Cz512 22WMR

[Greasemonkey]

Ok.. yes, I know.. I have a weakness for Cz's    I found this new in the box old stock for sale a few weeks ago, old stock as in this has been sitting, somewhere all lonely and unloved in the dark box since 2012, according to the date on it... a Cz512 in .22WMR.. autoloaders in 22mag are not that common by any maker.. I do have a Marlin 922 in 22WMR, it's a hoot to shoot.. so I figured given Cz's history of quality, what the heck.
I looked at the tactical version...but..uhm..no.. now, the classic look, I'm there.. When I first looked at it... it looked alot like my old Crossman 2200 pellet gun I wore out as a kid..  And the really nice thing... this autoloader shares the same magazines as my Cz452 17HMR bolt rifle, so thats great, I'm covered.. I'm not overly crazy about the sights, maybe I will see what options there is before I scope it..

The obligatory Cz box shot

[Phosphorus32]

That's NIB alright  Nice looking rifle, I like the wood too  It appears to be built for use and to take, and dish out, abuse. That front sight shroud sure looks beefy, like it's built to be a knockabout varmint gun. I don't know what the sight picture is like with that shroud but it sounds like you have your doubts.

I don't have anything chambered in .22WMR but it looks like a .22LR on steroids 

[spongemonkey]

Very nice!  I like the looks and style of it it!   
By any chance, would that front sight hood be easily removable with out messing up the front sight itself?

[carls sks]

nice! cool to find them like that. 

[Greasemonkey]

The front sight hood is easily removable, it removes and installs just like a Mauser. The shroud/hood or front sight design doesn't bother me, all 3 of the Marlin Camp series I own, and a few others have a similar hood on the front sight, actually I like it. I actually ordered and used that same hood to replace the missing one on my MAS45, took a little fitting, and looks pretty decent. It's the rear sight I'm not crazy about, it puts me more in the mind of a adjustable pistol sight, or an after thought..


Oh P32....gratuitous enable time  ....The 512 is available in .22lr as well

[spongemonkey]

The front sight hood is easily removable, it removes and installs just like a Mauser. The shroud/hood or front sight design doesn't bother me, all 3 of the Marlin Camp series I own, and a few others have a similar hood on the front sight, actually I like it. I actually ordered and used that same hood to replace the missing one on my MAS45, took a little fitting, and looks pretty decent. It's the rear sight I'm not crazy about, it puts me more in the mind of a adjustable pistol sight, or an after thought..


Oh P32....gratuitous enable time  ....The 512 is available in .22lr as well

Oh, okay.  I thought it was the front sight hood you didnt like about the sights.  That is what I get for thinking.   

[Loose}{Cannon]

You love the CZs dont ya.   

Never heard of this one.  They have a semi auto in 17hmr?

[Greasemonkey]

Cz's of any age....I've even looked and fondled a Cz550 in 375 H&H... old Mossbergs and old Marlins.. 


Only semiauto 17HMR I've seen is made by Savage, I wanted to try it...but wasn't gonna buy it, I would have had to step out of my 3 above    someone like Volquartsen may still make or made one.. Some others have tinkered with it.. it's a hair higher pressure round than a 22wmr, and 17-20 gr bullet, so normal blowback style weapons go stupid..

I have 2 17HMRs, the Cz and a Marlin.. fun tiny round... till the wind blows.. that adds to the challenge..