cz varmint .22Lr

[zooankski]

since getting my varmint i have been impressed with its capabilities.
The wood work may be a bit plain but i cannot fault the build at all-especially for the price.It is solid and looks like it should be able to take the odd knock without fear of damage (unlike a couple of my air guns which i tend to wrap in cotton wool!)
Initially when new the bolt was a little stiff but after a couple of hundred rounds it is smooth as glass :D, the mags feed perfectly and extraction of the spent case is positive.
Spend a few extra £ on the brooks trigger kit (£12) and it transforms the trigger in to something that would put many other rimfires to shame.Well worth doing if you feel confident at undertaking the job (very easy! :D ).
Scope mounting is down to the individual although i prefer a little extra room between scope and bolt so took the time to sort the correct hight mounts for me-this also leaves plenty of room for the case ejection.
The varmint is a bit on the heavy side for carrying around all day so invest in a sling and put those studs to use!
I have fitted a harris bipode to mine and am getting some fantastic groups and would even go as far to say that it is more accurate than it needs to be for the job i got it for which was a field rifle primarily for rabbit control.
Eley subs work best in mine and winnies come in a close second.
Having seen and handled a few CZ's of differing cals it appears most of my comments would translate to all.

[JDitt]

Hi zooankski,

Glad to hear you like the rifle. I'm thinking about getting a CZ for metallic silhouette (otherwise I may go a secondhand Brno but a good one is nearly the price of a new CZ), I really like the look of the varmint. How do you find it shoots in the offhand position?

The lines of the rifle look fantastic, but unfortunately I'm not in the position to be able to have a feel of the standard and varmint models side by side-I have to order in one or the other. I'm just a little nervous that if I get the varmint that the extra weight might tire me out a bit during a full silhoutte match shot offhand. Perhaps my concerns are not justified, it's just really hard to work out this stuff without getting to feel and play with them.

My second use will be to dispatch a few bunnies for the table, but any rifle worth it's weight in silhouette will easily handle a couple of bunnies. I'd just like to get a top notch silhouette rifle as primary use. What are your thoughts?

Cheers mate,
Justin

[bunnybasher]

JDitt,

if you filled in your profile you may be given the chance to view/handle the different models before comitting to buy one, at the minute nobody has any idea where you are! There are BBS users all over the world who may be able to assist you.

[chim]

I also have a cz 452 the old old style with the open sites still attached the scout i think ? this gun did not cost a lot to buy .The finish is a little bland the wood is beech .Know for the inportant bit this gun is so accurate i can,t sing its prase enough its matched with a parker hale moderater and a tasco 2.5x10x40 although a little heavey it doe,s work very well in the field there are a lot of 60yard bunnies how can not vouch for that thanks for your time rgds Tim

[JDitt]

Sorry Bunnybasher, hadn't filled it out yet. Not likely that I'll run into someone on here that's from Tasmania as well, but you never know I guess?

I've since found a couple of reviews that liked the varmit for target shooting as it was a little more stable in the various positions. Will keep an eye out for one in the shops but I'm guessing an order is the only way I'll get my hands on one. FWIW I missed a HW80 in the shop the other day, went for a good price too. I would have snavelled that baby up mighty quick. Oh well.

Cheers guys, JD

[DaveP3@]

Hi JD,

If you're not already aware, rimfire central is a mine of info which you may find usefull.

Rimfire Central (http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/)

May be worth a looksie if you've not already :)

Regards,

Dave.

[JDitt]

Thanks mate. I've been there a couple of times.

Looks like I might go the varmint if I buy new. Looks damn sexy. :)

Cheers, JD

[RemMag]

The CZ silhoutte is alledgedly designed with silhoutte shooting in mind, so it might be just the thing? :)

[JDitt]

Ok, looks like if I get the Varmint model it will push me pretty close to the weight limit for the hunter class once I put on a decent sized scope. It's going to be touch and go, so I might change me preference towards a super deluxe or possibly a silhouette model, although I'm a bit more of a fan of wood than synthetic. I do like the straight american style stock over the curved stock of the classic etc.

The weekly shoot is tomorrow night so I'll have a chat with the guys there and ask around and see if anyone has any of the above models (perhaps someone has one at home, don't think I've seen many at the range-mostly Brno's).
Appreciate the help guys.

Cheers, JD

[RemMag]

There is an "american" model, which has the american stock and no open sights but a normal thickness barrel. :)

[bunnybasher]

the american modle has a much better grade wood aswell as a deep blueing so it's nice and shiney :cool:

[JDitt]

Well, I got to shoot a Varmint last night. Two of the guys at the club had some there last night. Yep. That's the one I'm getting. I was shooting a Brno for the comp but got to have a few shots with the varmint. It's had a trigger job which makes a world of difference, but the balance was just excellent. It just fell onto the target and stayed there int he offhand position, the balance point scoped up was right in the middle and it was just so steady. I wish I'd been shooting it all night, my scores would have been much better :rolleyes:

I also like the larger forestock with flat bottom, it suits my shooting style better and feels nice, better than the skimpy little brno foreend. So I'm sold, FWIW all scoped up it still comes in under the weight limit but it also feels lighter than it is, so there mustn't be a big difference in weight anyway.

Cheers and thanks for the help guys.
JD

[mehulkamdar]

The American model CZs right from the rimfires to the big African models are stocked in the USA. If you pressure CZ's dealers to get them stocked in the UK or to import the US style stocks there is no reason why they should not supply them there as well.

Good hunting - you have picked a great rifle!

[bunnybasher]

The American model CZs right from the rimfires to the big African models are stocked in the USA. If you pressure CZ's dealers to get them stocked in the UK or to import the US style stocks there is no reason why they should not supply them there as well.

Good hunting - you have picked a great rifle!

The Ameican models are readily available in this country... they are called American because they are styled to appeal to the more discerning American taste and are not exclusivly sold in the U.S.

[torqueguy]

Hello

I'm new on this forum. Just joined this one because it has such a great airgun section and I'm trying to learn how to customize one.

As for rimfire central, it is fabulous for .22 rimfire. It's quite strong on Rugers but we have alot of CZ guys here as well.

Below is one of my posts on customizing

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84945

The CZ is probably one of the best rifles on the market. I regularly outshoot Anshutz's with mine.

Enjoy the weekend

Marcelo

[JDitt]

One word for that-WOW.

That is a very nice stock. I've book marked that page in case I get silly one day with the credit card. :rolleyes:

Cheers, Justin

Now where is my permit to aquire :rolleyes: