Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires CZ 452 American - are they worth the money?

I too am a fan of the 452's but I do feel the need to point out that the Anschutz 54 which you raise in accuracy comparison has a barrel that is pressed and pinned, not threaded and screwed.

drover

I would not pay over 500.00 for one, I have owned a dozen or more of them over the years, some were great, some were not, factory rifles are a luck of the draw thing, even CZ's.....dont get me wrong I like them and they are decent quality, check the user name.

You bet, but it’s not the same process as the 455. The Anschutz is a tight pressure fit.

Like I said the 455s shoot, I just prefer the older method.

I have a 2012 452 American. I picked it up gently used in 2013 for $525 with 14 boxes of S+K Plus. Trigger has a Yo Dave spring in it. Stock was kind of [bleep] from the factory. Checkering did not press well.

I was able to get a new stock from CZ, DIP trigger guard, 1" red Pachmayr pad for the LOP increase topped with Talley fixed rings and a gloss Leupold 6x33 ultralight with the LRD. It is such a nice rifle. Shoots very well. 10 shot groups right at one inch at 100 yards with CCI SV and just under an inch with the S+K Plus.

It's one of the few rifles that I would never consider selling. I picked up a 2014 452 Scout for my boys a couple years ago for $300 and am keeping my eye out for another so the each have their own.

In lieu of a decent priced 452 one can always look for a BRNO 1 or 2 which are the predecessors to the 452 and every bit as good or better IMO.

$500 is unrealistic if you are talking the "American" or the predecessor to the American which I believe was called the "Classic". I paid about $400 for my first "American" locally about 15 years ago, before the internet was that useful for finding gun deals. Now that they have been discontinued (a few years ago), and the existing stock has dried up, you'll be quite unlikely to find one for $500. Adding a left-hand on top of that makes it even more unlikely.

But to be fair, you did say that You... "would not pay over 500.00 for one"

Jerry

I remember the CZ had poor checkering and CZ didn’t respond after their initial reply to investigate. The checkering was ugly/semi unfinished and I put the trigger kit in. I recall throwing a bunch of S+K ammo in when it was unobtanium so I bet it’s the same gun. One of the CZs I sold I added a single shot mag with. If it was you glad to hear you got a new stock though I suspect CZ charged you though I hope not.