I had never heard of them either. But they do exist. I am trying to discern if there is any difference between the 537 and the 550. I think the 537 was essentially a 600 with the safety reversed to make you folks happy.
Anybody know if they were a single action length or not? It looks like a slimmer design than the 550, which is why the rifle caught my attention. The 550 has a very big heavy reciever.
Kutenay, why do you rate the 537 over the 550? And does it happen to have the 600 reciever mounted sights?
I think you are right on the money
There is a brief reference here about the 537 and it's chamberings:
http://books.google.com/books?id=tu...age&q=BRNO%20537%20rifle&f=falsebrief description of 537 models:
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=CZ+537&offset=0Someone that owns a 537 (he might be a person to look up and ask questions about the rifle)
http://www.czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=39713.0A couple of 537 auctions:
http://www.gunstar.co.uk/Rifle/BRNO-CZ537-gun-for-sale-gs28108.aspxhttp://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=3820561A recent 537 acquisition with some pictures(via link):
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=451310To me the 537 looks like it has the same action as the 550, which is essentially the same action as the BRNO 600 series. the 537 was a transitional rifle and I doubt it's much slimmer or drastically different than the 550.
I am guessing that there was one action length for the 537 as I don't see any magnum chamberings listed or mentioned and the .308 has a detachable magazine. I am also guessing that you wont find that the 537 has the desirable pop up receiver sight since it's a CZ made rifle...you would have search for a BRNO 600 series rifle that had that option.
It's amazing what a few minutes with google can teach you.
DW