School me on CZ rimfires
- Thread starter crasheralex
- Start date
WTF you been drinking , decaff coffee again???
The only way someone is going to know if (insert gun of choice here) is to go out and pick one up and try it for fitment or ergonomics.
We all can recommend a well made/well priced firearm , but sooner or later that vetting will fall on deaf ears for a multitude of reasons.
Of which the first and foremost important one is they didnt get the wife permission to drop $600.00 + on a .22 .
Back to the quest at hand..search one out at your local gun store and give it a once over.
The weight and balance along with the fit and finish (save for the stamped trigger) should convince you to take it home.
The test for function is just a starting point as to the guns ability to satisfy the intermediate shooter/hunter.
If one is talking target gun and serious bug holes an Anschutz is where to start the quest.
Tight Groups,
Rob
I have the CZ-BRNO #2 and a Browning T-bolt (new style) Both are accurate to more than my level of skill. Sights on the Cz are ok but both rifles are scoped as I prefer. I like the magazine design of the new browning and will likely migrate to it for more of my shooting. the browning also has a considerable weight advantage (composite stock) actions are comparable with the T-bolt perhaps a touch faster. However if speed is a requirement a tuned semi-auto will do the deed with good accuracy as well.
I've got a 455 American in 22 LR. Scoped with a Leupold 3-9x33 EFR.
It's been a good shooter IMO, hangs around 0.6 -0.7" groups at 50 yds with SK STD+ . Sometimes better.
Nice rifle for the money. If you're going to be carrying it much at all, I'd encourage you to look at that style of CZ.
It's been a good shooter IMO, hangs around 0.6 -0.7" groups at 50 yds with SK STD+ . Sometimes better.
Nice rifle for the money. If you're going to be carrying it much at all, I'd encourage you to look at that style of CZ.
crasheralex
Regular
- Location
- Cambridge, On
Thanks everyone. I picked up a cz 455 varmint from oak leaf arms $600 to my door. Can't wait for it to arrive and to hit the range with it.
crasheralex
Regular
- Location
- Cambridge, On
I've found easier to ask forgiveness than permission lol
I think you got the last one! I was considering ordering one myself, then noticed the "sold out" icon..
I think you'll be happy with it, CZ makes nice rifles at that price point.
Give it a couple bricks of ammo to break in, the trigger generally gets smoother, as does the bolt. You may notice it gets more accurate as well as the bore gets polished.
I'd recommend a torque screw driver for action and barrel screws, they can be temperamental.
Last edited:
Nothing wrong with 455's. Some like to make it sound like the switchable barrel will fall off as you are leaving the house. I have six 455's and a 452FS. Nothing wrong with Savage and Marlin bolt .22's either. All of them can be very good shooters.
Ya pays yer buck, and ya takes yer chances. (Pigeon Looky)
Ya pays yer buck, and ya takes yer chances. (Pigeon Looky)
In the hands of a mortal man, they are equally accurate. The Varmint's forearm is a little wider for perhaps a little more stability on the bags or front rest and its bull barrel adds a little more weight when shooting off the bench; but the barrel itself is no more accurate than the American barrel.
I bought a 455 Varmint in .22 early this year. It's accuracy was hit and miss.
I was using a variety of bulk and cheaper ammo. Some times it would shoot
a good 5 shot group with a flier or 2 and sometimes just fliers. I was cleaning
it and I noticed the barrel crown looked like someone had chamfered it with an
abrasive stone in a die grinder.
It took the barrel off and re-crowned it and put it back together.
Next trip to the range there was a big improvement. It now shoots 5/8" groups
fairly consistently at 50 yards with budget priced Federal AE 40 grain bullets.
You should not have to do this with a new $600.00 rifle!
Terry
The machining marks are far more noticeable in the picture for some reason.
I was using a variety of bulk and cheaper ammo. Some times it would shoot
a good 5 shot group with a flier or 2 and sometimes just fliers. I was cleaning
it and I noticed the barrel crown looked like someone had chamfered it with an
abrasive stone in a die grinder.
It took the barrel off and re-crowned it and put it back together.
Next trip to the range there was a big improvement. It now shoots 5/8" groups
fairly consistently at 50 yards with budget priced Federal AE 40 grain bullets.
You should not have to do this with a new $600.00 rifle!
Terry
The machining marks are far more noticeable in the picture for some reason.
Last edited:
Sounds like you found a good deal.
Has it arrived and does it shoot?
What ammo you using and what scope bases and rings.
Come on, Gunz nutterz gotz to knowze !!!
Tight Groups,
Rob
Try a trigger spring change. Google Yodave trigger kits (it's Canadian but you get to pay in U.S. dollars, if that appeals to you
) or alternatively replace it with a lighter spring from a hardware store. The Yodave kit comes with a variety of springs as well as shims to eliminate creep if needed.Try a trigger spring change. Google Yodave trigger kits (it's Canadian but you get to pay in U.S. dollars, if that appeals to you
Thank you I will do that. Any opinions on timney triggers. I have one on my other cz lol and I looked up so yod addy and was thinking of taking the timney and replacing it with yodaddy. What do you guys think?
No experience with a timney trigger but yodave kit got me down to a creep free 12oz pull and I am plenty happy with that. I can close the bolt hard and aggressive no problem but it will fail bounce/bump test at this setting.
