# CZ 527

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{{Infobox weapon
| is_ranged          = yes
| name               = CZ 527
| image              = CZ527 223.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = CZ 527 with 24 inch barrel, and rifle scope.
| origin             = [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia)
| type               = Rifle
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| designer           = Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod
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| manufacturer       = [Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod](/source/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_zbrojovka_Uhersk%C3%BD_Brod)
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| production_date    = 1990-2021
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| variants           = see article
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| part_length        = 18.5, 22, 24 or 26 inch
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| cartridge          = [.17 Remington](/source/.17_Remington), [.17 Hornet](/source/.17_Hornet), [.22 Hornet](/source/.22_Hornet), [.204 Ruger](/source/.204_Ruger), [.221 Fireball](/source/.221_Fireball), [.222 Remington](/source/.222_Remington), [.223 Remington](/source/.223_Remington), [6.5mm Grendel](/source/6.5mm_Grendel), [.300 AAC Blackout](/source/.300_AAC_Blackout) and [7.62×39mm](/source/7.62%C3%9739mm)
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| feed               = Detachable 5-round magazine
| sights             = * Iron front
* [open adjustable iron](/source/Open_sights) rear
* [tapped](/source/tap_and_die) for [scope mount](/source/scope_mount)s
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The '''CZ 527''' is a bolt-action smallbore rifle designed by [Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod (CZ)](/source/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_zbrojovka_Uhersk%C3%BD_Brod). Introduced in 1990, it remained in CZ’s portfolio before production was discontinued in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ondrušek |first=Jakub |date=2022-10-31 |title=CZ 527 – The Famous Mini-Mauser |url=https://www.czforthosewhoknow.com/blog/2022/10/31/cz-527-the-famous-mini-mauser/#:~:text=CZ%20527%20was%20a%20part,reliable%20bolt%20action%20hunting%20rifle. |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=#CZFORTHOSEWHOKNOW |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CZ 527 American Discontinued 2021 |url=https://cz-usa.com/product/cz-527-american/ |website=CZ USA |access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref> There are numerous different designs and stylings.

The '''CZ 527''' Lux, CZ 527 FS and CZ 527 Carbine are traditional European style models featuring open sights and a Turkish walnut stock in the Bavarian pattern while CZ 527 American, [CZ 527 Varmint](/source/CZ_527_Varmint) and CZ 527 Prestige are models made specifically for the US market with the American customer in mind featuring American pattern stock with 18 LPI checkering.<ref name=nab>{{cite book |title=Sporting Guns: A Guide to the World's Rifles and Shotguns |page=[https://archive.org/details/sportinggunsguid0000mcna/page/117 117] |first=Chris |last=McNab |publisher=Macmillan |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-312-36823-4 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/sportinggunsguid0000mcna/page/117 }}</ref>

The CZ 527 Varmint is an American-style bolt-action smallbore rifle designed by [Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod](/source/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_Zbrojovka_Uhersk%C3%BD_Brod) based on the CZ 527. It has a [Mauser](/source/Mauser)-style action, and is available in three different stylings: Standard, Laminated and Aramid composite.<ref name=nab/>
thumb|CZ-USA 527 American .223 rifle (comes with scope rings) and 5-round magazine. Bolt-action.
The standard Varmint model is available in three calibers: .17 Remington, .204 Ruger and .223 Remington. It comes with different types of wood stocks depending on the caliber such as [American walnut](/source/Walnut) and [curly maple](/source/curly_maple). This model is {{cvt|3.28|kg}}.  The Laminated Varmint features a Grey Laminated stock and is only available in .223 Remington, it weighs {{cvt|3.62|kg}}.<ref name=nab/>

The last styling of the Varmint model is known as the Kevlar model. The primary difference is the stock is made of a [Kevlar](/source/Kevlar) composite manufactured by [H-S Precision](/source/H-S_Precision). The rifle has an aluminium [bedding block](/source/rifle_bedding_block) to which the action is screwed while the barrel is [free floated](/source/free_floated). The rifle does not have sights and is not supplied with [scope ring](/source/scope_ring)s. Supported calibers are the .204 Ruger and .223 Remington. This model weighs {{cvt|3.41|kg}}. It also has the fastest [rifling](/source/rifling) twist ratio for the .223 Remington of the three models(1:9 instead of 1:12). Early production rifles had a 1:12 twist rate and post-2014 rifles have the 1:9 twist rate.<ref name=nab/>

The CZ 527 Varmint in .223 has muzzle velocities for standard-load {{convert|45|gr|sing=on}} ammunition 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 ({{convert|60|gr}}) shoot above {{convert|3000|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on}}.<ref name=nab/>

The CZ 527 Varmint was originally designed for American markets, though it has received  worldwide recognition in light rifle and small bore competitions.<ref name=nab/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.czub.cz/en/?___from_store=cz Manufacturer's webpage about CZ 527]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140401132432/http://www.czub.cz/en/catalog/364-centerfire-rifles-cz.aspx CZ 527 models]
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