Recreational shooting and other stuff
One of my favorite upgrades this year was the addition of Tech Sights for the CZ 457. I have a CZ 457 Scout which has a 16″ barrel, and the rear sight mounted on the barrel. That gives it a sight radius of about 10 inches. Removing the rear sight completely, and installing a Tech … Read more
The Mystic Precision MPOD Bipod is an excellent solution for anyone needing an extremely stable, yet lightweight bipod. While it looks like it would be great for F Class as well as Benchrest shooting, the price and flexibility lends itself to all sorts of shooting disciplines. When I found myself testing a 60x scope, I … Read more
TandemKross recently released their Krossfire Bolt for the Ruger Mark IV and 22/45 pistols. It builds on their experience as providers of competition-ready aftermarket parts. They’ve taken all the internal bits that they’ve had for years, and stuffed them into a custom bolt. The result is a drop-in part which improves reliability and performance. And … Read more
Volquartsen offers their Exact Edge Extractor and Holder as direct replacements for the factory CZ 457 extractor. They’re a quick and easy upgrade, or a fix for older rifles with some wear on these parts. For different reasons, I’ve put them in two of my CZ 457 rifles. One rifle was fairly new, and I … Read more
One of my CZ 457s is currently topped off with an Athlon HERAS SPR 15-60×56 BLR2 SFP MOA scope. That’s a long name, but this is some big glass – 60x magnification on the long end. Athlon describes this scope as “specifically engineered for precision applications, including Bench Rest, F-Class, or any shooter striving for … Read more
The new Steiner TOR-X Laser with integrated MantisX hardware is possibly the ideal dry and live-fire training device. It combines two great brands into a single product whose whole is more than the sum of its parts. Externally, it’s not unlike the Steiner Optics TOR Mini laser. Except that inside, it’s got the MantisX hardware … Read more