CZ Rimfire info wanted

[Kmrere42]

Hi,



1) What models have a front attachment screw in the receiver and not in the barrel or barrel band??

2) What is the attachment method for the barrel, Pinned or threaded, thread info if so.??



Thank you,




Paul

[Skunk]

1) What models have a front attachment screw in the receiver and not in the barrel or barrel band??

2) What is the attachment method for the barrel, Pinned or threaded, thread info if so.??

Hi Paul,

1) All CZ Rimfires have a threaded barrel that is attached to the receiver just like centerfire rifles. That was indeed one of the first things that drew me to CZ rimfires and also might be a factor in why they are so accurate right out of the box.

2) The 452 Varmint, Lux, Ultra, Silhouette, Trainer, Style, Special, Full Stock, have a screw that goes through a metal escutcheon and screws into a block attached to the bottom of the barrel forward of the trigger guard and one screw that attaches to the receiver.

All 452 American models have both the front and the rear action screws.

All 453 American and Varmint models have both the front and the rear action screws.

The Scout has only one action screw.

There might be a few exceptions to the above list and the list might not complete. For example, it's possible there's a version of the 452 Varmint model chambered for .17 HM2 that uses only one action screw.

Best thing would be for you to mention which model CZ Rimfire you are interested in, and then we could track down the exact configuration.

Also, don't be turned off of CZs if the model you desire does not have two action screws. CZ and BRNO have been building 22s in the escutcheon/block configuration for decades and that system works just as well as the two receiver screw models. All CZ 22s are known to shoot well no matter how the barreled action is attached to the stock.

[fr3db3ar]

For all rimfire info, czech out rimfirecentral.com.  you'll learn every thing you want to know about them.  i have a trainer/special.  one of the best investments i ever made.

[HotRod9mm]

....There might be a few exceptions to the above list and the list might not complete.....

Very true. I have a 17HM2 Varmint(factory threaded barrel) and a 22mag Varmint,
 both have 2 action screws and no barrel band.

452 17HM2 Varmint

[Skunk]

....There might be a few exceptions to the above list and the list might not be complete.....

Very true. I have a 17HM2 Varmint(factory threaded barrel) and a 22mag Varmint,
both have 2 action screws and no barrel band.

Yep, it doesn't surprise me at all. It seems that CZ goes with what they have on any particular day. And it's nothing that really bothers me about them either. It sort of adds to the mystic of CZ ownership. A person might end up with "one of" rifle.

But just watch HotRod, I just ordered two more of those awesome dovetail to picitinny rails from RT, in 11mm, and the rifles will probably end up having 3/8" rails. 

[mcwoodduck]

All CZ rimfire rifle will swap stocks and all have the screw holes in the reciever to attach.
If you buy a Scout it will fit in an American stock.  My old neighbor was big on mixing and matching his five or six rifles.
his favorite was a 16" threaded barrel model with an over sized bolt in an American stock.

[Skunk]

All CZ rimfire rifle will swap stocks and all have the screw holes in the reciever to attach.
If you buy a Scout it will fit in an American stock.  My old neighbor was big on mixing and matching his five or six rifles.
his favorite was a 16" threaded barrel model with an over sized bolt in an American stock.

That's good to know. Just picked up a new Scout for my daughter to replace her Pink Crickett rifle. When she outgrows it, I could just swap stocks for her and get her right back into the match.

[deerman12]

I have a CZ American 452, it is scary accurate.  I bought the Eric Brooks trigger kit.  It was a great investment.  I bought this gun on a whim but would not sell it now.  I have shot every small game that you can think of..including a couple of coyotes.  Very accurate and very deadly when used placed properly.

[jlchucker]

When the CZ 22's first became available at my favorite gunshop, several of the local hangers-on bought them to try.  At least one guy had a Burris scope multiplex scope made for a high powered rifle mounted on his. Some of these guys already owned far more expensive 22 bolt actions, and found they good get as good, or even better groups at 100 yds--with shelf-grade Winchester ammo, than they were getting from their Kimbers and the like.  They even found out that after buying one of these CZ's they had money enough left over to buy a few bricks of ammo.  These CZ 22 are, as others have stated this morning, very accurate.  I only wish that the swinging safety on them worked in the opposite direction--so that it would work in the same fashion as the Winchester Model 70 safety--and not in reverse.

[flabbydan]

  Forgive me for going slightly off-topic, but I really don't think it matters too much whether the barrel is screwed into the receiver or not, as long as it's a quality barrel and an overall well-built rifle.  My case in point is the SAKO Finnfire with it's "clamped-in" barrel. 
  As far as the CZ is concerned, I don't care if it's attached with Elmer's Glue.  Those Czech rifles shoot!!!!
  Also, let me second the recommendation of RimfireCentral.com.  There's a wealth of info on all kinds of rimfire guns there.

[Kmrere42]

Hi All,


Actually the original idea that I had was to take a left hand action and rebarrel it for a dedicated target rifle.  I am left handed and I really do not have the 2 or 3 thousand dollars for an Anchutz.  I have the LUX model and while it shoots well enough I isn't anywhere near what my old BSA martini was.  The best group with that rifle was 10 shots through the same hole at 50ft. When I got the target back to the bench I inserted a 22 into the hole and turned the target over and the 22 didn't fall out.


The problem with the LUX model is that the receiver has one attachment point on it, just in front of the trigger guard with the second one out under the rear sight base.  Not the best situation for top accuracy.  Even though the martini front stock was bolted directly to the barrel it was a 2 piece stock and did not have the same tension issues as a one piece stock does.

I need consistent accuracy of 1/4" or better at 50ft C-C if I am to really compete. A screw in barrel lets me change the barrel with relative ease. Pressed and pinned barrels might never come out except by cutting and machining the receiver end.


Paul