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Offline R.W.Dale

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« on: January 01, 2006, 01:45:18 PM »
I bought a CZ452 American 17HMR offin a buddy yesterday. I'm quite impressed! After shimming the action to free float the barrel, I printed a couple of 1.10" groups @100yds using 20gr CCI and hornady ammo. Something I noticed was that both brands of ammo chronographed almost 100fps faster than the manufacturers claimed. I'll post some pics later.
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Offline Rogue Ram

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« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2006, 05:43:30 PM »
Out of curiosity, why did you shim the action?   I posted awhile back about this same gun my best friend has. Stock out of the box with Hornaday ammo we both punched dime-sized groups at 100 yards over and over..........then proceeded to vaporize any groundsquirrel that stuck a whisker above dirt clod level: like, a couple hundred rounds fired and we missed maybe 20!

Benchrest that thing solidly and I bet you do better than 1.10"!  Let us know!  I was so durned impressed I'm buying one myself before critter season this spring.

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« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2006, 11:09:37 AM »
In order to free float the barrel I inserted 2 small plastic shims underneath the front of the reciever, therefore lifting the barrel out of the stock ever so slightly resulting in a completely freefloating barrel.
 Here is a pic of some more groups I shot today, I think the rifle has a little more accuracy in it but these groups are the best I could manage today.

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Offline Simple Man

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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2006, 12:05:39 PM »
Congrats on your new rifle.
My 17 was also a shooter right out of the box, it didn't require any mods at all (except a trigger job that I did).  :-D
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« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2006, 02:05:48 PM »
Same with my 452! I mounted a 6x24 scope on it, and proceeded to the range. It shot under an inch with all types of ammo, and the only mod I made was the trigger return spring.
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2006, 04:08:48 PM »
452s seem to be great shooters out of the box.  mine in the 17hmr shoots like this:
my 9 yr old boy shot this 5 shot group at 100yds
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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2006, 03:12:56 AM »
I have a Savage 17HMR and it is a shooter but has a heavy trigger.  I shot a CZ and the Savage is going bye bye.  The CZ trigger is just as good as the Centerfire rifles.   Buckfever
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