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Originally posted by ovny:
I am glad you are enjoying your rifle. It would be interesting to show us pictures of white with clusters obtained by you and to tell us the type of ammunition used (brand, bullet type, bullet weight ...) ..........

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Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:
Congratulations on the new rifle and your experience in shooting it!

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Originally posted by jamesicus:

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Originally posted by ovny:
I am glad you are enjoying your rifle. It would be interesting to show us pictures of white with clusters obtained by you and to tell us the type of ammunition used (brand, bullet type, bullet weight ...) ..........

Thank you, Oscar. I didn't save the practice targets if that is what you mean -- I will do so and post pictures from the next range session. The ammunition I used was Hornady, Dangerous Game Series, 500 grain DGS bullets.

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Originally posted by Code4:
It's never too late to take that Bad Boy Lott to Africa. What do you have to lose ? Go with your Grand Son. There would be no better adventure.

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Originally posted by ovny:

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Originally posted by Code4:
It's never too late to take that Bad Boy Lott to Africa. What do you have to lose ? Go with your Grand Son. There would be no better adventure.

Why call the 458 Lott bad boy? Curious .

Oscar.

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Oscar, "Bad Boy" is an American idiom sometimes used to mean tough, cool, impressive.

For instance, as you pull your new CZ550 458 Lott from the box for the first time, you turn to your buddy and say, "I'm gonna bust some caps with this bad boy 'fo shizzle".

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Originally posted by jamesicus:

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Originally posted by ovny:
I am glad you are enjoying your rifle. It would be interesting to show us pictures of white with clusters obtained by you and to tell us the type of ammunition used (brand, bullet type, bullet weight ...) ..........

Thank you, Oscar. I didn't save the practice targets if that is what you mean -- I will do so and post pictures from the next range session. The ammunition I used was Hornady, Dangerous Game Series, 500 grain DGS bullets.

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Originally posted by Chobe Bushbuck:
I hope I'm still shooting a Lott in my 80s!

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Originally posted by jro45:
What is a Ceska? Is that another word for Rifle,
Weapon, Or a fun gun to shoot

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Originally posted by ovny:
James look here at this link you have photographs of my Ceska.

Oscar.


My Ceska

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Originally posted by Code4:
It's never too late to take that Bad Boy Lott to Africa. What do you have to lose ? Go with your Grand Son. There would be no better adventure.

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Originally posted by ovny:
.......... but I still have not fired him, the ammunition does a nonsense here in Spain.

Oscar.

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Originally posted by ovny:
.......... I'm saving to buy another rifle, a Weatherby Vanguard in 300 Weatherby Magnum caliber ........

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Originally posted by jamesicus:
.......... I recently purchased a .257 Weatherby magnum "Vanguard" rifle (black composite stock). I have found it to be a great shooter right out of the box - very accurate ..........

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Originally posted by jamesicus:
I am new to this Forum and so I extend warm greetings to all participants.

I have recently taken up rifle shooting again after a forty year hiatus. I sold all of my rifles then thinking I was through with shooting, but now that one of my grand-sons has taken up the sport in a serious way I decided to resume my own interest. And so I have purchased a .17 HMR "hummer" (what a joy to shoot and superbly accurate), a .257 Weatherby magnum "Vanguard" (great shooting rifle -- I lusted for a rifle in this caliber years ago but could not afford one then) and a .458 Lott CZ 550 American Safari Magnum!

I have always been captivated by the romance surrounding African Safari rifles and have enjoyed shooting them immensely. I shot a few British NE double rifles in various calibers (I can't remember all the makers but I know one was a Holland & Holland in .470 Nitro Express) that belonged to a wealthy gentleman who frequented our range -- I was a poor GI at the time and certainly couldn't afford one of my own. I eventually purchased my own "Big Bore Safari Rifle" -- an early Winchester model 70 in .458 along with the same model in 375 H&H magnum. We could buy rifles really cheap through the overseas PX's in those days (1950s & 1960s). I later bought a Browning Safari grade rifle in .458 Win. Mag. - a trifle light in weight for the caliber in my opinion, but it was a beautifully finished rifle and I couldn't resist it. A fellow GI had a .416 Rigby custom built on a Douglas barreled Brevex Magnum action (a nice heavy gun that mitigated recoil quite a bit) -- we both enjoyed shooting each other's rifles very much. I have never been particularly bothered by recoil -- I was (mostly) a military highpower rifle competitive shooter for many years (1903 Springfield A1 NM, US Rifle cal .30 M1 NM and Winchester model 70 HB match rifle) and have fired several thousand 30/06 rounds down range from all shooting positions.

Today I took the .458 Lott to the Range for the first time for what turned out to be a most enjoyable shooting session. For me, the recoil during offhand shooting (nine shots) was brisk but quite tolerable -- it was much more noticeable when sighting-in from the bench (six shots). In retrospect I think the recoil was quite similar to that I experienced when shooting the .458 Winchester model 70 and ny friend's 416 Rigby, but that is based on long ago memories and we all know how unreliable those can be. In my opinion the CZ American Safari Magnum is a fine rifle. I like the long sight radius afforded by the 25" barrel -- now that I am in my eighties I need all the visual assistance I can get when shooting with metallic sights (the old eyes ain't what they used to be). I like the +/- 10 lb heft of the rifle -- it makes for steady off-hand shooting (for me). The action worked smoothly and reliably with no cartridge feed problems. I do wish they would have affixed the front sling swivel stud on the barrel, but my foreward hand was not bruised during shooting. I found the trigger function to be quite good, although I forgot to try out the set-trigger. Overall the rifle performed very well and I shot three very decent (for my age) three shot groups at 50 yds. I think it is also a very well finished rifle (nice stock walnut) and, as I always keep rifles in "out of the box" configuration, I will keep on shooting it just the way it is.

I like the .458 Lott cartridge -- and this rifle. Now I can't wait to buy one of the "new" .458 Winchester model 70 rifles for a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

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Originally posted by tenmikemike: .......... I, too, have just learned to Love The Lott! I bought a CZ 550 American Safari Magnum in 458 Lott based on internet research ...........!

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Originally posted by ovny:
Welcome to another 458 Lott caliber lover, I hope to meet your hunting experiences with this powerful caliber.

Oscar.

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Originally posted by jamesicus:

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Originally posted by tenmikemike: .......... I, too, have just learned to Love The Lott! I bought a CZ 550 American Safari Magnum in 458 Lott based on internet research ...........!

Excellent choice in my opinion.

James

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Originally posted by tenmikemike:
I am most impressed with your shooting abilities and hope I can still do that thirty years hence, especially with the Lott!