Try the Winchester White Box 40 round pack .223 ammo... it has been very accurate in all of the rifles that we have tried it in... also does a good job on coyotes. You have a nice pair of rifles there for fun shooting and plinking... up to short range deer with good bullets... although for hunting it helps to reload. In your 7.62, 30.0 grains of CFE-BLK with 123/125/130 grain bullets is usually perfect for accuracy and sub-100 yard energy on deer.
CZ 527 762x39 questions
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Try the Winchester White Box 40 round pack .223 ammo... it has been very accurate in all of the rifles that we have tried it in... also does a good job on coyotes. You have a nice pair of rifles there for fun shooting and plinking... up to short range deer with good bullets... although for hunting it helps to reload. In your 7.62, 30.0 grains of CFE-BLK with 123/125/130 grain bullets is usually perfect for accuracy and sub-100 yard energy on deer.
Fair enough, just sharing my experience with the rifles. I can't speak to yours.
Cosmetic details but the tiny bolt handle on the m85 bothered me. I would happily trade the magazine on the CZ for the m85's floor plate though.
Like you say, BMW or Honda they will both get your where you're going.
Cosmetic details but the tiny bolt handle on the m85 bothered me. I would happily trade the magazine on the CZ for the m85's floor plate though.
Like you say, BMW or Honda they will both get your where you're going.
I have the Howa 1500 in the same chambering. It's less expensive than the CZ, and very stable with the synthetic stock but no open sights or set trigger. With my tired old eyes, everything is scoped anyway and the groups it produces are just lovely.
I have been firing rounds through a CZ 527 in synthetic to break the rifle in the last few weeks. I picked it up as a 2nd CZ527 to be a dense brush and bang around gun and have the walnut one with low power scope for other positions while hunting. Also they would make a great firearm for guests (that you like). The only bad part about the rifle is that they repel deer (I have not seen one in 3 years since carrying the CZ527) though it attracts moose something fierce. So if moose hunting you may consider carrying another 6lb rifle as a moose attracting talisman and shoot it with something larger calibre.
Like all CZ firearms they take about 200 rounds for break in....be prepared for terrible wandering accuracy until you have at least 100 rounds through anything CZ makes all of them somehow hone in to decent consistent groups after 200 rds. This has been true for both CZ pistols and rifles that I have owned. At 100m I can shoot 1 inch groups with S&B and Barnaul SP and ~2 inch groups with Can-am reloads with a walnut 527 scoped with a 2-7x Vortex and so far after about 140 rounds through a synthetic model groups changed from high right, then left then low left are now just about working their way to the centre of point of aim at about 2-3inches with fibre optic sights at 100m... What matters to me is that I can quickly fire all 5 rounds standing unsupported and get a aimed group of about 4 inches or better...
My walnut stocked rifle has at least 600rds++ down the pipe and has held up perfectly. I simply check (twice now) that the action screws are snug, I think there around 18-20lbs with the torque wrench (but don't quote me on that). I really like the trigger on these rifles with the option of a nice crisp trigger or a very light set trigger. The rifle is light recoiling and it is feather light making it suitable for all day carrying by either men or women and as a first rifle for youth hunters as well. Capable of taking game Deer sized or even small bear this rifle is perfectly suited for a hunting collection. All you need is one larger rifle for Moose or Elk. The CZ527 is one of my best gun purchases ever and will be my first choice for deer hunting for as long as I can see. Now what would make another sweet stock addition for these great rifles would be a Laminate or Beech stock option. The walnut one will get dings etc but a Beech stock would hold up so much better and the paultry weight gain would be drowned out by the 6lb rifle....oh no 6.15lbs with laminate or beech id take either.....
