CZ 457 Varmint - is this normal?

[u/Over_Independent8887]

I just received this (new to me) cz 457 in 17 hmr and wondering if this is normal or not.

The barrel is just not centered and cannot be centered in the forend, and it’s a bit wobbly.

There is no wobbling between barrel and action, and it just seems this synthetic stock is bending under plain finger pressure so maybe got crooked by previous owner.

Hopefully this makes sense…

I did have a longer term plan to switch to mdt oryx but maybe this needs to happen earlier than I thought…

Thanks !

[u/Apologetic-Moose]

As long as there's no play between the action and stock, it'll shoot fine. It's just ugly. Most cheap polymer rifle stocks are super flimsy and don't always align with the action unless you do some kind of bedding job.

The MDT would be a massive upgrade in the stiffness of the stock, which is a major reason why chassis systems are so common in precision rifle shooting.