CZ 457 American Beech

[TheCoyoteHunter]

Quick review on my CZ 457 American Beech.

Here is a link to an awesome review on this particular model.

https://www.ssaa.org.au/?ss_news=cz457-beech-wood

When my rifle arrived I was surprised at how nice the wood work was. I took the stock off, removed the barrel, cleaned er good and then put everything back together.

The barrel grub screws I torqued to 35 in/lbs., and the action screws to 25 in/lbs.

Mounted a Bushnell Legend 3-9X40 scope - Leopold medium height CZ 11mm dovetail rings.

This model comes with a polymer trigger guard, with a metal insert (washer) where the action screw goes. This I needed to upgrade. There are some tactical looking upgrades, but I really like the traditional look of the factory trigger guard. After much googling I found a steel OEM set. It is $60, and fits perfectly, here's the link...(at the time of posting it says there are 3 left)

https://www.reliablegun.com/cz-457-oem-frame-trigger-guard-set

Here are pictures of the rifle and some of the groups I shot. Groups were shot at 60 yds. with a 5-10km/hr. head wind. The small squares on the target are 0.25".

The top left group was the last group I shot, the wind was almost down to nothing. I called it a day after that.

(target got beat up by shrapnel a bit, I checked zero on a small rock right beside it)

 

[VNB]

Have you tried Norma tac 22? I've had great results with those and they are cheap when on sale. Same rifle

 

[Meroh]

Have you tried Norma tac 22? I've had great results with those and they are cheap when on sale. Same rifle

Last batch of tac22 was a real disappointment; neither my 455 Super Match nor my 452 shoot them well; the previous brick shot like a laser. I'm back to CCI STD. Both rifles shoot the Std as well as the Eley above.

 

[TheCoyoteHunter]

I only shoot high-velocity hollow point ammo. I only shoot paper when sighting in, most of this rifle's time will be in the gopher patch.
CCI Mini-Mag HP has been really good in the past, but the ones I've bought after 2020-2021 have been no better than most of the bulk pack stuff.
The Aguila HV HP group around 1" - 1.25", easily good enough for gophers.

I find that with 22 ammo, you can buy accuracy. Premium stuff functions flawlessly and is usually pretty accurate. Cheaper stuff, you get what you pay for.

 

[Eagleye]

Even certain lots of high quality 22 LR ammo can be iffy.
I had a brick of ELEY Tenex that was not nearly as accurate in my Suhl
as was some ELEY Match EPS [black box]

Certain lots of HV ammo seem to work well, but on average, standard
velocity, unplated ammo is superior. Years ago, I bought a case of HV
unplated 22 LR made by PMC. It was amazingly accurate, my 541T
Remington shot it into .6 -.7 moa groups at 100 meters. Don't usually
see that from HV ammo. Dave.

 

[Meroh]

I only shoot high-velocity hollow point ammo. I only shoot paper when sighting in, most of this rifle's time will be in the gopher patch.
CCI Mini-Mag HP has been really good in the past, but the ones I've bought after 2020-2021 have been no better than most of the bulk pack stuff.
The Aguila HV HP group around 1" - 1.25", easily good enough for gophers.

I find that with 22 ammo, you can buy accuracy. Premium stuff functions flawlessly and is usually pretty accurate. Cheaper stuff, you get what you pay for.

I tried mini-mags in mine; shoots well and I admit I was a bit surprised how accuratly they shot; and how much higher they shot (flatter shooting).