Picked up a CZ 452 American slightly used (80 rounds) here on the EE a few days ago. I resisted the 17 HMR craze for quite a while, but finally caved in. I mounted a Bushnell 6-24 Banner D to D on it, installed a Brooks trigger kit and took it to the range. WOW! is all I can say! This little rifle is impressive. I tried 5 types of ammo, and none shot badly. What really shone was the Hornady 20 grain XTP ammo, with 5-shot groups around 3/8 inch at 50 meters the norm. I also shot a couple of sub-MOA groups at 100 meters with the same ammo and one group right at 1 moa with the CCI 17 grain V-max load. Hard to argue with those results. Me thinks the crows may take a beating from this little rig. Regards, Eagleye.
My New (to me) Toy 17HMR CZ
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I have tried Federal, CCI,Winchester, Remington, Hornady 17 and 20 grain and by far the best in my Savage thumbhole is the HMR 20 grain.
In my gun Winchester was just awful, 3 inch groups @ 100 yds. The 20 grains will shoot 1 inch groups at 100 when it's not windy out. If the wind is blowing, leave it in the truck and pull out the .223
In my gun Winchester was just awful, 3 inch groups @ 100 yds. The 20 grains will shoot 1 inch groups at 100 when it's not windy out. If the wind is blowing, leave it in the truck and pull out the .223
