550 Full Stock Owners - - Please Tell Me About Your Rifle !

[Pointshoot]

Hello everyone - - I'm interested in getting a 550 FS rifle. (I haven't decided between 243 or 308 for this first one. I eventually plan to get both.) - - Can you please tell me how well your rifle shoots? I like full stocked type rifles, but this is my first one and I've heard horror stories about the accuracy of some brands. - - Any input you can provide before I place my order would be appreciated. Thank you, - - -

[flashhole]

Buy something else.

[Dos]

That bad huh?  I am surprised.

[Dean-Fay]

My FS shoots as well as any of my other rifles and better than most of them. I don't know what the horror stories are but I know several deer and one hog that can (could have) attest to the rifles accuracy.

[pmhayden]

I think the objection is just the cosmetics of the stock.

I am stripping the one I have, and refinishing it with a flat oil finish.  Also, there are some after-market stocks out there.  There is no reason the FS would not take a small synthetic stock for hunting.  It would make a nice carbine.

[rubout]

forget the FS.  i know, i know.  shoots well looks like made in mexico.  you will get no satisfaction from this as the wood is so wretched.  what a POS.  they should be ashamed.

[CZJedi]

My cousin in his 50s has been shooting and hunting since he was a little kid, and buys and sells guns like it was going out of style. His first CZ was a 550 FS in .308; he claims it is the most accurate .308 he ever shot.

[sontez]

I have a 550 FS in 6.5x55 that I have yet to shoot(waiting to put a scope on it). However, I have seen a CZ 550 FS in .270Win put 3 bullets into 0.70 inches at 100 yards.  That's better than a lot of other rifles can shoot.
As far as the quality of wood goes, that's a hit or miss thing with CZ. I got lucky and have a real nice piece of wood on mine, but I also had a couple of rifles to choose from.