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<blockquote data-quote="FAL Shot" data-source="post: 432708" data-attributes="member: 27328"><p>P.S.</p><p> </p><p>What is this I heard about a plastic Tikka magazine costing around $60??? Maybe more for Sako???</p><p> </p><p>I thought the CZ mags were expensive at around $45 at Midway, but at least you get an all-steel magazine. I paid $37 for a 5-round steel CZ 452 mag at Shipton's, but at least it's sturdy enough to run over by a truck or a horse to step on with reasonable expectations it will be functional. Plastic 10-round mags were $30, and that's still a hefty price. Sako/Tikka magazine prices seem more than a bit out of line. The CZ 452 is a high production military training rifle made for decades, and that probably accounts for the overbuild (stronger than an Anschutz) construction and more reasonable price compared to other guns in its class I looked at, like the Ruger77/22 and Browning T-Bolt. </p><p> </p><p>In the Ruger, for $200 more, I would have gotten investment cast receiver instead of the billet steel receiver of the CZ 452. For $900 in the Weatherby (by Anschutz), I would have gotten a fancier stock but a gun that shoots no better, according to those who own both rifles. For $150 more you can upgrade to the Single Set trigger in the CZ 453, which is usually not available in the competition. Look at all the target competitors these days shooting .22LR, and you will see more CZ 452/453 in the listings than any other currently produced rifles. If you think the top Savage models are competition, just handle them both and then make up your own mind. It was an easy choice for me. The CZ 452 topped by a Burris 4.5-14X32 AO Timberline scope is a prairie dog killing machine. Especially in .17 HMR. For coyotes, in .22 WMR. And I liked that Burris scope better than a Leupold 3-9X33 EFR that cost $180 more than the Burris. The ballistic reticle is mandatory for prairie dog shooting at long range.</p><p> </p><p>The Burris 4.5-14X32 AO Timberline would also be an excellent scope for a .204 Ruger if you want a compact scope. Although now made in the Philippines, it is just as good as my earlier USA made Timberline. I found nothing else at the price that was real competition with AO, ballistic reticle, superior coatings, lifetime warranty, compact size, great factory service. Burris will repair and get your scope back to you in 2 weeks, because they did for me. Bushnell service has gone to the dogs from what I hear. You pay too much for Leupold, but at least the service is exceptional. No such thing as a scope that doesn't ever break and accidents WILL happen. They all have service departments because of that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FAL Shot, post: 432708, member: 27328"] P.S. What is this I heard about a plastic Tikka magazine costing around $60??? Maybe more for Sako??? I thought the CZ mags were expensive at around $45 at Midway, but at least you get an all-steel magazine. I paid $37 for a 5-round steel CZ 452 mag at Shipton's, but at least it's sturdy enough to run over by a truck or a horse to step on with reasonable expectations it will be functional. Plastic 10-round mags were $30, and that's still a hefty price. Sako/Tikka magazine prices seem more than a bit out of line. The CZ 452 is a high production military training rifle made for decades, and that probably accounts for the overbuild (stronger than an Anschutz) construction and more reasonable price compared to other guns in its class I looked at, like the Ruger77/22 and Browning T-Bolt. In the Ruger, for $200 more, I would have gotten investment cast receiver instead of the billet steel receiver of the CZ 452. For $900 in the Weatherby (by Anschutz), I would have gotten a fancier stock but a gun that shoots no better, according to those who own both rifles. For $150 more you can upgrade to the Single Set trigger in the CZ 453, which is usually not available in the competition. Look at all the target competitors these days shooting .22LR, and you will see more CZ 452/453 in the listings than any other currently produced rifles. If you think the top Savage models are competition, just handle them both and then make up your own mind. It was an easy choice for me. The CZ 452 topped by a Burris 4.5-14X32 AO Timberline scope is a prairie dog killing machine. Especially in .17 HMR. For coyotes, in .22 WMR. And I liked that Burris scope better than a Leupold 3-9X33 EFR that cost $180 more than the Burris. The ballistic reticle is mandatory for prairie dog shooting at long range. The Burris 4.5-14X32 AO Timberline would also be an excellent scope for a .204 Ruger if you want a compact scope. Although now made in the Philippines, it is just as good as my earlier USA made Timberline. I found nothing else at the price that was real competition with AO, ballistic reticle, superior coatings, lifetime warranty, compact size, great factory service. Burris will repair and get your scope back to you in 2 weeks, because they did for me. Bushnell service has gone to the dogs from what I hear. You pay too much for Leupold, but at least the service is exceptional. No such thing as a scope that doesn't ever break and accidents WILL happen. They all have service departments because of that. [/QUOTE]
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