give me the pros and cons of the cz 527

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Jared

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Im pretty sure i found my new predator killer. A cz 527 american in .204. The single set trigger is what is the heavy deciding factor for me. You dont get many factory triggers that sweet. Plus at a little over six lbs it a nice light calling gun.

To those of you that own a cz, tell me what you think. Tell me what you hate about it, and what you love. Really sell me on it ( not going to be that hard to do /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif )
 
I have had several CZ, HAD being the key word. Well made, shot nice, points well but I could never get used to the backward safety. Just to old I guess.


ELJ
 
Pros..... good accuracy, excellent adjustable set trigger, lightweight, detatchable mag.

Con's...... rough action, Backwards safety.

I owned 2 CZ's, one in 221 FB and one in 204. Sold them both which means I didn't love them.

They are good guns for the money though.

Backwards trigger is a hassle for a fast action caller, probably not a hassle for a Western caller or a guy that takes his safety off at the beginning of the stand.

I'm neither.

Make a stainless CZ with a normal safety, I'd own another tomorrow. Good solid guns.
 
I have one and love it. I am a young guy and the safety is no problem for me. Maybe I'm not quite as set in my ways.

The gun shoots great. I think what I like the most is the size and weight of the gun. I also love having a clip to pull out. If you get in and out of a truck to move between each set, the clip is a lot easier to load and unload.

My action is not rough.

I just chambered one up in 20 vartarg and I'm about to break it in this weekend.
 
all pro...that is if you want a sweet handling little bug-holer.

cons... I can't really think of any...the safety doesn't bother me a bit.

here's mine in 223
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i have the 527 204 and love it. as far as the safety goes i dont use them on any bolt rifle. there is nothing safe about a safety. the only safe bolt rifle is with the bolt handle raised. now get to flamin.
 
I have the American in 204 and it is my favorite calling rifle when taking long hikes.
The safety takes some getting used to.
The trigger is easy to adjust and you can actually see the sear engagement.
My trigger breaks at just over 2lbs. Set trigger breaks at about 8oz. I never use the set trigger when calling but is nice from the bench or a good rest on a longer shot.
I like the short throw and compactness of a true 223 size action.
I did remove some wood from the right side of the barrel channel to completly float the barrel.
5 shot groups in the .5's with 35 bergers at 100. 1.2's at 200.
Most of my shots are under 150 yds. Longest kill on a coyote with this rifle was just under 250. Shortist kill was about 12yds.
I hunt in heavy cover at times and the light wieght of this gun makes it easy to hold when shooting from sometimes unexpected angles and awkward positions. Also easy to support on the knees when sitting with your back against something.
 
I know I'm in the minority but I didn't care for the 527 varmint laminated I had.

Stock was too short and uncorfable.
Mag was very stiff, was hard to load, was stiff loading rounds into the chamber, left gouges on brass.
Backwards saftey
Rough bolt
So So accuracy
Single Set trigger means tons of over travel. I hate over travel.
Gun wouldn't fire if set trigger was engaged about half the time.

Granted most of these issues could have been taken care of with a bit of tinkering but the bad taste was already given so I ditched it and never looked back.

Love my 452 rimfires though so....
 
Nice rifles for sure, I have two now, had three but let a .17 rem go. Wonderfully accurate rifles, actions on all Ive owned have been very smooth, not sure where the gritty action complaints come from?
The only draw back I can hammer them on is the magazine, most have been very tight fitting, difficult to remove smoothly,and feeding can be a problem, if loading over three rounds in magazine.
My favorite is a custom .19 Calhoon hornet, now Jim has the CZ figured out, that rifle is slick from top to bottom,and the magazine functions flawlessly, wish he'd sell me his secret to smoothing them out,and I'd have my safe full of CZs.
 
The "backwards safety" (Jared - back to fire, forward is safe) is a minor irritant to me. I take rifle off safe before I start calling, (silently - to my hard-of-hearing ears). The magazine is a little difficult to load, and (hanging down) makes the rifle a tad awkward to carry in the boonies.
That said, I'm thinking of buying 2 more magazines, and having everything altered to 3 round mag's. Carry the other two with me!
Mark
 
I've got the 527 Varmint with the 25.5 inch barrel in 204 Ruger. Never had a problem with the safety, but I shoot shotguns with a side to side safety and they seemed to work all right also.

Mine shoots tiny groups and whacks coyotes as far as my 22-250 did.

The only cons I can think of is I didn't buy one sooner.
 
I agree with most all of the other posters that had but do not have still a CZ527
I can't think of another reason to buy another either
They just don't do it for me sorry
 
I have 2 and they shoot awesome, last time I took the little carbine out i put 5 black hills 50 vmaxs into a .6 group the varminter will do even better than that, the triggers are the best of any gun out there, both the actions are silky smooth, the things I don't like are the clip and the safety, however the light wieght, smooth bolt operation, and the ACCURACY more than make up for the 2 minor things I don't like
 
I tested a 527 carbine for a season chambered for 7.62X39. Very accurate rifle with a great set trigger.. the trigger made a big difference. The safety is backwards but not if you think of it like cocking a single action revolver. Drop magazine is nice for carrying in the truck and instant loading and unloading. The stock cracked on mine after only 100 shots but the company replaced it with no questions asked. Action is rough, I guess, when compared to older Mausers but certainly not as "floppy" as many new push feeds and certainly no rougher than many new Rugers. For what you are getting (Mauser action) at the price, North American manufacturers can't match it. However, I don't know that you need a Mauser action for most predator rounds. I still have a CZ but it is a .458 Win Mag where I get a significant benefit from controlled round feed.
For a little less you can get a Savage and it will do everythng a CZ will do but it is not as attractive... if that is important. I believe the CZ to be a generally good choice for the options it offers.
 
I have 6 527 American's and I love them all. I'm not sure where the rough action thing started but all mine are smooth as silk. The triggers are great and the backwards safety is a non issue with me. I have several Cooper's and Kimber's, these little guys shoot just as good and they cost less than half of what a Cooper sells for. I had one that I had trouble removing the clip on but a little stoning fixed it right up.
 
I have the CZ 527 in .223. Yes the safety is different and it is like cocking a revolver into the fire position. My CZ's bolt seemed tight at first, however after a few hundred rounds through the rifle the bolt is very smooth. The same goes for feeding a cartridge out of the magazine. Honing the inside edges of the magazine helps the difficuilt feeding. Right out of the box my CZ shot a 3 round group at 7/16" with the Winchester white box 45 grain HP cartridges. I personally perfer to shoot the 60 grain VMax Black Hills ammo, however I do suffered some accuracy. My CZ really likes the lighter bullets with the rifle's 1 in 12" twist. I have now switch to the Hornady 55 grain VMax cartridges with a little better accuracy. The American is my coyote rifle and all coyotes I have killed with it was by using the set trigger.
 
For the money they are a great little rifle. I prefer a light, quick handling rifle when calling and my 527 fits the bill. The safety does take some getting used to when compared to other rifles...I'd imagine it wouldn't be noticed if all you shot was a CZ. My rifle cycles smooth with no problems, my buddy has the same rifle but had some feeding/magazine problems with his that have since been fixed. I really enjoy shooting mine, it's not quite as smooth/refined as my Sako's but it's also half the price.
 
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