CZ 452
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The CZ 452 is a repeating bolt-action rimfire rifle
manufactured by the Czech
firearms manufacturer Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod
(abbreviated "CZ-UB") (English: Czech Weapons Factory - Uherský Brod).
The rifle is available in several versions (American, Varmint, Lux, Scout, Silhouette, Style, and FS) and caliber
s (.22 Long Rifle
, .22 WMR
, .17 HMR
, and .17 HM2
) and is imported into the United States
by CZ-USA
. All 452s have hammer forged
barrels
and a trigger that is adjustable for weight of pull.
stock
. The barrel is 22½" long, and the rifle is not equipped with open sights. The top of the receiver
is machined with a 3/8"-wide dovetail groove for mounting a telescopic sight
. A left-handed version is also manufactured.
A 16" barrel version is also available with a threaded muzzle (European standard 1/2" x 20 threads per inch (TPI)) for attaching sound suppressor
s. Adapters to allow the attachment of 1/2" x 28 TPI suppressors made in the U.S. are available from several manufacturers.
The American has a blued
finish on most metal surfaces.
The Lux is equipped with a 24.8" (630 mm) barrel in the .22 caliber model, walnut European-style stock with curved comb which is often referred to as a "hogback" stock. The lower comb design aids shooting with iron sight
s. All Lux models come with a tangent sight marked in 25 meter increments and adjustable for windage
and elevation. The windage can also be adjusted by the front sight blade. A left hand version is also manufactured.
The "Trainer" is identical to the Lux except for a beech
wood stock instead of the walnut used on the Lux.
conservation and marksmanship. It has a shortened beechwood stock with a straight, slightly dropped comb, and a blued metal finish. It also uses buckhorn sights.
shooting competitions, and to meet the requirements of the IMSSA. It is essentially a CZ American action and barrel in a synthetic stock with a raised comb. Blued metal finish.
finish on all metal surfaces.
-style stock with checkering on the pistol grip and forearm. It comes with a tangent sights adjustable for elevation and windage. The receiver is designed to accept 11 mm scope rings. Blued finish with European-style walnut stock.
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
manufactured by the Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
firearms manufacturer Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod
Ceská Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod
Česká zbrojovka a.s. Uherský Brod is a Czech firearms manufacturer.-History:CZUB was established in 1936 as a branch of the Česká zbrojovka armament firm in the small Moravian town of Uherský Brod in Czechoslovakia, now in the Czech Republic....
(abbreviated "CZ-UB") (English: Czech Weapons Factory - Uherský Brod).
The rifle is available in several versions (American, Varmint, Lux, Scout, Silhouette, Style, and FS) and caliber
Caliber
In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it....
s (.22 Long Rifle
.22 Long Rifle
The .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have...
, .22 WMR
.22 WMR
The .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire, more commonly called .22 WMR, .22 Magnum, or simply .22 Mag, is a rimfire rifle cartridge...
, .17 HMR
.17 HMR
.17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire, commonly known as the .17 HMR, is a rimfire rifle cartridge developed by the ammunition company Hornady in 2002. It descended from the .22 Magnum by necking down the .22 Magnum case to take a .17 caliber bullet, and it is more costly to shoot than traditional .22...
, and .17 HM2
.17 HM2
The .17 Hornady Mach 2, or .17 HM2, is a rimfire cartridge introduced in 2004 by the ammunition manufacturer Hornady, following the successful launch in 2002 of the .17 HMR...
) and is imported into the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by CZ-USA
CZ-USA
CZ-USA is the US-based subsidiary of Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod, a Czech firearms manufacturer. CZ-USA, based in Kansas City, Kansas, is responsible for the importation and distribution of CZ products in the United States.- About CZ-USA :...
. All 452s have hammer forged
Forging
Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. Forging is often classified according to the temperature at which it is performed: '"cold," "warm," or "hot" forging. Forged parts can range in weight from less than a kilogram to 580 metric tons...
barrels
Gun barrel
A gun barrel is the tube, usually metal, through which a controlled explosion or rapid expansion of gases are released in order to propel a projectile out of the end at a high velocity....
and a trigger that is adjustable for weight of pull.
American
The CZ 452 American features a more "American" appearance, with a straight-combed Turkish walnutWalnut
Juglans is a plant genus of the family Juglandaceae, the seeds of which are known as walnuts. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meters tall , with pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnuts , but not the hickories...
stock
Stock (firearm)
A stock, also known as a buttstock or shoulder stock, is a part of a rifle or other firearm, to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached, that is held against one's shoulder when firing the gun. Stocks are also found on crossbows though a crossbow stock is more properly referred to as a...
