Welcome and yes Please share some photo's of your Grand Finale. You may as well show us a group photo as well.

Bill

WPS

 

We'd love to see them, I've paid for mine with the local shop and CZ assures them it and another for a friend will be along...eventually.

 

Congrats and welcome !

Since this is your first post here, we will let you get by with no pics. !but don't let it happen again. If l can figure it out anybody can.

Seriously though, you are one of just a few that are impressed with the wood that we have seen on the GF and it would give the rest of us that have one ordered or thinking about it some hope.

Now let's see those photos !

Wonderdog1

 

Congrats and welcome !

Since this is your first post here, we will let you get by with no pics. !but don't let it happen again. If l can figure it out anybody can.

Seriously though, you are one of just a few that are impressed with the wood that we have seen on the GF and it would give the rest of us that have one ordered or thinking about it some hope.

Now let's see those photos !

Wonderdog1

Wonderdog1 sir what is this ....you are worried about your GF coming...with your reputation for finding that needle in the hay stack...you should be the last guy on earth to worry about that (except for JMK, GMD1950, Timberbeast and a few others)...your GF is going to be the best of all...for a guy that can find me...a little fish like me in a big pond a rifle that looks like this:



Your rifle is going to knock the socks off of everyone here on RFC. I have faith in you Young Man

Signalman

 

peper2112....sir to start with :Welcome: to RFC where we here will help you spend more money on rimfire stuff than you ever dreamed of...I know I have and have loved every minute of it.

WOW you lucky dog getting a nice Grand Finale rifle...we all out here would love to see your nice photos. If you don't mind I will send you a private message and give you my E-mail address if would like for me to post your pictures on here.

With what you say you have already...your a seasoned Veteran here...even with your very first post. Welcome aboard young man

Signalman

 

Signalman,

If they were sending them out with anything close to the wood that's on your gorgeous 22 mag. there would be little hesitation or concerns involved.:bthumb:

I've only seen one 452 with stock wood that l like better than yours and last l heard, it still wasn't for sale. I think you know the one I'm speaking of.

Wonderdog1:bthumb:

 

Wonderdog1 sir yes there is only one that we speak of...and yes I would buy it in a heart beat if he ever offered it for sale...I guess its time to remind him I still want it.

I would be more interested in getting a GF if it came in 17hmr. CZ has always made their limited runs of nice rifles in 22lr and 17hmr. but I am very happy with way I have so far...the wood only makes it easier on the eyes and does nothing for accuracy. But when you get one like mine with fantastic wood and shoots lights out...I should have bought a lottery ticket.

it's funny I looked this morning and of the 3-4 GF I found on GB none of them show a picture of them at all....if they fantastic wood on them and I was trying to sell one....there would be 20 photos of it so I could get the best price for it.

I am surprised that CZ did not make them all with knock your socks off stocks...it would be great for their bottom line and boost the word of mouth...nation wide...of course the price would have gone through the roof...the one that has all the stripes on it would have gone up to big bucks if there was a bidding war on that one. I would have jumped in myself...if that was the case....even though I don't want or need a 22lr.

Signalman

 

Here are some pictures of Peper2112's GF rifle:













I hope this helps some of you. :bthumb:

photo bucket was a pain today...molasses on a cold day slow

Signalman

 

Hello:

I love all the CZ's I own, and my Rimfire collection has blossomed very nicely. I just picked a 452 Grand Finale at a reasonable discount. For myself, I can justify the $1k price on just the wood alone. But taking everything as a whole (The engraving, jeweled bolt, the engraving on the supplied and very stout rings, The grain, the nice gold trigger and did I mention the grain!!!) this is a wonderful and worthwhile addition to my CZ collection.

If you are interested, I can upload some pictures (once I discover how to) and share with you the beauty of the 452!!

:Welcome: peper, beautiful rifle you have there.....:bthumb:

To upload photos you need a host such as photobucket or Imgur, RFC was lucky to have a young fellow post instructions for both, links below.

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=488100

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=495002

 

Here is some of Peper2112's other fine collection...he sent me tons of pictures...but the process is very slow today.



Very nice collection...sir.

Signalman

 

Pics 452 Grand Finale

It comes with a nice set of rings which are engraved as well. All steel, the same that came with my 527 Royal. I have pics of those that hopefully will be uploaded later.
Its a nice rifle indeed!

 

thanks

Since the middle of last year I have doubled my collection and have found the 455's to be awesome, so Ive added 9 of them. Addictive personality is all I can say.

 

Sweet.

Very nice collection

Bill

WPS

 

A beautiful addition to an amazing collection.

 

Here is more of peper2112's collection....I think I just fell in love with this one :1luvu: a real screen saver.









