CZ 457

Thank you very much for the heads-up, Richard. I ordered a number of boxes of Tenex from two different lot numbers that were about 10 fps different. The price was the best I have seen for this top-end ammo. I do not compete so I've never shot such expensive .22 lr ammo before. This will be interesting to see what difference it makes compared to the Eley Sport and Federal Gold-Medal Match (and a bunch of other stuff) I've been shooting with my Kimber 22. I'll give you my results after I get to the range. Thanks again, sir!
Best regards,
Mike
 

Thanks again, Richard. Yes, I have registered my e-mail address with Killough's to keep an eye on what they have to offer. And I saw they too offer a load-development service to identify the best Eley ammo lot for a specific barreled-action, same as offered by the Lapua and Eley technical centers. I guess with the lack of availability and ever escalating prices of center-fire ammo and reloading components, rim-fire may be where shooting enthusiasts will end up. If I ever decide to compete or just shoot single-hole groups (haha, I'm not that good a marksman), it'll give me a perfectly good excuse to buy a new .22 rifle and send the barreled action to one of the ammo companies' technical centers for ammo-lot matching.

Take care,
Mike  

Mike...check out Pursuit of Accuracy on You Tube. Josh Thomas just did a video on Killough's lot testing ammo with his CZ and Voodoo rifles.

Haha, yes, Richard, I watch Josh all the time! I have learned a great deal watching videos he has produced as well as four or five other guys who are experts in the .22lr game. So interesting to learn how different one has to approach accuracy/load development for this very finicky caliber. Much easier to dial-in my center-fire hand-loads to their respective barrels.

OK, I commented to you that I would report on my findings after locating some good match-quality ammo. Mother Nature made me believe she was going to relax Thursday and offer a low-wind day at the range............nope. No sooner than my morning arrival and prepping to shoot, the sneaky wind began to tickle the air. And by the time I began launching little tiny 40gr bullets, the consistently inconsistent breezes took control of them and I could not determine much about how well my squirrel rifle likes the different lots of super expensive ammo. When Mother Nature gave up brief moments of her respiratory-pause, my little Kimber showed some potential brilliance shooting a couple .2's, several .3's, some .4's and a bunch of wind-blown groups. I was clearly able to determine that on the whole, the Eley Tenex, Eley Match and Wolf Extreme Match shot significantly more accurately than the CCI standard velocity that so many on the internet say shoots very good for a standard production ammo. I will comment, in defense of my generally crappy groups, while I'm no expert marksman, I suspect every one of the 250 rounds I shot would have potentially resulted in severe head-aches for the squirrels. haha  I'm anxious to get back to the range, but will have to wait for a dead calm day which doesn't happen too dang often this time of year out on the flat dirt plains of extreme north-central Illinois. I got a bunch more super expensive ammo to shoot. haha

I'm beginning to think that my entire strategy is to shoot poorly enough to determine the unsuitability of my Kimber squirrel gun and thus convince myself that I must order up one of those fancy Vudoo guns like hillbill has! Then I can also visit the Lapua technical center and have them determine in their windless tube what ammo-lots shoot best and buy a case of it. Do I need any of this? Nope, just want it. haha

Yes sir, hillbill, they certainly are, but sounds like almost every person who competes swears these are the most accurate, consistent and reliable match-grade rifle made. Anyone can have one........... after a minimum six month lead-time and almost $4,000 payment. Do I need one to shoot squirrels? No. Do I want one? Yes. But thankfully the cost of entry is going to hold me back. haha Let us know how your little Vudoo shoots when you get her all rigged. 

I have read the same from many .22 shooters, Richard, buy any CZ 457 and strap on a Lilja barrel to make yourself a competition able gun. In the .22lr game seems it's all about the barrel and ammo. They write that the CZ barrels are very good, but if one desires small groups at 100 yards and beyond, a precision barrel, Lilja and Bartlein, is a must to hold the groups together. Just repeating what I've learned through reading and watching the experts on YouTube. I'm gonna get back to the range with my Kimber squirrel gun and the variety of super expensive ammo, on a day with ZERO wind. That will be the opportunity to learn if I need to get myself a new .22. haha 

Been watching this thread.  At 55 yrs old, I have never owned a bolt action .22 LR.  If you knew how many guns I have owned it would seem unbelievable.  Today I ordered the CZ 457 American in .22 LR from my local gun shop.  I fondled the same gun in .22 mag and it is old world grade beautiful.  This gun will be for target shooting and sniping things needing sniping.  It will get scoped with something average power and hopefully find a nice simple fine crosshair.  Recommendations welcome.  Scope budget $300 ish.  I have a huge assortment of 22's but none of them are match grade.  I have several brands of std 40 gr stuff.  I have several low velocity rounds.  SSS Aquilla 60 gr included.  Might be hard to stabilize?  Stingers, yellow jackets, CCI velocitors, mini mags, and others.  Does anyone have common factory ammo that they recommend?  Hoping mini mags shoot good cause I have the most of those.  

Wood stocks and blued barrels are nice.  Hope it come in soon.

Ended up buying a Vortex Crossfire 6 x 18.  Should be here tomorrow Fedex.  Hopefully some rounds down range in the next few weeks depending on weather