How are people finding the new American stock on the big bore cz's........................is it an improvement on the Hogsback ? Does it look/Feel better ??
Posts: 7505 | Location: Australia | Registered: 22 May 2002
I have one on my .458 Lott. It has been shot 5 times and has spent most of its time at the gunsmith. I had the stock bedded and the action smoothed. Now it is getting crossbolts and new barrel band and front sight upgrade. I liked the feel of the stock better than the hog back stock when I tried them all out. I guess it is all a matter of what fits you best.
Posts: 323 | Location: Jackson, Miss | Registered: 12 October 2004
I had one come in on the .404 that I ordered that was so badly fit and inletted that I sent it back. When they were unable to fix it, they agreed to keep it.
The Missouri stock builder is apparently just not capable of providing the fit and workmanship of the european makers.
Les
Posts: 1261 | Location: Clearwater, FL and Union Pier, MI | Registered: 24 July 2003
I got one in 458 Lott about a year ago. I like the fit of it, when I shoulder it the sights are just about lined up and ready to go. Overall I really like the look of it. The stock really held up well, I shot many full power loads through it without doing any work to it. Never saw a crack before I had it worked on.
Posts: 238 | Location: Southern California | Registered: 22 November 2004
I reworked a .416 for a custoemr and the stock would have literally exploded within the first few rounds as it came from the factory. THe fit was terrible, and the wood was plain American walnut and not very dense. The stock has 15-20% too much wood all the way around when compared to "nice" rifles of any make. The stocks from the factory are incredibly clunky and unpleasing to the eye. Of course this last point is purely a personal opinion. You can make a decent stock out of it with a good rasp. Then refinish and rechecker.
Posts: 2509 | Location: Kisatchie National Forest, LA | Registered: 20 October 2004
I purchased a 550 American in 9.3 x62. The stock will never win a beauty contest, but appears to be a quality piece of wood. It's at the 'smith right now being bedded. I have never seen as much horizontal barrel "play" in my life.
What I do like is the way the stock fits me. The LOP is perfect and I like the mass feel as well. It has an excellent recoil pad too.
If the bedding fails or the stock turns out to be piss poor quality; I'll save my pennies and buy a www.mcmfamily.com and be done with it.
J Scott
Posts: 104 | Location: TN | Registered: 09 December 2002
Originally posted by catboat: I have a CZ550 American in 9.3x62. Everything is good on mine. Some nice figure in the butt, inletting is well done (it has a double recoil lug, on on the action, and one on the barrel). The dual cross bolts are well done.
The barrel wasn't 100% free floating (not counting the barrel recoil lug), but that was quickly corrected with some 60 grit sandpaper, and smoothed up with 150 then 220 grit and sealed. I will likely steel-bed skim bed the recoil lugs, and tang.
I like the dimensions of the American stock, as it gets my line of sight very close to perfect for looking through the scope. The straight-lined stock (parallel with the bore) makes for comfortable recoil. I've never shot a "hogs back" CZ, but I would suspect the angled stock design would transfer more cheek pain than the straighter/more parallel American stock.
I wish CZ would use lower rings, and alter the bolt handle just a bit to allow this.
Excellent thick, solid gel recoil pad.
I have no complaints, and all praise for mine. Shoots just over MOA with 286 grain bullets. Excellent rifle.
From what I can gather the big bores with the American stocks are not as well finished as the hogs back stock ones, this is the .416 sized rifles I am talking about though.
Posts: 7505 | Location: Australia | Registered: 22 May 2002
my American magnum,.375 was way clunky. It was just like marc Stokeld said. Too much wood, I picked up a hogback and have reshaped it to a moreclassic style. It was much trimmer through action/grip area. A much livlier feel to it.
