As some of you may remember, I started a thread 2 or so months ago about wanting to upgrade my Savage MKII after its scope took a shit and I finally had enough of the stock and some other parts. The thread went from what to do about the Savage to screw the Savage and buy a CZ455, a scope you would put on a 'regular' rifle and be done with it. Initially I thought that I was just going to replace the cheap 100$ rimfire scope I had and upgrade a few parts but, well....here we are.
Finally took her out today. She is completely stock, no bedding, no trigger upgrade, nothing done except installing the scope/rings/base and going out to shoot.
CZ455 VPT with the Manner's stock
Vortex Viper PST 2.5-10
Vortex Rings
DIP 30MOA CZ base
Decided to grab my ruck and some basic gear and head out on public land near my wife's job after dropping her off. The problem with where she was today was that it is 90% cliffs/hills/canyons but I did find a spot where I could post a target and get a level shot at with a clear field of fire and safe backstop.
Conditions were pretty hot. 95 when I got there, over 100 when I left. Start/stop wind coming from my left at 7-10mph and then swirling around in the area the target was posted in which caught me a few times as it gave a fake wind sign; this made you test your patience for when you had 3 or 4 rounds out in no wind and then the wind picked up for anywhere from a few seconds to minutes. I shot prone with a bipod on the bare sandy/rocky/overgrown ground for the duration and got acquainted with quite a few bugs crawling around on me.
Started at 100 yards to get it on paper using some old Olin 22lr that was never very accurate in any rifle I've shot it through so thought why not. I was surprised that after I walked it on paper it shot a roughly 1 inch group right away. Shot some more and saw the groups tightening up by the shot as more rounds went downrange and then started with the Wolf Match Target I came to test it with.
80% of the groups I shot were under or at an inch, with the wind gusting to screw me out of a few at the end. It was insane as to how this rifle felt, performed and how I was able to drive it. Decided to move as far back as I could once I started getting very small, consistent groups and moved to 135 yards via my LRF. After adjusting for the distance and dialing up to almost 21 inches of drop from what my ballistics chart said (and it had been spot on for the Wolf all day)for the last round of the day and shot this .660 5 shot group. Obviously this isn't the average as the MOA/sub MOA groups I was seeing constantly were, but when I walked up to find this group I knew I had to take a pic.
Only thing I am looking to do is have the trigger smoothed out as I have read and now firsthand felt the creep it has and get a stock pack as the comb is just THAT much too short for my face.
Finally took her out today. She is completely stock, no bedding, no trigger upgrade, nothing done except installing the scope/rings/base and going out to shoot.
CZ455 VPT with the Manner's stock
Vortex Viper PST 2.5-10
Vortex Rings
DIP 30MOA CZ base
Decided to grab my ruck and some basic gear and head out on public land near my wife's job after dropping her off. The problem with where she was today was that it is 90% cliffs/hills/canyons but I did find a spot where I could post a target and get a level shot at with a clear field of fire and safe backstop.
Conditions were pretty hot. 95 when I got there, over 100 when I left. Start/stop wind coming from my left at 7-10mph and then swirling around in the area the target was posted in which caught me a few times as it gave a fake wind sign; this made you test your patience for when you had 3 or 4 rounds out in no wind and then the wind picked up for anywhere from a few seconds to minutes. I shot prone with a bipod on the bare sandy/rocky/overgrown ground for the duration and got acquainted with quite a few bugs crawling around on me.
Started at 100 yards to get it on paper using some old Olin 22lr that was never very accurate in any rifle I've shot it through so thought why not. I was surprised that after I walked it on paper it shot a roughly 1 inch group right away. Shot some more and saw the groups tightening up by the shot as more rounds went downrange and then started with the Wolf Match Target I came to test it with.
80% of the groups I shot were under or at an inch, with the wind gusting to screw me out of a few at the end. It was insane as to how this rifle felt, performed and how I was able to drive it. Decided to move as far back as I could once I started getting very small, consistent groups and moved to 135 yards via my LRF. After adjusting for the distance and dialing up to almost 21 inches of drop from what my ballistics chart said (and it had been spot on for the Wolf all day)for the last round of the day and shot this .660 5 shot group. Obviously this isn't the average as the MOA/sub MOA groups I was seeing constantly were, but when I walked up to find this group I knew I had to take a pic.
Only thing I am looking to do is have the trigger smoothed out as I have read and now firsthand felt the creep it has and get a stock pack as the comb is just THAT much too short for my face.
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