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CZ 527 Lightweight .223
Q I have been given a CZ 527 in .223 Remington by my uncle. I have Lee dies, 100 new cases, a can of AR2208 and 100 60gn Sierra soft-pointed bullets, so I’m all set to begin reloading. Can you suggest a load using my components?
Also, I’ve been told to watch how deep I seat the bullets. This puzzles me?
Cliff Cooke
A The CZ 527 is a fairly light yet accurate .223 hunting rifle featuring a 24” barrel with a fast 1:9 twist which enables it to stabilise a wider selection of bullet weights than the standard 1:12 twist. This allows it to use both lightweight varmint bullets as well as the new generation of heavier match projectiles.
The trigger can be set to release at a few ounces by simply pushing forward on the trigger until it clicks.
A good load with a Sierra 60gn soft-point is 24gn of AR2208 for about 2950fps. I’ve used that bullet on pigs and goats with great effect.
The overall length of your reloads will probably depend as much on the length of your rifle’s detachable box magazine as the length of the chamber throat. Without going into great detail, if you seat the bullet level with the base of the neck of
