No more CZ 527's

The loss of the remaining commercial mauser action rifles with the CZ 527 (mauser patterned) and CZ 550 is lamentable. Everyone should have a mauser type action in their collection. However, there are still plenty of used ones available.

I AM looking forward to the CZ 600, particularly the version with the bavarian style wooden stock. I like that fact that iron sights are standard, and I like the detachable box magazine. I like the 20 inch barrel length on the non-magnum versions - goldilocks: not too long and not too short. Plus the MSRP of 845$ is very appealing. If some in the shooting sports community are disappointed, then that's okay. It will be easier for me to obtain a CZ600 chambered for .233 remington, when it becomes available.
 
I'm always surprised when I see folks loving the 527. In my search for an accurate rifle capable of shooting both .223 and 5.56 I bought, tested and sld a 527 amongst all the other capable of both loads. Though I really liked how the rifle felt, and appreciated it's eastern block stamping and finish, my action was anything but smooth. When cycling the action I had to push directly in on the center of the bolt with my thumb. If I pushed from the bolt handle the bolt would resist moving forward to chamber a round. I also had to fiddle with the magazine, and sand some rough edges.
Did I get a dud of a 527, or do the guys that like these guns enjoy that tinkering?
 
The below video fixes the binding issue some users have:
https://youtu.be/2Wa1bTLk70Y

Mine worked fine for me, but my son and a friend would occasionally have binding issues, so I did the above fix on mine (in 7.62x39). Warning: Reassembling the bolt after putting the additional bend in the extractor is a huge PITA!
 
SeanC, I did the bend mod in the extractor, it still was a bit sticky. Eventually I found a better shooter and sent it on it's way.
 
The CZ 600 does have a detachable five round magazine, it presumably be locked to where the user can single feed the chamber
 
Am I correct to understand that they too have the set trigger option? Other than lacking the detachable mag they are very similar to the 527?

How’s the quality?
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No, the M85 has no set trigger option. They are similar to the CZ, but not as refined or as well finished. They have an internal staggered box magazine. I like mine a lot, they shoot very well, but they are not well finished at all. The wood stocked ones are stocked in some mystery wood Zastava calls European walnut, but I have never seen pure white European walnut. Synthetic stocked rifles are in a foam-filled synthetic.
 
This thread still makes me very sad. I am trying to find someone that has either a new or used 527 FS somewhere!! I have found one or two online. So sad that they’ve been discontinued. I get it, new model, gotta stay fresh and attract new customers. But dang……
 
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