New CZ 457 24" 1.180 Match Barrel from L3i
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Yeah, with a true match chamber extracting live rounds is difficult. Also the true match chamber will have a harder bolt close. A lot of people expect our match chambers to behave like an MTR chamber however, an MTR does not have a true SAAMI 22LR match chamber. The tighter chamber with more bullet engraving provides more precision but it is a trade off with the stiffer bolt close and not being able to extract live rounds reliably.
ordered a set of DPG talon extractors, will see how things go
We have shipped out somewhere around 370 of them so far. We have very few left of the initial run.
I have had 4 guys now get your barrels and replace their skinny ass CZ barrels All have improved a bunch by now going to open
Open is where it is at! The CZ is just so reliable, all it needed was a good heavy barrel to balance out a full sized chassis! Our new CZ chassis takes it the next level with a 2.4” wide fore-end for rock solid stability!
If I would have started with a CZ setup the way mine is now, I would have saved a lot of money buying (and selling) 2 vudoos. My CZ setup with this barrel is a blast to shoot. Find it the ammo it likes, and enjoy the experience.
I have a lefty Vudoo 360 and we have a 457 that I bought years ago for my son.
I got the 457 Varmint for my son and put it in chassis. It was so much fun shooting with just a $5 spring change it was very precise with just about any SV ammo. Back then, you couldn't get the 457 or the T1x in lefty. I had an order in for a B14R, but got tired of waiting, so I ordered the LH Vudoo 360 for myself.
With the stock varmint barrel, the 457 was not picky at all with ammo. It was pretty consistent not matter what brand SV ammo I was using. Groups were good with even cheap stuff.
My Vudoo was not nearly as consistent between brands of ammo and never liked SK Standard Plus. With the right ammo though it was great.
My son could keep right up with me and even better than me when I would just grab random ammo for a range day.
I have the L3i now on my son's rifle, but haven't had a chance to get it to the range yet. I actually didn't buy the barrel to improve on it's precision, but more to help with the balance. If it shoots only as good as the OEM barrel then it's still a win, but I'm expecting it to be even better with the right ammo.
All that said. The 457 is a great rifle at a great price. It's smooth and a $5 trigger spring and a good scope/pic rail is all that you need.
Is it as smooth as the Vudoo? Maybe not.
Are the mags as nice? Maybe - Maybe not. They feed flawlessly, but they are small and that makes it a little harder to reload on the clock. But it's nice that they are small and don't get in the way.
Are there as many aftermarket options? No - less trigger and chassis options
I'll also say that if the 457 was available in Lefty early on, then I would have never bought my Vudoo. I don't regret the Vudoo, but I also just sent it off to get rebarreled. So in the end it's going to cost almost 3.5x-4x what I have in the CZ.
I got the 457 Varmint for my son and put it in chassis. It was so much fun shooting with just a $5 spring change it was very precise with just about any SV ammo. Back then, you couldn't get the 457 or the T1x in lefty. I had an order in for a B14R, but got tired of waiting, so I ordered the LH Vudoo 360 for myself.
With the stock varmint barrel, the 457 was not picky at all with ammo. It was pretty consistent not matter what brand SV ammo I was using. Groups were good with even cheap stuff.
My Vudoo was not nearly as consistent between brands of ammo and never liked SK Standard Plus. With the right ammo though it was great.
My son could keep right up with me and even better than me when I would just grab random ammo for a range day.
I have the L3i now on my son's rifle, but haven't had a chance to get it to the range yet. I actually didn't buy the barrel to improve on it's precision, but more to help with the balance. If it shoots only as good as the OEM barrel then it's still a win, but I'm expecting it to be even better with the right ammo.
All that said. The 457 is a great rifle at a great price. It's smooth and a $5 trigger spring and a good scope/pic rail is all that you need.
Is it as smooth as the Vudoo? Maybe not.
Are the mags as nice? Maybe - Maybe not. They feed flawlessly, but they are small and that makes it a little harder to reload on the clock. But it's nice that they are small and don't get in the way.
Are there as many aftermarket options? No - less trigger and chassis options
I'll also say that if the 457 was available in Lefty early on, then I would have never bought my Vudoo. I don't regret the Vudoo, but I also just sent it off to get rebarreled. So in the end it's going to cost almost 3.5x-4x what I have in the CZ.
Because I over analyzed things and listened to other people and went with at 20" MTU barrel when I bought it.
I tried a lot of different things to get it to balance in various chassis, but never got it to where I wanted it and had to add so much weight that it was just not manageable. So it's finally getting a 24" straight contour barrel to make it balance better.
