Well what can I say....FAC dropped on mat yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon I was the owner of a CZ452 and today I have been out for a zeroing session and ammo test.
Before getting my FAC I had fired a friends 455th and was mightily impressed so initially had set my heart on that model.
Went to Kexby guns near Gainsborough and perused his selection.
He had a 455 set up on offer but showed me what else was available including the 452 which he said he would also do as a package and proceeded to set it up as it would be sold.
After handling them both the difference in weight was apparent and although the 455th was comfortable, it was noticeably heavier than the 452 and the 452 seemed to sit more comfortably in my hands so based on those criteria, I opted for the lightweight comfort and the 452 was mine.
So on to today and shooting it.
It was a brand new, out of the box gun and I had heard stories of them needing bedding in so didnt really know what to expect.
I had 3 different brands of ammo to try, Winchester, Hornaday and Remington, all 17gr.
Set up the targets and loosed off a few shots not expecting too much until I had got the zero somewhere near.
Initially the shots seemed to be all over the place but quickly settled down to produce reasonable groups...not brilliant though which I put down to the newness of the rifle and also it was quite a breezy day and I wasnt shooting from a steady rest.
What I did notice was on firing, there was a noticeable kick which was upwards and to the left which meant I didnt see the aim point which I had done on my mates 455. His 455 didnt recoil as much as this and I never lost sight of the aim point when I pulled the trigger.
No matter how careful I was this was still present. I am not saying it shouldnt be there as I realise there will be a small recoil but in this instance I think the difference was due to the longer barrel of my gun and its lighter weight as opposed to my friends varmint barrel @ 16" and heavier weight. I will stress that its just an observation and accuracy was still good but groups not brilliant.
After that I just decided to fire off a few shots just as a loosening up exercise and by the time I had shot around 40 shots, accuracy did seem to be improving.
Trigger pull seemed ok but after shooting my mates who has a Yo Dave trigger kit on it, I think I am going to change it as with the kit there is far less pressure required.
All in all first impression out of the box are good, its comfortable and light and accurate.
The different types of ammo seemed to make no difference but no doubt I will develop a favourite as I get to use it more and it beds itself in properly.
As a package I cannot knock it.
Gun, moderator and 3-12x50 scope for £500.
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