Hello all,
Just showing some pics of my new CZ 858-2 rifle I picked up the other day.
Cheap cartridges and some good praise from some fellow gunnutz made me go for this rifle. I needed something to tie me over until Slowsale Sports in Cowtown finally brings in my 700P TWS.
First pic is of the rifle set up in front of my computer. Comes with four thirty round clips, bayonet, cleaning kit, manual(in english), and leather pouch to carry clips.
The rifle is pretty light as to what you might think. I thought it would be heavy but the stock (if you can call it that) is hollow and made of somekind of osb type of material that I have never seen before.
After an initial cleaning the rifle looks pretty good. When I first looked at it at the store I had to wash my hands as CZ cakes on the oil. Didnt notice much grease but they make sure it is well oiled.
With bayo installed.
The 858-2 at the range.
I would have taken more pictures of the rifle but my camera died on me. One more thing to pack to the range - the list is growing.
I wanted to take some pictures of the cotton patches that I have sent through the barrel when I first got the CZ.
The first pass was with some plain old G96 gun treatment heavily sprayed down the barrel so the rod wouldnt bend or stick halfway(happened to my Ruger 10/22T but thats another post I'll put in the Rimfire forum looking for advice). After looking at the patch - heavily covered in a brown type of substance. My first reaction was that was rust for sure. I'll take so pics of the patches as I have kept them for advice from people in the know.
After a few passes with the G96 I went in with six passes of JB Bore Cleaner and then a bunch of dry patches to get the JB completely out. The patch of JB was very dark coloured.
Then i went in with 762 Solvent. A pass - no real colour in patch - then again in about five minutes with another patch and it was very blue. Coppering on a new barrel? I know retailers sell the CZ "as new" but is this normal? Just curious as this is only my second rifle i have ever owned.
After all that a pass with Hoppes #9 and a few dey patches until the patches came out clean.
At the range I shot some unknown to me surplus ammo. If anybody has any idea what the manufacturer is on this stuff please let me know. All cartridges come in little light green packages of twenty on ten count stripper clips.
I wanted to ask the dealer a few questions about the case of cartridges but he was to busy to even bother with giving me the time of day after I had agreed to a purchase. Not the great customer service that I heard about this place. Maybe caught him at a bad time but I didnt feel like a valued customer at the end of it all.
Bah thats neither here nor there as I had a blast so to speak with this rifle today at the range. Fifty yard destruction. Notice my little pig on the left for my ruger.
As I mentioned earlier my camera died so I couldnt show how the rifle shot for me today. I'll post pics later. The rifle isnt a tack driver but a solid shooter. I could keep five shot groups withing a target page at 75 yards. I couldnt really give you guys an real indication of how accurate the 858-2 fires as it really does shoot better than I am capable of shooting it.
I am a total beginner to the shooting sport but am learning fast.
D_
Just showing some pics of my new CZ 858-2 rifle I picked up the other day.
Cheap cartridges and some good praise from some fellow gunnutz made me go for this rifle. I needed something to tie me over until Slowsale Sports in Cowtown finally brings in my 700P TWS.
First pic is of the rifle set up in front of my computer. Comes with four thirty round clips, bayonet, cleaning kit, manual(in english), and leather pouch to carry clips.
The rifle is pretty light as to what you might think. I thought it would be heavy but the stock (if you can call it that) is hollow and made of somekind of osb type of material that I have never seen before.
After an initial cleaning the rifle looks pretty good. When I first looked at it at the store I had to wash my hands as CZ cakes on the oil. Didnt notice much grease but they make sure it is well oiled.
With bayo installed.
The 858-2 at the range.
I would have taken more pictures of the rifle but my camera died on me. One more thing to pack to the range - the list is growing.
I wanted to take some pictures of the cotton patches that I have sent through the barrel when I first got the CZ.
The first pass was with some plain old G96 gun treatment heavily sprayed down the barrel so the rod wouldnt bend or stick halfway(happened to my Ruger 10/22T but thats another post I'll put in the Rimfire forum looking for advice). After looking at the patch - heavily covered in a brown type of substance. My first reaction was that was rust for sure. I'll take so pics of the patches as I have kept them for advice from people in the know.
After a few passes with the G96 I went in with six passes of JB Bore Cleaner and then a bunch of dry patches to get the JB completely out. The patch of JB was very dark coloured.
Then i went in with 762 Solvent. A pass - no real colour in patch - then again in about five minutes with another patch and it was very blue. Coppering on a new barrel? I know retailers sell the CZ "as new" but is this normal? Just curious as this is only my second rifle i have ever owned.
After all that a pass with Hoppes #9 and a few dey patches until the patches came out clean.
At the range I shot some unknown to me surplus ammo. If anybody has any idea what the manufacturer is on this stuff please let me know. All cartridges come in little light green packages of twenty on ten count stripper clips.
I wanted to ask the dealer a few questions about the case of cartridges but he was to busy to even bother with giving me the time of day after I had agreed to a purchase. Not the great customer service that I heard about this place. Maybe caught him at a bad time but I didnt feel like a valued customer at the end of it all.
Bah thats neither here nor there as I had a blast so to speak with this rifle today at the range. Fifty yard destruction. Notice my little pig on the left for my ruger.
As I mentioned earlier my camera died so I couldnt show how the rifle shot for me today. I'll post pics later. The rifle isnt a tack driver but a solid shooter. I could keep five shot groups withing a target page at 75 yards. I couldnt really give you guys an real indication of how accurate the 858-2 fires as it really does shoot better than I am capable of shooting it.
I am a total beginner to the shooting sport but am learning fast.
D_
