CZ 527 American

[Stinky Coyote]

Cz 527 are legacy type rifles that break in for life, get sweeter the longer you own and shoot them. Early they benefit from polishing the action with jb bore paste, cycle it a few hundred times. Set the trigger up with a little loctite on the one adjustment screw but you can get it nearly 98% creep free and 2 3/4 lb pull with a bit of fussing but my last one needed that but iloctite on that screw so it doesn’t back out as you start shooting...which is what I learned. You’ll know as the creep comes back as you shoot it. Then polish the feed lips of the magazine and keep magazine stored full of rounds to get some set in that stiff spring and they really do become gems. They have slightly odd ring location to grip and trigger and benefit from scopes that have short eye box and distance to turret. And warne medium rings are the lowest you can get for best cheek weld to stock. It’s a bit to learn to do a cz right but when you do they are amazing legacy rifles. Oh and yes the pillar glass bedding also, my smith will also crown them. They are a labour of love. The least gunsmith and set up required Grendels are the ruger ranch...no smith necessary. The howas shoot good but everything except the action and barrel is total garbage so they are a bunch of new parts and money to get right. I’ve gone down the rabbit holes...I shoot ruger ranches now. But that CZ 527 American I built with proof research carbon barrel I built was chuckin hornady black at half moa or less easy at 500 yards and launched at 2605 fps was some sweet, I’m sure it’s new owner is loving it. Just too nice for me in the end as i need more throw around neglect type rigs as I’m just not that easy on gear so migrated to the working mans solution with the rugers, very happy there. Average 3/4 moa at 500 with hornady black and build the whole thing in my kitchen, no smith. Beat it in the field and zero guilt.