Advice Please Cz 527 .223

[shropshire dan 467]

Hi all im after some personal experience of the cz527 In .223 rifle will only be used for fox control and im not planning on shooting past 200yards. Ive been told that the hornady vmax 55g work well in this rifle and for fox control. Thanks in advance

[arnieboy 93]

yes they do and yes its a very good rifle mines never let me down mate

[shropshire dan 467]

Thanks for that. Im looking at the 527 kevlar or laminate. Id really like the stutzen but not the most practical for a foxing rifle

[let'sshoot 11]

I have it in American, I reload for it and it loves 55gr - using hornady at the moment, nice solid feeling rifle, nicely engineered, smooth bolt action, way more accurate than me or many others.

 

Very good rifle in my opinion, I have a Wildcat evolution mod on mine - does what I expect it to.

 

Thanks

[andyf 144]

Hi I bought a brand new 527 in .223 (1996), it was my first centrefire, and whilst it was well

made and felt 'right', I never managed to get it to shoot very well?

I started with factory ammo, I think it was Winchester with 55gr soft points, 1.5" groups

at best and even then I'd get the odd flyer 4>5" off in the wilds, but 3" was the norm for 3 shots

at 100 yards.

I didn't have a 'good' scope (Simmons Whitetail Classic)so maybe that was part of the problem?

Anyway I started reloading, again first time, but no improvement, other than to confirm that

some bullets perform better than others.

So I traded it for a new Browning A Bolt Varmint in 22.250, and got a high end Leupold VX3, and

that combination was superb from the start.

[shropshire dan 467]

Cheers guys. Its nice to have a mixed review. I was originally going for a .22-250 but was put off by premature barrel wear.

[charlie caller 3,654]

You wont go wrong with a 527 mate, very capable rifle, go for the.22-250 you will not wear the barrel out foxing, a mate of mine got one he bought in the 80s it has shot hundreds of foxes, and is still super accurate, oh and guess what it is a CZ 527

[shropshire dan 467]

Thanks CC will have a look at local ammo availability in .22-250

[shovel leaner 7,650]

I shoot a 527 and have done for years . Its a very good rifle and 223 is in my opinion the best fox round . My bullet of choice is SAKO 50Grain Game head . The kills are very good with this round , they dont go far once they have been hit , and the accuracy is very good . Ive experimented with home loads , but have found very little improovment .

[shropshire dan 467]

cheers. just been thinking and i reckon .223 is best for me as im planning on buying second hand and it will be a big risk buying a .22-250 s/h

[slipper 116]

Once the silage is cut your more than welcome to come out and have a go with mine I reload mine with 40 grain vmax and am I am getting sub 1 inch groups at 3600 ftps groups are not much bigger at 200 yards its very flat shooting ive had foxes upto 250 yards and rabbits and crows out to nearly 300 which is great fun!

[shropshire dan 467]

Cheers Chris I might have to take you up on that offer

[slipper 116]

No probs mate we can have some fun shooting long range crows, i am going to take charlie callers advice though and get some better reloading gear so I can crimp the bullets apparently it gives you tighter groups roll on game fair lol

[shootlodge 145]

Great every day carry/ farmers rifle, now't fancy & straight to the point, does what it says on the tin

[shropshire dan 467]

Ill have to get you to show me the ropes of reloading when im ready to do it. Im in no rush to reloed but when I do it I want to know what im doing lol