lionking
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Haven't shown this to you until now, was a impulse buy at a gun show in early 2017. Someone finished it with duracoat along with the mounted Trijicon Accupower scope.
Took it out today to test again, last time was mixed results, and even today cannot group less than 2 and change inches at hundred yards, rested with a scope. Today I only used brass case more quality ammo than typical steel cased. Steel case didn't group much worse, but it gets sticky in the chamber, this CZ doesn't cycle steel cased lacquer ammo too well.
Was a nice low wind day today, perfect for testing shot placement and accuracy. Now I'm not a expert shooter, of course skill or lack of skill comes into play but I'm not a novice either. Used proper sighting and breathing technique, along with trigger squeezing so it was "a surprise" when the rounds went off.
The scope while not the most powered, is eye friendly for me at 100 yds, and I used square targets today that seems easier for cross hair shooting than the typical SR-1 round bulls eye targets I normally use.
I tried Winchester, S&B, and Fiocchi ammo today, the Fiocchi I'm a fan of their handgun ammo but not of their rifle ammo, one shot of Fiocchi fired but is very under powered, my experience with Fiocchi 30-30 was under powered light loaded also, then after three attempts to fire Fiocchi the primer struck but failed to fire so I gave up on Fiocchi.
Between Winchester and S&B the best group was with S&B.
However my experience is 7.62x39mm just seems like a inherently inaccurate cartridge, which is part of thread purpose to debate such, maybe people who reload get better results I don't know, but I have a suspicion that the said CZ 527 in a different caliber would perform better more often, say .223 for example. I know the AK and AKA design isn't made for stellar accuracy, but I really don't see the 7.62x39mm cartridge shining in other designs also although I haven't tested it yet in a AR-15 design rifle.
My results see below, and feel free to express opinions and or show targets done with 7.62x39mm maybe I wrong about it's inherent inaccuracy , I like the cartridge for what it is in a AK or SKS , maybe it's a good short range hunting cartridge. But if I had to do it again for a CZ 527 or other bolt gun it wouldn't be in 7.62x39
Took it out today to test again, last time was mixed results, and even today cannot group less than 2 and change inches at hundred yards, rested with a scope. Today I only used brass case more quality ammo than typical steel cased. Steel case didn't group much worse, but it gets sticky in the chamber, this CZ doesn't cycle steel cased lacquer ammo too well.
Was a nice low wind day today, perfect for testing shot placement and accuracy. Now I'm not a expert shooter, of course skill or lack of skill comes into play but I'm not a novice either. Used proper sighting and breathing technique, along with trigger squeezing so it was "a surprise" when the rounds went off.
The scope while not the most powered, is eye friendly for me at 100 yds, and I used square targets today that seems easier for cross hair shooting than the typical SR-1 round bulls eye targets I normally use.
I tried Winchester, S&B, and Fiocchi ammo today, the Fiocchi I'm a fan of their handgun ammo but not of their rifle ammo, one shot of Fiocchi fired but is very under powered, my experience with Fiocchi 30-30 was under powered light loaded also, then after three attempts to fire Fiocchi the primer struck but failed to fire so I gave up on Fiocchi.
Between Winchester and S&B the best group was with S&B.
However my experience is 7.62x39mm just seems like a inherently inaccurate cartridge, which is part of thread purpose to debate such, maybe people who reload get better results I don't know, but I have a suspicion that the said CZ 527 in a different caliber would perform better more often, say .223 for example. I know the AK and AKA design isn't made for stellar accuracy, but I really don't see the 7.62x39mm cartridge shining in other designs also although I haven't tested it yet in a AR-15 design rifle.
My results see below, and feel free to express opinions and or show targets done with 7.62x39mm maybe I wrong about it's inherent inaccuracy , I like the cartridge for what it is in a AK or SKS , maybe it's a good short range hunting cartridge. But if I had to do it again for a CZ 527 or other bolt gun it wouldn't be in 7.62x39