CZ 600 Alpha 6.5mm Creedmoor
Model: 07406
CZ 600 Alpha 6.5mm Creedmoor
Model: 07406
Full Specifications
Threaded 5/8x24 barrel: compare .30 caliber suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The CZ 600 Alpha is a polymer-stocked bolt-action 6.5mm Creedmoor built for hunting and general field use. CZ no longer makes it, so it is a used buy, and CZ has published a safety recall notice for the 600 bolt-action rifles that tells owners to stop using them immediately. Its trigger switches between four set weights from 1.3 to 3 lbs without the action coming out of the stock.
A Picatinny rail and a nitrided 5/8x24 threaded muzzle are both fitted, so a scope needs rings and a suppressor needs nothing. There are no sights. The bolt lifts 60 degrees, which keeps the handle clear of a low-mounted scope, and a magazine lock turns the 5-round detachable box into a fixed magazine where state law calls for one. The stock is plain polymer at a long 14 inches of pull with nothing on it to change that.
If you're cross-shopping, CZ's own replacement is the CZ-USA 600 Plus Alpha, which weighs 0.11 lbs more and carries a sub-MOA guarantee that CZ tests on every rifle during production. A used Ruger American Predator is 0.90 lbs lighter with the same 5/8x24 thread, a factory Picatinny base and no recall against it. Whatever a 600 Alpha sells for used, the recall is the first thing to resolve.
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Strengths & Limitations
- CZ built the 600 Alpha on a cold hammer-forged semi-heavy contour barrel and guaranteed sub-MOA accuracy with it.
- The barrel is designed to come off for an owner caliber change, so one action covers more than one cartridge.
- The tang safety is almost silent to work and locks the bolt, with a separate bolt release so the chamber can be emptied with the safety still on.
- A used rifle may or may not have been through the recall work, and nothing about it tells you by looking.
- The 600 line has been replaced by the 600 Plus series, so parts, accessories and support all point at the newer rifles.
- At 14 inches the pull is long for a lot of shooters, and there are no spacers in the system to shorten it.
Category Rankings
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I check a used one against the recall?
Take the serial number to CZ. The notice covers the CZ 600 bolt-action rifles and instructs owners to stop using them, so the serial check comes before the range trip.
What twist rate is the barrel?
1:7, faster than the 1:8 the Ruger American Predator uses, which covers the heavy bullets at the top of the 6.5mm range.
How does the 600 Plus Alpha differ?
The rails are Weaver, machined into the receiver, where this rifle has a Picatinny rail, and the safety is a vertical catch above the grip in place of the tang safety. CZ also rates the 600 series receiver for 20,000 rounds and gives the barrel a lifetime warranty.
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