CZ 550 American
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Product Description

The CZ 550 American has all the features of the CZ 550 Lux but in a package that has the American shooter in mind. Intended to be used with optics, it features a classic American pattern stock in walnut or Kevlar composite. The Kevlar stock features a full-length aluminum bedding block to provide an ultra stable platform. The American is not fitted with sights and is supplied with 1" scope rings.

A fixed magazine with hinged floorplate is used on rifles in .270, 6.5x55 SE, .30-06 and 9.3x62, while a detachable magazine is used on the shorter rifle cartridges -- .243, .308 and .22-250.

The 550 platform embodies aesthetic elegance and ergonomic design. It features a Mauser style claw extractor for controlled feeding and extraction and a compact trigger mechanism that is fully adjustable and able to be used as a single stage or a single set trigger. The CZ 550 has a positive 2-position safety, a classic square bridge receiver with a 19mm dovetail milled into it and a cold hammer forged, factory-lapped barrel.

SKU 04100
Price $815.00 USD
Ammunition
Ammunition .22-250
Magazine Capacity 4
Magazine Type Detachable
Rate of Twist 1:14 in
Dimensions
Weight 8.000 lbs
Overall Length 44.600 in
Barrel Length 23.600 in
Height 7.600 in
Width 3.140 in
Length of Pull 13.750 in
Features
Barrel Cold Hammer Forged
Barrel Finish Blued
Receiver Finish Blued
Stock Walnut
Stock Type American
Trigger Single set
Trigger Mech. Adjustable
Sights No sights, Integrated 19mm Scope bases
Safety Two Position Manual Safety, Firing pin block and Bolt Lock
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    • CZ550 6.5x55 - Added 3 weeks ago.
      Added by epsanto2

      I always wanted a 6.5, and after 45 years, I ordered one from CZ and I love it. This is one sweet rifle. I added a Weaver Grand Slam 3-10 x 40 scope and after breaking in the barrel, it consistently shoots 1/2" groups at a 100 meters. I am very happy with the rifle; all around, a great rifle.

    • cz550 6.5 x55 - Added 1 month, 1 week ago.
      Added by 6.5x55

      i recently purchased a 550fs in 6.5x55. I hve been using sporterized swedish mausers for over 20 years now. The 550 is very accurate, cz has the target. I now have ordered the american to add to my collection. great job cz.

    • CZ 550 7x57mm Mauser - Added 5 months ago.
      Added by Phil

      My CZ 550 American is from a special limited production run in 7x57mm Mauser for the US market from Jerry's Sport Center. It is a beautiful rifle with near custom quality walnut stock. High quality ammo consistently prints under 1" groups at 100 yards. My prairie hunting load for mule deer is a 162 Hornady A-Max on top of IMR 4064. It prints 1/2" groups at 100 yards. I also have a 150 Nosler Partition load on top of Win 760 that prints 3/4" at 100 yards for tougher game and closer range. My stash of old Norma factory 150 soft point spitzer boat tails prints 3/4" at 100 yards (nothing in 7x57 can beat it for velocity). All loads use Norma brass. I took my mule deer this year in south central Montana with the 162 Hornady A-Max at a lasered 300 yards. The almost-trophy-class 250# 3x3 buck gave up the ghost where he was bedded down by a ponderosa pine on a south facing rocky hillside. The A-Max shattered his left shoulder and took out the lungs. Shot was made in a 20+ MPH crosswind with sand in my eyes. The 7x57mm Mauser is a special cartridge for those of us wanting maximum effect with minimum recoil. Sadly, this cartridge chambering is getting hard to find in factory rifles. It is definitely more versatile than the 6.5x55mm Swede, especially for bigger game like moose and elk. The moderate speed allows soft, heavy, high BC bullets like the Hornady A-Max to be used at medium to long range with great results. I hope CZ-USA continues to release some rifles in this fabulous all-around chambering from time to time. Why should the Europeans have all the fun? Of course, you have to reload or buy premium (Norma or RWS) European ammo to reap full benefits of the 7x57mm in a strong modern rifle. BTW, the fast twist rate allows heavy bullets of high BC to be used, making it better than the 7mm-08 Rem for my purposes on windswept prairie hunting, or hunting big elk and moose.

