CZ 527 Varmint

The CZ 527 Varmint is an American style bolt action smallbore rifle designed by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod based around the CZ 527. It has a Mauser-style action, and is available in three different stylings.

The standard Varmint model is available in three calibers: .17 Remington, .204 Ruger, and .223 Remington. It comes with different kinds of wood stocks depending on the caliber such as American Walnut and Curly Maple. This model is 3.28 kg (7.2 lb).

An adaptation of the Varmint is the Varmint Laminated. This model features a Grey Laminated stock. The Laminated rifle is only available in .223 Remington and weighs 3.62 kg (7.97 lb).

The last styling of the Varmint model is the Varmint Kevlar model. The primary difference is the stock is made of a Kevlar composite manufactured by H-S Precision. The rifle also has an aluminum bedding block to which the action is screwed. The barrel is also free floated. The rifle does not have sights and does not ship with rings. Supported calibers are the .204 Ruger, and .223 Remington. This model weighs in at 3.41 kg (7.5 lb). It also has the fastest rifling twist ratio for the .223 Remington (1:9 instead of 1:12) of the three models. Early production (pre 2002) had a 1:12 twist rate. Newer rifles should all have the 1:9 twist rate.

The CZ 527 Varmint in .223 has muzzle velocities for standard-load convert|45|gr|sing=on bullets of around convert|3500|ft/s|m/s. The 1:9 barrel twist in the Varmint Kevlar reduces muzzle velocities by about 1.5%. Heavier bullets (60 grains) still shoot at above convert|3000|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on.

The CZ 527 Varmint was originally designed for American markets, though it has had received world-wide recognition in light rifle and small bore competitions alike.

External links

* [http://www.czub.cz/index.php?p=32&idp=3&ids=9&idz=34&lang=en Manufacturer's webpage about CZ 527 Varmint]