[ChopperGuy]

Check out the story of my 6.8 Lefty CZ 527 build here:

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=482

If they made this tifle in 7.62x39, my smith said it would be a lot of work to reduce and make the bolt face work. Much easier to open the .223 bolt face.

My experience with the rifle has been great. I love a light handy mild recoiling caliber for hunting. Especially one with the down range performance of the 6.8.

Wish mine had wood that looked like the one pictured in the post at the top of this topic. The wood I have is practical, nice straight grained and functional. With the bedding and the way it shoots, I'll leave it alone.

That being said, I will not use the TSX bullets again. If I wanted FMJ performance, I'd shoot the FMJ offerings out there. For my thin skinned game hunting with the 6.8 it will be the Sierra Pro Hunters all the way now that I've worked up a load that seems to work well in my rifle.

I like this little CZ so much I have another (.204) that I'm makeing into a 20 Vartarg for a walk around varminter. It'll use the standard 204 bottom metal and the .221 Fireball mags. I'm having a 22" #3 contour barrel on it, bedding the action, etc. Shold be a great rifle for walking the high prairie in Montana.

 

[ChopperGuy]

Mine was a Remington take off stainless barrel with a 1 in 10 twist.

Using the 7.62x39 bottom metal and mags it feeds the fits and feeds the 6.8 very reliably. You would have to open the mag well in the .223 rifle. The bottom metal was an easy swap out for the smith that did my rifle.

I currently use a set of Warne high rings, but am considering he mod to the bolt handle mentioned above as i want to try a different scope. The high rings are ok for the Trijicon Accupoint, but are going to be too high for the Leupold 1.5-5 I want to put on my rifle.

Mine also shoots GREAT. A very handy little rifle for the woods and fields.

Good luck.