CZ Varmint Opinions

[SeaBass]

Hi, I'm looking to buy my first varmint rifle.  It will be a CZ 550 or 527 Varmint Laminate or a Savage 12 BVSS.

How accurate are the CZ Varmints?  Do the stack up to the Savage varmint rifles?  

I'm trying to decide between .22-250 and .223 for calibers.

I reload and could load lower the preserve barrel life for close up work.

No praire dogs here.  So I shouldn't  be getting it too hot anyway.

Does any one know the rate of twist for these calipers in the 550/527 Varmint Laminate?

How low will the set and standard triggers go on these models?

Help me out guys.  Don't make me have to buy the Savage!  :lol:

[SeaBass]

.223 Rem - 1:12 Unless it has the HS Precision stock it is then 1:9
.22-250 - 1:14

Guess I should have read the sticky first.  Thanks CZman.  Looks like 1:12 for the Laminate .223.

[McLernon]

I have a heavy barrelled 22-250 model 700 equipped with a Jewel trigger set for 2 oz. It is far too light for hunting so I'm going to set it up to about 6-8 oz. The 22-250 really reaches out there though; 350 yard shots are no problem in calm conditions. It is effective to 400 yards with plenty of bullet expansion at this range and further. I have a BRNO CZ527 in .223 and it's great to about 250 yards or less on ground hogs I would say; not so flat a shooter with the 55 gr bullets. I also have a CZ527 in .221 with a single set trigger. The set trigger is just right for hunting conditions.

The 22-250 is a great first shot kill caliber that is extremely flat shooting and is the caliber that I would recommend. In a lighter rifle you will have to hang onto it to shoot it as it does have some recoil. In a heavier rifle it can be fired 'free' without loss of accuracy.

Good luck and good hunting

McLernon