wanderinwalker
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I asked for input about the various 9mm pistol caliber carbines a couple of months back. And one is still on my "want it" list. But I'm also a fan of Mannlicher-style stocks, and somehow this is what followed me home recently...
It's a CZ527FS in .223 Remington. My initial impressions are generally positive. It's lightweight, well-balanced and just barely big enough to house a .223 cartridge. The trigger is a single-set unit. In unset mode, it doesn't feel too bad. Without a trigger gauge, my off-the-cuff guess is about 4-lbs as delivered. In set mode, WOW! Again, just an off-the-cuff estimate about 1.5-lbs. There is a lot of trigger travel after it breaks in set mode. It doesn't bother me at all, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
I took it out this morning and was able to put about 40 rounds of 55gr FMJ ammo through it. A box of Wolf Gold .223 and a box of Independence 5.56mm. Due to the cold, I only shot it at 50 yards. The balance and good trigger made offhand shooting a natural. I'm not ready to pass accuracy judgment yet, just enough to say initial results are promising even with generic ball ammo.
Now it's not all sunshine and roses. The single-column magazine is a little stick to load. And it's very stiff feeding rounds from the magazine. The inside of the feed lips on the magazine appear to be in need of polishing. Either that or wearing in with some use should improve how smoothly rounds strip from the magazine.
Next up, I need to decide what to do for scoping it. Right now I'm leaning toward a Leupold fixed 4x, but we'll see what ends up jumping off the shelf when the time comes.
It's a CZ527FS in .223 Remington. My initial impressions are generally positive. It's lightweight, well-balanced and just barely big enough to house a .223 cartridge. The trigger is a single-set unit. In unset mode, it doesn't feel too bad. Without a trigger gauge, my off-the-cuff guess is about 4-lbs as delivered. In set mode, WOW! Again, just an off-the-cuff estimate about 1.5-lbs. There is a lot of trigger travel after it breaks in set mode. It doesn't bother me at all, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
I took it out this morning and was able to put about 40 rounds of 55gr FMJ ammo through it. A box of Wolf Gold .223 and a box of Independence 5.56mm. Due to the cold, I only shot it at 50 yards. The balance and good trigger made offhand shooting a natural. I'm not ready to pass accuracy judgment yet, just enough to say initial results are promising even with generic ball ammo.
Now it's not all sunshine and roses. The single-column magazine is a little stick to load. And it's very stiff feeding rounds from the magazine. The inside of the feed lips on the magazine appear to be in need of polishing. Either that or wearing in with some use should improve how smoothly rounds strip from the magazine.
Next up, I need to decide what to do for scoping it. Right now I'm leaning toward a Leupold fixed 4x, but we'll see what ends up jumping off the shelf when the time comes.
