I recently picked up a CZ HET in 338 Lapua. Looking to see if anyone out there has any experience with one of these rifles. Bullets/loads/ect. I will be using it for mostly target shooting, but I would also like to put together a good load for elk and bear.
CZ USA 550 Magnum HET 338 Lapua
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I don't have the 550 but I will tell you that of all the CZ's I have Had ALL of them shot as well as any Custom Rifle.................I'm a Varmint Hunter and have a 17 Hornet, 17 Remington, and the 221 FB..........ALL shoot under .5 Plus the added bonus of an excellent Trigger that is very user friendly.
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The one important bit of information to pay close attention to is the twist rate; it's 1:14" which is pretty slow for the Lapua. This probably contributed to it being discontinued in 2013...
I was using the Speer 210 gr. BTSP with this twist rate. You can use slightly longer bullets but you will lose BC. Shooting them in will give you a good idea of performance. You can also use Berger's Stability Calculator:
https://bergerbullets.com/twist-rate-calculator/
For what were reasonable prices, the CZ550 was a brick outhouse design using the control round feeding of the Mauser design. They were a pinch more complicated to assemble when completely stripped down but a once through made everything clear. We were able to buy directly from CZ with a short road trip to pick up either actions or complete rifles.
Enjoy!
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Hard to diagnose this over the internet, especially with such little info. What's your setup and what ammo are you using? How many rounds are you firing in a group, how does it group at that range?