    • Hunting With 6.5x55mm
      Hunting With 6.5x55mm - Added 5 months, 3 weeks ago.
      Added by DeWayne Currier

      Was on a recent spike buck/doe management hunt to help to thin out the excess numbers on a friend's property and I had the resulting success. Big or small my 6.5x55mm has been a deer getting machine since I purchased it in 2009. This is the third deer taken with it. A spike taken at 15-yards. Dropped in his tracks. Enough said. The results all three times I've dropped the hammer on a deer with this rifle have been consistently boring. Each time the deer drops at the shot. Now it’s time to select the merlot for some fine dining on a young and tender deer

    • Zebra CZ 9.3 x 62
      Zebra CZ 9.3 x 62 - Added 6 months ago.
      Added by Razor Dobbs

      Again, the CZ 9.3 X 62 was an excellent choice and my new favorite rifle. This was a quick shot on a zebra my last day. Complete pass through on the shoulders. Thanks CZ.

    • CZ 9.3 x 62
      CZ 9.3 x 62 - Added 6 months ago.
      Added by Razor Dobbs

      This is my new favorite rifle: CZ 9.3 x 62. I used it in Zimbabwe this year and had a great experience. This rifle was light and compact making it perfect for the thick bush. Plus, the animals thought it was a .375 HH Mag! This is one of the animals I shot with it: wildebeest. Too much fun. Thanks CZ. -Razor Dobbs

    • cz 550 American 6.5x55 - Added 7 months ago.
      Added by dogduster

      I bought a 550 American in the 6.5x55. The gun is perfect, it is so accurate and the trigger is great. The caliber is the best caliber made. I would recommend any CZ rifle to anyone especially in the 6.5x55

    • CZ550 American 6,5x55mm - Added 9 months, 3 weeks ago.
      Added by DeWayne Currier

      I could not be not more delighted with my CZ550 American in 6.5x55mm caliber.  I've mounted a Weaver straight 6-power scope. It shoots everything well, S&B 140 grain soft points (my load for this year), Norma 120 grain ballistic tips, and the PMC 139 grain soft point. Actually with the latter load I've shot a .40-inch group at 100 yards - no complaints with accuracy. I've bagged two deer since purchasing the rifle. One went about 20-yards before giving up all Earthly cares; and the second was a "bang-flop" - dropped in it's tracks. Perfect... It's a very handsome, and very nice handling rifle. Probably the perfect rifle/caliber combination for Texas deer. Owning it has been a pleasure, and I would highly recommend a CZ550 rifle to all of my hunting friends. Now I wonder if the "keeper of the sacred purse strings" (my wife) would allow me to get another one, say a full stocked version in 9.3x62mm caliber to deal with the mythical "bullet proof" wild hogs some of my magnum crazed talk about.

    • CZ accuracy - Added 10 months ago.
      Added by Dean Workman

      I own two CZ rifles and two shotguns and a CZ75P01 handgun. All are excellent arms. Both of the rifles are amazing as far as accuracy goes. One is a model 527 in a .222 rem American. With a dose of H322 and a 40 gr Nosler it will shoot sub half inch groups all day long. This is not the varmint model but a light wt. rig instead. coyotes hate this rifle. The second rifle is the same model and wt. as the .222 but it is chambered for the .22 hornet. with some Lil gun and a 40 gr. nosler or berger it shoots just over a half inch consistantly. Hornets are not known for great accuracy and this thing shoots like a house afire. The p-01 is one of the most consistantly accurate handguns i've ever owned and functions EVERY TIME! Keep up the good work and I'll keep buying CZ products.

