CZ 452 Australian Cadet Rifle

[vonfram88]

Have one in cadets who will be using the CZ rimfire. I heard they had to modifiy the safety on these rifles.

Does anyone know the nature of the modification - is it still a backwards safety (back to fire, forward to safe)?

I'm thinking of investing in a 452 to help him get additional trigger time on this platform and would want it to exactly match the Cadet rifles.

[gefengel]

In my experience with CZ (and on my BRNO) you push the safety forward to put the rifle on safe and pull it back towards you to engage the "fire" position. It's a common criticism of CZ / BRNO but it's easy enough to get used to. Are you saying the cadets then get them modified? I didn't even know safety mods were a thing that was done.

Regardless you cannot go wrong with a 452, they're a genuine pleasure to shoot and last forever with the right care. Plus shooting on a common platform always gives the best results with shooting discipline.

[vonfram88]

I think a bunch of CZ rifles were imported for the cadets and they failed the rubber mallet test at customs. They were required to be modified but I don't know the nature of the modification. I have CZ527 American and I never use the damn safety, as I wouldn't on most bolt action rifles. Bolt closed (dry fired to decock) with chamber empty and magazine inserted is the standard carry condition in my family when we are free-ranging.

[gefengel]

Agreed, the safest rifle is the one with an empty chamber, sounds like we have similar disciplines.

Customs have always been tough on that sort of stuff, doesn't surprise me that even the most high quality rifles would fail some sort of Australian regulation. Get your young fella the 452 anyway, it's worth the investment and truly a rifle to be proud of.

Is that the 527 in 223? Great rifle!

[Usurper]

Can't go wrong with the CZ

[Mich]

Get your young fella the 452 anyway, it's worth the investment and truly a rifle to be proud of.

They are.

You men can't have them there as I understand it but they do a 16" barrel version for use with a suppressor. Very nimble and obviously quiet. A pleasure to walk around with, nothing on the ears and takes the rabbits and foxes every time.

[gefengel]

Get your young fella the 452 anyway, it's worth the investment and truly a rifle to be proud of.

They are.

You men can't have them there as I understand it but they do a 16" barrel version for use with a suppressor. Very nimble and obviously quiet. A pleasure to walk around with, nothing on the ears and takes the rabbits and foxes every time.

We have the 16" 452 variant here, threaded and all. However we can't put suppressors on them unless we have a genuine reason, like contracted hunting

[Mich]

That's a shame.

A suppressor is a nice edition to the right setup.

[subatom]

A suppressor is a nice edition to the right setup.

It's possible we might have them in South Australia soon which will be the first state to have them legalised for normal shooters in years (decades?)

Here's hoping.

[cooker]

A suppressed .22 with subsonics is nothing but fun to shoot.

Good luck to you guys with it over there.