CZ 452 Lux or American for silhouette?

Marilius

Marilius

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If I was interested in getting into some silhouette shooting, which should I acquire, the Lux or the American? I'm mostly curious about should I bother with the Lux that has the iron sights, or go straight to the American (or another model you guys would recommend) for the reduced weight of not having iron sights on there. Are there other considerations I should be taking into account between the two models? I know the Lux has a slightly longer barrel. And if someone knows, where can you source the CZ or Leupold 11mm dovetail rings in Canada?
 
Because the Lux has a longer barrel, and of the two dozen or so CZ 452/453's I have owned the Lux's tend to stand out in the consistency department.

Top to bottom; Lux, FS, Varmint, American;

 
Roger. Then you might be able to answer another question I've been trying to answer. Is there a major difference between the slightly older 452s and the 452 2E ZKMs? If so, what is it?
 
I concur with hoyt, I like my 452 Lux a touch more than the rest.

As far as rings go, most places around here stock 11mm leupold rings. Calgary shooting center has them. Also look into talleys that Prophet river has.

Little side note: if you go with the american, it is not 11mm. Rimfire central (website) has a great listing of the different dovetail sizes that CZ (for some reason... ) uses on different models.
 
I would say consider a CZ 452 Silhouette. It's a great rifle for scoped offhand shooting, I love mine. The composite stock gives a fantastic cheek weld with a properly mounted scope and the overall weight is less than an American or a Lux. A sponsor is showing one in stock in case you are interested.
 
Dovetail sizes.

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I would go lux for the looks but my american shoots so darn well also
 
Lux.

That long barrel handles hyper velocity .22lr (1640fps rate - CCI quick shots are amazing) better than just about anything out there. Hard to find that ammo right now, but it has a big advantage once you start reaching out a bit because of the flat trajectory.

Zero at 25 yards = .5" high at 50 yards = zero at 75 yards = 1" low at 100 yards... (I spent a lot of time playing with that ammo at different ranges to confirm that)

The rifle itself will shoot that ammo under 3/4" groups at 75 yards, and a little over 1" at 100 yards.

But the main thing, if you're shooting silhouettes, is the flat trajectory - makes point-shooting a lot easier.

That ammo is too fast for any of my shorter barrel rifles to stabilize properly, and all the carbines tend to have huge groups with it (like, 1" at 25 yards).
 
I bought a Lux 452 2E ZKM as my first 22 rifle and it was the last one in stock and no more coming ie: discontinued.
I would highly recommend buying it.
 
I'm certainly leaning towards it. I took my short barreled 10/22 silhouette shooting last year (hey we all started somewhere), and quickly realized I needed a very different rifle to do this. And these CZ rifles seem the best bang for the buck to get started.
 
CZ rifles always require high rings because of the bolt 70 degrees rotation angle, otherwise the bolt will touch the scope's eye piece.

I prefer the 452 American, it's a bit lighter equipped with a 22.5" barrel. I own one and love the rifle, it's extremely accurate with any type of ammunition. I don't think CZ makes the 452right-handed model any more, so if you find one, I would suggest definitely buy it. They are now offer the 453 model with 20" barrel. The 452 is only offered in a left-handed format.
 
I'm really leaning towards the American, even though I said yes to the Lux. I just like the idea of not having the iron sights on there, when I have no plans to ever use them.
 
CZ also makes rings specifically for these rifles... They tend to run a bit on the pricey side, I got dinged somewhere between $60-$75 (I can't remember exactly, it was a couple years ago). They offer a good height for clearing the bolt, have bee quite solid, and with a 33mm obj lens (weird size I know, but it's a nice Leupold), the obj lens just barely clears the rear sight.

This is a blow up of my avatar picture, the angle doesn't really do a great job of showing the clearances, but it does make a nice field package.

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Marilius said:
I'm really leaning towards the American, even though I said yes to the Lux. I just like the idea of not having the iron sights on there, when I have no plans to ever use them.
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The lux with irons is something to consider as it allows for installation of match sights without drilling tapping.

However, it is tough to add a scope and get proper eye relief without removing the rear tangent.

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I shot silhouette for awhile with a cz 452 American 6-24 Tasco scope.i eventually got a trigger kit from yo dave and a new firing pin spring.you need the trigger spring and bushing kit .or it has too much creep and stiff pull.
 
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