    • CZ 550 270 wcf - Added 1 year, 5 months ago.
      Added by T. Bulin
      I love my 550 Premium in .270 win. Hands down the best deer rifle I have ever owned. Handles fast great balance. I shot 3 deer this season that came through the brush in a group. 10 seconds, 3 shots; two heart and one high neck. This gun has never let me down. Thanks for making such a great rifle.
    • White tailed buck - Texas
      White tailed buck - Texas - Added 1 year, 5 months ago.
      Added by Razor Dobbs -RAZOR DOBBS ALIVE television
      Razor Dobbs and white tailed buck rattled in. Filmed for the RAZOR DOBBS ALIVE television show airing on VERSUS and the PURSUIT CHANNEL. Sponsored by CZ-USA 550 American .270
    • 1st Antelope
      1st Antelope - Added 1 year, 6 months ago.
      Added by Kim
      My first buck antelope with my 550 American in 30 06. (Sights added by the Safari Classics Custom Shop) Spotted the heard from my office window and set off on a 2 hour stalk with Randy. We got within a hundred and thirty yards when I took him with one shot. He only ran about 70 yards and dropped. It was a really nice day! He was taken about three quarters of a mile from our back door. Now were working on hard on our elk.
    • 2008 Missouri Whitetail Hunt
      2008 Missouri Whitetail Hunt - Added 1 year, 7 months ago.
      Added by Lynn Matthews
      This 10 point buck is one of many taken with this CZ 550 30.06. I love this gun! I won't be found in the woods on without it.
    • CZ 550 American 30-06
      CZ 550 American 30-06 - Added 1 year, 7 months ago.
      Added by Mark Stevenson
      Took this rifle to South Africa.What a great rifle.Took game out as far as 220 yrds.The Wildebeast was 190 yrds
    • -no title- - Added 1 year, 7 months ago.
      Added by John Butkiewicz
      As the owner of more than 20 hunting rifles, I have to say my CZ 6.5X55 is the outstanding shooter of the bunch. I've read that it is good for everything "from a mouse to a moose". Combine that with low recoil and I expect it to become my all time favorite.
    • New Mexico antelope hunt - Added 1 year, 7 months ago.
      Added by Bill Belcher
      Most of the locals in my area of Alabama are not aware of CZ's (YET). I found three of the 550's in a gun store near-by and bought the first for $400.00 (USED). I showed them about the set trigger as they were unaware of it. The next two were a little more costly! all were used and in excellent condition. I can't unterstand why these people traded or sold them but i am greatful none the less. Now My-self and both of my hunting buddy's a armed with great 550's. Hunting buddy #1 and my-self just came back from a New Mexico antelope hunt with Magnum guide service that was the best hunt I've been on in a couple of years. he killed his with a 30-06 @ 324 yrd's and I took mine at 304. Oh how those those set triggers work! Thanks for a great gun! hope to tell of another great hunt with long shots soon.
    • Floyd's 2008 West TX Buck
      Floyd's 2008 West TX Buck - Added 1 year, 11 months ago.
      Added by Dale Schmid
      This 550 American .243 is a tack driver. Dime size 3 shot groups at 100 yds. Set trigger is wonderful!! 2 Bucks taken in West TX by Floyd Schmid at 225 to 250 yrds, Guide is Bill Roberts on ranch near Sheffield. Thanks for a wonderful hunting weapon.
    • Eland
      Eland - Added 2 years, 4 months ago.
      Added by EJ
      shot at over 225yds with my CZ 550 9.3x62. Love my CZ and getting another one for DG. No Rugers for me!!!!!!!
    • 2009 November Northwest Minnesota (Roseau) Buck
      2009 November Northwest Minnesota (Roseau) Buck - Added 2 years, 4 months ago.
      Added by Rosemary L
      This is the second buck I have harvested with my CZ 550 .243 rifle. This buck was dropped with a single shot at 315 yards. Last year's was also a single shot at about 283 yards. I absolutely love my CZ and its set trigger! I am so lucky because I now have a CZ 550 .30-06 - Merry Christmas 2009! (Thank you Jim!!!)
    • 2009 Youth Season
      2009 Youth Season - Added 2 years, 6 months ago.
      Added by Addie
      Addie, daughter of Lynn with CZ-USA with her 2009 Missouri Whitetail Buck.
    • 2008 Virginia Buck
      2008 Virginia Buck - Added 2 years, 6 months ago.
      Added by Chris J
      This buck was taken with my 550 CZ American .243. It was 9 Pts scored 174 11/16 and took 11 place in VA state tournmant.
    • Kudu, Namibia, 2009
      Kudu, Namibia, 2009 - Added 2 years, 6 months ago.
      Added by Dave Vogel
      Dave Vogel of Impact Guns,(Ogden, Utah) took this Kudu with a CZ 550 Americanin .30-06 in Namibia. 2009
    • Washington State Mule Deer
      Washington State Mule Deer - Added 2 years, 6 months ago.
      Added by Jason Morton
      Taken by Jason Morton in October 2009 with a CZ 550 American in .30-06 with Okanogan Valley Guide Service while filming for Wild Outdoor Adventures TV
    • Pronghorn
      Pronghorn - Added 2 years, 7 months ago.
      Added by Nate
      CZ 550 American, 230 Yards.
    • CZ in Alabama - Added 2 years, 8 months ago.
      Added by John R. Dailey Jr.

