can anyone tell me what the CZ 550 in .458 LOTT is like as a weapon. I have been offered one brand new but have heard stories of bad craftsmanship etc on these big CZ's.
The only one I've come in contact with had severe feeding issues.. Rounds wouldn't feed with reliability - the nose of the bullet would jam up against their poorly-designed breech (IMHO)..
The barrel breech is machined with a 'step' before the chamber.. Bullet noses would catch on the step and stop all forward movement with the bolt.. Heaven knows why they just don't machine their breeches with a simple cone like the model 70 and eliminate any such feeding issue.
The guy had no time left to allow me to attempt a correction.. I warned him that it might literally need to have the barrel set back, machine a cone and deepen the chamber in order to thoroughly correct any feeding maladies.. I think he sold it/traded it off for a different rifle..
The retailer near me who had been handling these rifles have had to send several back to the factory for repairs/corrections..
Maybe it's just bad luck here.. Who knows..