Indians For Guns

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.



















Herb

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.

Sweet looking rifle Herb from your harem !!

It's looking just right to me! Lovely!

Very nice looking rifle Herb!

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.

This is old!!! :O

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

Regards

That is a sweet gun Herb!!!

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?

Regards,
SS

Very much so! Now my son is at it. It's built so well, I think it could out live another generation

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


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

Best-
Vikram

.22 LR

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


Bolt has a small extension that goes into a notch in the safety that prevents the bolt from moving when on safe.


The earlier 601's had also a built in peep site that could be flipped open.

Herb

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

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.

What a beauty. Thank you for posting the pictures.