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That 453 in the foreground - which variant is it?
Is the barrel profile and bolt handle as-shipped from CZ?

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Tinker: the addition of the "tactical" bolt knob was a custom job by a local smith. If I recall correctly, the knob itself is a Badger Ordinance item that I got thru Brownells way back when, and just had it laying around for this project. Yes, it gets noticed A LOT at the range.

This 453 has what I'd call a medium heavy barrel. It's significantly thinner than what I'm seeing on the 455s coming into the LGSs lately.

When I purchased this 453, it was my intention to make it into a cheap-shooting .22 analog to my precision .308 Remington PPS. Along with the bolt knob, the local 'smith also channeled out the foreend of the stock so as to keep the barrel free-floated. Then I set it up with a 3-12x scope, bipod, stock pack, sling, etc. The 1" Osprey scope actually has a dual illumination feature that let's you choose either red or green for lighting-up the mil-dot reticle.

Though discontinued now, the 453 was essentially a 452 with a set trigger and much nicer wood. The wood on this one is really well-grained, so maybe I lucked out (the pics don't do it justice).

A screw inside the trigger guard controls the pull of the set trigger, and I've got mine set pretty light - again to mimick the sweet let-off of the Jewel trigger on my .308 precision rig.

Don't have a pic of the target to show you, but from 50yds using the set-trigger I put 6-shots into something like .400" - basically a small ragged hole. Admittedly, this was done off a bench, using the bipod with a bag under the rear of the stock, but the amazing thing was, the ammo was ordinary Winchester fodder (36gn HPs, I think), not the super-grade Match stuff, like from Eley.

The 453s just flat out shoot, but so do most CZ .22s.

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My favorite 22LR hunting rifle. CZ 452FS.
1/2" 10 shot groups all day long with bulk pack Winchester 36HP's. .400" groups with subsonic match ammo.
Squirrels hate this rifle!

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article come in my email yesterday from PETERSON'S HUNTING

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Writer of this article has probably never seen any Anschutz or SAKO rimfires...Even Winchester m/52 and Steyr Zephyr are missing.....

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Here is two versions of SAKO P94. It´s stock dimensions has designed to fit for adult person.

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Hensoldt/Wetzlar 2 1/2x scope, German #1 reticle (most likely this scope was manufactured by Carl Zeiss, as I have a twin to it that is marked Carl Zeiss)

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Nothing fancy, it just works.

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Know what you mean, Daryl.

Even the least accurate of my .22s, a Ruger All-Weather 77-22 (got it back in '92 or '93), can still do the job and there's no fancy wood to worry about scuffing up.

Took this critter 3 weeks ago in the Veld I call my Back-Fortay ... I used a special "Coon-stopper" load.

44.8lbs of racoon.


Aguila's subsonic "sniper" load - 60gns of round-nosed lead stuffed into a .22 Short case.



Compared with most.22 fodder out there, it's accuracy is marginal.
But the shot was under 40yds, and that distance the subsonic slug will stay within "minute-of-coon" all day.

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This is the .22 I used to shoot myself into Master class in Outdoor Position shooting.

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CZ452 wearing a LedLenser P7 - night time bunny slayer



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Actually I used the light more frequently with the remote switch taped to the stock - I don't have any photos of this arrangement though.

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CZ452 wearing a LedLenser P7 - night time bunny slayer



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Actually I used the light more frequently with the remote switch taped to the stock - I don't have any photos of this arrangement though.

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I found when I had a torch attached to my scope with a scope ring, that it made the rifle inaccurate. I had trouble hitting rabbits and hares in the head consistently like I used to. One day took the torch off, and suddenly the problem ceased. So then attached it to the barrel. Less of a problem but still affected accuracy. I think the only way is on the stock.

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That Anschutz 1913 looks like something from Flash Gordon

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Yeah, you beat me to it. It's looks really futuristic. Like what Mr. Spock would've use on the University of Vulcan Rifle Team, ... if, you know, the Univ. of Vulcan had a Rifle Team, ... and Mr. Spock had been a shooter back in the day.

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This is my Ballard schuetzen rifle.

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This is my Ballard prone rifle. C.C. Johnson barrel.

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This is a very good thread. Shows big bore nuts like everyone else also had a .22 and enjoyed it at some point in their lives and probably still. Also a great thread anyone and everyone can join in on.

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Harry Pope always said a Man's rifle (for Scheutzen shooting) should be 16 pounds and a Woman's rifle should be 12 pounds.
Of course, some discretion/leeway could be allowed for stature, strength, etc.

What I find quite interesting is that many men today, in a shooting game that requires ALL offhand shooting, struggle with or say anything 8 pounds or over is too heavy.

