Nice. They are neat little rifles. A pleasure to hold and shoot.
I'm considering leaving mine as is for now (although I've ordered a different height front sight post). But if I go with a conversion, I think I might buy a CZ Varmint wood stock, as the Carbine's stock design seems more appropriate for using irons. And CSS had Varmint-contour LW 6.5 barrels for the 527 in stock recently, ready to be chambered to customer's preference. I think perhaps this might be the easiest route to an appropriate result (along with a good 'smith to make the barrel change with appropriate headspacing).
The outfit listed on CZ's website for custom work (Triple River ?) has previously indicated to me that they can make the barrel swap.
Otherwise, going with a custom barrel instead of a pre-fit, could not only add to the price of the conversion, but also to the time it will take for completion. With some of the top barrel makers, lead times for a custom contour barrel could be 4+ months.
If money isn't a deterrent, Mark Gordon at Short Action Customs is someone I would trust for top-notch work. I've used him a few times in the past, including the chambering of a Krieger AR-15 barrel in 264 LBC. I think that he also has a reamer for 6.5 Grendel Match. SAC isn't inexpensive, but Mark doesn't disappoint, and he is familiar with the 527.
I'm considering leaving mine as is for now (although I've ordered a different height front sight post). But if I go with a conversion, I think I might buy a CZ Varmint wood stock, as the Carbine's stock design seems more appropriate for using irons. And CSS had Varmint-contour LW 6.5 barrels for the 527 in stock recently, ready to be chambered to customer's preference. I think perhaps this might be the easiest route to an appropriate result (along with a good 'smith to make the barrel change with appropriate headspacing).
The outfit listed on CZ's website for custom work (Triple River ?) has previously indicated to me that they can make the barrel swap.
Otherwise, going with a custom barrel instead of a pre-fit, could not only add to the price of the conversion, but also to the time it will take for completion. With some of the top barrel makers, lead times for a custom contour barrel could be 4+ months.
If money isn't a deterrent, Mark Gordon at Short Action Customs is someone I would trust for top-notch work. I've used him a few times in the past, including the chambering of a Krieger AR-15 barrel in 264 LBC. I think that he also has a reamer for 6.5 Grendel Match. SAC isn't inexpensive, but Mark doesn't disappoint, and he is familiar with the 527.
Drifter