barrel length

gunning84

ok i have a cz 527 in 223 now i stored my rifle after cleaning with the silencer on, the crown of the barrel and about half an inch of the barrel itself is after becoming pitted (thats fair enough, my own fault) now i was told it was recrowned before so the barrel was cut back already,my question is how short would you have your barrel before getting a new barrel. thanks in advance, g84

It wasn't me!

Depends how long you want the barrel in the first place. What length is it now?

Cass

CZ527 in 223 usually come in with 24" barrels. If yours has been cut back already so there is either a 1/2" or 3/4" cut back to allow for new threading.

Saying that if there is a fault/damage cutting it back again would not be a problem. Another 1/2" or 3/4" will not effect overall performance. So in total you'll have lost between 1" and 1.5" leaving you with a 22.5-23" barrel. You will not loose any if much performance from most any factory round with this shortening.

I always apply copper grease to the threading. It keeps the threading/mod lubricated, has a high temp tolerance so will prevent over tighening from heat, and will help prevent further pitting. Trick is to clean the excess every now and then and apply a new coating while the rifle stored with the mod off.

gunning84

thanks eridax much appreciated!