Eat Beef
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I bought my son a CZ 720 Youth. He wanted a shotgun with wood stocks. He's 10, so the 24" bbl and reduced LOP stock were important, as well as it being a semi auto to soak up a little recoil.
So we drove an hour and 15 minutes to a certified CZ dealer, and picked one up. It never ran right. It would single load if you held it on it's side, but it misfired about half the time if you loaded from the mag. So it was OK for trap, not so for hunting.
I talked to CZ several times, trying to figure out what was wrong and fix it without sending it in. Firing pin strikes were not centered, and eventually they said send it back. They sent a return label and I mailed it out.
After about a month (with no contact), I started calling them several times a day. After about two weeks, I got an email saying they couldn't fix it so they would replace it. A few days later I finally got in touch with someone.
He said they didn't have any 720 youths, so they would send me a 720 ALS, with an ATI synthetic stock. I explained that my son didn't want a synthetic, and I didn't want anything ATI.
I asked if we could put my stock on the ATS. No.
Can we put my stock and bbl on a 720. No.
Can you just refund my money? No.
So I'm going to end up with a shotgun I don't want. And to add insult to injury, I'm going to have to pay for a transfer to get it. That's after I wait a month for them to ship it, at which point we'll have not only missed teal season, but dove as well.
I'm not a CZ hater. I own a 527 carbine in 223 that my boys LOVE. I was planning on getting another one now that they have a 1:9 twist bbl. I was also considering building one in 6.5 Grendel.
But not anymore. I'm done with CZ. If you're considering buying a CZ, esp. a shotgun, know that they put out some stinkers (everyone does), and if you get one they won't work with you.
So we drove an hour and 15 minutes to a certified CZ dealer, and picked one up. It never ran right. It would single load if you held it on it's side, but it misfired about half the time if you loaded from the mag. So it was OK for trap, not so for hunting.
I talked to CZ several times, trying to figure out what was wrong and fix it without sending it in. Firing pin strikes were not centered, and eventually they said send it back. They sent a return label and I mailed it out.
After about a month (with no contact), I started calling them several times a day. After about two weeks, I got an email saying they couldn't fix it so they would replace it. A few days later I finally got in touch with someone.
He said they didn't have any 720 youths, so they would send me a 720 ALS, with an ATI synthetic stock. I explained that my son didn't want a synthetic, and I didn't want anything ATI.
I asked if we could put my stock on the ATS. No.
Can we put my stock and bbl on a 720. No.
Can you just refund my money? No.
So I'm going to end up with a shotgun I don't want. And to add insult to injury, I'm going to have to pay for a transfer to get it. That's after I wait a month for them to ship it, at which point we'll have not only missed teal season, but dove as well.
I'm not a CZ hater. I own a 527 carbine in 223 that my boys LOVE. I was planning on getting another one now that they have a 1:9 twist bbl. I was also considering building one in 6.5 Grendel.
But not anymore. I'm done with CZ. If you're considering buying a CZ, esp. a shotgun, know that they put out some stinkers (everyone does), and if you get one they won't work with you.