10-23-2021, 04:11 PM
JSH Wrote:I have had a half dozen CZ 527s. Some shot great, others shot no better than any other off the rack rifle. All but one are gone now and it is at the local GS for sale.
I replaced them with Howa minis and have not regretted it any at all. Yeah I have tinkered with everyone of them, stocks,chassis, bedding etc. I bought my minis before the price jumped up so blasted high. Bought two for what I sold one CZ for.
Smooth action, smooth feeding (so smooth I actually opened the bolt to make sure it had picked up a cartridge) positive extraction. Trigger, my smith did his spin on modification and it is as good as any tuned Remington trigger.
Accuracy, I will shoot side by side with a CZ with no fear.
That's encouragement to pick up the 20" Grendel at the local Ranch Store. Every time I handle the gun I put it back. Magazine fit always gets me edgy. Not as bad as my Ruger, but close second. Did you modify your magazine well or was it not an issue? The store here has sent back two for feeding problems. I wish Howa would put in a fixed magazine and do away with the plastic rattle box.
As to accuracy. I have never owned a CZ that did not give superlative accuracy with handloads. I shot some Hornady Black from my CZ American Grendel when I first got it and it was minute of caffeine. I have shot Hornady Steel, PPU and Belom through my three 7.62x39's and they shot well to varying degrees. Handloads were another story entirely. I have 204, 2x 22 Hornet, 223, 300 AAC, 7.62x39 x 3, and 6.5 Grendel x 2. All are exceptionally accurate with my handloads. The only issue I ever had was misfires with the 300AAC which I traced to using RCBS Small Based dies. When I went back to my Lee dies the problem went away. I have had three M 1500 HOWA centerfires and all were accurate. I gave them to family. (223, 270,3006)
Anyhow. I will go to the Ranch Store this morning and look at the Howa again. It will be hard to get by the "Bird in the hand ..." thing. ~Riuma