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I Just thought I'd share a couple of pictures of my Zbrojovka Brno rifles and the European mounts of the deer I shot with them last season near home. My 22F fullstock carbine 7x57 was customized by Ralf Martini - new Recknagel single trigger to replace the double set triggers, new pad, and new Dakota m70 type safety & shroud. I kept the old parts in case I ever want to restore to "original" but for now I'm very happy with the ol' girl. She was made in 1949 and is still sound and accurate. I put a Leupold 6x compact on it in original BRNO skeleton mounts and modified Leupold QR rings. Handles like a dream! The deer was a late season whitetail taken on public "wildlife lands" ( bought by hunter dollars ) just 10 miles from my house. Not bad considering I was not trophy hunting. My 21H (halfstock) rifle 7x64 was made in 1950 and was already equipped with a Jaeger single trigger when I got it. I wanted it customized a little more so I also sent this one to Ralf, and had the butterknife bolt removed and replaced with an Oberndorf style bolt, a new pad, re-blue, and new safety and bolt shroud identical to the 22F. I put on a set of Talley QR ringmounts and a Leupold 2.5-8. A match made in heaven. It is accurate and deadly with handloads or Norma ammo. The Mule deer buck came from my own property, the first buck I have had an opportunity to shoot on my land in the more than twenty years I have owned it. Quite satisfying! A few weeks ago I added the top rifle to the lineup, a 21H 8x57 that I found at the Saskatoon gun show. It is a little beat up, but a simple stock refinishing, re-blue, a new pad and the Dakota bolt shroud & safety modification and she will be ready to go. This one was found unexpectedly with a regular low bolt handle and single adjustable trigger. At $800 I think it was a good value. I shot a group that was just a touch over 1" with the first reload recipe I ever tried. I think this one would look good photographed next to an elk rack next year, don't you? Natures works of art...
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Nice bucks and great looking rifles. I'm reeeeaally liking that 7x64.
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those are very nice.Ihave a full stocked 22f in 8x57. thanks for the pics
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Beautiful collection.
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Very,very nice. I love the old 21 & 22 Brno's, especially in 7x57.
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Very pretty rifles and some nice deer!!!
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I be likin 'm too....
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Wow, beautiful rifles and beautiful bucks! Been searching for a nice 21H in my price range for several years, getting the one you got for $800 here in the states doesn't happen!
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THOSE are some serious hunters/stalkers rifles! Striking and CLASSY.
I did the model 70 style safeties on my FN MAuser of the same era and my simlar CZ 550 Safari Magnum in 416 Rigby.
Great deer, too.
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I be likin 'm too.... rifle, please tell us a little about your Brno's! A ZG47 would be a great addition to my little group, I see you have one there, but I don't know much about them.
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The ZG47 in my mind are the ones to keep/buy/steal/trade,whatever need to get a hold of. I have traded P64's Win/M70 to aquire my two.They are in 7x57 and 7x64,I know they are close to the same,but well worth the effort.
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Nice bucks and great looking rifles. I'm reeeeaally liking that 7x64. Plus one!
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Nice rifles! When I lived in Montana I spent a lot of time in Alberta, I used to droll over the Brno's that Canadians had available to them (at that time Brno's were not allowed to be imported in the U.S, because they were made in a Communist country). I have always admired the workmanship and styling of them - Brno's are one of the great "bang for the buck" values out there - and they do it with style.
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Beautiful rifles and great pictures. I have a 22F chambered in 8x57, and it is unquestionably my favorite rifle. Weagle
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Thanks for those pictures Terry. I have not seen an ad for the Brno 21-22 rifles before. $167.50 looks pretty good today, but I bet that was some serious coin back in 1950! Your Zeiss Jena scope looks good on your rifle too. I had one on a ZKK601 equipped with the same mounts, they were reliable for maintaining zero when removed and re-attached.
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The price was in line with a pre-64 Winchester M70 back in the day. A run of the mill Sears JC Higgins model 50 (with a scope) would have run you $95. It was considered a lower end rifle.
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