THIS THING HOLDS SIX BULLETS!!!

23 March 2003, 12:25

went to the range today with my new CZ 550 and was amazed to find out that it holds 6 375 H&H mag cartridges. i'm not only impressed by that but also with the fact that it shoots really good with open sites. was blowing up milk jugs at 200 yds with it. is CZ good ? i'm a believer. the pig even came with a decelerator pad installed. just one less thing to worry about. i'm a happy man and had to tell someone.

23 March 2003, 13:37

JudgeG

I got your last check. Thanks for being trustworthy! I told you it was a fine piece, didn't I! [Big Grin]

23 March 2003, 17:17

Atkinson

Yeah, I saw a 416 Rem CZ that Brockman built and it held 1 up and 6 down, now that is a DGR anyway you cut it....

23 March 2003, 18:47

Socrates

Aren't they great(550 Safari mag, cz)?
s

23 March 2003, 22:51

Wachtel

Yes

24 March 2003, 01:37

nicshorse

Hey Jugde,
you were absolutely correct about this rifle . thank you again. like i said before , i would not hesitate to do bussiness with you again.
derek

24 March 2003, 07:20

Atkinson

Like most factory rifles, they are only great after considerable modification, at least for dangerous game...This applies to about any factory built today.

l. remove the billboard from the action side, that's butt ugly. surface grind the action.

2. extensive glass bedding is necessary to keep the stock from splitting in big bores...I personally would restock the rifle...

3. Replace the trigger with a Blackburn.

4. polish the rails and test the feeding and extraction throughly.

5. I would want a M-70 safty

6. Replace the iron sights

7. Polish and rust blue...

24 March 2003, 07:30

Kev

HI,

MR.Atkinson I sent a cz550 to MR.Brockman and will have the basic things done to it as you mention.I would however ask you about the Blackburn trigger, do you think it is much better than the factory CZ and should I have that trigger put in by MR. Brockman?. Thanks,Kev

24 March 2003, 08:29

nextjoe

quote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
Like most factory rifles, they are only great after considerable modification, at least for dangerous game...This applies to about any factory built today.

l. remove the billboard from the action side, that's butt ugly. surface grind the action.

2. extensive glass bedding is necessary to keep the stock from splitting in big bores...I personally would restock the rifle...

3. Replace the trigger with a Blackburn.

4. polish the rails and test the feeding and extraction throughly.

5. I would want a M-70 safty

6. Replace the iron sights

7. Polish and rust blue...

Ray, that sounds a lot like a certain rifle that Belk's working on right now.... He says you've been slobbering all over it. If you ruin my rust blue, you owe me a free buff hunt! [Big Grin]

BTW, I just asked Jack about a Blackburn trigger. He says there's one in the works for the CZ.

Best,
Joe

24 March 2003, 08:37

Socrates

Ray, as usual, is on the money.

You might consider having a gunsmith pull it apart, and make sure the stock fits snuggly with the action. BigBores have a habit of sitting on shelves for a long time, and the stock may shrink, move, or warp, leaving enough room for the action to get a running start, and break the stock.

Some of Rays' suggestions, the cosmetic stuff, are not really a requirement.

Kick-eez is perhaps a better pad, and you might have a look at their magnum version..

I like the stocks. Nice turkish walnut, and, if you get a good piece, the rifle can look like a 2500 dollar custom.

s

24 March 2003, 09:38

CZ's are awsome but do not tell to many people we do not want cz to lower there quality or raise there prices. [Wink]

24 March 2003, 15:21

RIP

PC,
Too late, it has already started. Prices are going up in Kentucky.

The local dealer here now sells them for $615 now instead of $599. Yep. Too late.

http://www.whittakerguns.com

My buddy in Alaska just took the last .416 Rigby from the shelf. Whittaker guns ships UPS to anywhere in the USA.

25 March 2003, 09:52

CZ 550

Some of the nicest factory rifles i've ever owned.

25 March 2003, 11:01

KevinNY

How is the stock on these for scope use? I think that full stock model is beautiful but was concerned that the stock looks like it was set up for iron sights.

25 March 2003, 13:11

Orion 1

quote:
Originally posted by KevinNY:
How is the stock on these for scope use? I think that full stock model is beautiful but was concerned that the stock looks like it was set up for iron sights.

The hog's back stock's looks are deceiving. While it looks like it drops away from the nose of the comb, it doesn't do so until the comb reaches a point past your cheek.

The part of the comb where your cheek would sit is parallel to the bore and has the same drop as the classic American stock design, ie, enough to let the bolt come back all the way, but no more.

26 March 2003, 13:42

cducat

As a matter of interest - I have a .375 and a 416Rigby - the comb on the .375 is slightly higher than on the 416 (the 375 is as high as one could possibly go and still see the open sights).This suggests to me that CZ have put a LOT of thought into their current stock design.