CZ 28ga SXS

[Home3]

Cat, I trust you when you say these guns will do what they are suppose to do and may even do it well.

However, I think it is important for the consumer to know that CZ has nothing to do with the manufacturing process of these guns. CZ simply bought distribution rights to these pre-existing Turkish made (Huglo) shotguns (North America only, I believe). Still nothing wrong with that, as long as the consumer is aware.

To be fair, at this price range, every sXs manufacturer seem to be doing the same.

 

[oneskilledshooter]

I bought my bobwhite in 28 from Ellwood Epps a couple of years ago. They had to order it and I waited for around 4ish months. Mine weighs 5.4 pounds and it has been outstanding. I have never noticed flared barrels.

 

[3macs1]

Not that you need a reason for it, but out of curiosity, why so much interest in CZ Bobwhite? It is not made or designed by CZ. I looked at it when I was looking for my 20 GA sXs two years ago and was not impressed. My 2 cents.

For me it is simple. I love the 28ga and 16ga of course and already have a 28ga 870 wingmaster,1100, express, model 12, browning pump and O/U, high standard, etc but no SXS.
Thus I want to add a SXS 28ga but one I can take in the woods and shoot maybe a box or two a year out of get some dings on it and not get upset that I am banging up a high end gun. Plus it has to have choke tubes.
The cz bobwhite seems to fit the bill.

 

[catnthehatt]

Cat, I trust you when you say these guns will do what they are suppose to do and may even do it well.

However, I think it is important for the consumer to know that CZ has nothing to do with the manufacturing process of these guns. CZ simply bought distribution rights to these pre-existing Turkish made (Huglo) shotguns (North America only, I believe). Still nothing wrong with that, as long as the consumer is aware.

To be fair, at this price range, every sXs manufacturer seem to be doing the same.

OEM Manufacture for contract suppliers is nothing new, for sure, Anschutz did/id doing it, Parker hale , Sile, Mirroku, Nikko, Fausti, Uberti, Pedersoli, Armi San marcoSavage, the list is very long!\

I personally never gave it a second thought myself, but then I am always aware of OEM guns.
perfect examples are Chas Daleys and Browning Citoris - same guns, but HUNDREDS of dallars in sticker price!!
Cat

 

[Home3]

Very true! To be honest, I do think there is a serious place for reasonably priced working sXs 's. When I poo pooed the lower priced side by sides, I moved up to a 2 grand Franchi. Since purchase, it has never been used for the very purpose it was purchased for, Grouse hunting. It is way too pretty and way too expensive for that. I am now proud owner of another safe queen!

Bobwhite it is. Go for it.

 

[3macs1]

Very true! To be honest, I do think there is a serious place for reasonably priced working sXs 's. When I poo pooed the lower priced side by sides, I moved up to a 2 grand Franchi. Since purchase, it has never been used for the very purpose it was purchased for, Grouse hunting. It is way too pretty and way too expensive for that. I am now proud owner of another safe queen!

Bobwhite it is. Go for it.

That is where my head is. I take the browning o/u 28ga hunting and spend more time protecting it than hunting, as a boy I shot my grandfathers 28ga model 12 weekly now for obvious reasons it never sees the woods any more. I remember an old stevens sxs 311 16ga growning up that I am not sure if I even cleaned it. That had more scratches and bangs but also took more game than all of my safe queens combined, if I dropped it so what. That is what I want in a 28ga sxs right now.

 

[28 gauge]

Hi 28 gauge. Getting some income tax back for the 1st time in 20 years so I figure it is time to pick up a sxs 28ga for hunting. I have a lead on one I think so am following up. If not I will watch the EE. take care

Hello Mac.Have heard good things about the Bodwhite.If I were in the market for a good 28 gauge hunting SXS this the one I would go with to.

 

[Ahsan Ahmed]

In that price range, other than the Turk imports (not all brands) - presently, it would be near impossible to obtain a new and reasonably well finished, appropriately scaled, well regulated SxS in traditional game gun config from 12 - 410 bore (exception 16ga but only due to weight).

