Purchased my CZ 527 today.

[jkingrph]

Yeah, I went with the rustic for durability over aesthetics.

Hope it works out for you. As far as durability, I have my personal doubts. If it gets scratched or gouged, will you have white wood showing through?

I have some 100+ year old military rifles, most stocked in walnut, that are rustic enough looking for me.

[js8588]

Hope it works out for you. As far as durability, I have my personal doubts. If it gets scratched or gouged, will you have white wood showing through?

I have some 100+ year old military rifles, most stocked in walnut, that are rustic enough looking for me.

Funny enough, I just cancelled it. I had an opportunity to grab a Zastava M70 in 9.3x62 and I jumped on it instead. Yes, I'm a gun hipster...6.5 Grendel, 9.3x62, 6.5x55 and, in due course, a CZ 550 in 404 Jeffery.

[Waynejessie]

A CZ properly bedded will shoot with rifles costing twice as much. The ONLY weak link in the walnut stocked CZ rifles is their bedding. Their barrels are as good or better than most custom barrel manufacturers. I have a number of CZ rifles that'll hang with rifles twice the price from Germany.