A CZ 22LR Rifle Build for Fun and Competition – UPDATE UPDATE

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I consider myself a pretty good rifle shot but have rarely competed. I am bored from the winter and hope to get outside and shoot. My club holds Aspirin shoots and I will endeavor to give it a try.  Accordingly, I purchased a cost effective competitive CZ 457 Varmint MTR Match Target Rifle with a 20 inch bull barrel based on my research.

CZ 457 Varmint MTR Bolt Action Rifle 22 Long Rifle 20.5" Blued Barrel Blued Frame Walnut Fixed Stock

 

Specifications

Product Name CZ 457 Varmint MTR
SKU02345
Firearm Type Rifle
Purpose Hunting/Target
MSRP$899.00
Chambering.22 LR
Twist Rate1:16 in
Magazine Capacity 5 (can get 10 later)
Magazine Type Detachable
Weight 7.5 lbs
Stock Circassian Walnut, Target-Style
Length Of Pull13.75 in
Sights No Sights, Integrated 11mm Dovetail
Heavy Contour Barrel Cold Hammer Forged 1:16 Twist
Barrel Length 20.5 in
Trigger Mech Fully Adjustable 
Safety Two-Position, Push-To-Fire

I will receive the rifle. While waiting I have ordered a Vortex Scope/Rings and Picatinny Rail.

UPDATE Additionally, I researched some  CZ accessories and ammo. Also for testing, Timney will send a competition trigger to see if better than stock trigger.

In the coming weeks, I will write about this build and see what it can do at the range. 

AT THE RANGE 

March 14, 2025

Weather was sunny and a cool 47 degrees. Cross Wind was 5-10mph. I fired the first bench groups of SK Match 22LR ammo at 50 yards. Stock trigger was a crisp 3 lb. 5 oz. Upper left best group was .25 inch worst group lower left .75 inches. I noticed that the trigger was firmer than I liked ending in visible lateral dispersion.

Accordingly, I will need to determine the best weight for me. Time will tell…

 

My research shows that experienced 22lr bench shooters like a lighter trigger. 

 If I get bit by this competition bug, I may be owning more of these kinds of .22LR tack driving rifles. 

IT’S GREAT FUN!

 

Good Shooting!

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About Ed Hale

I am an avid hunter with rifle and Bow and have been hunting for more than 50 years. I have taken big game such as whitetail deer, red deer, elk, Moose and African Plains game such as Kudu, Gemsbok, Springbok, Blesbok, and Impala and wrote an ebook entitled African Safari -Rifle and Bow and Arrow on how to prepare for a first safari. Ed is a serious cartridge reloader and ballistics student. He has earned two degrees in science and has written hundreds of outdoor article on hunting with both bow and rifle.