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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.
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),
Česká zbrojovka a.s. (CZ, lit. ' Czech armory '), is a Czech armament manufacturer that is based in Uherský Brod. The company is famous for producing service, hunting and sporting firearms. It is owned by the Czech holding company Colt CZ Group SE, which also owns other brands with related production programs. CZ currently has around 1,800 ...
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.
Pages in category "Rifles of Czechoslovakia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... CZ 550; CZ 805 BREN; U. URZ AP; V. Vz. 24; Vz. 33;
CZ 550.585 caliber rifle. The Nitro Express line (c.1895), so named because the composition of the early smokeless powders such as Poudre B, ballistite and cordite, were the first of the new order of elephant guns. With smaller metal-jacketed projectiles ranging from 10.2 to 15.7 mm (.400 to .620 in) caliber and velocities around 610 m/s (2,000 ...
The rifle's design is based around the Norinco JW-15A, a Chinese produced copy of the Czech.22 LR Brno ZKM-451, itself a modernized variant of the popular CZ 452 rimfire rifle. The JW-103 uses a Mauser bolt action system and the receiver is made from both milled and forged steel while the barrel has a heavy blued finish.
The CZ 452, also known as BRNO Model Two .22 Rifle is a series of magazine-fed bolt-action rimfire repeating rifles manufactured by the Czech firearms manufacturer Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod (abbreviated "CZ-UB", English: Czech Weapons Factory — Uherský Brod) and imported into the United States by CZ-USA.