the cz 452 supposedly being accurate as a laser, well my indoor range only extends to 30 yards and even my best groups are quite far from anything laser like. This is the best group I could get.

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I'm using federal champion
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I know it's cheap ammo and I'm going to try some better quality stuff tomorrow. I use a rear support and my range bag as a front support. I also took my time with every one of those shots. What could I be doing wrong?

Could it have something to do with the target? My black reticle can get lost in the middle. Once I was shooting a blank white piece of paper and I was able to get all 5 shoots touching each other, now that was kind of laser like, it was the only time it happened and it was the only time I shot a blank paper.
 
.22lr is ammo sensitive most times, even with a good rifle. Shot a variety and see what happens. How many rounds through it? May need a few more rounds down the pipe.
 
I'd say considering the absolute crap ammo you were using your results are pretty respectable actually. Federal .22 ammo is crap at the best of times (gold medal) and you have the worst of times currently at your disposal.
You dont have to go crazy and buy $15-20 a box match ammo, for now find some CCI standard velocity, SK Standard, Eley Team, etc. and run them through your gun. Keep in mind as a rule of thumb anytime you change ammunition you should run as many rds through your barrel as it is long to "season" the bore to the new ammo. How much truth there is to this can be debated but rimfires can be particulary picky about what ammo they like, the type of lubrication the manufacturer uses etc. it often takes a bit to shoot in a barrel with a certain type of ammunition before it settles and really starts performing consistently.
The CZ's are great shooting guns that generally perform beyond their price point. Feed the gun some quality ammo and report back, I'm sure there will be a marked improvement.

Consider shooting smaller targets on a white background. The paster you are using is waaay too big. My favorite rimfire target is a 1/2" open circle drawn with a black Sharpie on a white background.
 
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Shooting bulk ammo is not going to produce cloverleaf groups. Garbage in, garbage out. Why do you think high end match .22lr can cost 50 cents/rd? I can reload .308 match ammo for that. Buy some quality .22lr target ammo. Look for standard velocity or subsonic and buy as many types as you can get ahold of. I've had good results with Remington subsonic in a variety of .22s though its not match ammo and just cos my rifles typically like it doesn't mean yours will. CCI std velocity is usually a good affordable and accurate .22lr. If the cheaper target ammo doesn't do it then look into higher end brands and try a sampling until you find a winner. There's a reason why the good stuff costs as much as center fire ammo, and it sells by the case to those who shoot competitively.
 
Groups like my CZ452 and my piles of Federal Champion. I am happy with that considering the price point of the ammo. I've killed hundreds of gophers with this combination in the past. :).

Spend the money on some Eley ammo and you will surprise yourself. :cool:

Cheers and keep enjoying that CZ452 varmint. It's my personal trainer rig.

Barney
 
I had the same problem with that ammo in May savage heavy barrel 22lr. The best luck I had with factory ammo was remington yellow jacket or CCI mini mag. My buddies where laughing at
Me when I was using that fed stuff. I couldn't hit grouse at 15 yrd with it. The right ammo and I am good to 130 yrds with that 22.
 
Assuming you have a scope on rifle, you could have some major parallax in your scope at 30 y , and as others have mention your ammunition is not the greatest
manitou
 
Experiment with a better front support under the forend wood,..... not the barrel like I see some guys doing
Experiment with different makes of standard velocity ammo.
Mine had a very heavy [6 lb] trigger pull out of the box so you can change the spring and lighten that up a lot.
All of these things may help a little and together they can add up to alot. Good luck.
 
Pretty good grouping, considering.

You've been advised about ammo. I use Eley Practice, it's very consistent and relatively inexpensive.

I think another problem is your target.
It appears you're using the top point in the diamond for aim. If that's the case, you're shooting out your point of aim. You can't hit what you can't see. Dial your scope off poi by 1", now your target will remain intact, with a better quality group 1" beside point if aim.

I realize I'm assuming a lot here, if I'm wrong I'll refund your $ ;).

Good luck
 
if you change from shooting plated 22 ammo to lead round nose ammo as is common on CCI SV and most target ammo, clean the barrel first, then send a number of rounds down the barrel to deposit a film of bullet lube/wax in the barrel for maximum accuracy. it may take as many as 50 rounds or more to accomplish this. usually the best accuracy will be found with the high end ammo such as RWS R100 or Eley Tenex. sometimes a rifle will exhibit very good accuracy with inexpensive ammo, if you have a rifle that can perform exceptionally well with cheap ammo...it's a keeper. you have a very good rifle and it should perform better, before you get frustrated with it, check the crown for damage.
 
man, that's a bad grouping for a 452, you should sell that bad rifle...... to me.

Your ammo can vary that much
if your barrel has any lead build up, it will shoot like that
as mentioned scope parallax will cause groups like that
a stiff trigger will cause groups like that
wrongly torqued action screws will cause groups like that
loose scope rings will cause groups like that

cheap ammo to try is remmington subsonics, the typically shoot very well in CZ's in close range.
 
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