Creating a 527 FS in 7.62x39

[Continental Op]

I for one am flumoxed that CZ only makes the 527 FS in .223 and not in 7.62x39.  Has anyone ever tried to make one by taking a regular 7.62x39 carbine and swapping out the stock for an FS stock?

http://shop.cz-usa.com/ProductDetail/5273190801_Stock-527-Fs

Also, why no adjustable sight (preferably tangent)?

[Diamond Jim]

According to the CZ website, the FS has a 20.5 inch barrel, Carbine is 18.5 inch so some work to shorten the stock would be needed at the very least.

[armoredman]

That's what I was thinking, would be a very custom job...but would probably look very nice.

[Continental Op]

OK, so conversion is more difficult than just swapping stocks.  Who else would be interested 527 FS in 7.62x39?  What would it take to get CZ to produce it?

[armoredman]

A LOT of people expressing interest - that might be quite a financial undertaking for the company to modify the design, but I don't know. They might make one custom - you could call 1-800-955-4486 on Monday and ask. I don't think CZ Custom does that type of work. The only guy I know who knows the CZ 527 stock is the guy who built my custom one, and he is extremely busy at his real job right now.

[JDL]

I would really like one as well!

[armoredman]

Have you shopped around to a custom stock maker? Another trick for a stock maker would be to modify and add length to the one you have. My gunsmith buddy did that to a couple of rifles, replaced broken end wood with new, so I think a wood guru might be able to fashion such a thing cheaper than buying a custom whole new stock. It wouldn't match, but it would work.