CZ 527 Carbine in 7.62x39... gem or junk?
- Thread starter CanuckShooter
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- Vancouver Island, BC
run, don't walk, to go buy it.
you can prevent the stock from cracking with a few easy mods. Haven't had a crack in thousands of rounds both in the OEM stock and the mannlicher stock I frankensteined onto it afterwards. If you are buying it new from a store, the stock is warranted by CZ for 1 year. Make sure the tang area is properly inleted, that you have a little sleeve in the rear action screw hole, and that your action screws are properly torqued and you should be good to go. You can bed the stock for added insurance.
overall better than the ruger and howa.
Personally I have not had issues with rust here on Vancouver Island, though to be fair I have not gone out of my way to use it in our worst weather.
you can prevent the stock from cracking with a few easy mods. Haven't had a crack in thousands of rounds both in the OEM stock and the mannlicher stock I frankensteined onto it afterwards. If you are buying it new from a store, the stock is warranted by CZ for 1 year. Make sure the tang area is properly inleted, that you have a little sleeve in the rear action screw hole, and that your action screws are properly torqued and you should be good to go. You can bed the stock for added insurance.
overall better than the ruger and howa.
Personally I have not had issues with rust here on Vancouver Island, though to be fair I have not gone out of my way to use it in our worst weather.
- Location
- SE corner Sk
I'd buy it. My Dad has a 527 in 7.62x39. I have a lefty zastava, compairing the 2, cz has a smoother bolt and just is a nicer put together rifle.
- Location
- SE corner Sk
Lol, pretty much the only other gun in that caliber to compair the 2.
One thing going for my Zastava though, for $360 vs. what Dad paid I think I can take the roughness
It’s one of my favourites in my collection. I like almost everything about it. Can confirm if it’s a more recent model the stock cracking issue has been totally resolved they installed a recoil lug and there is generous inletting at the tang.
I really like my 527 however the stock did crack on me which is disappointing. I had it properly repaired and it’s likely stronger and more stable now than when it was new but it’s still disappointing. My rifle is quite accurate for what it is and in no shooting the 7.62x39 version much more than the .223 version.
- Location
- Vancouver Island, BC
No, they only made OEM 3 round mags for the 223. There is a post about cutting down the 5rd 7.62x39 mag to make a 3rounder.
I changed the bottom metal out on my CZ527 FS in 223 to be able to run the 3 round mags. Eventually I'll get around to modifying one of the 7.62 mags for my frankenstein mannlicher-stocked 7.62x39 carbine.
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- SE corner Sk
527's are nice guns, slick little actions.
That's a beaut!!
Yeah that was basically a deal breaker for me too. Comfortable carry is a high priority so I modified a 5 rounder into a 3. A little nerve racking given the price and scarcity of these mags but worked out really well.
Its not flush but its now easy to grip at the balance point. I've got another 5 rounder for range work but in the field the 3 is where its at.
I agree with this that it's one of my favs.
Accurate, shorter and more handy than a .30-30.
And I think what you are saying is true the newer versions don't have the stock issue.
Ive owned 3 of them...2 were earlier wood stocked versions...both split at the wrist....this is a serious defect and a law in an otherwise excellent rifle.
I repaired one of them and sold the other at a loss as it split so bad the stock needed either major work to rescue it or was toast.
Beautiful looking/feeling wood BTW
These two earlier rifles were well blued, very tight smooth actions and overall fit/finish excellent.
The synthetic stock rifle was a newer production...wasnt too thrilled with the look or feel of the stock....very tupperwear glocky thing.
The action wasnt as smooth as the earlier rifles nor was the blueing as nice.
Worst of all they changed the front site design to a ####ty plastic eccentric mousetrap that fell apart immediately, was difficult to adjust and a total fail....the earlier rifles had steel sites akin to african express style...good looking rugged functional sites
All of them were very accurate..even with surplus but exceptionally so with quality ammo...triggers excellent....mags high quality but scarce and expensive and proprietary.
There you have it......
I no longer own the earlier rifle that I repaired the stock...wish I kept it...I traded it off as the issue soured me...it was a handsome quality accurate rifle in an excellent cartridge and properly scaled to the cartridge.
I couldnt warm up to the synthetic stock or lame bluing/fit/finish of the newer rifle...and the front site such a mess it needed an entirely different solution which pissed me off to have to do so it went byebye
I now have a pair of Ruger American Ranch 762 ruskys ....Amazingly accurate/totally reliable/rugged/compact and uses the very high quality/reliable oem Ruger mini30 mags which offer choice of nearly flush compact to very high cap options....good trigger...aftermarket support if wanted/needed
Typical Ruger approach of qulaity where it counts and skimp on fluffy areas to keep cost in check.
IF Ruger put oem iron sites on the Ranch it would be a homerun...they could offer it inexpensively if done at manufacture.....
My 762 rusky experience and 2c worth
PS Skip a Zavasta ....innaccurate rough junk
I repaired one of them and sold the other at a loss as it split so bad the stock needed either major work to rescue it or was toast.
Beautiful looking/feeling wood BTW
These two earlier rifles were well blued, very tight smooth actions and overall fit/finish excellent.
The synthetic stock rifle was a newer production...wasnt too thrilled with the look or feel of the stock....very tupperwear glocky thing.
The action wasnt as smooth as the earlier rifles nor was the blueing as nice.
Worst of all they changed the front site design to a ####ty plastic eccentric mousetrap that fell apart immediately, was difficult to adjust and a total fail....the earlier rifles had steel sites akin to african express style...good looking rugged functional sites
All of them were very accurate..even with surplus but exceptionally so with quality ammo...triggers excellent....mags high quality but scarce and expensive and proprietary.
There you have it......
I no longer own the earlier rifle that I repaired the stock...wish I kept it...I traded it off as the issue soured me...it was a handsome quality accurate rifle in an excellent cartridge and properly scaled to the cartridge.
I couldnt warm up to the synthetic stock or lame bluing/fit/finish of the newer rifle...and the front site such a mess it needed an entirely different solution which pissed me off to have to do so it went byebye
I now have a pair of Ruger American Ranch 762 ruskys ....Amazingly accurate/totally reliable/rugged/compact and uses the very high quality/reliable oem Ruger mini30 mags which offer choice of nearly flush compact to very high cap options....good trigger...aftermarket support if wanted/needed
Typical Ruger approach of qulaity where it counts and skimp on fluffy areas to keep cost in check.
IF Ruger put oem iron sites on the Ranch it would be a homerun...they could offer it inexpensively if done at manufacture.....
My 762 rusky experience and 2c worth
PS Skip a Zavasta ....innaccurate rough junk
I bought this first generation 7.62x39 carbine off the EE with a badly broken stock that I had planned on fixing. Ended up finding a like new late model CZ 527 American stock so I went that way instead. Great little farm gun.