      Hello,  I first became interested in your products after reading reviews in several rifle magazines.  Well, I went out on a limb and bought a CZ 550 in 6.5 x 55 and have never looked back.  The rifle is so impressing and the cartridge is wonderful.  Since the first rifle, I have added a CZ550 in 9.3 x 62, 300 Win. Mag., and 204 Ruger.  My 9 year old son loved the 204, so Santa brought him CZ in 22 Hornet.  He loves it and has even taken two small does with it.  I guess I did not know what I was missing.  Your quality is excellent and your choice of cartridges is a breath of fresh air.  I would request that you add the 7x57 and 300 H&H to your CZ550 line, without having to go up to the Safari Classics.  My son has been reading rifle magazines and watching the Outdoor Channel and has determined that for next hunting season, the world will end if he does not have a 300 H&H to hunt with.  He told me that it  was a safari cartride and he needed it.  Lastly,  you produce a excellent product and I intend to add a few more calibers to my list.  Thanks from Alabama

    • Petersen's Hunting Clip - Added 2 years, 9 months ago.
      Added by Jason Morton

      2009 Red Stag Hunt

    • Red Stag
      Red Stag - Added 2 years, 10 months ago.
      Added by Anonymous User
      Red Stag in Argentina with Wild Outdoor Adventures
    • TN whitetail
      TN whitetail - Added 2 years, 10 months ago.
      Added by Anonymous User
      Anna's TN whitetail, 2008
    • Black Bear for Alice
      Black Bear for Alice - Added 2 years, 10 months ago.
      Added by Anonymous User
      Manitoba, 2003 - CZ 550 American cal. 270 Win
    • Ibax for Alice
      Ibax for Alice - Added 2 years, 10 months ago.
      Added by Anonymous User
      Ibax, YO Ranch, TX 2007 - CZ 550 American cal. 270 Win
    • Fallow deer for Alice
      Fallow deer for Alice - Added 2 years, 10 months ago.
      Added by Anonymous User
      Fallow deer, YO Ranch, Texas 2007 - CZ 550 American cal. 270 Win
    • Red Sheep for Alice
      Red Sheep for Alice - Added 2 years, 10 months ago.
      Added by Anonymous User
      Red Sheep, 2007, YO Ranch, Texas - CZ 550 American cal. 270 Win
    • Black Buck with Irlene Mandrell
      Black Buck with Irlene Mandrell - Added 2 years, 10 months ago.
      Added by Anonymous User
      Hunting with Irlene Mandrell at YO Ranch in Texas, 2007
    • California Wild Boar
      California Wild Boar - Added 2 years, 11 months ago.
      Added by Anonymous User

      Taken by Jason Morton with a CZ 550 American in .270 Win. while filming Peterson's Hunting Adventure TV with Kevin Steele. Monteray County, CA, 2009.

    • Spanish Red Stag
      Spanish Red Stag - Added 2 years, 11 months ago.
      Added by Anonymous User

      Red Stag taken by Jason Morton with a CZ 550 American in 30-06 while filming Peterson's Hunting Adventure TV with Kevin Steele and Bruno Rosich of Hunt Trip Spain.