CZ-USA 557 Sporter Short Action .308 Winchester Rifle, 4-Round Magazine Capacity, 20.5" Cold Hammer Forged Barrel, Integrated 19mm Dovetails, American-Style Turkish Walnut Oil Finish Stock Md: 04805
Built specifically to house .308-sized cartridges, the 557 Short Action also features a detachable box magazine. With less overall action length, this variant of the 557 is more compact and a little lighter, making it ideal for hunting medium game. With the same CNCed billet actin and our legendary cold hammer forged barrel, the 557 is a rifle that won’t just last a lifetime, it’ll get handed down for generations. Clad in an American-style walnut stock, the new action is paired with CZ’s legendary cold hammerforged, factory-lapped barrel. The resulting rifle is destined to become a treasured hunting companion.
Specifications:
- Caliber: .308 Win
- Rate Of Twist: 1:10 inches
- Magazine Capacity: 4
- Magazine Type: Detachable
- Stock: Turkish Walnut, American-Style, Oil Finish
- Length Of Pull: 13.75 inches
- Sights: No Sights, Integrated 19mm Dovetails
- Barrel: Cold Hammer Forged
- Barrel Length: 20.5 inches
- Overall Length: 40 inches
- Weight: 7 lbs
- Trigger Mech: Fully Adjustable
- Safety: Two-Position, Push-To-Fire
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 308 Winchester (7.62x51 NATO) was introduced by in 1952. Based on the T65 experimental military cartridge, Winchester essentially jumped the gun with the civilian introduction; the 7.62x51 wasn't officially adopted (or named) until 1954. The military's intent was to create a shorter cartridge that would fit into a lighter version of the M1 Garand. This was successful beyond their wildest dreams: The 308 Winchester is essentially a 30-06 case greatly shortened to 2.015-inch, but it lags only about 100 feet per second behind the 30-06 in velocity, and with it shorter, more efficient case it tends to be more accurate. The 308 is suitable for any hunting for which the 30-06 is suitable--which means almost anything in the world short of large, dangerous game. The 308 is a standard chambering among most manufacturers and is found in all action types. Factory loads are legion, including a wide selection of very accurate match loads.
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Craig Boddington
