CZ-200 Thoughts and Opinion

[Gene_SC]

As you all know I have purchased an AA-S200TA. Which is actually a CZ-200 with the two piece stock which shoots at 12 FPE. I chromed today after putting on all my bling blings and it shot right at 802 fps with a fill at 180 bar, using Gamo Hunters. This is almost a perfect FPS for shooting targets for me. I installed Bushy 3.5-10 X36AO wide range scope. It is a decent scope but right on the edge for meat 30 meters.. Very clear out to 10 power and no reduction in clarity of glass.

At first I noticed a sharp report when shooting early this afternoon, so I broke out some aluminum tubing that was almost the exact same size as the O/D of barrel. It was .039 wall but was able to remove about .010 off the outside to clear the air chamber. With a bit of buffing with a long dowel and emery cloth I was able to get a nice fit on the barrel O/D. After it was all done I mounted it and WA LA a shroud.. It extends past the barrel about 4.5".

Adjusted the comb and butt pad to my liking. Cheek on comb and I can see perfect through the scope without twisting or cocking my head. The butt pad adjustment helped me get the right position for my shoulder and hand on pistol grip. After making a few adjustments here and there I had her set upfor me to shoot. Just like a custom stock but not as pretty..

I only have two complaints about the S-200 and the first one is it gets boring after about 40 shots or so because you cannot miss.. Even with my shaky butt and eyes I can shoot respectively. The second complain is the trigger.. It is a great trigger but my fat trigger finger just barely fits.. I need to learn how to adjust it. It has a bit of creep and should be smoother I would think. Maybe I can send it off to Dano or DaveD and have them work on the trigger for me..

All in all the S-200 is a low cost competitive PCP. Almost half as cheap as my AA-410 Classic and uses allot less air. It is light and balances well for me. The metal and would is typical CZ quality. Not as nice as the AA 400 series PCP's. But with that said the metal and bluing do not have anything to do with accuracy..

In my opinion this is the easiest PCP to shoot that I own. Very simple and straight forward. Just at $600.00 it is worth every cent you spend if you like a dead on accurate moderate poweredPCP.

Here are some pics with scope and shroud installed.

[daved]

Looking good, Gene, and I'd be happy to work on your trigger for you :-).  If all you need right now is a little more finger room, you can slide the trigger blade back on it's dovetail.  Although looking at the pics again, it doesn't look like you have much adjustment left.  Guess you'll have to cobble up a new, larger trigger guard :-).  BTW, it doesn't sound like you had any scope mounting issues, but if you end up needing a little more reach between rings, that front scope mounting block is movable.  Just loosen the two set screws on top, and slide it forward or back as needed.  Just out of curiosity, does yours have an accessory rail on the bottom of the forearm?  Later.

Dave

[Gene_SC]

Thanks Dave.. Yes it does have an accessory rail on the bottom. I am pretty sure this is exactly the same as yours with exception of the barrel shroud. This thing is so nice to shoot... I will be looking for some trigger adjustment instructions. It has just a bit of creep on the initial pul, but still a very nice trigger.

[DanoInTx]

Still haven't taken any pictures, but here is the trigger tune up I wrote a couple months ago:

http://www.gatewaytoairguns.com/airguns/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=13761&mid=113168#M113168

Give me a call if you have any questions:)

[Gene_SC]

I came accross this link as well.

http://www.pilkguns.com/tenp/spdxs40.htm

[DanoInTx]

I tried that version and personally I didn't like it.  It made my 2 stage trigger into a crisp and light single stage...I prefer a two stage trigger if for nothing else safety reasons being that they adjust out all of the first stage it leaves the trigger at a "knife edge" of firing.  The other thing that you may or may not notice is that the trigger shown there has one less screw than the current MKIII version.  The additional screw is trigger overtravel.  I really need to update my primer with some pictures since it is a bit hard to follow.

[Schmidty25]

nice lookin gun!