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I picked up a CZ 452 Ultra Lux a month ago, and did a range report. This weekend I picked up a CZ 455 American (I know, I did not need it -- but I wanted it 
). I had read some internet chatter to the effect that the older 452s were "better." I am no expert, but I thought that I would give my very layman-like impressions.
Fit and finish on the 455, in common with the 452 UL, is excellent. The 455 uses oak for the stock, so I think that it is fair to say that it is slightly "nicer" than the 455 UL, which is also quite nice. The rest of the fit-and-finish on the 455 seems every bit as good to my nonexpert eye as the 452. The bolt is very smooth, especially after a few tiny drops of Hoppes gun oil. To me, at least, if it is true that the 455 is going to replace the 452, it is a worthy successor and really not much different. Of course I am comparing the American 455 to the 455 Ultra Lux, so you can make whatever allowances for that that you care to.
At the range the 455 shot great. I put a Nikon P22 Rimfire Scope on the American, and this seems to be a very nice combination. I was only able to get to a 25 yard indoor range this weekend, so this is perhaps not the most informative range/accuracy report in the history of this forum, but hey, I live in Democrat-occupied California. I was shooting Federal bulk .22LR by the way.
Here is my review on Amazon of the P22. ("helpful" clicks on Amazon greatly appreciated; let Amazon know you read reviews of their gun products!!) http://www.amazon.com/review/R3TOYLW...cm_cr_rdp_perm
The scope zeroed quickly and easily. The target on the left is one ten round magazine; the one on the right is 30 rounds. The "flyers" can be attributed to my highly caffeinated state -- I was shooting off a sandbag, not a vise.
As probably all of you know, the 455 uses the same magazines as the 452, so I rotated all of my magazines through the rifle to make sure that there were no issues. Which there were not. The rifle performed absolutely 100% flawlessly
). I had read some internet chatter to the effect that the older 452s were "better." I am no expert, but I thought that I would give my very layman-like impressions.Fit and finish on the 455, in common with the 452 UL, is excellent. The 455 uses oak for the stock, so I think that it is fair to say that it is slightly "nicer" than the 455 UL, which is also quite nice. The rest of the fit-and-finish on the 455 seems every bit as good to my nonexpert eye as the 452. The bolt is very smooth, especially after a few tiny drops of Hoppes gun oil. To me, at least, if it is true that the 455 is going to replace the 452, it is a worthy successor and really not much different. Of course I am comparing the American 455 to the 455 Ultra Lux, so you can make whatever allowances for that that you care to.
At the range the 455 shot great. I put a Nikon P22 Rimfire Scope on the American, and this seems to be a very nice combination. I was only able to get to a 25 yard indoor range this weekend, so this is perhaps not the most informative range/accuracy report in the history of this forum, but hey, I live in Democrat-occupied California. I was shooting Federal bulk .22LR by the way.
Here is my review on Amazon of the P22. ("helpful" clicks on Amazon greatly appreciated; let Amazon know you read reviews of their gun products!!) http://www.amazon.com/review/R3TOYLW...cm_cr_rdp_perm
The scope zeroed quickly and easily. The target on the left is one ten round magazine; the one on the right is 30 rounds. The "flyers" can be attributed to my highly caffeinated state -- I was shooting off a sandbag, not a vise.
As probably all of you know, the 455 uses the same magazines as the 452, so I rotated all of my magazines through the rifle to make sure that there were no issues. Which there were not. The rifle performed absolutely 100% flawlessly
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