Varmint or non-varmint that is the question

[AzMaN 0]

Right hopefully in the next week ill be in the position of purchasing a nice new 22lr. I visited my local shop, looked at his range of CZ's and the style caught my eye mainly because of the synthetic stock.

 

Now as i understand the varmint has a heavyer barrel which makes small body movements less noticable when holding the rifle, am i correct?

 

now the question is, being as i will be doing range and field shooting (ill be puting more rounds down the range but spending more time out in the field probably from a bipod) will the non-varmint style make that much of a difference over an american varmint version?

[gossy 3]

Right hopefully in the next week ill be in the position of purchasing a nice new 22lr. I visited my local shop, looked at his range of CZ's and the style caught my eye mainly because of the synthetic stock.

 

Now as i understand the varmint has a heavyer barrel which makes small body movements less noticable when holding the rifle, am i correct?

 

now the question is, being as i will be doing range and field shooting (ill be puting more rounds down the range but spending more time out in the field probably from a bipod) will the non-varmint style make that much of a difference over an american varmint version?

 

alright mate. i purchased a cz 452 22lr varmint a couple of months ago and having compared this to the accuracy of my dads standard 452 i really cannot see a noticable difference both rifles are extremely accurate, shooting 1 hole groups of 3 at 50 and a 1 inch group at . clearly very accurate rifles whether they are varmint or not.

 

hope this helps

 

atb gossy

[salukiwhippet 6]

Varmint barrels were developed for centrefires to make firing a lot of 'hot' rounds practical without the POI changing very much. Unnecessary on 22lr (and HMR) IMO, just makes what should be a light handy gun a bloody great hulky thing.

 

Just my opinion, as always

 

James

[AzMaN 0]

Varmint barrels were developed for centrefires to make firing a lot of 'hot' rounds practical without the POI changing very much. Unnecessary on 22lr (and HMR) IMO, just makes what should be a light handy gun a bloody great hulky thing.

 

Just my opinion, as always

 

James

 

I see, so looking like the style will get the thumbs up then

[Mr_Logic 5]

I found with my CZ452 Varmint 16" barrel HMR, that the balance was brilliant, and it was for that reason I bought it. Accuracy is unaffected with a 22LR, so it's really personal preference.

[jamie g 17]

i had the style in 16 inch barrel with brooks trigger kit. and would have one tomorrow if given the chance. accurate as hell and easy to keep clean.

 

get one mate there superb. and why have the extra weight of the varmint barrel when its a rimfire. after all they dont get hot so accuracy wont be afeccted like a centrefire would

[speedystu 0]

Took my cz brno yesterday as its not been out for a while, to be honest i dont walk on ice with it!!! cut a long one short, done a test zero at 50 and 100 and it was spot on so CZ BRNO the bog b@ll@x

[elvolcan 0]

The CZ Silhouette is quite nice i think, maybe better than the style version.

 

You will need a Firearm Certificate though, do you have one?

 

 

ATB

[AzMaN 0]

The CZ Silhouette is quite nice i think, maybe better than the style version.

 

You will need a Firearm Certificate though, do you have one?

 

 

ATB

 

 

Eye ive looked at the silhouette version, i just though the nickle finish and the synthetic stock seam to compliment each other rather well and i was told it would look better for longer over the blued barrel, not sure if this is true or not.

 

I dont have the cert in my hand as of yet, but the interview was last thurs and he said id have it by this friday all being well.