CZ 527- All-Purpose carbine? - Page 2

precision_shooter · September 6, 2014, 05:01 PM

What do you consider a "good price"?

Model12Win · September 7, 2014, 04:25 AM

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What do you consider a "good price"?

It seems all the ones I've seen on Gunbroker are above MSRP. I refuse to buy a gun above MSRP lol!

wachtelhund1 · September 9, 2014, 08:08 PM

Here is my CZ 527 All Purpose .223 Rem. Love this gun. This last spring I laid up my own carbon kelvar stock with epoxy resin. I imbedded an aluminum action block and aluminum support for the sling studs, 3/4 walnut plate for the butt pad and then filled it with low density expanding foam. Total weight - 28 oz. I was going to paint textured tan, but it looked neat, so I sprayed it with UV protecting clear.

Model12Win · September 9, 2014, 08:33 PM

Wow! I really like that, bet it's light weight!

precision_shooter · September 9, 2014, 09:06 PM

Yeah, I definitely would not pay more than MSRP...
I paid $680 for mine out the door. Keep looking and I'm sure you will find a good deal.

armoredman · September 10, 2014, 12:41 PM

wachtelhund1, very nice, looks like snake camo. Light and handy.

Model12Win · September 10, 2014, 06:44 PM

I will keep looking for one of these neat rifles! Can't wait to get one for a good price!

SwiftPilot · September 13, 2014, 08:56 PM

I've been running a 527 in 7.62x39 since the late 90's after I first saw one, I've since gifted that one to a relative and bought two more. One has been set up as a brush gun with an NECG peep for some years (I'm eagerly waiting for www.skinnersights.com to finish his CZ specific peep which should be wonderful given his other designs), the other is sporting a fixed 4x for open terrain.

I exclusively use M67 which produces brilliant sub-MOA performance, but even the cheap stuff is outstanding out of the CZ. Given the right conditions I have no concerns whatsoever taking dear out to around 400, and I've taken elk out to around 200. Critters go down just as fast with the Russian shorty as with any well placed 30-30, 308, or 30-06.

Light, compact, rugged, accurate, cheap to shoot, and even looks good :-)

sirgilligan · September 13, 2014, 10:22 PM

I have the CZ 527 in .223 REM with a 1:9 twist. I think that it is an excellent choice for the 7.62x39 and if I had owned any ammo in 7.62x39 I would have considered that rifle.

Here are the results of mine shooting with a scope of sand bags on the hood of our truck.

chris in va · September 14, 2014, 06:53 PM

I have one in x39.

Honestly I wouldn't mind selling my seldom used AR for the new one in 223. It's that nice. That way I'm actually thinking about my shots and ejected cases can just stay on the ground instead of scrounging brass x39's to reload.

Hmm.

NWCP · September 16, 2014, 05:51 AM

You'll enjoy the little CZ. It's a quality rifle. I own one in 5.56 that is used for varmint hunting. Hopefully none of your cheap ammo uses corrosive primers. If so I would avoid using it in my CZ. Otherwise put a decent 3-9x40 scope on it and plink away. As for home defense your SKS will do just as well if not better. In a scenario that the government would be looking at what you have across your shoulder it won't matter if its an AK, or a CZ. A gun is a gun. You'll be more accurate with your CZ, but a battle rifle it is not.

SwiftPilot · September 16, 2014, 10:46 AM

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Hopefully none of your cheap ammo uses corrosive primers. If so I would avoid using it in my CZ

All I use is corrosively primed ammunition in my 527's, there isn't even a hint of an issue.
I've never understood this fear of using it

September 6, 2014, 05:01 PM	#26
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	What do you consider a "good price"? __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

September 9, 2014, 09:06 PM	#30
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	Yeah, I definitely would not pay more than MSRP... I paid $680 for mine out the door. Keep looking and I'm sure you will find a good deal. __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

September 13, 2014, 10:22 PM	#34
sirgilligan Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2009 Posts: 614	I have the CZ 527 in .223 REM with a 1:9 twist. I think that it is an excellent choice for the 7.62x39 and if I had owned any ammo in 7.62x39 I would have considered that rifle. Here are the results of mine shooting with a scope of sand bags on the hood of our truck. __________________ SirGilligan - "If you find your back is up against a wall, maybe you have been backing up for too long." iOS Apps: BallisticsGL Gun Log Gun Log SPC WatchForce

September 9, 2014, 08:08 PM	#28
wachtelhund1 Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2007 Location: pelican lake, WI Posts: 414	Here is my CZ 527 All Purpose .223 Rem. Love this gun. This last spring I laid up my own carbon kelvar stock with epoxy resin. I imbedded an aluminum action block and aluminum support for the sling studs, 3/4 walnut plate for the butt pad and then filled it with low density expanding foam. Total weight - 28 oz. I was going to paint textured tan, but it looked neat, so I sprayed it with UV protecting clear.

September 9, 2014, 08:33 PM	#29
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Wow! I really like that, bet it's light weight!

September 10, 2014, 12:41 PM	#31
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,299	wachtelhund1, very nice, looks like snake camo. Light and handy.

September 10, 2014, 06:44 PM	#32
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	I will keep looking for one of these neat rifles! Can't wait to get one for a good price!

September 13, 2014, 08:56 PM	#33
SwiftPilot Member Join Date: September 12, 2014 Posts: 25	I've been running a 527 in 7.62x39 since the late 90's after I first saw one, I've since gifted that one to a relative and bought two more. One has been set up as a brush gun with an NECG peep for some years (I'm eagerly waiting for www.skinnersights.com to finish his CZ specific peep which should be wonderful given his other designs), the other is sporting a fixed 4x for open terrain. I exclusively use M67 which produces brilliant sub-MOA performance, but even the cheap stuff is outstanding out of the CZ. Given the right conditions I have no concerns whatsoever taking dear out to around 400, and I've taken elk out to around 200. Critters go down just as fast with the Russian shorty as with any well placed 30-30, 308, or 30-06. Light, compact, rugged, accurate, cheap to shoot, and even looks good :-)

September 14, 2014, 06:53 PM	#35
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	I have one in x39. Honestly I wouldn't mind selling my seldom used AR for the new one in 223. It's that nice. That way I'm actually thinking about my shots and ejected cases can just stay on the ground instead of scrounging brass x39's to reload. Hmm.

September 16, 2014, 05:51 AM	#36
NWCP Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2006 Posts: 1,903	You'll enjoy the little CZ. It's a quality rifle. I own one in 5.56 that is used for varmint hunting. Hopefully none of your cheap ammo uses corrosive primers. If so I would avoid using it in my CZ. Otherwise put a decent 3-9x40 scope on it and plink away. As for home defense your SKS will do just as well if not better. In a scenario that the government would be looking at what you have across your shoulder it won't matter if its an AK, or a CZ. A gun is a gun. You'll be more accurate with your CZ, but a battle rifle it is not.