r/canadaguns • u/SocksOfDeath • Jul 27 '26

Shooting Got to try out my new gun

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Picked up a CZ 457 Varmint on Friday and had to try it out asap. The wood on the stock is gorgeous, I’m not sure if they accidentally used a nicer grade on it but it’s the best patterning I’ve seen on a rifle.

Only put about a hundred rounds through it so far. I’m a little let down by how poorly it was grouping at 50 yards. I’m sure some of it is me being unfamiliar with it but I can get much nicer groups out of my wife’s 10/22. Middle groups were with subsonic Eley and seemed to be the best so far.

Don’t judge the scope mounting, I quickly threw it on at the range last minute. It will soon live on my preordered Makasi.

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u/SocksOfDeath Jul 27 '26

I’ve got 8 new ones to try next time out, but I’ll grab those too and see how they perform. Hopefully something will agree with it!

The bolt takes a bit more force to lock than it looks like other people online need. Is that normal from it being new or something that I need to address?

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u/kestik Jul 28 '26

Not sure how much force but mine is stiff as well. It's a match chamber in the varmint with the heavy barrel so it's tight. I wouldn't say mine feels unusually stiff though so maybe not quite normal? Also as /u/BuyRelevant1000 mentioned below, mine also eats pretty much anything, just some ammo groups tighter than others - in my case I got lucky that the cheap stuff performs so well for me.

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u/SocksOfDeath Jul 28 '26

I would say it’s stiff but I don’t have a frame of reference for what it should feel like as it’s my first bolt action. Doesn’t seem like it’s binding on anything, so maybe it is just the tight tolerances?

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u/Whispersfine Jul 28 '26

Match chamber is very tight. It’s perfectly normal