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The operating mechanism of the CZ 550 series is based on the Mauser M 98 controlled-feed bolt action system.The original Mauser M 98 is a simple, strong, safe, and well-thought-out design that inspired other military and hunting/sporting rifle designs that became available during the 20th century.
In several European countries, the 9.3×62mm remains a popular cartridge for hunting game like moose and wild boar, and it is offered as a standard chambering in rifles from most makers there. The CZ-USA CZ 550 rifle in 9.3×62mm chambering became available in North America in 2002, and both rifle and cartridge are gaining a strong following ...
This cartridge was intended to fire the largest bullet able to fit in the CZ-550, [2] and was designed specifically for the purpose of killing an elephant. The CZ-550 can fit two cartridges, with slight alterations. The .600 Overkill fires a 900-grain (58 g) bullet at more than 2,400 ft/s (730 m/s),
Three shot automatic shotgun: CZ 241, 12, 16 and 20 gauge; Over and under shotguns: 12, 16 and 20 gauge; Over and under ČZ models: 581 and 584 - 586; Hunting rifles: ZKK 600, 601 and 602, calibers ranging from .243Win-.248Win; Rifles: The ZKW 465 Hornet and the ZKW 465 Fox; Small bore rifles: ZKM 452, 561, 573 and 581; Rifles: ZKW 465, 680 ...
CZ currently produces the CZ 550 American Magnum rifle in that chambering. [29] The Heym Express and Kimber Caprivi are also manufactured for the .458 Lott cartridge. Mauser makes .458 Lott rifles in several models in their M 98 and M 03 rifle lines. [30] Non-Mauser action rifles for the .458 Lott are produced by A-Square, Blaser and Weatherby.
Today, bolt-action rifles are chiefly used as hunting and target rifles. These rifles can be used to hunt anything from vermin to deer and to large game, especially big game caught on a safari, as they are adequate to deliver a single lethal shot from a safe distance. Target shooters favour single-shot bolt actions for their simplicity of ...
An elephant gun is a large caliber gun, rifled or smoothbore, originally developed for use by big-game hunters for elephant and other large game. Elephant guns were black powder muzzle-loaders at first, then black powder express rifles , then later used smokeless powder cartridges.
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the barrel walls.The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile (for small arms usage, called a bullet), imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon.