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CZ firearms or CZ (which stands for Česká zbrojovka) is based in Uhersky Brod, a small town in the southeastern Czech Republic. CZ has its start in 1936 as a subsidiary of CZ Strakonice, which was itself a subsidiary of Zbrojovka Brno. The arms industry was growing quickly in Czechoslovakia at the time, and Uhersky Brod was chosen since it was secluded and lay beyond the range of German bombers, which, in case of an invasion, would target the arms factories first. The factory initially mostly produced pistols and small-caliber rifles; however, when German forces occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939, the company was renamed to Böhmische Waffenwerke and was forced to make machine guns, such as LK-30 and MG-17, for the German military.

After the end of World War II, the Soviets gained control of the region and the company was nationalized by the communist government, producing air weapons, machine guns, submachine guns, motorcycle and sewing machine parts. In 1957 the company started production of the Model 58, and in 1961 they introduced the world-famous Model 61 Škorpion machine pistol. The year 1975 marked the release of yet another popular model, the CZ 75 pistol which many manufacturers have since used as basis for their own products.

CZ once again became an independent company in 1992 following the fall of the Soviet Union. In the decades after, they have continued production of a variety of weapons seizing the market of law enforcement and military firearms with service pistols, assault rifles and grenade launchers with which they also helped equip the Czech army. They have strived to widen their presence on the international markets, opening a facility for assembly and repairs of CZ pistols in Peru and spreading production of their firearms (certain models of the CZ-P10 pistol) to the United States in 2019. As of 2021 they employed around 1500 workers.

CZ 557 Varmint Rifle Review

CZ 557 was introduced in 2012 as an upgrade of the popular CZ 550 centerfire rifle with some notable differences. CZ 550 featured a controlled-feed action but that is no longer the case with 557 which is equipped with a cylindrical push-feed bolt with two locking lugs, a short extractor, and a plunger ejector. The bolt still locks into the receiver. The barrel is cold hammer forged and factory-lapped which provides greater accuracy. While CZ 550 had a set trigger, the 557 comes equipped with a fully adjustable trigger mechanism. It features an internal box magazine with a hinged floorplate whose release is located on the front of the trigger guard. The CZ 557 series was discontinued in 2021. It was sold in short-action and long-action models. CZ 557 Varmint comes in three versions: Varmint, Varming Laminated, and Varmint Synthetic. The only difference between them being the stock material. All three are short-action and feature a built-in Picatinny rail.

CZ 557 Varmint

Figure 1: CZ 557 Varmint Laminated. Source: https://www.proarmis.si/en/guns/rifles-shotguns/bolt-action-rifles/cz-557-varmint-laminated

CZ 557 Varmint is chambered for the following calibers:

.243 Win.
.308 Win.

Caliber choice depends on the Varmint variant

CZ 557 Varmint variants come with a built-in Picatinny rail.

CZ 557 Varmint

Figure 2: CZ 557 Varmint Laminated receiver. Source: https://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/700x700/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/c/a/cat09456_01_1.jpg

Which rifles have interchangeable mounts

This rifle has interchangeable one-piece and two-piece mounts with every rifle that has an integrated Picatinny rail.

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We recommend purchasing these sturdy, high-quality Rusan Picatinny Tactical Rings.

Detachable repeatable mounts

Here we recommend these detachable repeatable INNOMOUNT Picatinny rings which are of good quality and come at a relatively low price.

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