I'll agree, the CZ 550 isn't a light weight, but it handles well. I've seen pictures of those rifles with the walnut slimmed down, refinished and re-checkered. The Mauser action could use some slicking up, but is bull stout with no shortcuts on material. One could do worse, and that's for sure. Not a bad rifle, especially for the price. And, as I said before, real nice barrels. I'm not saying they'll out shoot a Remington 700, but the barrels sure look prettier through a borescope. Rems. shoot better than they look, IMHO. CZ's just don't have the tool marks, etc. Look like match barrels, more like Kreigers than factory Remingtons... At least that's the view from the Hawkeye.
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