CZ527 Problem

[doddsy1970 9]

After shooting my rifle tonight i went to eject the spent shell and the re-tractor would not remove it from the barrel. Upon getting home i noticed that it was loose and what seems to be like a big cir-clip facing the wrong way up on the bolt. I cannot remove the bolt and nor will the bolt travel forward very easily. Has any any ideas what causes this and is it an easy fix, a gunsmiths job and or a common fault?

[kenny14 656]

I used to have a 527 in 222, which I got second hand from a gunshop. After no more than about 30 shots the same thing as you describe happened, and there was no way I could figure out how to remove the bolt, so I took it back to the shop, where the assistant kept telling me that I'd caused the problem by feeding single rounds into the chamber by hand rather than using the bolt (which I hadn't). After a while they agreed to repair it for me without charge, but when I got it back after a couple of weeks the same thing happened again after only 3 shots.

The same assistant again accused me of feeding single rounds, but the shop owner agreed to send the rifle off to edgar bros for testing. After about a week I got a call from the shop telling me that it was indeed a fault with the rifle and as it was still under warrenty they were replacing it with a brand new one. Everything turned out ok for me but it sounds like this may be a common fault with this model.

[Buddon Ness 0]

After shooting my rifle tonight i went to eject the spent shell and the re-tractor would not remove it from the barrel. Upon getting home i noticed that it was loose and what seems to be like a big cir-clip facing the wrong way up on the bolt. I cannot remove the bolt and nor will the bolt travel forward very easily. Has any any ideas what causes this and is it an easy fix, a gunsmiths job and or a common fault?

That seems to be a common fault with that rifle, I had same problem and also got left with live round up spout.It was cheap enough to repair and as a real cure I bought a Weatherby.

[doddsy1970 9]

I used to have a 527 in 222, which I got second hand from a gunshop. After no more than about 30 shots the same thing as you describe happened, and there was no way I could figure out how to remove the bolt, so I took it back to the shop, where the assistant kept telling me that I'd caused the problem by feeding single rounds into the chamber by hand rather than using the bolt (which I hadn't). After a while they agreed to repair it for me without charge, but when I got it back after a couple of weeks the same thing happened again after only 3 shots.

The same assistant again accused me of feeding single rounds, but the shop owner agreed to send the rifle off to edgar bros for testing. After about a week I got a call from the shop telling me that it was indeed a fault with the rifle and as it was still under warrenty they were replacing it with a brand new one. Everything turned out ok for me but it sounds like this may be a common fault with this model.

 

 

After shooting my rifle tonight i went to eject the spent shell and the re-tractor would not remove it from the barrel. Upon getting home i noticed that it was loose and what seems to be like a big cir-clip facing the wrong way up on the bolt. I cannot remove the bolt and nor will the bolt travel forward very easily. Has any any ideas what causes this and is it an easy fix, a gunsmiths job and or a common fault?

That seems to be a common fault with that rifle, I had same problem and also got left with live round up spout.It was cheap enough to repair and as a real cure I bought a Weatherby.

 

Thanks alot gents..... I took it to the gunshop today..... I will just have wait and see.