Saw a CZ 527 Carbine at the LGS. $650. Caliber is .223. So, it is a beautiful handy little rifle. I am assuming that it will not use 5.56.
I have LOTS of .223/5.56 ammo used in my AR.
I suppose that with a good scope this would be an OK varmint - target rig. As is being discussed under hunting here on the HIGH ROAD, probably not the best choice for deer.
Anyone here have experience with this gun? Opinions appreciated...
As someone else stated, the CZs are designed to shoot both .223 and 5.56, and do so without any issues.
I have a 527 Varmint, FS, American/Classic, and had a Carbine, all in 1:12 twist .223 (which is the twist I wanted because I have other caliber guns for when I want to shoot heavier bullets). I sold the Carbine because I always took one of the others out to shoot instead. I found the accuracy of all to be good, but from most accurate to least accurate, they fell into the order that I listed them above.
All of them are somewhat picky about ammo if you want to get your best groups or accuracy, so you will need to find what your particular gun likes if you want to shoot your best groups or achieve your best accuracy. I don't reload for any of my .223s, but rather have identified factory target ammo that they shoot pretty well and stocked up a bit on that. The Varmint will shoot .3" at 100 yards with some 40-grain V-Max loads. The FS is next, about a tenth or two behind the Varmint, and then the Classic is just ever so slightly less accurate than the FS, then the Carbine was less accurate than the Classic, but in fairness I never tried as many different quality loads in the Carbine as I did with the other guns. I don't go walking and hunting for .223-type game, so I really didn't have much of a purpose for the Carbine.
Which 527 is best for an individual would depend upon how you plan to use it, IMO.
Pitcherz:
Varmint with Vortex Viper 6.5-20x44 (with Black Hills Reman 40-grain V-Max it's the most accurate rifle I own except for a 550 Varmint in .308)
FS with Burris Fullfield II 4.5-14x42
Classic/American (I've since switched to a Weaver V-24 instead of the Burris Fullfield II in this photo)
Carbine with Burris Fullfield II 4.5-14x42