New squirrel rifle

[DoneNOut]

Here is what mine looked like before and after. Like I said, I have no idea what finish they use on the 457, but the 455 was mud.

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Wow, after looks sweet. What is a mud finish?

 

[isaaccarlson]

Wow, after looks sweet. What is a mud finish?

It's not clear. It is a tinted, stained, or muddied finish that makes all the stocks look more the same. I like to see and feel the wood.

 

[DoneNOut]

It's not clear. It is a tinted, stained, or muddied finish that makes all the stocks look more the same. I like to see and feel the wood.

Oh yeah, you bet! I like 100% pure tung oil. I get excited to hit a raw piece of wood to see what grain it pops out!

 

[436]

Everyone must have at least one grand old squirrel popper. Mine is WEATHERBY MARK XXII deluxe bolt .22 lr, with a 6.5x20 Leupold... dealy accurate.

 

[K22]

That is an outstanding piece of walnut on yours. How you put it on paper yet?

 

[Old Hickory 45]

I have a bushnell engage 3x12 im going to put on for now. There's a pressure point on the end of the stock. Should that be there.

In my opinion, no, that pressure point should not be there.

 

[Longhunter1750]

Love my CZ .22's, you just cant beat'm. I've shot Annie's and Cooper's and other than fancier wood on the stocks I really dont see much difference in quality or accuracy over CZ's. And the Annie's and Coopers can set you back two or three times the price of a CZ.

 

[jbronner13]

Got my new rifle the other day. Cz 457 american. Bought it on line. Sure has some nice wood on it. Don't know if i want to take it in the woods. Hope it shoots as good as it looks. View attachment 255095

I picked up a used 455 a few weeks ago and can't wait to get it out of the beech wood stock it came with and into a nice Boyd's stock with some pillars!

 

[Terry Lightle]

Beautiful rifle

 

[SWHandldr]

I bought a CZ 452 a coupe years. I have a pretty stock but not that good looking as yours. If I was you I would shoot it "As Is" and check it out. I have worked on the barrel channel 3 times floating the barrel and then the barrel comes in contact with the wood again. Stock is not stiff enough. I am going to work on it a little more in the next month or so.
I have even debated, Either make a stiffer stock, Or when my buddy gets back from Florida I have though and threatened to take that 24 1/2 " barrel chuck it in his lathe cut and recrown the barrel to 21 inches to see if it will take the pressure off the front of the stock and free float the barrel once and for all.

With a .22 rimfire you should lose very little velocity. Depending on which 'drip under pressure' (expert ) one consults, a 22 long rifle cartridge burns all its powder & reaches max velocity between 16 & 20 inches.

To the degree that's so all a longer barrel nets is sight radius & you're scoping it.

Darn nice wood on it!

 

[M1A1ABRAMS]

That's a great looking rifle. I'd be worried about scratching walking through the woods. They sure make some nice looking ones.

I have a few rim fires that just sit around because I don't want to scratch them up in the woods. Older but not that old. Such as a Rem 552 Speedmaster. Beautiful gun. I'm not sure it was ever fired. Is it smart to let them sit in the box ? To me, it sure isn't much fun. lol

 

[jbronner13]

Got my new rifle the other day. Cz 457 american. Bought it on line. Sure has some nice wood on it. Don't know if i want to take it in the woods. Hope it shoots as good as it looks. View attachment 255095

I just reserved a left handed varmint model for my wife. I generally enjoy being jealous of her guns and using that excuse to buy more guns for myself.

 

[ajvinyard]

I bought a CZ 457 American a little over a year ago, I got the 22 Mag version, I love that caliber. I topped it off with the Athlon Optics Talos BTR Rifle Scope 30mm Tube 4-14x 44mm 1/10 MIL First Focal Side Focus APLR2 MIL Reticle which is an excellent price today on Midway. It has proven itself on many squirrels, raccoons, and opossums. I did take mine out of the stock and free float the barrel. Any of the CZ's I have shot have been amazingly accurate

 

[Jon Bischof]

Got my new rifle the other day. Cz 457 american. Bought it on line. Sure has some nice wood on it. Don't know if i want to take it in the woods. Hope it shoots as good as it looks. View attachment 255095

As far as the new dark finishes go, you got a pretty one. I wouldn't change a thing. I have two CZ 452's and love them very much.