Son gets CZ 550

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My youngest got a CZ 550 full length walnut stock for Christmas from his girlfriend. It's a .308 which is just fine. It came with a test target as is with all CZ rifles I have seen.

It didn't come with scope mounts and I'm going to surprise him with a scope and mounts so I'm looking for some advice. It will be for deer and hog.

I haven't kept up with the new scopes, not wanting to break the bank, but don't want a BSA either.
 
351 WINCHESTER said:
It didn't come with scope mounts and I'm going to surprise him with a scope and mounts so I'm looking for some advice. It will be for deer and hog.

I haven't kept up with the new scopes, not wanting to break the bank, but don't want a BSA either.
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I always think of Nikon's affordable ProStaffs when I think of workin' man's quality and price point, too. I like 'em.
 
Wow, that's a great Christmas present from anyone but mighty special from a girlfriend. He might need to hold onto her!

I like straight tubes on full stock rifles. This CZ452FS wears a Leupold 1-4x and my Ruger .250 wears a 1.5-5x. I'd probably go for the 1.5-5x for the .308.

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Redfield Redfield Redfield... those Nikon Prostaffs are a great value also. I own 3 different 3-9x40 scopes all at the same price point from Nikon Redfield and Vortex. In low light situations the Redfield is hands down the clearest of all three out in the field. However all 3 are definite winners. They have quality glass, great CS, are affordable ($150-$200), hold zero, and are more than adequate for hunting deer and hog. Hope this helps and I hope he enjoys that rifle.
 
I use a Redfield Revenge 2-7X34 on my muzzleloader and have been quite happy with it. Took a nice elk with it earlier this month. I'd certainly take a look at one of the Revenge or Revolution scopes if they fit your budget.
 
I have a 550 in .458 Lott and based on my experience with it I would definitely buy another and would like one in .30-06. His doesn't have the scope groove on the top of the receiver? Mine holds just fine against recoil.

I love the look of a full stock.
 
I recently put one of the low end Zeiss Terra's on a #1 RSI. I got it delivered for $309.

The glass is very good and the windage and elevation knobs are as accurate as any I have ever used. I did the exercise where you zero then walk it around the bulls eye and the clicks were totally accurate and it came right back to zero. So zero then up four clicks and right four clicks, then down 8, then left 8, then up 8 then right 4 and down 4. Took a shot at each corner and I made an acceptable square. The zero was right where I left it before all of that clicking.

My acid test is to look thru the scope at night. I can take it to my porch and view a house with a porch light that ranges at just over 600 yards from my house.

Great glass is clear as a bell. Lesser glass is not as detailed. The Terra is not as detailed at night as my best scopes but it is on par with my Leupold VX 2, maybe just a bit less. The daylight clarity is outstanding.

For the money they are great scopes. I put a little 2-7 32 on mine, fits the RSI very nicely. The eye relief is excellent and it easily mounted far enough back to be useful.
 
I am very interested in a range report. I would like to pick up a .308 Carbine. I like the Prostaffs as well.
 
I am interested in a range reports too. I hope my son takes some of his money and gets a Redfield revolution like he has on his .35 Rem. which is a 2x7 which is very bright (brighter than my 3x9 Revolution.)
 
I have a 550 FS .243 with a 3-9x42 Sightron SII and a .308 with a Redfield Revolution 3-9x40. I think the Sightron is ever so slightly brighter and clearer, but they are close enough to the same that I doubt one would notice much difference except for comparing them back-to-back, looking at the same targets and conditions. I like both scopes a lot for these guns. Haven't re-mounted the scopes since refinishing the stocks, because I intend to see what mounts I can find that are a little lower than the CZ rings.

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I own three 550s and they all came with CZ's proprietary rings. The mounts are machined in to the receiver. Warne makes rings for CZs that I like better than the supplied ones and that is what I use. If the rifle did not come with rings I would call CZ and have them send you some. They won't charge you. Again, unless something has changed recently you cannot buy mounts for CZ 550s b/c they are integral to the receiver.
 
This is from the CZ website description of the 550 FS:

Sights Iron, LPA Adjustable and integrated 19mm scope bases
 
cdb1 said:
I own three 550s and they all came with CZ's proprietary rings. The mounts are machined in to the receiver. Warne makes rings for CZs that I like better than the supplied ones and that is what I use. If the rifle did not come with rings I would call CZ and have them send you some. They won't charge you. Again, unless something has changed recently you cannot buy mounts for CZ 550s b/c they are integral to the receiver.
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For my part, I should have written "rings" instead of "mounts" above (because using the word mount might indicate bases or something) but I was talking about rings both times. CZ makes a rail for the 550, but I definitely don't want that. In addition to the Warne, I want to check out a Millett possibility that I've seen reported, but if the Warnes are low enough they are probably my best solution. The CZs that come from the factory with iron sights (like the FS and Lux) normally don't come with rings as far as I know. The Americans and Varmints should, though.
 
CraigC said:
Wow, that's a great Christmas present from anyone but mighty special from a girlfriend. He might need to hold onto her!

I like straight tubes on full stock rifles. This CZ452FS wears a Leupold 1-4x and my Ruger .250 wears a 1.5-5x. I'd probably go for the 1.5-5x for the .308.

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Craig you make an excellent point. I always wondered about the shorter barrelled F/S with a large scope. Having the straight tube really puts the combination into aesthetic perspective. She is awesome with the simple lines of the straight tube. I have two CZ500's and I am still sorry that I did no take the F/S models in the 6.5mm.
 
CraigC said:
Wow, that's a great Christmas present from anyone but mighty special from a girlfriend. He might need to hold onto her!

I like straight tubes on full stock rifles. This CZ452FS wears a Leupold 1-4x and my Ruger .250 wears a 1.5-5x. I'd probably go for the 1.5-5x for the .308.
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CraigC, I completely agree... and that is a beautiful rifle! It really makes me want to find a Mannlicher stock for my CZ-452 Lux.
 
I picked up one of these (CZ 550 FS) in 6.5x55 Swedish a couple of months ago. I'll concur that the bases are built-in/machined to the top of the receiver, at least on the current models. Mine did not come with rings either; however, I had a set of Weaver gloss rings in my safe already so they worked fine. I also had a vintage Redfield 4X in the wide-field configuration. Haven't shot it or sighted it in yet.

I bought some once/twice fired brass that I ran through my full length resizer and it still wouldn't chamber without feeling VERY tight. So I guess I'll have to find some new brass or sight in w/ factory loads and reload those... the old brass not working right was probably due to slightly different (larger) tolerances in an old milsurp or similar.
 
I have Warne QD rings and a Luepold VX II 3X9X40 on my CZ550.

I think the Warne mounts are the lowest available and they are still place the scope pretty high over the reciever.
Will
 
The 2nd gun from the top shows how the Sightron 3-9x42 sits with the CZ rings. There's room to take it lower if one can find the right rings, and a 40-mm objective like the Redfield Revolution on the 527 (3rd gun down) would be quite high in the CZ 550 factory rings.

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