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300 Savage, there are lots of great choices these days for great feeling stocks on rimfires IMO. I've been on the " got to get one of each" quest for a while now, but the missus has put her foot down on getting another safe to continue the quest so I've had to slow down a bit... Never been much of a CZ fan and can't quite get the love for the stock ergonomics or the safety, but I'm an old guy and kind of look at the old school guns. I've found real comfort in the older rimfires and for carrying I've found my hands wrap around the older rifles a lot better. My latest favorites have been Winchester 69A, Winchester 75 Sporter, Remington 541S and 541T, and a Repro 52 Sporter. A buddy has a couple Kimber of Oregon 82 that I have been lusting after since shooting them. The Win 52, Kimber 82's have triggers to make a man smile, the 541S is very acceptable and the 69A/75 Sporter are very good but not target grade by any means. However, accuracy for all of them is more than acceptable by any standard and the wood on them all is outstanding IMO. About the only thing that separates the bunch is budget and taste.... Huntsman, you're not making any fans here. I grew up in construction and just retired from 40 years as an electrician so I've handled a few 2 x 4 's as well as a lot of other construction items. Wanting a well crafted gunstock and rifle to carry in the woods isn't necessarily related to one's chosen field as much as you would apparently wish to infer. In other words, just because I carry a 2 x 4 (or anything else for that matter) at work doesn't mean I want to carry one in the woods.... Bob
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Thanks for all the info. What I like about this site is learning from the experiences and observations of others who have worked with a rifle that I have not. Sheister, some of those older .22s are wonderful! While I will probably get the CZ for a working/knockabout rifle, I have always hankered for a Winchester 52....sure think they are pretty.
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If you're like a lot of us, it won't be long and you'll have a whole safe full of rimfires......;)
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300 Savage; I too was looking to buy a CZ 455 American back in Jan. 2017 because I gave up trying to talk my buddy into selling me his CZ 452. Was at the gun shop that carried CZ's and they had recently got in another shipment with some 455's in it. So I looked at a few others just out of curiosity. Wound up getting a CZ 455 Varmint Thumbhole Fluted in 22LR. That particular variant had been discontinued but their distributor still had some in the warehouse. That thumbhole stock seems to have been custom made to my dimensions and I was never a big fan of them but I am now. The 455 also seems to shoot as good as my buddies 452. IMHO a CZ would make an excellent working/knockabout rifle because that's basically what mine is if working includes squirrel hunting and knockabout includes plinking and other small game and range use. Perhaps someday I might even have a Winchester 52 also...... Fellow I know is getting to that point in life where he wants to thin out the collection. He's got a beautiful 52 inherited from an older relative years ago and it might just come up for sale. I guess Sheister is correct..... I might just eventually wind up with a safe full of rimfires.
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CZ 452 American is hard to beat , I have the Style model with nickel finish . Shoots every ammo I've loaded in it really well . Weaver 3x9- rimfire classic , Burris Signature rings make for a fine all around 22lr.
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Just to toss a wrench into the gears, don't forget to look at the Keystone Sporter, and the other Keystone models. No one has mentioned them here, but they are gaining a good reputation amongst the folks on rimfirecentral.com. They have some "grown-up sized" rifles that aren't getting any press, but are pretty nice rifles. I've looked at them, and they seem to be very well built rifles. Prices are in line with CZs, and less than some other brands like the Browning T-Bolts.
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Just looked at the Keystones on their webpage...might have to give them a harder look. My purchase will be a carry-along rifle, for trips to the farm, general tin can thinning out (overpopulated, got to do it), and maybe some cottontail hunting in the winter. It won't be abused, but it will be used! Then, there is always the need for a 9422 or a Marlin 39......but I'd probably baby one of those too much.
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Rimfirecentral.com. has some good posts on the CZ 455. Go to the CZ/ BRNO section. I have a CZ 452 American 22 LR ( not a 455, but an earlier cousin of the 455). My 452 is a jewel of precision. Very accurate. I would have to believe the 455 is similar.
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We enjoy shooting RF and have informal shoots weekly. Based on our personal experience we do make a suggestion if asked. The suggestion is to buy a CZ452 and a box of CCI Standard Velocity cartridges. I have no experience with the 455 so no comment. My rifle is the old 452 Trainer. My shooting partner shoots a 452 with the full length stock. Once you start shooting RF's there's a clear chance you'll start to accumulate.
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Accumulate. Ha. It is a madness with no cure.
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[quote=papat]Accumulate. Ha. It is a madness with no cure. [/quote
You have that right, once you start shooting decent rimfires, it goes straight to "disease status".
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It is a madness with no cure. Yep, before you know it you're dropping $1500 bucks on a KIDD, or worse...a Vudoo.
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I have one...accuracy wasn't as good as I was hoping for, but good enough to to kill a squirrel 9 out of 10 times. My winchester 320 is more accurate.
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I have found the Browning reproductions of the Win M52 Sporter to be very accurate.
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The Repo Winchester / Browning / Mirokus 52's are usually quite accurate....but they are "clunkers" in my opinion. I have had several. I have 1 for sale on the forum now.
The CZ's are ok....they are like 57 chevys lotsa aftermarket parts available. Don't have a 455 but several 452's . All the quality the Czechs can muster.
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I have no doubt that a 455 would be a nice rifle. I would however get a 452 or 453 while I still could. I think they will be the desired rifles to have in 20 more years.
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I've had Brno Mod 1's through the 455's. IMO the best carrying and shooting one is the Mod 1, followed by the 452.
A Sako Finnfire P94s will make you smile every time you handle it. Beautiful wood, feels like a vixen or forester coming to the shoulder, great trigger, shoots everything well including the Aquila 30 gr. Hypervelocity. The rest won't feel the same after you shoot one.
Sheister, I'm with you on the older rimfires. I'm partial to the beehive Remingtons. I've had about all of them, 512 is my favorite of those. It's what I learned to shoot on.
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