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- Vancouver Island, BC
I really like the CZ527 model. It's light and handy. Last year I bagged my deer with my 7.62x39 carbine. That being said, I've always loved the look of my 527 full stock, but it was only offered in 223 rem.
recently, after a few years of looking, someone one the EE was selling a mannlicher stock for a CZ527. I jumped at the chance to get it to make my franken-rifle. Given that the CZ527 FS is 20.5 in long wheras the carbines are 18.5 in long, I thought all that would be required would be to lop off 2 inches and I'd be all set but it required enlarging the hole at the end of the end cap and some fiddling with the wood. It's not 100% perfect as the end cap doesn't mate 100% flush with the wood since it's wider 2" back than at the original location. I didn't want to sand and "feather" the entire stock so it's good enough for now.
I put a few more CZ527s in to showcase how varied they can get when you mix and match the various components. Namely, I got 2 synthetic carbines cerakoted midnight bronze by Black Box customs (they are a site sponsor and their work is beyond reproach). I dropped the cerakoted action in the mannlicher stock to see what it looks like. I went back to the blued one.
Note the laminate varmint stock which has a shorter LOP than the carbine, but weighs 200g more. It comes in at 36.5" overall length. The Carbine and 7.62 full stock come in at 37.5" and the 223 FS 39.5"
Note the older 2010 carbine has regular sights without fibre-optics, and is marked CZ527M, whereas both more recent carbines (2020) are only marked CZ527.
Note the various bottom metals throughout the different models. Some are metal, some are aluminium (? definitely not magnetic). Some have the little wings, some don't.
Personally, I prefer the look of the bottom metal with the little wings with a 5 round mag, but I snagged one from a 527 night sky that had a 3-rd mag because I prefer the flush fit on the 223 Full Stock.
I swapped out the bottom metal with wings onto the 7.62x39 fullstock as the 7.62 only comes in 5-rd mags. Given their current scarcity I'm not sure I want to hack one up to make a 3-rd 7.62 mag. I'm thinking of swapping out regular sling swivels onto the 223 FS.
note the different bend in the older Carbine's bolt (first on right) ^
Trying to figure out how it looked in burnt bronze with wood. Meh.
how they currently sit:
recently, after a few years of looking, someone one the EE was selling a mannlicher stock for a CZ527. I jumped at the chance to get it to make my franken-rifle. Given that the CZ527 FS is 20.5 in long wheras the carbines are 18.5 in long, I thought all that would be required would be to lop off 2 inches and I'd be all set but it required enlarging the hole at the end of the end cap and some fiddling with the wood. It's not 100% perfect as the end cap doesn't mate 100% flush with the wood since it's wider 2" back than at the original location. I didn't want to sand and "feather" the entire stock so it's good enough for now.
I put a few more CZ527s in to showcase how varied they can get when you mix and match the various components. Namely, I got 2 synthetic carbines cerakoted midnight bronze by Black Box customs (they are a site sponsor and their work is beyond reproach). I dropped the cerakoted action in the mannlicher stock to see what it looks like. I went back to the blued one.
Note the laminate varmint stock which has a shorter LOP than the carbine, but weighs 200g more. It comes in at 36.5" overall length. The Carbine and 7.62 full stock come in at 37.5" and the 223 FS 39.5"
Note the older 2010 carbine has regular sights without fibre-optics, and is marked CZ527M, whereas both more recent carbines (2020) are only marked CZ527.
Note the various bottom metals throughout the different models. Some are metal, some are aluminium (? definitely not magnetic). Some have the little wings, some don't.
Personally, I prefer the look of the bottom metal with the little wings with a 5 round mag, but I snagged one from a 527 night sky that had a 3-rd mag because I prefer the flush fit on the 223 Full Stock.
I swapped out the bottom metal with wings onto the 7.62x39 fullstock as the 7.62 only comes in 5-rd mags. Given their current scarcity I'm not sure I want to hack one up to make a 3-rd 7.62 mag. I'm thinking of swapping out regular sling swivels onto the 223 FS.
note the different bend in the older Carbine's bolt (first on right) ^
Trying to figure out how it looked in burnt bronze with wood. Meh.
how they currently sit:
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