Folks,
Spent about 3 hours at the range today, sunny and 85 degrees. Wind was calm. Decided to test both the rifle and some loads. Did no special break in on the barrel.
I was going to test some of The Cavity Back MKZ 118gr with 27-29 grains of CFE223. But I started with the 29gr of CFE223 loads which yielded a average velocity of 2480fps. This about the minimum velocity I wanted. I knew the others the 27-28.5 grain loads would have less velocity, so I used them for practice loads. I am aiming for a solid 2550-2600 feet per second.
The loading with the 29 grains of CFE223 was very accurate, several 5 shot groups at .85 inches at 100 yards. The rifle was great. Bolt was smooth, and only became smoother with use. Magazines were a bit difficult to load with 5 shots at first, but after several loading became easier. The trigger breaks at 3.5 pounds and was clean. I did not try the set trigger.
When I have a more stable load formulated, I will try to get more shooting data built up. I'm hoping that I can as I said, get to about 2550-2600 fps. But I was able to shoot silhouette from 200 to 600 yards. I was zeroed at 100, 2.5 MOA up at 200, 4.5 MOA at 300, 8.7 MOA at 400, 16 MOA at 500. With that I am extremely happy with the CZ 527.
Where the Howa is modern piece of precise Japanese engineering, the CZ smacks of old world European craftsmanship. When I get more range time I will come back with a range report. A2
Spent about 3 hours at the range today, sunny and 85 degrees. Wind was calm. Decided to test both the rifle and some loads. Did no special break in on the barrel.
I was going to test some of The Cavity Back MKZ 118gr with 27-29 grains of CFE223. But I started with the 29gr of CFE223 loads which yielded a average velocity of 2480fps. This about the minimum velocity I wanted. I knew the others the 27-28.5 grain loads would have less velocity, so I used them for practice loads. I am aiming for a solid 2550-2600 feet per second.
The loading with the 29 grains of CFE223 was very accurate, several 5 shot groups at .85 inches at 100 yards. The rifle was great. Bolt was smooth, and only became smoother with use. Magazines were a bit difficult to load with 5 shots at first, but after several loading became easier. The trigger breaks at 3.5 pounds and was clean. I did not try the set trigger.
When I have a more stable load formulated, I will try to get more shooting data built up. I'm hoping that I can as I said, get to about 2550-2600 fps. But I was able to shoot silhouette from 200 to 600 yards. I was zeroed at 100, 2.5 MOA up at 200, 4.5 MOA at 300, 8.7 MOA at 400, 16 MOA at 500. With that I am extremely happy with the CZ 527.
Where the Howa is modern piece of precise Japanese engineering, the CZ smacks of old world European craftsmanship. When I get more range time I will come back with a range report. A2
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