I had one of those for many years. Bought it off the President of a gun club that I was a member of when I was stationed in Nebraska. I removed the Lyman 48 peep and replaced it with a scope and for many years it was my primary squirrel rifle. Yes it was heavy but it was very accurate. I shot that rifle a lot in competition too.
About a year ago I sold it off because it was replaced by my CZ-452. Even though I bought the CZ about 15 years ago I still kept that 144 around for sentimental reasons.
