CZ - ANY GOOD??
 

I'M IN THE MARKET FOR A .223, I NEED SOMETHING LIGHT AS MY ARTHRITIS IS GETTING WORSE. COST IS ALSO A FACTOR, I'M TRYING TO KEEP THE COST OF THE RIFLE BELOW $600.
I'M LOOKING AT THE.....
WEATHERBY VANGUARD ALL BELOW $600
REMINGTON 700 SPS ALL BETWEEN 6-7 POUNDS
CZ 527 AMERICAN
ANY SUGGESTIONS? ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH CZ?
( MAYBE I MISSED A BETTER CHOICE? )
ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

RE: CZ - ANY GOOD??
 

Never had heard much negative with CZ. I have had several of their pistols and liked them very much. My favorite dealer thinks their rifles are pretty darn good stuff.

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I agree with James B without having shot or owned one. I have read at least two very positive reviews of CZ's in magazines.

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I have two CZ's-a 527 carbine 7.62X39mm, and a 550 in .416 Rigby. Both are very high quality, accurate shooters. I do object to the detachable magazine in the 527, though. On a mini-Mauser type action, I'd much prefer the nondetachable double-row internal box mag. of the standard Mauser type.....

BUT the CZ 527 is very light and handy!

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I just purchased a CZ 452 American, left handed 22. I have not shot it yet, but it sure feels like a winner. I know that sounds silly, but nevertheless it feels good, the wood is quite good for an inexpensive rifle, the bluing looks good, along with the machining. The only part I did not like is the magazine.

Did you look at a Savage Weather Warrior. I have one in 223. The rifle is a good shooter(mine does not have the Accu-Trigger). The rifle is lightweight, synthetic stock, andStainless Steel. The price is also much less than your limit. It makes a great truck gun. Mine has taken a beating, and it keeps on busting groundhogs out to 300 yards. I limit my 223 groundhog hunting to 300 yards. Anything farther, and I step up to a larger caliber. Tom.

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You might want to checkout the Tikka T3 Light.

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savage

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Got a 527 varmint laminated CZ in .223. Have a17hmr and 550 .308 also. The only negative I can say about CZ riflesis that I hate their scope mounting systems as the choice of rings is very narrow and the ones that are available are either very expensive(talley) or look clunky(CZ's own). They really need to take a good look at Ruger and retool their scope mounting system. Other than that small gripe they are all great. Accurate, reliable, solid wood and steel and they look good. Hope it helps.

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RE: CZ - ANY GOOD??
 

very good rifle's :)you wont go wrong mate , ive got the cz452 varmint and that's 100% but my mate has got a 527 and it's spot on and give good group's .

happy hunting

cz

RE: CZ - ANY GOOD??
 

Although I've never owned one, I've never heard anything bad about them :)

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I really like the CZ rifles except for one feature: the safety is backwards of just about all others - you pull back on it to fire and push it forward to put it on safe. I'm having trouble getting used to this. I also have a couple of CZ O/Ushotguns - overall very good value.

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Go with CZ. Between myself, my uncle and cousin, we have CZs in .17 HMR, .22 LR, .223, and .22 Hornet, and all LOVE them. Quality is great, accuracy is great, and price is very attractive. I'm looking at the 550 in.22-250. You won't be disappointed.

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I just sold a 550 American in 6.5x55 swede, very very accurate and a good value But the only thing that i didnt like about it was the weight it weighed 8lbs without a scope. It would shoot one hole off the bench with my hand loads. I now have a Ruger swede that is unfired so far I am a ruger fan but i doubt that i will get the accuracy that the CZ had.
Im sure that it will be good enouph to hunt with though. If weight is not a factor get a CZ. also if you dont like recoil try a swede, very mild and capable cartridge, and ammo is not that hard to find, it also comes with a nice decellarator pad and a fine 2 stage trigger

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The CZ 527 American is a light to carry accurate rifle. The scope Factory mounting system is quite sound in my opinion.

Although the scope mount system is very reliable, the bolt design forces one to mount the scope a little higher than many of us care for. The factory scope mounts are on the heavy side. I am still looking for a better scope mounting system myself. At present the factory mounts are the best I have worked with.

Tried a couple sets of Millett mounts and both looked great. Junk can look very good yet the tolerances held for the Millett scope height just did not cut it. The mounts should be parallel and the two sets of Millett mounts varied .010" & .030 respectively in opposing directions.

The 527 American offers a lot of value IMHO as she comes with scope mounts. Accuracy tends to be very good with the factory CZ. For some reason I like the small bore's wlaminated stocks the best. Some how the laminated stock seems to work well with the magazines.

The Set trigger seems to be liked by most although the force to set the trigger is a little more than I care for.

Ill be curious to see what you decide on.

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I have the 452 American in .22LR. Excellent quality, but the safety takes getting used to. Someone here suggested the T3, and someone else the Savage. I would agree that the T3 is excellent and the Savage also very good for the price. For light and accurate, my vote is the T3.