Or come to the Silhouette side. Lots of space to put targets from 25 to 100 meters.

I'd love to help plan a shootout some Sat/Sun morning. Only the 1st Sunday of the month is off limits.

Finally got my Benchmark barrel and installed it on the Anschutz 2013 with 0.042" headspace.

It took 9 months from ordering the barrel and chamber reamer, machining the barrel, and delivery to Hawaii.

28" length, 0.900" diameter, 16.5:1 twist, 3-groove, 22 Nevius chamber,  cone breech

Machined by Abraxas Ballistics run by Greg Walley, in Marshallville, Ohio.

Will have to shoot it next weekend because this weekend is too windy.

Hey Esk808….that rifle is a thing of beauty.  Curious on how it’s going to shoot.  Yup windy tomorrow but I’m going anyway. I’ll probably just shoot some steel.   Not shooting next weekend because of camp. 

Yup windy tomorrow but I’m going anyway. I’ll probably just shoot some steel.   Not shooting next weekend because of camp.

Looks really windy tomorrow.  Wasting expensive ammo is hard to do when it's windy.

Need to shoot groups with different brands of ammo to see what it likes, taking a few weekends.

After figuring out which ammo it likes, then making the groups smaller with a tuner.

Looks really windy tomorrow.  Wasting expensive ammo is hard to do when it's windy.

Need to shoot groups with different brands of ammo to see what it likes, taking a few weekends.

After figuring out which ammo it like, then making the groups smaller with a tuner.

I’m going to shoot steel with CCI.  I’m not going to waste the good stuff.  Got 2 cases of CCI so I can afford to waste that.😊

I’m going to shoot steel with CCI.  I’m not going to waste the good stuff.  Got 2 cases of CCI so I can afford to waste that.😊

I got about 3 cases of CCI LRN, but CCI doesn't even chamber in my Anschutz rifles, only fits in my Browning SA-22....

Keeping the CCI for my 22LR pistols, for a day in the future when I get the urge to shoot pistol again.

Maybe I should start shooting pistol again on windy days, no?

.22lr tuner and adapter arrived over the weekend.  I also ordered a Lilja threaded barrel this morning and it's on it's way.  I'll likely install the tuner on the OEM CZ barrel and test it out.  However, if I get busy with work and the Lilja barrel arrives before I can get to the range again, I may be tempted to just go with the tuner on the Lilja barrel.

.22lr tuner and adapter arrived over the weekend.  I also ordered a Lilja threaded barrel this morning and it's on it's way.  I'll likely install the tuner on the OEM CZ barrel and test it out.  However, if I get busy with work and the Lilja barrel arrives before I can get to the range again, I may be tempted to just go with the tuner on the Lilja barrel.

EC tuner?

.22lr tuner and adapter arrived over the weekend

Any pics?

.22lr tuner and adapter arrived over the weekend

Any pics?

Test (mock up) on the factory barrel of the tuner.

The adapter.

CZ457 shooting Eley and extraction issues.


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Frank Orlando Figge  ·

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CZ 457 16.75” lilja barrel
I was having extraction issues with eley tenex I ended having to size down to .390 for smooth but not flawless extraction. I was at the range shooting and I put 150 or 200 round through it.
I had one or two non extractions then I packed up to head home when a buddy showed up. He asked to shoot my gun as soon as he started shooting the extraction issues started horribly. I couldn’t get any extraction at all.
I cleaned in the actions took the bolt apart wiped it all down. Nothing seemed to fix it.
I ended up coming back home and tinkered with headspace some more and fiddled with the extractor arms. Nothing was working but after inspecting the spent shells I noticed how deformed the casings were after being fired.
The firing pin was hitting the shells with a footprint that was warping the shells to the point it was getting wedged into the chamber. So I filed down the firing pin so it just leaves a pin head sized footprint on the shell. Now it’s not effecting the shape of the fired shells.
I’m no longer having any extraction issues at all. I hope if anyone has this problem you try this because it works fantastic.
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My thoughts on it working at the beginning of the shooting session then becoming non functional.
I think the reason why it was extracting good for the first 150 or so rounds and then began to start acting up was because the barrel got pretty dirty and that added gunk coupled with the smashed casing was just enough to start causing problems.

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My thoughts on it working at the beginning of the shooting session then becoming non functional.
I think the reason why it was extracting good for the first 150 or so rounds and then began to start acting up was because the barrel got pretty dirty and that added gunk coupled with the smashed casing was just enough to start causing problems.

Thanks.  However, for the last range day when I noticed the issued I mentioned was after cleaning the barrel pretty well.  That was after the session where I tested (4) different ammo brands/types with only (10) fouling shots in between.  The issue was also a FTF (click, no bang) then couldn't get the bolt/extractor to re-engage the unspent round.  There were decent marks from the firing pin.  I assume/think either the firing pin knocked the case out of the extractor or somehow I wasn't fully closing the bolt and caused the issue.  I didn't have the issue beyond that first box of Eley.  Shot 75 rounds more after that first box of Eley Match.  Will keep an eye on things moving forward, including which mags. 

Thanks.  However, for the last range day when I noticed the issued I mentioned was after cleaning the barrel pretty well.  That was after the session where I tested (4) different ammo brands/types with only (10) fouling shots in between.  The issue was also a FTF (click, no bang) then couldn't get the bolt/extractor to re-engage the unspent round.  There were decent marks from the firing pin.  I assume/think either the firing pin knocked the case out of the extractor or somehow I wasn't fully closing the bolt and caused the issue.  I didn't have the issue beyond that first box of Eley.  Shot 75 rounds more after that first box of Eley Match.  Will keep an eye on things moving forward, including which mags.

I’ve had that issue before with Eley.  The Lilja will have trouble extracting unfired Eley match rounds.  I had one round of Eley that I chambered three times to get it to fire.  No issues with Lapua or RWS so far.  The failure to fire happened twice in 3 boxes so far.

Some guy posted that write up on rimfire page. Maybe it will help those with the same issues.

Could trigger be set too light and firing pin following on closing of bolt?

I’ve had that issue before with Eley.  The Lilja will have trouble extracting unfired Eley match rounds.  I had one round of Eley that I chambered three times to get it to fire.  No issues with Lapua or RWS so far.  The failure to fire happened twice in 3 boxes so far.

I didn’t try loading it up again. Mine was isolated to one of the three lots I had. I’ll keep an eye on it.

I have a Lilja barrel incoming. It will be here middle of next week. Will see how it goes.

Could trigger be set too light and firing pin following on closing of bolt?

I’ll have to check. I only looked after the “click and no bang”. I went with a Timney trigger. The stock trigger was fine, but only shot about 100 rounds with it before changing to the Timney.

Just looking at the rifles and range gear these guys have on the mainland........

Facebook:  Br50 Shooters  (you have to join, real easy)

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My Lilja barrel came in early this week.  Will see if I can get that setup with the tuner this weekend.  I need to do some testing on a centerfire rifle first, but I hope to get the CZ 457 with the Lilja to the range soon.