Bolt gun trainer

[MDS]

So I've bought a nice R700 bolt gun, and a cheap 22lr bolt gun to practice with for cheap. The 22lr is cool/fun, but I'd like to get something more accurate, ideally something which also feels more like the 700 in terms of running the bolt and etc.

Still early in research, but right now I'm leaning towards the CZ 455 - they have a combo deal with a 22LR and 17HMR barrels for $500. Anyone have any experience with those? Any thoughts about bolt gun trainers in general, or various models in particular?

Thanks in advance!

[JV_]

The CZ rifles make great trainer guns. I've always wanted one dropped in to a Manners stock.

[SecondsCount]

The CZ rifles are very nice. While I don't own one, I see many at the range and the owners always give them high praise. I shot one years ago and was impressed.

If you want something very close to the 700, and have lots of extra cash, Remington makes the 40X in 22LR.

[NickA]

If you want something very close to the 700, and have lots of extra cash, Remington makes the 40X in 22LR.

Every once in a great while some will show up on the ODCMP website, but there aren't any right now and they usually go fast.

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[LittleLebowski]

The CZ rifles make great trainer guns. I've always wanted one dropped in to a Manners stock.

I want a CZ.....

[Corlissimo]

While not as inexpensive to shoot as .22LR or .17HMR, I used to run a Model 12 Savage 22-250Rem varmint gun for similar reasons.

It was a tack driver and pretty flat out to just under 400 yards (the max distance I ever had available to me) as long as it wasn't too windy. It was a package deal I came across at a local Dick's store. Ran me about $375 +tax IIRC. It had a cheap, variable power, Simmons scope that was a little dark at full magnification, but clear otherwise. All I did was add a Harris bi-pod for $20 and it was G2G for my needs.

The 22-250 load had enough recoil to let me know I wasn't shooting a .22LR. It was a good trainer in that sense too.

[JAD]

I have always wanted to buy a pair of 527s (http://www.cz-usa.com/products/view/cz-527-carbine/) in 7.62 -- one to leave as is and one to rebarrel in 6mm PPC. Only 21 years to go 'til retirement...

[Chris_S]

I've got a CZ452 Trainer and, assuming the 455s are remotely similar, it's a solid, accurate .22lr. The bolt on mine was a little stiff out of the box but oiling it and working the bolt for 15 minutes while watching television smoothed it out. Some people feel the need to shim the sear and clip spring coils, to lighten the trigger or remove creep, but my sample of one has a creepless trigger and a pretty light break (at least for someone whose only other rifles are ARs with stock GI triggers). It shoots like a laser out to 50 yards, which is as far as I've taken it, and it's about as much fun as I can have in public with pants on.

[rudy99]

If the OP is looking for a trainer that has similar mechanics, etc, why not get a 700 in .223? It wouldn't have the baby bolt of a .22 and should work in a similar fashion (i.e. close to same action and trigger). Not as cheap as a .22, but if he has an AR, then there is some crossover in ammo. Nothing against CZ, but wouldn't that be like getting a Ruger Mark III to train with instead of a glock? It is quite possible that I may be missing something here though.

[JV_]

I but wouldn't that be like getting a Ruger Mark III to train with instead of a glock?

Not really. You can get similar stocks, setup the triggers to feel the same, and use similar optics.

Getting setup behind the gun (slung up or prone), reading the wind, and other things are far more important, IMO, than physically working the bolt - having them marginally different is a non-issue.