Are CZ's the hot ticket item?

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baddarryl

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I have recently become a fan and been looking at them recently. Seems to me like many are at or above MSRP. That goes for pistols, rifles, whatever I have seen. At least it is around my local LGS's. Any reasons for this other than their obvious value per dollar? Is the public catching on? I wonder.
 
CZ makes very good firearms. Have only one of their rifles and one pistol. Both are fine shooters and perform flawlessly. I also think CZ makes very nice looking guns. That's why people are 'catching on'.
 
Catching on and the price is starting to reflect it.

CZ 500 American, 9.3 x 62, paid a little over $500.

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CZ 527 American 221 Fireball, payed less than $500.

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This is what made me a believer. These two groups were unscientifically fired from a used 75B I bought with Federal Champion 115gr target ammo at about 10 yards off hand. I may be replacing my Glock.

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They grow on you like a fungus. I started with a 75bd, got the Kadet slide, then wound up with a few more the past 12 years.

My 527 Carbine isn't going anywhere. :D

BTW have you guys seen the 40th anniversary 75b? It's purdy.
 
My future CCW handgun will be a CZ75 compact. I plan on picking up the full sized CZ75B later along with the Kadet slide. If the market for .22LR ever recovers, it would be perfect for practice drills and so on.

They're great guns, and just about every review I've read has been glowing or positive overall
 
My CZ527 Walnut Varmite Not So Good

I researched it, it was what I wanted at the time so I ordered it. Was not a cheap rifle. It is a beautiful gun and let me say first that accuracy is much better than I am, but mine must have been made on a Monday. It had 2 problems.

A spacer was missing from the assembly of the receiver to the stock that I discovered when I disassembled it and compared to the parts breakdown in the manual, I contacted CZ warranty department and they sent me one out right away, ok no problem.

The other is in my mind not so forgivable. The bolt was very rough and had visible to the naked eye lathe turn marks all along its length. I am thinking it missed the polishing step. It would stick nearly every time when cycling the bolt. I took it back to the place I purchased it and their gun smith looked at it and agreed it was probably not right but was reluctant to send it back. Maybe I should have sent it in anyway but I decided to fix it myself. So a couple hours with fine crocus cloth and some elbow grease it is much better though not nearly as smooth as my other rifles.

A CZ75B in 40sw could be in my future but I wll have to see and handle it before purchase and will not order it sight unseen.

Have a great New Year!
James
 
I have two pistols and one rifle. The rifle, CZ452 Trainer, is better finished than either of the pistols. Everything works though, you just don't get the attention to detail on the pistols as you do on the rifles.

My handguns are SP01, 97b .
 
This is what made me a believer. These two groups were unscientifically fired from a used 75B I bought with Federal Champion 115gr target ammo at about 10 yards off hand. I may be replacing my Glock.
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I'll keep my Glock. 1" group fired at 50', almost 17 yards. Shoots better, costs less.

 
All prices are up recently, but I am unaware of any special situation with CZ rifles. I bought an FS 550 7 years ago for $510 and it seems they are around $800 now so there has been a sharp increase.

They are basically a slightly modernized M98 Mauser. That makes them good by me. I have a small herd of them on the ranch.

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I've been liking CZs a long time...

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I'm sorry, are we discussing rifles or pistols? I see both in previous posts. I have never owned a CZ handgun so I can't comment.
 
I would love to buy a CZ rifle but I just can't get past that backwards safety.
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I have a 550 American in 9.3 x 62, a 550 Full Stock in 6.5 x 55 and a 527 American in 221 FireBall.

The Only one with the backwards safety is the 527, both 550 are normal. In fact the Full Stock has a three position safety instead of just two.

The Single set trigger is an outstanding feature.
 
The CZ rifles I would be interested in are the Rimfires which all seem to have the backwards safety. I'm thinking those were designed in the "country next door" to the Czech Republic. :D
 
I also have a CZ PO-6. Damn what I nice pistol. I sold my Glock 23 and bought the PO-6. This thing eats everything I feed it, both lead and jacketed. Accurate as heck too.
 
I was talking guns in a local shop yesterday and some how we got on the subject of CZs. I mentioned that I had a Kadet kit for my CZ75 and had barely put 50 rounds through it. The guy instantly asked if I would sell it and offered me "At least $500."

I declined because it took me a while to find one, and I haven't really have much time to play with it.
He gave me his number and told me to call him if I decided to sell.

So I guess some folks see them as desirable;)
 
Rifles:
Our CZ455 trainer is ungodly accurate. With iron sights we shoot rocks the size of golf balls at about 75 yards easily with any brand of 22 ammo. The only thing I do not like about that rifle is the plastic magazine... but it works just fine. The stock in-letting is fabulous, as is the bluing.

I had a 527 in 7.62x39 that would do pretty good too. I had a hard time putting a scope on it to my liking because of the high bolt lift, and instead declared it a brush gun. It still shot tight 2 or 3 inch groups at 100 yards.

Pistols:
I shoot clays at 50+ yards with my 75B and benched it will shoot a one inch ragged hole at about twenty five yards.

CZ are by far my favorite manufacturer. And the plain old 75B is my absolute favorite. For the money you can not beat them IMHO.

Negatives:
The proprietary CZ scope rail they have on rifles.
 
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