Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires 457 stock refinish ???

I like the jackrabbit. Very cool. The only problem I'd have is it reduces the LOP. I'm leaving my new CZ 457 American just the way it is now. It's shooting great, after glass bedding and freefloating. I may remove the original recoil pad down the road, and add a red pachmayr, but I can't afford to lose any LOP. Your rifle looks great! Nice work..

I don't mind the dark brown finish on my new rifle:


While it's not nearly as nice as my 52 sporter, it's not bad. Could be a lot worse. The main thing with my rifle was the barrel was riding on the stock a little bit, and not quite centered through the barrel channel. Got that fixed, and properly glass bedded it, and now it's damn near perfect.



That's all that is required. Like I've said before, if you think you can squish the plastic pillars, good luck with that. It's not going to happen. Since the steel recoil lug is in the back of the receiver on these rifles, a good epoxy pad under the chamber and a little at the face of the receiver, is all that is needed. Others can do it how they want, but that was my approach, and I look at things in a mechanical manner.

Also, the targets downrange show some proof. It's always nice to be able to show proof, when a certain method works.





Also, as I've said before, these are not "target" or benchrest rifles. However, the rifle is performing as well as I would have hoped, after a little work.

I agree though, if you can live with the factory finish, do it. Some can, and others not so much. Most times I' am more focused on the mechanics, but try to start with a rifle that is not hard on the eye. Some of these 457 American's are worse than others. Which is why it's taken me over 2 years to finally lay my money down. I've seen some that were absolutely gorgeous. Some I've kicked myself in the azz for not buying.