BRNO 2E~accuracy/opinions?

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Hey guys~on my recent, week-long gopher-shooting trip in Alberta I got a chance to shoot a friend's BRNO 2E with open sights...and boy, what a nice rifle that was. Bluing was worn in spots, but it was beautifully broken in...and deadly on closer-range gophers. Shot lots offhand too! The rifle just felt right.

I realize they're the predecessor (and nearly the same as) of a CZ 452 "Lux"....but other than nostalgia/collector value~were they better guns than a 452 Lux? I realize lots of people will say "yes" just because of their fondness for BRNO, but if there are any real mechanical differences, I'd love to know what they are.

The BRNO's geometry seems way better-suited for use with the iron sights (which I liked) but how many of you have scoped your BRNOs, and what kind of groups is it capable of? I'm thinking I'd really like to own a 2E with a walnut stock, in great condition...just wondering if getting a 452 Lux would be the same thing really....?
 
I was told that the newer CZ's were more accurate than those of days of yore.
I don't know the validity of this as I've nawt owned the older versions.........yet.

Then again, the ker-pow is/should be as accurate as the shooter.......n'est pas?
 
.22LRGUY, iffen the gun shot as well as it fit me or visa/versa then it wouldnt bother me in the least how it may or may not compare to a CZ Lux in any 452/452/455...
I would add it to the stable for the days I wanted to try something else (iron sights) .
Sorry, I can not help with a more technical answer, but merely stating my thoughts.
Get one of each !!!
Rob
 
Another older light accurate open site rifle to carry in the field would be the marlin 146ba.They are tube fed and hold 20 rounds of LR ammo.They come up FS every now and then on the EE.
 
There are a lot of older .22 sporting rifles that are really excellent. I have a Brno 2 that is. So is my Winchester 69a.
 
I have purchased two Brno 2E's in the last three months. One was an 87 vintage and the second was a 89 build. Both guns shot very well from the start with a 3 lb. trigger pull on both guns. Group size at 50 yards was about .50 for the ammo that the guns liked. I own Cz 452's and like them a lot but the tolerances on the Brno's are tighter. The 1987 model came with a beech wood stock while the 1989 version came with a very nice walnut stock. The 1987 model went to a young friend who wants to try silhouette shooting and the 1989 model which is 98% will stay with me.
 
My BRNO Model 2E was the second most accurate rimfire rifle I owned and was only bested by a Cooper Arms. All the BRNO needed was a little work to crisp up the trigger and it would shoot with the best of them.
 
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