Al Thompson
Staff Alumnus
Just picked up a new CZ 452 Standard and shot it today. I had shot one before and liked it. This one makes it two for two.
I was a bit worried that the previous one was a fluke. Now I have to worry that the next one I buy is a fluke - I.E., won't work as well as the first two..
Several things impressed me and the rifle builder that I ordered the rifle through. The $200.00 price tag was first.
The overall fit and finish were good. The fact that the barrel is screwed in to a tubular steel receiver was very good. The steel magazine is excellent. The trigger is supurb! Out of the box it's a tad gritty and breaks at about 3 llbs. What makes it superb is that it's essentially a M70 Winchester trigger. Easy to adjust/tune.
Other things I liked - the iron sights work very well. The top of the receiver is groved for scope rings. I like drilled and tapped better, but I can live with this - may never scope this rifle anyway. The stock is built for the iron sights and fits me well. I'm a 17 inch neck, 36 inch sleeves sort of guy, so a good fitting stock is a joy.
Accuracy was only roughly judged. We had a full house at the range today, so the only deserted bay was the falling plates bay. Eight inch in dia steel plates were no challenge at 65 yards. I was able to pick which half I hit. (if you hit these at the top, they fall even with a .22) The quick zero on a paper target at 50 yards using Federal bulk ammo revealed a 1/2 high by two inch wide 5 round string. Either a smaller bullseye or better trigger control should tighten that up. Also will pay to test some different ammo.
Now the goal is to save some money up and get either the Varmint (their spelling) or the American model. The way the action bolts to the stock makes it a snap to glass the rifles. Add in the adjustable trigger and we have a poor man's Model 52.
Anybody looking for a good .22 needs to take a hard look at these!
http://www.cz-usa.com/
I was a bit worried that the previous one was a fluke. Now I have to worry that the next one I buy is a fluke - I.E., won't work as well as the first two..
Several things impressed me and the rifle builder that I ordered the rifle through. The $200.00 price tag was first.
The overall fit and finish were good. The fact that the barrel is screwed in to a tubular steel receiver was very good. The steel magazine is excellent. The trigger is supurb! Out of the box it's a tad gritty and breaks at about 3 llbs. What makes it superb is that it's essentially a M70 Winchester trigger. Easy to adjust/tune. Other things I liked - the iron sights work very well. The top of the receiver is groved for scope rings. I like drilled and tapped better, but I can live with this - may never scope this rifle anyway. The stock is built for the iron sights and fits me well. I'm a 17 inch neck, 36 inch sleeves sort of guy, so a good fitting stock is a joy.
Accuracy was only roughly judged. We had a full house at the range today, so the only deserted bay was the falling plates bay. Eight inch in dia steel plates were no challenge at 65 yards. I was able to pick which half I hit. (if you hit these at the top, they fall even with a .22) The quick zero on a paper target at 50 yards using Federal bulk ammo revealed a 1/2 high by two inch wide 5 round string. Either a smaller bullseye or better trigger control should tighten that up. Also will pay to test some different ammo.
Now the goal is to save some money up and get either the Varmint (their spelling) or the American model. The way the action bolts to the stock makes it a snap to glass the rifles. Add in the adjustable trigger and we have a poor man's Model 52.
Anybody looking for a good .22 needs to take a hard look at these!
http://www.cz-usa.com/