The common complaint may be the heavy triggers on many of those specimens.

A step above would be starting with a Grade I Ugartechea ....

 

[straightshooter]

Cat, I trust you when you say these guns will do what they are suppose to do and may even do it well.

However, I think it is important for the consumer to know that CZ has nothing to do with the manufacturing process of these guns. CZ simply bought distribution rights to these pre-existing Turkish made (Huglo) shotguns (North America only, I believe). Still nothing wrong with that, as long as the consumer is aware.

To be fair, at this price range, every sXs manufacturer seem to be doing the same.

Actually, the manufacturer is Huglu. And, CZ didn't simply buy the distribution rights - they specified the designs and the price points that these guns are built to. They contracted Huglu to build their products.

OEM Manufacture for contract suppliers is nothing new, for sure, Anschutz did/id doing it, Parker hale , Sile, Mirroku, Nikko, Fausti, Uberti, Pedersoli, Armi San marcoSavage, the list is very long!\

I personally never gave it a second thought myself, but then I am always aware of OEM guns.
perfect examples are Chas Daleys and Browning Citoris - same guns, but HUNDREDS of dallars in sticker price!!
Cat

It would be easier to list the makers who haven't contracted out all or parts of at least one of their products.

In that price range, other than the Turk imports (not all brands) - presently, it would be near impossible to obtain a new and reasonably well finished, appropriately scaled, well regulated SxS in traditional game gun config from 12 - 410 bore (exception 16ga but only due to weight).

The common complaint may be the heavy triggers on many of those specimens.

A step above would be starting with a Grade I Ugartechea ....

Precisely. Nobody is suggesting that CZ shotguns are the greatest thing since sliced bread. But, for the money, you won't find a better SXS in Canada. At the risk of nauseating those who have seen this link once too often, you can follow the following link to a review Sharptail and I wrote on the CZ Bobwhite a few years back. For the record, we bought the guns we tested with our own money. And, CZ had nothing to do with our decision to review their guns (nor did we offer them the opportunity to contribute to our review or to us - thus preserving our impartiality). We undertook the project out of our own passion for upland guns and a desire to evaluate the only properly balanced and regulated SXS we could find for the price.


ht tp://www.members.shaw.ca/sharptail/CZReview.pdf

While reliabilty was a question that couldn't be addressed when the line was newly released (and remains highly subjective for these relatively new models), no durability issues have come to our attention to date.

As Ahsan has pointed out, heavy triggers and marginal finishing are the primary concerns we encountered. Still, neither of these are insurmountable issues for field guns. Further, we haven't done a followup to see if either have improved since the original production runs.

I retain the 20 ga model that we tested and I continue to hunt with it annually.

 

[v-lad]

Call Canadian Tire at 403-278-4040 (Calgary, AB) and ask for sporting goods - gun counter. They have at least one 28ga CZ bobwhite in the counter. Not sure of the price. Not sure if they ship. Gun is new, but might be handled a bit as I see it sitting there for a year or two...

Good Luck...

 

[Home3]

Actually, the manufacturer is Huglu. And, CZ didn't simply buy the distribution rights - they specified the designs and the price points that these guns are built to......

Not entirely correct. The same Huglu made gun (or very similar gun) was previously sold in N. America under the Hatfield brand name. I knew I had seen it somewhere, but it took me some time to find the source. Please see: http://www.chuckhawks.com/hatfield-cz_shotguns.htm

 

[straightshooter]

Not entirely correct. The same Huglu made gun (or very similar gun) was previously sold in N. America under the Hatfield brand name. I knew I had seen it somewhere, but it took me some time to find the source. Please see: http://www.chuckhawks.com/hatfield-cz_shotguns.htm

Thanks for the link. The article proves what I said. The guns, while made by the same maker, have obvious differences, based on the different specifications of CZ USA.