Like all CZ firearms they take about 200 rounds for break in....be prepared for terrible wandering accuracy until you have at least 100 rounds through anything CZ makes all of them somehow hone in to decent consistent groups after 200 rds. This has been true for both CZ pistols and rifles that I have owned. At 100m I can shoot 1 inch groups with S&B and Barnaul SP and ~2 inch groups with Can-am reloads with a walnut 527 scoped with a 2-7x Vortex and so far after about 140 rounds through a synthetic model groups changed from high right, then left then low left are now just about working their way to the centre of point of aim at about 2-3inches with fibre optic sights at 100m... What matters to me is that I can quickly fire all 5 rounds standing unsupported and get a aimed group of about 4 inches or better...
My walnut stocked rifle has at least 600rds++ down the pipe and has held up perfectly. I simply check (twice now) that the action screws are snug, I think there around 18-20lbs with the torque wrench (but don't quote me on that). I really like the trigger on these rifles with the option of a nice crisp trigger or a very light set trigger. The rifle is light recoiling and it is feather light making it suitable for all day carrying by either men or women and as a first rifle for youth hunters as well. Capable of taking game Deer sized or even small bear this rifle is perfectly suited for a hunting collection. All you need is one larger rifle for Moose or Elk. The CZ527 is one of my best gun purchases ever and will be my first choice for deer hunting for as long as I can see. Now what would make another sweet stock addition for these great rifles would be a Laminate or Beech stock option. The walnut one will get dings etc but a Beech stock would hold up so much better and the paultry weight gain would be drowned out by the 6lb rifle....oh no 6.15lbs with laminate or beech id take either.....
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Not a fan of the 527 in 7.62x39, they headspace them for cip(loose) so anything from Winchester, federal or full sized reloads ect ect will result in light firing pin strikes and misfires. Or atleast that was my experience with em.
That was not our experience with factory ammo, and between my son and I, we had three 527 7.62's... but when reloading for them I did a 1/2 FL size... just short stroked the body die so that it bottomed out half way down the body... kind of a long neck sizing... loaded with 30.0 grains of CFE-BLK and F-210's, never had a light strike or misfire... accuracy was great too. My son still has his (he is a CZ guy), I replaced mine with an M77 MKII stainless 7.62 that is stupid accurate with the same load, but I FL size the brass for this rifle.
addon to thread..
I'm curious. I was cleaning my 762 carbine after running about 30 rounds thru it and noticed what appears to look like a scribed line on my bolt-face.
The line is oriented from the bottom of the face to the firing-pin hole. A nice, straight line.
My first thoughts are "a crack".........however there is no corresponding line on the body of the bolt, by that I mean between the bolt-face and the ejector-claw channel.
The thing has not been abused, I only run Barnaul non-corrosive and some Norinco non-corrosive, all in a controlled, range setting from a bench.
Now my question would be can the bolt-face be scratched so easily by grit or some other contaminant? The line corresponds to the travel a cartridge base would make on its way up the controlled-feed bolt. Meaning where it snaps up into the bolt-face immediately after being slid out of the mag.
The rifle is still under warranty but I would rather not ship it halfway across the country unless necessary.
Any thoughts?
Sorry, no pics, my IT skill is being put to the test just doing this......
I'm curious. I was cleaning my 762 carbine after running about 30 rounds thru it and noticed what appears to look like a scribed line on my bolt-face.
The line is oriented from the bottom of the face to the firing-pin hole. A nice, straight line.
My first thoughts are "a crack".........however there is no corresponding line on the body of the bolt, by that I mean between the bolt-face and the ejector-claw channel.
The thing has not been abused, I only run Barnaul non-corrosive and some Norinco non-corrosive, all in a controlled, range setting from a bench.
Now my question would be can the bolt-face be scratched so easily by grit or some other contaminant? The line corresponds to the travel a cartridge base would make on its way up the controlled-feed bolt. Meaning where it snaps up into the bolt-face immediately after being slid out of the mag.
The rifle is still under warranty but I would rather not ship it halfway across the country unless necessary.
Any thoughts?
Sorry, no pics, my IT skill is being put to the test just doing this......
