RNB65
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On Friday I picked up my new 527 Carbine in 7.62x39. Gave it a quick cleaning and took it to the range on Sat and shot 60 rounds of WWB at 50yds.
My impressions: It's a terrific little rifle and fun to shoot. Very lightweight (less than 6lbs) and handles great. Not much felt recoil even with such a light rifle. Decent walnut stock -- not great but not bad. Fit and finish are first rate and it looks as good as it handles.
The iron sights are very good, but my eyesight isn't. The rear sight is a V shape and the front sight is a post with a circle on top. Shooting offhand at 50yds I had no problem shooting 3-4in groups which isn't bad considering that both the front and rear sights were blurry. I expect the groupings will improve once I put a low power scope on it.
The single set trigger is awesome. Set it. Line up the sights. Touch the trigger and it fires. The standard trigger is decent, but my groups got significantly smaller when using the set trigger. I'll never buy another bolt rifle that doesn't have a set trigger.
I e-mailed CZ and they said that shooting steel cased/jacketed ammo would do no harm, so next time I go to the range I'll give Wolf a try. I'll probably stick with the poly coated so I don't have to worry about lacquer build up in the chamber.
Negatives -- nothing major, just a few little things. The sights are semi-fixed. The rear sight appears to be welded to the barrel and can't be adjusted for windage (the windage was set perfectly and needed no adjustment). The front sight can be adjusted for elevation but it requires removing the sight and replacing it with one of a different height. No extra front sights came with the rifle, they have to be purchased seperately.
The bolt will bind a bit if you put sideways pressure on it while cycling. Just be careful to go straight back and staight forward and it works fine.
It doesn't have a standard Weaver scope mount. It uses a proprietary scope mount that requires rings specifically made for the 527. CZ sells rings for it as well as most of the major optics mount makers (Millet, Warne, Burris, Leupold).
Overall, it's a great little plinker and I would recommend it to anyone.
My impressions: It's a terrific little rifle and fun to shoot. Very lightweight (less than 6lbs) and handles great. Not much felt recoil even with such a light rifle. Decent walnut stock -- not great but not bad. Fit and finish are first rate and it looks as good as it handles.
The iron sights are very good, but my eyesight isn't. The rear sight is a V shape and the front sight is a post with a circle on top. Shooting offhand at 50yds I had no problem shooting 3-4in groups which isn't bad considering that both the front and rear sights were blurry. I expect the groupings will improve once I put a low power scope on it.
The single set trigger is awesome. Set it. Line up the sights. Touch the trigger and it fires. The standard trigger is decent, but my groups got significantly smaller when using the set trigger. I'll never buy another bolt rifle that doesn't have a set trigger.
I e-mailed CZ and they said that shooting steel cased/jacketed ammo would do no harm, so next time I go to the range I'll give Wolf a try. I'll probably stick with the poly coated so I don't have to worry about lacquer build up in the chamber.
Negatives -- nothing major, just a few little things. The sights are semi-fixed. The rear sight appears to be welded to the barrel and can't be adjusted for windage (the windage was set perfectly and needed no adjustment). The front sight can be adjusted for elevation but it requires removing the sight and replacing it with one of a different height. No extra front sights came with the rifle, they have to be purchased seperately.
The bolt will bind a bit if you put sideways pressure on it while cycling. Just be careful to go straight back and staight forward and it works fine.
It doesn't have a standard Weaver scope mount. It uses a proprietary scope mount that requires rings specifically made for the 527. CZ sells rings for it as well as most of the major optics mount makers (Millet, Warne, Burris, Leupold).
Overall, it's a great little plinker and I would recommend it to anyone.