I am referring to ML Rifle Rendezvous trail walk, round ball rifle or smootbore shooting - where we up in the North prefer longer, 42" (or better) barreled rifles of 10 to 12 pounds for a superior hold on target. With a flintlock rifle, ie; slow lock time, the heavier the better.

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Think this is all part of the pussification of the world ..:)

Don't want anything that is toooo heavy and might make you actually work or be a bit strong or heaven forbid in shape..

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I just had word that my custom .22 is ready to be shipped to me. I designed it to resemble a classic big bore rifle. It has a modern action, much modified. It will be interesting to see if anyone can recognise the action .

Will post photos in a week or so when she arrives.
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Please post them. Looking forward to seeing the outcome of the custom work.

Truthfully, that's why I grabbed the CZ 452 UL while I could.
Except for the hog-back stock, it "sort of" resembles an African big bore.

But with its 28" tube it doesn't look like a .22l.r. either.

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Anschutz certainly should be there, lovely .22s. Ref the quote on a hot used cartridge from the browning down your sleeve, try down your shorts !! Happened to me here in Spain one summer, the shell went down the front of my shirt and hit the top of the waistband of my shorts. Immediate reaction, pull waistband out yo get rid of said shell, shell then dropped down into the crown jewels but luckily was by then cool enough not to brand me. The policeman practicing with his 9mm was laughing a lot though !

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Nice BRNO!

Is that a can on the muzzle? If so, what make?

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Indeed. This is the benchmark by which all other .22 rifles will be measured from here on. Sadly very few will ever measure up.

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Here is two versions of SAKO P94. It´s stock dimensions has designed to fit for adult person.

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Yes, P94 SAKO would be my choice if I have enough money to buy one. Even a used one costs here 600-800€.

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My Walther KKJ 22lr

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I have two 22 rifles. One is an Ansuztch and the other is a CZ. The Ansuztch will out shoot the CZ with match ammo but the CZ will shoot every thing you put through it very well. The Ansuztch is very picky.

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I have the .22 in wanted when I was a lad. A cockie we knew had a Brno and to me it was the sweetest rifle in the world.
12 years ago I. Came across a Brno TRG in wonderful condition and I swapped a Winchester 92 in 32.20 for it. I was stoked by that deal.
I use it on the block to cull rabbits, foxes and white cockatoos and one day I am going to back the bloody feral cat that is hanging around the area.



I do have to get a better scope for it one day! A 2-7x32 rim fire scope is what I have in mind.

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my older son want to have a STG 44 so after mayn years I have now a 22 in the house agian. must say this are very clever guys who made this the market for such a .22 semi auto was more than ripe. it looks and feels like a real one and is anything you wish for the money today. wonder how many they have sold of this rifle till now but thinking it goes like hot cakes.
my son carry a heckler&koch g 36 at work and was instantly familar with the Sturmgewehr 44 design.

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my older son want to have a STG 44 so after mayn years I have now a 22 in the house agian. must say this are very clever guys who made this the market for such a .22 semi auto was more than ripe. it looks and feels like a real one and is anything you wish for the money today. wonder how many they have sold of this rifle till now but thinking it goes like hot cakes.
my son carry a heckler&koch g 36 at work and was instantly familar with the Sturmgewehr 44 design.

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Not taking away from anyone else's .22, but Lancaster's .22
STG 44 22 RF remains the most unusual and IMO desirable. Simply for the fun factor.

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Thought I had posted my 22RF rig previously but seems I didn't.

A nice Gevarm E1 semi-auto carbine takedown. Fires from an open breech and not difficult to make fully auto, hence were banned in Canada and a few other countries.
Has a spring guide inside the action which can be changed around to opposite ends of the breech block spring in less than a minute for high velocity or subsonic ammo making operation with any subsonic ammo 100% reliable.
No firing pin or extractor, just a ridge across the face of the breech block giving two points of contact to the cartridge rim ensuring very positive ignition, misfires are unknown. Left hand lip of the magazine acts as an ejector as the fired case is blown out of the chamber.

Gevarm E1 Carbine

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I don't know if they are still around but Rubi (made in some South American country, can't recall where) used to make a copy of one of the Gevarm versions that was also fired from an open breech and could be converted to full auto easily, apparently, so I'm told.

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I don't know if they are still around but Rubi (made in some South American country, can't recall where) used to make a copy of one of the Gevarm versions that was also fired from an open breech and could be converted to full auto easily, apparently, so I'm told.

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The Rubi Extra 22RF rifles were made in Argentina and were a poor copy of the Gevarm. They often failed to eject the empty cases leading to regular jams.

Voere made a semi auto 22RF, Model 0014, that fired from an open bolt too but didn't seem very common or may have been banned in some countries like the Gevarm was.

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Something a bit different.

My SMLE No 5 Jungle Carbine converted to 22LR by Tom at T-Bone.

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