. The barrel is 22½" long, and the rifle is not equipped with open sights. The top of the receiver
Receiver (firearms)
In firearms terminology, the receiver is the part of a firearm that houses the operating parts. The receiver usually contains the bolt carrier group, trigger group, and magazine port. In most handguns, the receiver, or frame, holds the magazine well or rotary magazine as well as the trigger mechanism...
is machined with a 3/8"-wide dovetail groove for mounting a telescopic sight
Telescopic sight
A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope, is a sighting device that is based on an optical refracting telescope. They are equipped with some form of graphic image pattern mounted in an optically appropriate position in their optical system to give an accurate aiming point...
. A left-handed version is also manufactured.
A 16" barrel version is also available with a threaded muzzle (European standard 1/2" x 20 threads per inch (TPI)) for attaching sound suppressor
Suppressor
A suppressor, sound suppressor, sound moderator, or silencer, is a device attached to or part of the barrel of a firearm which reduces the amount of noise and flash generated by firing the weapon....
s. Adapters to allow the attachment of 1/2" x 28 TPI suppressors made in the U.S. are available from several manufacturers.
The American has a blued
Bluing (steel)
Bluing is a passivation process in which steel is partially protected against rust, and is named after the blue-black appearance of the resulting protective finish. True gun bluing is an electrochemical conversion coating resulting from an oxidizing chemical reaction with iron on the surface...
finish on most metal surfaces.
Varmint
The Varmint is the heavy-barrel version of the American, featuring a 21" heavy barrel without open sights, and 11 mm (.22 Long Rifle versions) or 3/8" (.17 HMR versions) dovetail grooves for telescopic sight mounting. The straight stock is Turkish walnut with a heavier forend to support the barrel.Lux and Trainer
Iron sight
Iron sights are a system of shaped alignment markers used as a sighting device to assist in the aiming of a device such as a firearm, crossbow, or telescope, and exclude the use of optics as in telescopic sights or reflector sights...
s. All Lux models come with a tangent sight marked in 25 meter increments and adjustable for windage
Windage
Windage is a force created on an object by friction when there is relative movement between air and the object.There are two causes of windage:# the object is moving and being slowed by resistance from the air...
and elevation. The windage can also be adjusted by the front sight blade. A left hand version is also manufactured.
The "Trainer" is identical to the Lux except for a beech
Beech
Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...
wood stock instead of the walnut used on the Lux.
Ultra Lux
The "Ultra Lux" is similar to the Lux/Trainer models but has a 28.6" (727 mm) barrel, a beechwood stock with a raised cheek swell and a ten-round detachable magazine. The tangent sight is calibrated from 25 to 300 meters.Scout
The Scout is a compact rifle intended for young shooters, with reduced stock dimensions, reduced weight, and a single-round loading device. The reduced stock dimensions and weight also make it suitable for smaller adults. The single-round loading device helps teach ammunitionAmmunition
Ammunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions...
conservation and marksmanship. It has a shortened beechwood stock with a straight, slightly dropped comb, and a blued metal finish. It also uses buckhorn sights.
Silhouette
The "Silhouette" was designed for small-bore metallic silhouetteMetallic silhouette
Metallic silhouette shooting is a group of target shooting disciplines that involves shooting at metal cutouts representing game animals at varying distances. Metallic silhouette shooting can be done with airguns, black powder firearms, modern handguns, or modern rifles...
shooting competitions, and to meet the requirements of the IMSSA. It is essentially a CZ American action and barrel in a synthetic stock with a raised comb. Blued metal finish.
Style
Identical to the "Silhouette" model but the "Style" has a matte nickelNickel
Nickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile...
finish on all metal surfaces.
FS
The FS features a carbine length (20.7") barrel and Mannlicher-SchönauerMannlicher-Schönauer
The Mannlicher-Schönauer is a type of rotary magazine bolt action rifle produced by Steyr-Mannlicher for the Greek Army in 1903 and later was also used in small numbers by the Austro-Hungarian Armies.-Design Characteristics:In the late 19th century, the...
-style stock with checkering on the pistol grip and forearm. It comes with a tangent sights adjustable for elevation and windage. The receiver is designed to accept 11 mm scope rings. Blued finish with European-style walnut stock.
CZ 513 Basic
This model is a stripped down, less expensive CZ 452. It has no checkering on the stock. The trigger is not adjustable, and the sight is a simple buckhorn type.See also
- Česká ZbrojovkaČeská ZbrojovkaČeská Zbrojovka may refer to one of the following Czech firearms makers:* Česká Zbrojovka Strakonice* Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod* Česká Zbrojovka firearms...
External links
- Česká zbrojovka Official website
- CZ USA Rimfire Rifles Official website for the USA importer.
- "The CZ-452 Secret" - GunBlast.com An article about the CZ 452 Super BRNO 2500.
- The CZ Model 452 and 513 Rimfire Rifles Article by Chuck Hawks
- CZ 452 American .17 Mach 2 A review by Guns and Ammo