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458 Lott
« on: April 15, 2007, 05:23:54 AM »
Does anybody have this rifle by CZ? Are there cross bolts threw the action area? I know this 458 Lott has alot of recoil. I'm thinking of getting one. I've heard the cost is pretty reasonable also.

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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2007, 07:51:29 AM »
Mine ended up being about $830 all said an done, this was the old one with no cross bolts a few years ago.  The newer ones have two crossbolts in the stock.  I still have yet to hurt my stock though.  It's a great gun, beefy, handles the round surprisingly well. 

I'm also a fan of the flip up open sights. 

For the money, the 550 american is probably the best value of a 458lott on the market. 2 or 300 less than the winnies and rugers, with the same performance.
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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2007, 09:28:45 AM »
I have mine on order. I should have it by Tues. or Wed Next week

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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2007, 01:51:43 PM »
I got mine Tuesday. It is the CZ458 Lott Safari Magnum . It was a little more then your rifle was. It shoots like a pussiecat. It is one sweet rifle.

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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2007, 10:37:29 AM »
I shot a soft nose 500 gr bullet threw a 6" piece of oak with my 458 Lott at 50 yds. I thought it would be something like an elephants brain going threw the waffle bone to the brain.

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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2007, 02:24:33 AM »
I got a 1 3/4 X 5 Burris Safari scope on it. Will sight in tomorrow.

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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2007, 11:18:06 AM »
Well sighted in with open sights got the bullets with in 1.5" at 100 yds. But then I put a Burris scope on 1 3/4"X5
and I put two bullets into the same hole at 100 yds.

 Has anybody got better results.

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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2007, 07:27:11 AM »
Kind of hard to do better than 2 bullets in the same hole.
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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2007, 06:50:20 PM »
I guess if you can stack the bullets on top of each other with matching petals....   ;D
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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2007, 05:34:58 AM »
These didn't have any Pedals they were Hornady bullets RN :o

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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2007, 07:21:43 AM »
jro45, are you still going to Africa?
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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2007, 02:43:05 AM »
Redhawk1, Yes, I leaving on the 8th of next month. Going for Zebra, wart hog, amd Impala, May get a small cat also.
Times moving right along 17 more days.

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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2007, 05:46:18 AM »
Is Don Wood still going to do your Taxidermy work or are you going to have someone in Africa do it?
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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2007, 12:31:35 PM »
We are going to look into a taxidermist in Africa and we'll see how things go. You know witch is cheapest with good work.

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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2007, 09:24:45 AM »
When you look for a taxidermist in Africa get references. A buddy just got his Impala back and it looked bad.
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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2007, 01:14:32 PM »
Yes I'd want to see some of his work before I'd choose anyone.

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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2007, 07:21:47 PM »
Here's a shoulder mount I made with my .458 yesterday ;D


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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #17 on: June 29, 2007, 04:20:49 AM »
Excellant shooting!!!  How far away was it?

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Re: 458 Lott
« Reply #18 on: June 29, 2007, 09:22:07 AM »
Should I really admit it....  he was only about 15 yards, and 30 feet up...  I had to get him on the run though.

I loaded up some 350grn RN's over 75.5 grns of H4895 in the win mag case.  They are a pleasure to shoot, really light in the CZ. 
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