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My new 557 walnut is no exception, very in formal in rough conditions off the hood of my truck she needed 2 shots to verify my bore sight , then the 1st 3 shots a 150 grain sierra flat base over 46 grains of RL 15 into .74 at 110 yards.
It put 5 Barnes 150 grain ttsxs into 1.25 with W748. It was great with a 150 grain hornady too.
I will be investing in a better scope soon !
...tj3006
 
Posts: 605 | Location: OR | Registered: 28 March 2012Reply With Quote
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tj, glad to hear that new rifle is working out for you. I have a 550 in 6.5x55 and it is consistently accurate... Big Grin. I sure like mine...

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i bet it is accurate !
The 550s shot great for me too. i had a 7x57 and a .243. i just thought they were too heavy for the amount of power they produced. in the smaller calibers. But i should have kept the 7x57.
Some time late this year we are supposed to see the 557 in the new Nosler calibers.
I need to put a better scope on my .308. probably go with the New Leupold VX freedom 3x9
 
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Yes indeed you should have kept it Thomas
But I still have it,And it still shoots great.
Best rifle I have ever owner.
 
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tj.. I really wanted the 7x57 when I got my 550 but they were tough to come by and I got the Swede instead... I bet you are sorry you let your 7x57 go!
 
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CZs rule! tu2


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Totally agree, I bought a second hand 550,7x57 recently and was surprised how easy it was to work an accurate load.jc




 
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I have a 7x57 which I hope to give a g33/40 treatment to in order to shed some ounces.

great rifle.
 
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I have 3, a 527 Prestige in .22 Hornet that's about 20 years old, a 550 Safari American in .375 H&H that has beautiful wood, got lucky with that one, and finally another 527 in 6.5 Grendel .


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CZs rule! tu2


+1. tu2

I have six CZs, all 550s and love them: 505 Gibbs, 9.3x66, (2) 9.3x62s, 30-06, & 6.5x55. Three of them have had the #3 option from Wayne, and the 505 was customized at the CZ shop & Nathan Heineke.

Really great rifles. And the prices were super when I bought them. The two 9.3x62s (one converted to the '66), 30-06 & 6.5x55 were all around $425-$500 each, years ago. The 505 was $1,750 new. Wish I had bought a bunch of them back then... Frowner
 
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Well, i got my .308 for 717.00 I think. I hope to get the chance to really try it out soon on a decent bench...tj3006
 
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I love my CZ 550 in 500 Jeffery. The action is so solid, no wobble in the bolt, and after some break in very smooth. At 11.25 lbs, it's still light and lively in my hands. It's also very accurate and not bad to look at.



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Wow! I love the wood on that one!
 
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Yeah, great wood on that one!


All The Best ...
 
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Yep my CZs are favorites of mine. First was a 527 in 204 Ruger and another in 550FS in 6.5x55SE.
 
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Thanks guys! Itshoots lights out too, now recoil that's another topic lol


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Chuck



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Apparently I agree with the thread title. See sig line. Wink


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+1 tu2

Great rifles; Great scope!
 
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Chuck375,

Beautiful looking rifle! Man, you got a great chunk of wood on that 500. Eeker
 
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No two wooden stocks can ever be quite the same, and that one is indeed a beauty.

It can be a lottery when ordering factory rifles. My mate bought a Beretta shotgun, middling grade, stock unseen, and somehow scored wood that wouldn't look out of place on a Purdey.
 
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Thanks all got lucky Smiler


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Chuck



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+1 tu2

Great rifles; Great scope!


Thank you, kind sir!


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This thing is just great !
At this time i can't do it justice.
The load was a 150 grain Nosler Accubond over 46.5 grains of IMR 4064.
My 1st 3 shots were .74 off the hood of my jeep. Next group was 2 touching, and i pulled one to make 1.5. Third group was just like the 2nd.
i had 5 rounds left. The 1st 4 were a ragged hole at .40 and i pulled the 5th to make it 1.15.
I would take this rifle and load hunting mule deer gladly.
I shot it in my savage 99 and it was about 1.25 to 1.50. I would use that gladly too. The Nosler Book shows 48 grains max, with 4064, i might bump it up for the CZ But that is hot enough for the 60 year old lever gun. ...tj3006
 
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I agree, have CZ in 527/22 hornet , 527/.223 kevlar varmint, 550/.308, plus 3 ea. 453 rimfires, and a few 452 rimfires.
all fine guns, but I have just seen a model 537 in 7x57, and do not know a thing about this model.
does anyone here have , or has seen such?...........buntingmiester
 
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A model 537 ?
I have seen a 557, but not a 537.
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Model 537 came out right before the 550 but wasnt manufactured for very long and then CZ began making the 550 series .... I cant remember the slight differences between the two actions but they were cosmetic and not many. Thats all I know if it helps, all the best
 
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550 is CRF
 
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I couldn't resist. My battery consists of 2 Cz 550s in .308. I use them for everything. I have owned well over 50 sporting rifles and have boiled down my entire collection to just these two.

I have found their barrels to be extremely well finished, their inletting superb and I honestly feel the trigger is the finest you can get on a factory rifle. Better than the pre-64s.

The CRF speaks for itself and the square bridge with integral scope bases is the best in the biz. The factory irons are both incredibly useful and attractive. The entire rifle is machined steel. Not MIM, not cast...machined steel. If there is a better rifle i surely don't know what it could be.


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I only have one. It's a 550 in 9.3x62 with a Kevlar stock. It is a shooter and is one of my favorites.


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I've got a 550 in 375 H&H that shoots cloverleafs at 100 yards with handloads. It shoots as well or better than a rifle that cost me four times as much. So it was with little hesitation that I purchased a Sonoran in 270 which is on closeout. CZ took the last of its 550 standard actions, gave them to the custom shop and screwed on in house barrels and put them in a Manner's carbon fiber stock, pillar and glass bedding it. CZ was asking 3200.00 for it, discontinued the model in 2017 and now you and pick them up for half that if you shop around and don't mind the 26 Nosler. 270 will run you about a hundred bucks more. I'm hoping it shoots as well as its big brother.
 
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The 550 safety is not backwards, you are thinking about a different model CZ.
 
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I would like a .204 Ruger, but the backwards safety has kept me away. I guess if you think about a revolver or a lever gun, you pull them back to fire so maybe everybody else has a backwards safety and CZ got it right.
 
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I shoot Model 70's Mausers, CZ's, and a host of others, never did get confused switching back and forth between safeties.

I like the little 527's a lot. Have more than a few.

I like the 550 Safari for bigger cartridges. I have 550 in 9,3x62 and while it is very accurate, it is just a bit heavy for my tastes.

They were a good value for the money.




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Too bad about that backwards assed safety. I can’t get over it.

Todd


You must be thinking about the BRNO.

CZ has a traditionally oriented safety. At least the 550 does.

Send it to Wayne at AHR for some of the more desirable upgrades and you'll get a M-70 type, 3 position safety.
 
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Too bad about that backwards assed safety. I can’t get over it.

Todd


You must be thinking about the BRNO.

CZ has a traditionally oriented safety. At least the 550 does.

Send it to Wayne at AHR for some of the more desirable upgrades and you'll get a M-70 type, 3 position safety.


Correct Tod, My 550 7x57 will shoot 1/2" all day with the set trigger and forward safety. Now my Brno's are

opposite. jc




 
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