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Blindpig,
Sorry to see that you had so much trouble ordering from Eric Brooks.
Everything I ordered came in on time.
Some of the guys over at Rimfire Central said that Brooks had some family problems and got a little behind on his orders and that he is a good guy to do business with. I know I'm satisfied with his service although I had already got my trigger down to where I want it.His spring kit would be a good deal for someone who, unlike me, does not have a bunch of springs around to try. Also, the pin removal jig will come in handy and I got lucky with the factory trigger as it has absolutely no creep so I don't need the tubes and am going to sell the trigger kit to a buddy that bought a CZ American and needs the springs and tubes, but I'll keeep the pin removal jig.
I got to the range today with that new CZ special and am just tickled to death with it.
I had really cleaned the barrel before the first shot and it took around 30 rounds before it settled down. I'm shooting on a short range and 35 yards is max but at the end I was getting 5 rounds of Hornady V-Max into almost a one holer.
I fired 250 rounds today and not one glitch. Fine little rifle.

Sounds like you've got a keeper there! I had the same experience with mine the first time I fired it and it took about 20-30 rounds before it was consistent. I also had really scrubbed the barrel to get the factory gook out. I shoot mine at 50 yards and, like you, I'm trying for that one ragged hole! Best so far is a little over .25 in.

I have had a 452 for several years. It came with a pretty bad trigger pull. I got the springs from Brooks and took it apart to smooth the contact surfaces. That was easy enough. Getting it back together was a bear. Now the trigger is very nice. I also see that Timney makes a replacement trigger and a sear adjustable for engagement is available from Brownell's.

Clem wrote:I have had a 452 for several years. It came with a pretty bad trigger pull. I got the springs from Brooks and took it apart to smooth the contact surfaces. That was easy enough. Getting it back together was a bear. Now the trigger is very nice. I also see that Timney makes a replacement trigger and a sear adjustable for engagement is available from Brownell's.

Clem, you might have noticed in one of my earlier posts in this thread that I did get the Automation Solutions adjustable sear from Brownell's along with the matching light trigger spring. The pull is about 1.5 lbs. now, just where I wanted it. Groups with CCI Green Tag are all under .5 inch now with the really good ones at .25 inch. on the 50 yard range. About as good as I can shoot.

I missed that. My trigger is very nice, but it was tricky for me to put back together. There was a small bearing that had to be kept in place.

BLINDPIG, Sorry to be resurrecting this thread from so long ago, but did you ever settle on an optimal number for in/lbs to tighten down the 452 screws?

Thanks,
Pat

Welcome to Guntalk-Online Pat K!

I haven't heard or seen anything from Blindpig in a while so he may not answer your question. I do use 18-22 inch pounds for torquing Highpower Service rifle actions into bedded or pillar mounted stocks so that is a good value if your interested in torque specs.

R,
Bullseye

Thanks Bullseye,

That's a good number to know. I heard that the cz 452 (lux, special, etc) is particularly sensitive to being under or over-tightened. That's why i ask.

When you torque, use a little blue Locktite on the screws, that will keep them from any vibration related movement. I also like to make an anti-slip mark on the screw head to leave a little quick visual reference that the screws have not moved.

R,
Bullseye

Thanks for the good tips Bullseye. I wouldn't have thought to loctite those.

Just an ounce of prevention to keep the action from shifting around in the stock.

R,
Bullseye

I ordered and received the eric brooks trigger kit in about a week. Directions were very clear and the installation went fine... trigger pull is now ~ 2.5 lbs and creep has been eliminated

I have a CZ 452 Varmint with a Weaver V16 scope... its an accurate, fun gun for bench shooting

It took me a while to get my brooks trig kit, but i did get it. No instructions at all though. But i figured it out. Didn't need the tubes though as mine as virtually no creep at all. The jig for punching the pins out/in was a good investment i think. saved a lot of potential heartache.

There are many on ebay...