Very Disappointed in my CZ 455. Is my 1st Rifle Faulty?

[Gwion]

Bedding is cheap and relatively easy. I'd also look at your manual re: barrel set up/swap. Take the barrel off, check all the surfaces that meet on the barrel and action. Reattach the barrel and ensure everything is torqued up to spec..

Bedding compound and plastercine $30
Trigger job $60

I'd be very surprised if these two things didn't make a marked difference but like i said, your groups weren't too bad for a someone who hasn't shot very much.

[Gwion]

http://www.claytonfirearms.com.au/produ ... ts-clayton

$350AU for a new 22lr barrel.

[in2anity]

It'll shoot minute-of-bunny-head from cold/clean. It's window of accuracy seems small (10-15 shots I take it), but then again, to put it into perspective Target rifles start opening up after 50 or so rounds... It's marketed as a hunting rifle, and it's capable of that. If you want tiny groups of holes in paper off a benchrest, I'd be selling it and buying yourself a target rifle designed for that purpose. Or you could stick to shooting offhand, then you won't get so hung up about pinpoint accuracy!

[Gwion]

http://www.claytonfirearms.com.au/products/rimfire-rifles/cz-rimfire-rifles/cz-455-barrelmag-set-22-lr-no-sights-clayton

$350AU for a new 22lr barrel.

Yes but that is just replacing like for like. same manufacturing same guarantee of accuracy. If you are going to go to that length, I would personally look at an upgrade.

Me too.

[michal1980]

Hi just new guy hear but wanted to share my expirance with my cz455 and things I did to make it shoot like cz should. Yes out of box expirance wasn't good i own anschutz 1416 and weihrauch hw66 jagdmatch and this two can shoot staples out of the backboard at springvale range. Best my cz did was just under 1 inch group so nothing special actually very disappointing, first I installed pillars and did bedding that alone droped groups to just under half the inch. Next I placed pressure point under a barrel for the first inch from action, yes I know it sounds strange but it works and groups droped to about 3/8. Next I used VFG bore cleaning compound with vfg pallets to clean chamber and throat area for about 10 min 5 pallets 2 minutes each, now it will easily shoot 200 rounds before groups start to open up just a bit and trigger job just cheap $2 spring from ebay did a trick. If you can perform this improvements yourself I recommend you give it a go, if you have to pay gunsmith you need to ask yourself if its really worth it will not be cheap. Good thing about cz is there's world of knowledge.

[Wm.Traynor]

Good thing about cz is there's world of knowledge.

Yes, there is a lot on rimfirecentral.com