Cz 452 Scout Scope Recommendations

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I should be getting in a nice little Scout in this next week (from the EE). I had originally thought to put on a Leupold VX-II 3-9x33 EFR, but I'm pretty sure I'd need to take off the rear sight for that. Ideally I'd be able to mount a scope with quick detach rings that would fit with the open sights intact. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Edit: the main function of the gun will be for hunting grouse and small critters, primarily in the bush.
 
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slinkylegs said:
I should be getting in a nice little Scout in this next week (from the EE). I had originally thought to put on a Leupold VX-II 3-9x33 EFR, but I'm pretty sure I'd need to take off the rear sight for that. Ideally I'd be able to mount a scope with quick detach rings that would fit with the open sights intact. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Edit: the main function of the gun will be for hunting grouse and small critters, primarily in the bush.
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I'd look for a Leupold 2-7x28 rimfire scope. They come up for sale every once in a while on EE. The Scout is a very light rifle and a heavier scope will ruin the balance. And look a bit odd.
I have mine in Warne medium rings and you can leave the sight on. Removing the sight is easy with a brass drift. The stock sight isn't very good anyhow.
 
I had a scope on mine, and it worked very well, but with my new precision rifle, I went back to irons on mine. I loved the setup I had. I used a very compact scope, a " SunOptics shorty forty" but a "bug buster" would work also. Very short rings gave me a good cheek weld without a riser, and kept the scope behind the tangent sight so I did not have to remove it or install a riser. The Shorty-Forty has parallax adjustment also, was clear and held zero. MIL dots were a nice feature as well.
 
I have a Nikon Rimfire 2-7x32mm that fits well on my 452 Lux with a rail and clears the front site just fine.

May be worth considering an LVPO scope if clearance between the sights and the bell is an issue? 1-4 or 1-6 magnification is likely enough for hunting grouse in the woods.
 
analemma said:
I'd look for a Leupold 2-7x28 rimfire scope. They come up for sale every once in a while on EE. The Scout is a very light rifle and a heavier scope will ruin the balance. And look a bit odd.
I have mine in Warne medium rings and you can leave the sight on. Removing the sight is easy with a brass drift. The stock sight isn't very good anyhow.
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Might have to look into that. Does that Leupold come up right behind the sights, or is it overtop the sights? I know the stock sight isn't great, but I want it set up so that my kids can shoot both the open sights and scope easily (hence the quick detach rings idea).
gorby said:
I have a Nikon Rimfire 2-7x32mm that fits well on my 452 Lux with a rail and clears the front site just fine.

May be worth considering an LVPO scope if clearance between the sights and the bell is an issue? 1-4 or 1-6 magnification is likely enough for hunting grouse in the woods.
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I suspect that the Scout's rear sight will be closer to the dovetail than the Lux, but I could be wrong. I guess I'll find out next week! I had also thought about a LPVO, it could work. The only thing that makes me hesitate is the eyebox diameter of many of them. My Leupold 3-9x33 EFR has a small eyepiece and it makes it easy to cycle the bolt on the CZ.
 
slinkylegs said:
Might have to look into that. Does that Leupold come up right behind the sights, or is it overtop the sights? I know the stock sight isn't great, but I want it set up so that my kids can shoot both the open sights and scope easily (hence the quick detach rings idea).

I suspect that the Scout's rear sight will be closer to the dovetail than the Lux, but I could be wrong. I guess I'll find out next week! I had also thought about a LPVO, it could work. The only thing that makes me hesitate is the eyebox diameter of many of them. My Leupold 3-9x33 EFR has a small eyepiece and it makes it easy to cycle the bolt on the CZ.
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Good point about the eye piece diameter! If I remember correctly, that is one reason I went with mounting my scope on a rail was to get enough clearance for bolt throw on the 452.
 
Found a new Leupold FX-1 at a gun shop just over an hour and a half away. It was their last one, so I drove out and picked it up, along with some medium Warne quick detach rings. Hopefully I'll get to sight it in within the week
 
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