Sometimes, companies based in completely different countries release products that seem tailor-made for each other. When we got wind that CZ was going to launch a precision version of their excellent 457 rimfire rifle, and Norma had been working on an extended range .22LR round, they seemed destined to be, and so we had to put them together.
It was only a few years ago when PRS shooters collectively decided, “Hey, this long-range game is really expensive! We should shoot .22LRs for cheap practice.” Competitions quickly sprang up around the idea. And human nature being what it is, something originally supposed to be a bargain way to get trigger time quickly evolved into $3,000 rigs as everyone sought to wring the ultimate accuracy out of