Took my CZ american to the range!

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Well, not really the range, some flat tundra I found. Got the scope zerod in only 4 or so shots, then brought the target out to 60 yards and fired away.
My best group was 1 inch with 4 and 1 flier, (sorry no pics.)
I am still a beginner and lack of a range here, not to mention poor weather this summer meant not as much shooting as I would like, this was the first real grouping I ever took I am ashamed to say.:redface:
I was pretty pleased with it as I am positive I can tighten this up with more practice, I had the harris bipod on it which helped a great deal.

Which brings on a quick question, I have a brooks trigger kit on the way, and am wondering what else I can do to the rifle to tighten things up, maybe sand down the stock under the barrell? I pulled a bill along under it and there was some tight spots. Is there anything I can do with the action screws? I heard people mention them here before. Sorry, but I am new to this stuff.

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Your new trrigger kit will help alot. You will have to set the weight of pull. Floating the barrel will help also. Playing around with the barrel screw can also change accuracy. Big thing I would say is proper bags rests more than anything. A bipod will help but it not a proper bench rest-----Cowboy
 
You can also glass bed your action. But then why would you want to do anything, 1" at 60 yards is very good grouping, considering you were shooting off bipod. Unless you have no heart and no lungs you will need to shoot off sandbags to see real accuracy.
 
The only thing I did with my CZ American was buy a boatload of different ammo to try; basically one box of every different kind I could find, which was around 20 or so.

I shot a bunch of each, and found the one that shot the best. It happened to be CCI Minimag round nose. At 50y, it would always shoot 10 shots into a dime.

That's the beauty of rimfire; 'load development' is dirt cheap. The ones I didn't like, I gave away right on the spot to rimfire shooters at the range, often parents with their kids.
 
i tried every ammo in my cz abd to my liking the best groups where shot with winchester wildcat, 10 shots under a dime at fifty yards. The more expensive the ammo the worse it shot. All the recent recalls on the winchester stuff was a huge set back though, it is nice to see it trickling back onto store shelves......time to hoard:evil:
 
I'm toying with picking up one of these. Am trying to decide if I want the American or the Varmint with the bull bbl. Extra weight should actually help a bit and I like the shorter bbl for a handier chicken gun. Thoughts?
 
Before you try floating your barrel by sanding down the barrel channel, try shimming the action up by placing pieces of business card between the action and the stock to take any forend pressure off the barrel. Cut pieces of business card and put a hole through them for the action screw. Place them in a shim at a time until you can pass a piece of paper between the barrel and the stock. Then shoot it and see if it helps. If it doesn't, then don't float the barrel as it won't help.

Another good tip was mentionned by Silverado. Shoot several different types of ammo (I'm a Northerner so I feel your pain in the ammo selection department) and see what shoots the best.

Or you could just be satisfied with the out of the box accuracy.
 
Thanks guys, I am just about to do the trigger job.
For the 22 all I can find is federal bulk jaketed, and some 50 packs of federal lead and some yellow jackets.
I was able to get 3 kinds of ammo in town for my CZ 17HMR,
Hornady varmint express V-max, federal v-shok speer TNT, and federal vmax polymer tip. I will be shooting that in Cape Breton on my vacation.
 
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Im assuming this is a 22 rimfire.... i may be wrong.

For my CZ 22's, almost the one, the all preferred the Federal (not the bulk non-coated ones) or the Federal non-labeled stuff --- I cant remember the name,.... red box with a eagle head on it..... My cz / brnos (including the model 4) love that stuff more then any other. Groups of dime sized at 50 yds is normal, with Federal Bulk , the groups are like 2-3 inch.

It is always amazing to me the gross differences that can happen with minor changes. I dont usually bed my 22s, I just keep trying different types as mentioned above, and almost always, i find a type that my rifle loves and it ends there. I dont know about the new cz 22s, but a little adjustment of the front screw (on the forend) like on my 452 can work wonders on grouping

In my view, you should not have to bed the rifle, just work with it, they are the best going in my view. good luck
 
I have 1 of each, the 17 is on the way so havent tried it yet.
The new trigger is a dream, tried the 2nd lightest spring and it just breaks
so clean.
I tried loosening the front action screw and the barrel just lifted away a lot, I have to experiment with how much to tighten it, maybe just snug?
I can't wait to shoot really try this one out.
 
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