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Old BRNO (Pics)

Post by herb » Sat Jun 22, 2013 11:41 pm

Sharing some pics of an old Brno. It is a Brno ZKK 601 in .223 Rem, a pleasant rifle to shoot all day long at the range.

The ZKK 602 in large calibers like .375 H&H were very popular in Africa probably because it was a working man's rifle. The actions are pretty good and I remember seeing one Rigby on a ZKK 602 action, then there is the Brno rimfires which are very popular even in India.

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Re: Old BRNO (Pics)

Post by AgentDoubleS » Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:45 am

Beautiful rifle, Herb. I'll say hardly looks 'old'.
As you rightly mentioned a lot of us in India have a fond attachment to this name. I started my early years of shooting with club Brnos in .22 and continued for many memorable years. I hope to own one someday.
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Post by Sakobav » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:44 am

Sweet looking rifle Herb from your harem !!
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Post by timmy » Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:06 am

It's looking just right to me! Lovely!
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Post by Mark » Sun Jun 23, 2013 8:10 am

Very nice looking rifle Herb!
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Post by Katana » Sun Jun 23, 2013 8:44 am

Beautiful! Just the right calibre too. Like the dings in the stock........just shows its come a long way after being made, yet looked after.

Here's CZ Brno my Dad has had since 1958, purchased new.
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Post by bodhijobs » Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:42 am

This is old!!! :O

Superbly maintained, I must say...thanks for sharing...

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Post by BowMan » Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:11 pm

That is a sweet gun Herb!!! :-)
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Post by AgentDoubleS » Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:32 pm

Katana wrote:
Here's CZ Brno my Dad has had since 1958, purchased new.
More than 50 years and still going strong! Was this the rifle that introduced you to shooting?

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Post by Katana » Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:43 pm

Very much so! Now my son is at it. It's built so well, I think it could out live another generation ROTFL
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Post by Vikram » Sun Jun 23, 2013 3:33 pm

Very nice rifle,Herb. A clean working rifle, rain or shine.


Katana, nice rifle there. Is it chambered for .22 Hornet?Thanks.

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Post by Katana » Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:46 pm

.22 LR
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Re: Old BRNO (Pics)

Post by herb » Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:57 pm

Nice rifle Katana, thanks for sharing. I too have a Brno in .22 LR and love it, so light and handy.

I love the Brno/CZ's as they are great value for the money. The Brno 601 has some nice touches..

the caliber making on the magazine follower
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Bolt has a small extension that goes into a notch in the safety that prevents the bolt from moving when on safe.
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The earlier 601's had also a built in peep site that could be flipped open.

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Re: Old BRNO (Pics)

Post by AgentDoubleS » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:41 pm

Katana wrote:Very much so! Now my son is at it. It's built so well, I think it could out live another generation ROTFL
Lucky generations! :)

I studied in a boarding school that has about 10-15 Brnos that have trained a few generations- in some cases the sons shot with the same serial numbered rifles that there dads preferred. A fellow classmate while keeping the rifle on the gun rack saw this grandfather's name engraved on it on one corner- it was the same rack used by his grandfather!

Sadly, when I used them, I did not realise how privilidged I was in this country. The hope to own one still lives on..

Herb, I can't look enough at your collection of Brnos, wonderful rifles.
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Re: Old BRNO (Pics)

Post by surajshuresh » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:47 pm

What a beauty. Thank you for posting the pictures.
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