19 year old....CZ527 in .22 Hornet

[johnny k]

My second CZ527 in .22 hornet (this year)

1993 model, just took a chance and bought it.
Came in at a reasonable price for the complete set up.
It has an old very long moderator on it, so long it does not fit any of my bags.
Stock has seen some hard outings but still looks ok.
Bore is tidy as far as I can tell
Metal work is great for the age.
Trigger pull is a bit stiff but a clean and some adjustment should sort it out.

Just been out to zero it with Hornady 35 grain v max.

It came with a cheap mill dot scope so I bore sighted it to a Target 30metres away thinking if its on Target at 30m it will give a second zero about 140m (ish).

First shot, 1cm low. Could not believe it. Done.
Checking the Target when finished showed how accurate this under rated calibre is.
Great big hole in the earth bank I was using as a back stop.
It may be old but with age comes experience.

Looking forward to some Charlie in the scope.

[THE GRIFF]

I have a 1999 model, just had the barrel chopped from 24" down to 18 inches and fit a really light moderator on it.
It's completely changed the feel of the gun and is a pleasure to use, I love it.
I just need to start reloading now to bring the cost of ammo down.

[Ruger_shooter]

Great calibre and of course you can never go wrong with a CZ 527. Foxes do not like them one bit!

[Tikka223]

527 in 22hornet ..... just brill. Would not part with mine .
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...6/IMG_0265.jpg
This is my two favorit bits of kit .... Shadow and my 527

[joffy]

527 in 22hornet ..... just brill. Would not part with mine .
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...6/IMG_0265.jpg
This is my two favorit bits of kit .... Shadow and my 527

i could only see the lab

[johnny k]

I have a 1999 model, just had the barrel chopped from 24" down to 18 inches and fit a really light moderator on it.
It's completely changed the feel of the gun and is a pleasure to use, I love it.
I just need to start reloading now to bring the cost of ammo down.

What mod are you using with it? and who locally cut the barrel down for you and was it expensive?

Thanks, John

[Tank]

527 in 22hornet ..... just brill. Would not part with mine .
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...6/IMG_0265.jpg
This is my two favorit bits of kit .... Shadow and my 527

Lovely looking dog and the rifle ain't bad! I'm looking forward to getting my Hornet in the New Year. I'll be reloading at some point and can't wait to get going with it. It's like having a new child!

[nicholiath]

What mod are you using with it? and who locally cut the barrel down for you and was it expensive?

Thanks, John

I have a CZ 527 Hornet and i left the barrel t standard length and use an over barrel DM80 mod, works very well. Interestingly recently i was reading on a forum that a bloke uses a rimmy SAK mod on his hornet with no problems! Apparently he states they were originally advertised to include Hornet. He posted a link to the company that manufacture SAK and Hornet was on list for this mod alongside .22 rimmy, WMR, HMR, HM2
Here is the link. Oulun Työstökeskus Oy

[johnny k]

I have a CZ 527 Hornet and i left the barrel t standard length and use an over barrel DM80 mod, works very well. Interestingly recently i was reading on a forum that a bloke uses a rimmy SAK mod on his hornet with no problems! Apparently he states they were originally advertised to include Hornet. He posted a link to the company that manufacture SAK and Hornet was on list for this mod alongside .22 rimmy, WMR, HMR, HM2
Here is the link. Oulun Työstökeskus Oy

Found the page, and yes it states .22 hornet.

[joffy]

SAK-vaimennin
Suomen suosituin pienoiskiväärivaimentaja.Täyttää EU-direktiivin 2003/10/ECn kaikki vaatimukset
. Vaimennusteho 31db(A)ref.US MIL-STD-1474D. Vaimennin on todella kestävä ja 2 vuoden valmistustakuu kattaa seuraavien kaliibereiden käytön
.17, .22, .25 ilma-aseet
.17HMR/HM2 metsästyskiväärit
.22lr/.22WMRF pienoiskiväärit ja pistoolit
.22 Hornet metsästyskiväärit
valmistettu erikoisalumiinista, ei muoviosia
helppo purkaa ja koota, 25mm etumutteri irroitetaan (aukaistaan 25mm/1" avaimella/pinnoitus säilyy kauniina) ja yhtenäinen sisäelementti työnnetään peukalolla ulos, puhdistetaan ja työnnetään takaisin
asennuskierre normaali Suomessa käytettävä 1/2-20UNF
vaimentajan pituus vain 145mm (jatkaa asetta 135mm)
ulkohalkaisija 34mm
toimitamme mustana tai kirkkaaksi eloksoituna
paino vain 160g




Myyntihinta 40euroa
Asennus 65euroa

[Jamie]

That's a spring chicken! Mine was made in 1949, just given her a wee facelift:

http://s334.photobucket.com/albums/m...ustom%20Stock/

Jamie

[john1]

Yep got a SAK on mine. I don't expect it to last for ever but its doing just fine at the moment and is lovely and lite for a walk rounder.

John

[Graham2]

You won't go wrong with a Hornet!

Great little calibre, reload 35 grain V-Max with 12.6 grains of Lil Gun and make the local fox population hate you. I squeaked one in from 100 yards to 40 the other night and dropped him without a twitch. No entry or exit wound either, so no mess when chucking them in the brambles.

My tub of Lil Gun never seems to go down either.

[JonP]

Have one (older BRNO) which must have shot 1000's of rounds.

Rifling a little soft - but rather than buy new one, decided to have a play with K Hornet. Took less than an hour to do, also threaded it and now mated with an ASE Jet-Z CQB so very practical. (and as I don't intend to resell, it is yet to be reproofed. Comments expected . . . )

This tightened the groups back from inch to jagged hole at 100m. Probably more to do with having a proper 'neck' and the difference in reloading as now 13gns of Lil'Gun is nolonger a compressed load.

It is a far softer shoot than the .222 or .22-250, yet with the 35gn doing 3000fps, Charlie don't know the difference !

Regards

JonP

[JonP]

Jamie . . . .


Just realised that it was you JLL !


The stock must have taken you ages . . but that must really hurt your thumb - its all back to front !


Take care


Regards

JonP