Signalman

 

Peper

Nice collection! What's the bottom one? Interesting checkering pattern.

Cheers!

Wade

 

Its the 455 Varmint in .17 HMR. The picture doesn't capture the stock as well as it looks in person.Thanks for the kind words.

 

peper, your Grand Finale is sweet, a fine addition to a nice collection. :t.

 

Peper2112, that is a sweet, sweet GF - if I see one as good, I fear for my bank balance.

You have some nice firearms there.

 

CZ 455 Grand Finale

Here is the best bang for the buck CZ that I possess. The 455 American in a synthetic stock that was on sale at Bud's one night for $297 (I had an additional $10 coupon that was applied). I am a huge fan of the Nikon Prostaff EFR scope and the BKL 257 med rings. The scope can be purchased from Amazon for $185 delivered, the rings are $20 direct. This combo shoots as well as any CZ Rimfire in my aresenal.

I was completely stunned at 50 yds, that it could be so repeatable in its accuracy, I cannot recommend a better starter or addition to your collection!! :thumb:

 

Congrats on your latest addition to a GREAT COLLECTION ! :bthumb:

Thanks to Signalman also for helping out with some great photos.

Wonderdog1

 

Update CZ 455 GF

The good news is that the rings that come with the GF are very heavy duty and all steel.

The bad news is they do not fit. They will not tighten down on the 11mm dovetail. I took a set of my "go to" BKL 257, and they fit just fine. Its clear that the CZ supplied rings will not tighten down enough to "grip" the rail! After comparing the BKL and CZ rings side by side (actually upside down, side by side) you can see that the CZ supplied rings are just too wide to tighten down adequately.

I will contact CZ on Monday to see how to remedy the issue.

Thank you all for your kind words regarding my CZ sickness (collection).

 

Peper2112;

Oh boy, I'd do some very careful measuring if I were you. All 452 Americans were supposed to have CZ's version of a 3/8th's inch rail. If your rail is an actual 11 mm, then we have proof of another CZ oddity. However, if your rail is the proper American type, then perhaps you've got a set of 527 rings.

The next question is, are all the G.F.'s 11 mm? Or are we going to see a mix? Or will yours be a possible one-off or a member of a tiny minority? This could prove to be very interesting.

900F

 

CZ 455 Grand Finale

Well, let me state the facts so Im not confusing myself or anyone else.

The rings have ZKM 452 marked on them. To the best of my recollection and after taking a quick look at the CZ website, all 452's/455's use the 11mm dovetail.
I have always used the BKL 257 rings for all of my CZ Rimfire scope installs.

These do look very much like the rings that came with my 527 Royal Centerfire rifle, but I do not have it handy to make a comparison.

They actually slide on without an issue, but they will not tighten down anywhere near as much as they need to. And when comparing to the BKL's, they are clearly too wide even after tightening as much as is allowed.

p.s. After looking more carefully at the CZ website, I see the American takes 3/8" rings...so this makes it even more interesting. I will call CZ on Monday and speak to them and get some clarity.

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....They actually slide on without an issue, but they will not tighten down anywhere near as much as they need to. And when comparing to the BKL's, they are clearly too wide even after tightening as much as is allowed.

p.s. After looking more carefully at the CZ website, I see the American takes 3/8" rings...so this makes it even more interesting. I will call CZ on Monday and speak to them and get some clarity.

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I expect the 452 GF to have CZ's 3/8" dovetail. If you measure across the top of the dovetail it should measure ~0.50". If it measures ~0.43" then it is an 11mm dovetail.

It looks like to me that the rings are for a 11mm dovetail and the Grand Finale is 3/8 inch as it should be. That is why they will not tighten down enough. I see no part number on my package. BKL will go either way.

I disagree that the OP received 11mm rings. The location of the dovetail cut and the angle of the clamp plate indicate they are for the 3/8" dovetail. Further, 11mm rings are narrower than 3/8" rings, which would not present the symptoms the OP described. Following are pictures of CZ rings for the 11mm dovetail for comparison.



OP,

If your rings don't clamp, it's likely an issue specific to your rings and your receiver - tolerances, if you will, not in your favor. The polished and engraved rings are only made for and shipped with the GF, so it's not surprising that there's a delay in obtaining replacements.

If you feel so inclined, the rings you received with your GF could easily be made to fit your receiver - a gunsmith could make the final fitting in short order.

Nice rifle, by the way.

JMK

 

It looks like to me that the rings are for a 11mm dovetail and the Grand Finale is 3/8 inch as it should be. That is why they will not tighten down enough. I see no part number on my package. BKL will go either way.

 

I would tend to agree, However my desire is to have the nice engravings on the CZ rings to be part of the final assembly.

Hopefully CZ will have a remedy.