12gsnapcaps
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Hello all,
I have a lovely CZ 452 in 17.HMR which currently wears the original furniture. I bought it for a steal at £250, including a 5 round mag, ten round mag, SAK supressor, and hard case!
It's a varmint barrel, but a short one at 16". I'm also 6"4 so the extra weight of it isn't an issue.
Having shot the CZ 452 for some time now, I've really taken a like to it. So much so that my .22LR barely left the cabinet. Current accuracy is about 1-1.5 MOA.
However, I found it had a few problems;
1. The forend was very flexible left to right. I reckon that the bull barrel touches the forearm sometimes, maybe on the left, maybe on the right. It doesnt feel like the stock is snug and tight. It looks like an old stock.
2. The OEM 'American' wood stock was too small for me in overall size and LOP, and too slippery in the wet
3. The cheek piece on said stock was so low that I have more of a cheek weld than a chin weld!
4. the 3/8 dovetail rather than the standard 11mm dovetail was an arse and my 11m dovetail mounts worked but .... I always have had a feeling that they must be off centre, even if by 1/10 of a mm.
Therefore I've decided to take the plunge and have a crack at 'upgrading the gun' - I've upgraded and worked on a fair few air rifles and shotguns, oh and motorcycles, so i'm somewhat DIY minded.
Ive already done the following
1. Trigger upgrade kit
2. Enhanced/extended mainspring
3. extended magazine release
After looking on the marketplace, I've not been able to find the right 452 stock. Therefore I've picked up a reasonably priced Boyds Thumbhole Varmint 455 stock, which looks similar to the inletting of the 452 Varmint, and a pillar bedding kit from eBay, and i'm going to:
1. Adapt the 455 varmint stock to fit my 452 varmint action (I imagine this will take a while and involve some finicky woodworking!)
2. Pillar bed the rear dovetail lug into the stock using CZ 452 American Bedding Pillars | eBay
3. Glass bed the entire action
I have also grabbed some specific 3\8 to picatinny adapters from Hawke and some low picatinny NS mounts which i hope will drop my scope (previously it was 2 inches) and that coupled with the raised cheek piece of the new stock will give a good cheek weld.
This is the first post in my DIY series on the gun and I will add pictures and updates as I go along, whether they be success or failure!
I'm hoping my efforts will make it a more comfortable gun to shoot, more accurate, and look a tad more 'tacticool'!
I have a lovely CZ 452 in 17.HMR which currently wears the original furniture. I bought it for a steal at £250, including a 5 round mag, ten round mag, SAK supressor, and hard case!
It's a varmint barrel, but a short one at 16". I'm also 6"4 so the extra weight of it isn't an issue.
Having shot the CZ 452 for some time now, I've really taken a like to it. So much so that my .22LR barely left the cabinet. Current accuracy is about 1-1.5 MOA.
However, I found it had a few problems;
1. The forend was very flexible left to right. I reckon that the bull barrel touches the forearm sometimes, maybe on the left, maybe on the right. It doesnt feel like the stock is snug and tight. It looks like an old stock.
2. The OEM 'American' wood stock was too small for me in overall size and LOP, and too slippery in the wet
3. The cheek piece on said stock was so low that I have more of a cheek weld than a chin weld!
4. the 3/8 dovetail rather than the standard 11mm dovetail was an arse and my 11m dovetail mounts worked but .... I always have had a feeling that they must be off centre, even if by 1/10 of a mm.
Therefore I've decided to take the plunge and have a crack at 'upgrading the gun' - I've upgraded and worked on a fair few air rifles and shotguns, oh and motorcycles, so i'm somewhat DIY minded.
Ive already done the following
1. Trigger upgrade kit
2. Enhanced/extended mainspring
3. extended magazine release
After looking on the marketplace, I've not been able to find the right 452 stock. Therefore I've picked up a reasonably priced Boyds Thumbhole Varmint 455 stock, which looks similar to the inletting of the 452 Varmint, and a pillar bedding kit from eBay, and i'm going to:
1. Adapt the 455 varmint stock to fit my 452 varmint action (I imagine this will take a while and involve some finicky woodworking!)
2. Pillar bed the rear dovetail lug into the stock using CZ 452 American Bedding Pillars | eBay
3. Glass bed the entire action
I have also grabbed some specific 3\8 to picatinny adapters from Hawke and some low picatinny NS mounts which i hope will drop my scope (previously it was 2 inches) and that coupled with the raised cheek piece of the new stock will give a good cheek weld.
This is the first post in my DIY series on the gun and I will add pictures and updates as I go along, whether they be success or failure!
I'm hoping my efforts will make it a more comfortable gun to shoot, more accurate, and look a tad more 'tacticool'!
