marksman13
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Picked up a CZ 457 Precision Chassis last week. Finally got a chance to shoot it this evening, so I thought I throw together a quick review after putting a hundred rounds through it.
First, the set up. As soon as I ordered the rifle (I went with the 16” barrel) I ordered an Area 419 15 MOA rail because the 11mm dove tail that CZ builds into their receivers is just dumb and limits scope options. Take note CZ. This needs to be changed in the next iteration. Next, I mounted a Bushnell Forge 2.5-15x50 that I had lying around in a set of Burris 30mm rings. I also used a small section of M-Lok rail to mount my Atlas bipod. Kudos to CZ for jumping on board the M-Lok chassis train. Really handy system. After throwing on a Magpul sling using the provided QD attachment points, all I had to do was screw on my Huntertown arms suppressor and I was ready to plink away.
I have a good supply of CCI Sub-Sonic Small Game ammo put back, so that is what I decided to focus on shooting today. I did shoot a few rounds of American Eagle Suppressor stuff, but only to see if there was any difference in noise level. Note: the AE stuff was noticeably quieter than the CCI and POI was a good bit lower.
I set up in my back yard and since my closest target is 55 yards, that’s where I zeroed the rifle and started the accuracy testing. I’ll go to the range in the next couple of days and I’ll shoot some groups at 25, 50 and 100 yards, and I’ll also try some match ammo to see what the rifle is really capable of, but for now, we’ll have to settle for the results with CCI Sub-Sonic at 55 yards. The first group was absolutely atrocious. I’ve owned some rifles that were dogs right out of the gate, but I’ve never owned a 22LR that settled down so much between the first round and the 20th round. First group was fired before I zeroed the scope, so there’s no target in the picture for reference. That’s my fault, but with the third round flying high and left, it was nearly 4” outside to outside at 55 yards. Pretty disappointing way to start out with a rifle who’s name invokes “Precision”.
I know rimfire take some breaking in, so I just moved along and shot a second five shot group after getting a rough zero established. It still wasn’t a group worthy of the precision moniker, but the second group was much better. That’s a 2” target circle and I saw the gun was at least showing some potential.
I spent the next few five round mags shooting an 8”x8” steel plate at a hundred yards. I didn’t walk down to get pictures, but all rounds were on the plate. After playing for a little bit, I decided to come back to 55 yards and shoot one final five shot group. This group would have met my expectations of the gun if I had done my part. A bird flew across my scope as I was squeezing off the fifth round and my lack of discipline in that moment pushed the round low and to the right. That group was fired at a 1” target circle.
Really informal initial shoot on this rifle, but I couldn’t wait any longer to put some rounds through it. My initial impression is pretty positive and I’m curious to see how the rifle shoots with match ammo. I’m still incredibly impressed with the Bushnell Forge series of scopes for the money. I think I paid $400 for this one from Midway when they put them on clearance. I’m convinced there is nothing in the $500-$700 range that will compete with them. I’ll make some additional posts after I get this rifle out to the range for real tomorrow or the next day. Hopefully someone will find the info useful. Thanks for taking the time to read through my ramblings.
First, the set up. As soon as I ordered the rifle (I went with the 16” barrel) I ordered an Area 419 15 MOA rail because the 11mm dove tail that CZ builds into their receivers is just dumb and limits scope options. Take note CZ. This needs to be changed in the next iteration. Next, I mounted a Bushnell Forge 2.5-15x50 that I had lying around in a set of Burris 30mm rings. I also used a small section of M-Lok rail to mount my Atlas bipod. Kudos to CZ for jumping on board the M-Lok chassis train. Really handy system. After throwing on a Magpul sling using the provided QD attachment points, all I had to do was screw on my Huntertown arms suppressor and I was ready to plink away.
I have a good supply of CCI Sub-Sonic Small Game ammo put back, so that is what I decided to focus on shooting today. I did shoot a few rounds of American Eagle Suppressor stuff, but only to see if there was any difference in noise level. Note: the AE stuff was noticeably quieter than the CCI and POI was a good bit lower.
I set up in my back yard and since my closest target is 55 yards, that’s where I zeroed the rifle and started the accuracy testing. I’ll go to the range in the next couple of days and I’ll shoot some groups at 25, 50 and 100 yards, and I’ll also try some match ammo to see what the rifle is really capable of, but for now, we’ll have to settle for the results with CCI Sub-Sonic at 55 yards. The first group was absolutely atrocious. I’ve owned some rifles that were dogs right out of the gate, but I’ve never owned a 22LR that settled down so much between the first round and the 20th round. First group was fired before I zeroed the scope, so there’s no target in the picture for reference. That’s my fault, but with the third round flying high and left, it was nearly 4” outside to outside at 55 yards. Pretty disappointing way to start out with a rifle who’s name invokes “Precision”.
I know rimfire take some breaking in, so I just moved along and shot a second five shot group after getting a rough zero established. It still wasn’t a group worthy of the precision moniker, but the second group was much better. That’s a 2” target circle and I saw the gun was at least showing some potential.
I spent the next few five round mags shooting an 8”x8” steel plate at a hundred yards. I didn’t walk down to get pictures, but all rounds were on the plate. After playing for a little bit, I decided to come back to 55 yards and shoot one final five shot group. This group would have met my expectations of the gun if I had done my part. A bird flew across my scope as I was squeezing off the fifth round and my lack of discipline in that moment pushed the round low and to the right. That group was fired at a 1” target circle.
Really informal initial shoot on this rifle, but I couldn’t wait any longer to put some rounds through it. My initial impression is pretty positive and I’m curious to see how the rifle shoots with match ammo. I’m still incredibly impressed with the Bushnell Forge series of scopes for the money. I think I paid $400 for this one from Midway when they put them on clearance. I’m convinced there is nothing in the $500-$700 range that will compete with them. I’ll make some additional posts after I get this rifle out to the range for real tomorrow or the next day. Hopefully someone will find the info useful. Thanks for taking the time to read through my ramblings.
