Originally Posted by Pappy348
Some folks gripe that the CZs aren't quite "Mauser enough" to suit them, but i'm willing to be fooled by ones as nice as yours. Very slick.

CZ's are well made and strong. Reportedly, they're configured like the older Mausers with a "C" pattern, vs. later Mausers with the "H" pattern (both raceways cut through, the "C" with only the extractor cut). The "C" is reportedly better at diverting gas from a blown primer, ruptured case, etc. This FN action now wears a Shilen 23" 6.5x55 tube and I did blow a primer recently. No gas, no problem.

Here's the late '50's FN/"H" configuration.

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