Tested different ammo today on my CZ 452

[Tel0004]

I have a new (to me) CZ 452 varmint.

The ammo I tested was:
1. Winchester X22LR
2. Winchester Subsonic (X22LLSUBA)
3. Remington Subsonic
4. .22 Thunderbolt
5. Winchester Wildcat .22 High Velocity
6. Remington Golden Bullet
7. Federal Lightning
9. CCI stinger Hypervelocity.

I chose the ammo because it was available locally, and I didn't plan this out long enough to order ammo online.

(Remington golden bullet is to the left)

I ordered a harris bipod, but it won't arrive until Monday, so I rested the front of my gun (handguard, not the barrel) on an ammo box to keep it stable. There was no rear bag, so this is a very unscientific test. I have plenty of experience with firarms, but almost none with scooped rifles. The whole point of this gun is to see if I like precision shooting, and get some practice in. I'll be the first to admit that the weak link in this testing is me.

When I made my first shot it hit to the right by about a foot. (Distance 50 yards, no noticeable wind). I had to adjust the windage of the scope (Leopoud rifleman 3x9) as much to the left as it would go, and it still missed to the right by about 2 inches.

Anywhere, here are the groups. I was still adjusting the scope on target 8, so ignore that one.

Each target is 6 inches. The inner circle is 3 inches, and the square is 1.5 inches. Once again, I'm no expert, so don't read to much into these results. I think number one is the best (2 individual groups), but the number 6 wasn't to far behind.

I'm going to figure out why my scope isn't lined up properly, get a good spotting scope, so I can see to 100 yards, and get a rear bag for stability, and I will redo this test at 100 yards, and try to be a bit more scientific about it.

I'm very happy with the gun, it shoots good, and I'm looking forward to fixing the scope mounting, and getting enough practice. It seems I have found at least 2 brands of ammo (1 and six) that are more accurate than I am, so for now, those brands will do. I'm still looking for some wolf match ammo, so I'll also get some of that when my local gun store gets it in.

So on to the scope. I dropped it off at my local gun store, since I was there anyway. I droped it off about 4:00, and just got a call. Apparently when it was mounted (by the guy that had the rifle before me), that person used .22 rings, when it should have been 11mm, and the rings were not tightened evenly, which was causing the scope to be off. He got it lined up and tightened down evenly, and said it would probably be fine on a .22, but if I move the scope to a higher powered rifle it wouldn't hold 0.

What do you guys think of that. I want it done right, so my first thought is to get the correct rings, but if it won't make a difference, I will save the money.

 

[AlabamaShooter]

Re: Tested different ammo today on my CZ 452

Thats a good start for sure. As far as scope mounting solutions I would suggest a Rimfire Technologies Picatinny scope rail for it. I think I paid 55.00 shipped for mine, it slides on, add some loctite, and the four set screws walla you can mount some picatinny rings on it. I added a set of Seekins Precision 1" rings on mine and it works great with the 4.5-14 Nikon I have on mine.
As far as ammo goes my 452 easily shoots minute of squirrel with bulk pack Federal and Remington at a 100yds. But my best groups out of my 452 varmit is with Wolf Match ammo. My groups with it are only slightly larger than those from my 40X.

 

[jeffm]

Re: Tested different ammo today on my CZ 452

My CZ452 American shoots little tiny groups at 50 with the federal ultra match, but at $17 a box I won't shoot much of it. It shoots the CCI standard velocity (blue box) consistently around .6 for 5 shots at 50. At $2.50 a box it is my go to ammo. My gun also likes the winchester x22lr and the eley match.

 

[Wrighty]

Re: Tested different ammo today on my CZ 452

nice test. It would be cool to take the winner(s) of this test and put them up against some match ammo that you order online. the match should shoot better, but with 22lr there is always the question of how much accuracy do you need vs. price. in that regard, CCI Standard Velocity and Wolf Match Target are frequently chosen. but if you can get solid performance out of something cheaper than by all means use that! just got back from shooting yesterday and my American still loves SK Standard Plus (same as Wolf MT).

 

[Longguns]

Re: Tested different ammo today on my CZ 452

Try Some CCI Blazer out of your rifle for cheap practice. Then for shooting small groups shoot Wolf Match Extra. My 453 really likes these types of ammo. I am sure others shoot real good but these are the ones my 453 seem to like. When you shoot the wolf match just make sure you shoot 20 or 30 rounds to get your barrel seasoned back to shooting the wolf. The wolf has some lube on it and it takes 20 to 30 rounds to get back to shooting small groups.Good Luck..