I am an Appleseed Shoot Boss, and also own a CZ-452. I have shot multiple Expert scores on the 25m AQT with it... in fact, I have never shot anything but an Expert score with it. That rifle makes me look good!
As long as you have at least 2 mags for it, you should be fine, even if they are both 5 round mags. The usual rules for the AQT require mags of 2 and 8 for the mag change stages; but in the old days, the military used to let the guys with 1903s use clips of 5 and 5 when shooting this course of fire. So at Appleseeds, I have never had a problem with bolt guns using clips/mags of 5 and 5. That was how I was taught to do it by my mentor Shoot Boss, and I assume other Shoot Bosses across the country would allow this too; but I don't really know for sure. You might try sending a PM or e-mail to the Idaho State Coordinator, who goes by "Reformed Redneck" on the Appleseed forum; or e-mail him at
[email protected], to make sure they do it that way up there too.
You will want a good shooting sling on that CZ if you're going to use it at an Appleseed... either a GI web sling or a 1907 leather sling. For either one of those, you will need to replace the factory 1" swivels with 1.25" swivels. I swapped mine out for Uncle Mike's swivels. The new swivels fit a little tight in the factory sling studs, but I was able to work them in.
The stages with significant time pressure are a little more of a challenge with a bolt gun, but you will do fine as long as you learn to get your NPOA quickly and get a good cadence going... it is also important to keep your support elbow planted and keep the stock in your shoulder pocket while working the bolt, and to keep your cheek weld, if you can.
You might as well bring your M&P-22 as well. Hell, if you qualify on one, you can switch to the other and do it with it too! IIRC the M&P's don't come from the factory with a front sling stud or swivel, so if you want to use it, you'll need to get some sort of picatinny attachment that will let you mount a sling to the railed handguard... either a sling stud or a QD socket, and a swivel to go with it. For the rear swivel, I think they have a standard sling stud on the stock that you can put an Uncle Mike's swivel in. Also you will want an extra mag for that rifle, too.
Have fun, and good luck getting that Rifleman's patch!