Picked up a CZ550 Action

[Sarg]

Well just picked up a CZ550 Magnum action that was a guys .416 Rigby project, very reasonable priced as well.

Unusual as it has a sterile unfinished action, I think also fitted with a ZKK602 bottom metal ?

Thing is I don’t want a .416 so I asked about for a take off barrel, hopefully in .458 but .375 would do as a bash about rifle that I’d cut down & fit a Bell & Carlson stock to.

Well you wouldn’t believe it but what turns up is a CZ550 Safari Magnum take off barrel in - - - .416 Rigby, so it might end up being a .416 after all !!

 

[Hooked Now]

That's awesome! Has the action been worked at all? Pretty cool set of pieces to build a rifle out to whatever you want. You didnt ask, but I'd put the fore end of that stock on a diet. Seems hefty. But I bet that stock sands down and finishes up to something interesting.

 

[Sarg]

That's awesome! Has the action been worked at all? Pretty cool set of pieces to build a rifle out to whatever you want. You didnt ask, but I'd put the fore end of that stock on a diet. Seems hefty. But I bet that stock sands down and finishes up to something interesting.

Thank you, yes it’s a nice piece of Walnut, fresh off the Pantograph with very little finishing work done, I don’t want a project myself, I’ll sell off the new .416 barrel & that stock which should see me with a good priced action.

The action hasn’t even been factory finished by the looks & doesn’t even have a serial number, be a couple or more hours cleaning that up.

 

[Ze209]

Nice!!

 

[Jay Cohea]

Good stuff! I built a .338 lapua on a CZ550 action and really enjoy hunting with it.

 

[AZDAVE]

what do you want for the 416 barrel? I am looking for one.

 

[CBH Australia]

You lucky bugga

 

[Shootist43]

Sarge, that should make a FINE hunting rifle. I hope to be picking up my BRNO ZKK 602 in 416 Rigby from my FFL later today or tomorrow. Are you going to have Garry finish that stock for you?

 

[Sarg]

what do you want for the 416 barrel? I am looking for one.

I’d love to pass the Lothar Walther .416 barrel on but I & the barrel are in NZ at this time @AZDAVE.

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[Sarg]

Sarge, that should make a FINE hunting rifle. I hope to be picking up my BRNO ZKK 602 in 416 Rigby from my FFL later today or tomorrow. Are you going to have Garry finish that stock for you?

While I’m sure he’d make a great job, I can fit & finish it up myself if I wished to but I don’t want a fancy DG rifle, just a work type rifle or loaner.

I have a lot of Lee Speed stocks to fit & finish up as well & have been dragging my A#% on those, unfortunately our biggest issue here in NZ is someone who can checker our stocks !

 

[Legion]

That's Nice!!

 

[Legion]

That's Nice!!

 

[wolfhunter]

When I went to Cabela's to get my first real big bore I wasn't sure if I was going for a 458 or a 416 but it was going to be a Winchester they had several on hand the 458s had very poor grade wood the 416 had really nice wood so I became a 416 guy although I now have both.

 

[Sarg]

Unfortunately as it’s not the caliber I wanted, I have a factory CZ takeoff .416 Rigby barrel coming, as it turns out it has killed a few of the largest animals in the World !

 

[Sarg]

So I now have the CZ 550 .416 Rigby barrel, its a older barrel from 1999 & unfortunately has some pitting in the last two inches & a little on the front sight, so I will dock it back to 22in, which I think is plenty any way on the .416 Rigby ?

Seems it may have got a bit of Whale blood/blubber/salt water blow back from its Departmental Euthanasia duties on stranded Whales ?

The ex owner now has a CZ in .458Lott with two stocks one Walnut one CZ Laminate & I can use the one he doesn't want to use, I think a Cerakote action & barrel in the Laminated stock would do well ?

 

[Clodo Ferreira]

Hi Sarg,

Nice! Is the action already worked for the 416 Rigby cartridge head?
By the way, yes, the bottom metal is from a ZKK 602.

 

[Sarg]

Hi Sarg,

Nice! Is the action already worked for the 416 Rigby cartridge head?
By the way, yes, the bottom metal is from a ZKK 602.

Unfortunately the action doesn’t seem to be set up for .416 Rigby but it will be.

I cut barrel to 23in today & refitted front sight - to be soliderd yet & test fitted to the action, didn’t quite time up so a little work to do.

Also cut the Brno .458Win barrel back to 22in & fitted the foresight, much better balance & look now, was going to 20-21in but just wouldn’t work with the banded Brno sight, just need the reinforced CZ550 stock from the US & coat or blue it !

 

[Sarg]

Got the CZ .416 Rigby barrel all done & fitted to the action, need the bolt face opened, unfortunately I don’t have the large Rigby rim reamer so need to source one of them, hopefully the chap I got the barrel off has a stock to spare also.

The Brno ZKK 600 fitted with the ZKK 602 .458 Win barrel runs well after I took the ribs out of the magazine well, I have a stock off a CZ550 9.3x62 stranded in the US for now to fit up to it.

This one.

Might fit a horn tip to it when I do get it ?

The two projects so far, the .458 has a bit of push off the bench at 7.2 lbs with 500gr slugs !