Hi all! First post. I have on order a CZ 550 American Safari Magnum in 458 Lott. I have read here that many of you have had your stocks split on the CZ 550's. Is there any of you that own a CZ 550 in 458 Lott NOT experienced a split stock? I just wonder if I should order a Brockmans Laminated stock as a replacement.

William,
welcome to the forums. What you should do, seriously, is call CZ-USA, and talk to Jason. ASk him what it would cost to have
dual crossbolts
wrist pin
and bedded

and let CZ do it

I have a CZ 550 American Safari Magnum that started out as a .458 Lott. I put a few boxes of factory loads and many more reloads and didn't have any problems with the stock splitting. However, another person at my local range had a CZ 550 in the 416 Rigby split the stock on him. I guess you can't really predict what it will do.

Not sure of the cost but the CZ 550 american safari also comes from CZ in a choice of three different color laminated stocks

I went to there website and the laminated brown lists $250.00 above the field grade walnut

Hi William

All rifles above .375 should be cross bolted and glass beded. I see too many crack- no matter what make.

Had a client earlier this year buy a new CZ 458 lott for his ele hunt. Stock cracked at home after 19 rounds. CZ replaced it. Stock cracked here -it had lasted 12 rounds from new.

Obviously some wooden stocks fit the metal work better than others and survive alot of shooting. I have a original Mauser 9,3 that is now on it's 4th barrel. Stock is fine. My H&H .404 cracked the stock - but I don't know how much shooting it had done (the recoil also punched the nose of the rounds in the magazine through the front of the magazine box - Proper bedding would have prevented that!).

In short, for peace of mind- get it done

I have a CZ 550 in 458 Lott the stock of which never cracked even after 100 rounds or so. Having read of the experience of others, I took premptive action anyway and had it glass bedded. The gunsmith that did the job for me, said that with a good glass bedding job, cross bolts were not necessary.

I bought a new 550 in 416 rigby and toyed with the idea of no bedding. Every time I would shoot it though I worried about it spliting. With the advice and help from this site I steel bedded the stock with 3 internal crossbolts. Now I let her rip with reloads from the Barnes manual with no worries. It probably would have lasted the abuse but now I don't even think about it. Futhermore, from what I've read the 458 lott produces more recoil forces than the rigby so just do it and then never think about it again.

Thanks for the replies guys. My gunshop couldn't locate a CZ 550 for me so I ordered the Ruger 77 RSM in .458 Lott instead. It should be here by Tuesday of next week. Anyone use this rifle?

Having had a fair ammount of correspondance with CZ USA over the clients rifle that cracked I gatherr they don't actually import any rifles in .458 Lott. They import the standard .458 and rechamber them as ordered ( and add the word 'LOTT after the "cal. .458" that is stamped on the barrel).

Anybody wants one, the dealer has to ask CZ for a Lott. They seem to do them quite quickly.

I have a RSM 458 Lott and love it. Keep the screws tight and shoot away.

Above .375 I feel better if there bedded, although my custom .404 J the Stock maker was offended when I said can you bed it....................he said his stocks did not need it as they where "done right"I hope he's right, it does have crossbolts and a barell lug though.