CZ 452, whatta beauty!

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Just bought a CZ 452 Varmint, quickly became my favorite "cheap" gun. LOVE this little thing. Beautiful wood, a shocker on a $400 gun, nice blueing, positive action, fantastic little mags, wow! A+ for sure, whatta bargain. I'll let you guys know how it shoots after I install the adjustable sear and lighter spring. Going to (re)free float the barrel and possibly bed it as well. My new gopher rig found :)
 
Ardent said:
Just bought a CZ 452 Varmint, quickly became my favorite "cheap" gun. LOVE this little thing. Beautiful wood, a shocker on a $400 gun, nice blueing, positive action, fantastic little mags, wow! A+ for sure, whatta bargain. I'll let you guys know how it shoots after I install the adjustable sear and lighter spring. Going to (re)free float the barrel and possibly bed it as well. My new gopher rig found :)
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Just shoot the damned thing and see how well CZ and BRNO firearms shoot before you start to tinker with it. I have yet to see a CZ or BRNO that needed to have the barrel floated or the action bedded.
It is very dificult to improve on these guns as they come out of the factory.
In fact you make make them shoot worse.
THe most I would do is lighten the trigger, and I would be carefull with that.
 
10x said:
Just shoot the damned thing and see how well CZ and BRNO firearms shoot before you start to tinker with it. I have yet to see a CZ or BRNO that needed to have the barrel floated or the action bedded.
It is very dificult to improve on these guns as they come out of the factory.
In fact you make make them shoot worse.
THe most I would do is lighten the trigger, and I would be carefull with that.
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I've built more than a few rifles in my day... ;) Usually long range centerfires, but played around with some Kimber and Annie .22's as well. As for the trigger, that is an absolute must for me, I like a sub-lb pull. The barrel on mine is floated on one side, and has medium contact on the other, not going to be the best harmonic situation and I like to wring every bit out of my guns, so that will be attended to as well. As for bedding, haven't had a rifle yet it didn't improve... ;)

Some people are happy with stock. I want better. :)
 
'Congrats' on the CZ .22 Rifle!

Ardent said:
Some people are happy with stock. I want better. :)
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I've owned a few Brno/CZ .22 rifles. Have yet to see one that doesn't shoot 'stock' right outta the box. There is some truth in what 10X says. I'd try it as is first. You just might be surprized... ;)
 
10x said:
I have yet to see a CZ or BRNO that needed to have the barrel floated or the action bedded.
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I've never seen a BRNO.

I have seen 4 CZ425 Standard/LUX that needed to be free floated. They all failed the "dollar bill test" out of the box. Granted, its a very small sample size, and its only std/lux, but it is something to watch out for. Easily fixed with some sandpaper, a lug nut, tung oil and about 10 min worth of work.

If you have a Std or a Lux, its worth the check.
 
skeetgunner said:
I've never seen a BRNO.

I have seen 4 CZ425 Standard/LUX that needed to be free floated. They all failed the "dollar bill test" out of the box. Granted, its a very small sample size, and its only std/lux, but it is something to watch out for. Easily fixed with some sandpaper, a lug nut, tung oil and about 10 min worth of work.

If you have a Std or a Lux, its worth the check.
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So tell us, how much did free floating improve the groups?
Also have you tried various brands of ammo?
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10x said:
So tell us, how much did free floating improve the groups?
Also have you tried various brands of ammo?
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On mine, it didn't...or not in anway that I could detect. Can't vouch for the other three. While I had the receiver out of the stock, I also installed a 1.5lb Brooks trigger kit so I mucked with several variables at once.

Super club seems to be its favourite, but for day to day plinking the Dynapoints are fine.

My biggest challenge right now is re-learning how to shoot with a light trigger.
 
Been thinking about a CZ 452 Varmint. Am anxious to see how you do with it. I agree about the lighter trigger and floating the barrel. What kind of scope are ya going to put on it?
 
452's

I have three of them. A 17 HMR Varmint, a 22 LR and 22 mag in Lux. Love them all and would like to get a Varmint in 22 LR. You can;t go wrong (but I may be biased)!!:D
 
My 452 American, stock, had the forearm bearing hard on one side of the barrel. After floating the barrel groups shrunk. Sounds like a common theme amongst the CZ 22's. Still a great rifle for the money, other than the free float I had the trigger tuned to 2 pounds and installed a thin rubber Pachmayr to get rid of the slippery plastic butt plate. Minor stuff, turned it into a great using rifle.
 
RickF said:
My 452 American, stock, had the forearm bearing hard on one side of the barrel. After floating the barrel groups shrunk. Sounds like a common theme amongst the CZ 22's. Still a great rifle for the money, other than the free float I had the trigger tuned to 2 pounds and installed a thin rubber Pachmayr to get rid of the slippery plastic butt plate. Minor stuff, turned it into a great using rifle.
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Yup, same situation stock/barrel contact wise on mine.
 
I have one of these too. Mine is the Lux version though. Shockingly accurate rifle. It would be really hard to convince me that a $ 1000.00 Anshutz will be any more accurate than this 'hunting' rifle.

Be sure to try as many different flavours of ammo as you can. It makes a pretty significant difference in group size. For mine Lapua Super Club is best and shoots 10 shot 50 yard groups you could cover with a quarter. The Lapua probably isn't a great choice for gopher hunting though since these are fairly slow moving solids. The Winchester Dyna Points also shot very well and surprisingly so did Blasers. These are both suitable for gophers.

I agree with the fellow above about shooting the rifle a bit before doing any modifications. Ultimately, I did have a reputable gunsmith lighten the trigger on mine, but it's very questionable to me still if that was even needed.
 
Davidf said:
For mine Lapua Super Club is best and shoots 10 shot 50 yard groups you could cover with a quarter. The Winchester Dyna Points also shot very well and surprisingly so did Blasers.
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Except for the Blasers, your experience is identical to mine. My Lux likes the Super Club and Dynapoints too.

Ok, I admit....benched, I can shoot 3-shot clover leafes all day long....and then shot 4 and 5 barely hit the backstop. :eek: :redface: Hey, its not my fault, I was a clay shooter for years......:cool:
 
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