looking to make a lightweight medium range hunting rifle for coastal deer up here in British Canuckistan and I've decided upon the 6.5 Grendel.
I've had a 527 Carbine in 7.62x39 before and loved it...really wishing CZ would release a carbine with the 6.5 Grendel. I know nothing about Howa, but constantly see praise for the CZ while others like the Howa 1500 but have complaints. most complaints have been vague, mentioned in passing with nothing more concrete than some disliking how easy it is to accidentally bump the mag release and drop the magazine.
the Howa has the benefit of being better priced...$900 vs $1150 for the CZ American or Varmint MTR. it also has the benefit of being lightweight (5.7lbs) with a 20" HB while the CZ's would need to be rebarreled or cut and crowned, to meet my lightweight requirements.
I also have a bunch of questions. I've been shooting pistol for years, but have ignored rifle for the most part...so wonder a few things.
- how much lighter would the CZ American, VMTR and Howa get if the barrel was cut back to 18.5"?
- I know there are 6 popular barrel contours...so assuming the CZA is a #1 or #2, how much lower vibration/flex would it suffer from at the shorter length?
- focusing on making the rifle lighter, can the bolt/barrel be fluted? how would that affect it's operation?
- for the gits n shiggles of it, when the CZA barrel is cut back to 18.5", would that allow for enough head to thread for a muzzle break?
- what stock options are there for the CZ 527 and Howa MA to make it lighter, stiffer and maintain waterproofing (it's darned wet up here in Prince Rupert...wettest place in Canada!)
- CZ comes with a nice set trigger...what options are there to upgrade the Howa's trigger?
thank you for your patience and kindness in helping me understand!
I've had a 527 Carbine in 7.62x39 before and loved it...really wishing CZ would release a carbine with the 6.5 Grendel. I know nothing about Howa, but constantly see praise for the CZ while others like the Howa 1500 but have complaints. most complaints have been vague, mentioned in passing with nothing more concrete than some disliking how easy it is to accidentally bump the mag release and drop the magazine.
the Howa has the benefit of being better priced...$900 vs $1150 for the CZ American or Varmint MTR. it also has the benefit of being lightweight (5.7lbs) with a 20" HB while the CZ's would need to be rebarreled or cut and crowned, to meet my lightweight requirements.
I also have a bunch of questions. I've been shooting pistol for years, but have ignored rifle for the most part...so wonder a few things.
- how much lighter would the CZ American, VMTR and Howa get if the barrel was cut back to 18.5"?
- I know there are 6 popular barrel contours...so assuming the CZA is a #1 or #2, how much lower vibration/flex would it suffer from at the shorter length?
- focusing on making the rifle lighter, can the bolt/barrel be fluted? how would that affect it's operation?
- for the gits n shiggles of it, when the CZA barrel is cut back to 18.5", would that allow for enough head to thread for a muzzle break?
- what stock options are there for the CZ 527 and Howa MA to make it lighter, stiffer and maintain waterproofing (it's darned wet up here in Prince Rupert...wettest place in Canada!)
- CZ comes with a nice set trigger...what options are there to upgrade the Howa's trigger?
thank you for your patience and kindness in helping me understand!
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