BRNO 602 photos and info

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I've heard there were lots of these workhorses brought into Canada over the years so lets see them! Original or customs...
eta: this is mine.
original factory setup with warne quick detach rings a zeiss diavari in 1.5-6 with bold German style tapered cross hairs. Takes 6 down 1 up of 375 h&h. 1989 manufacture I think and quite nice wood.
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Posting pictures is beyond my ability but my 602 is a nice rifle, nothing fancy just a well done piece.
It originally came out of Trevor Proctor's custom shop in Cheshire England and was built for a game warden in Africa.
The barrel was made by Rich Karns in Prescott Arizona and was a collaboration of his and Bill Steigers of Bitteroot Bullets.
It is bored .376 and the twist is 1 in 9 " somewhat tighter than the average 375 so it will handle the heaviest bullets with ease.
A whisker over 9 lbs., I would not want a lighter 375 for my personal use...
 
Posting pictures is beyond my ability but my 602 is a nice rifle, nothing fancy just a well done piece.
It originally came out of Trevor Proctor's custom shop in Cheshire England and was built for a game warden in Africa.
The barrel was made by Rich Karns in Prescott Arizona and was a collaboration of his and Bill Steigers of Bitteroot Bullets.
It is bored .376 and the twist is 1 in 9 " somewhat tighter than the average 375 so it will handle the heaviest bullets with ease.
A whisker over 9 lbs., I would not want a lighter 375 for my personal use...

sounds very nice. I'd love to see it!
 
I had the barrel cut down to 20", the front sight re-installed with a lower front bead and a barrel band sling mount.

I only wish that it had the pop up aperture sight.

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Warne QD rings.

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The 6 round magazine with it's machined steel floorplate is a comfort.

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Going tactical for those late night stopping shots in the kitchen tent.

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Here's my first Brno 602 which predates the Ruger Alaskan. The features are:

Ron Smith, stainless fluted .375 barrel chambered for the .375 Ultra,
A non-scalloped Ruger barrel band front sight base fitted with a brass rectangular post, the rear sight is a Talley Ghost Ring,
A custom stainless quarter rib inletted for Talley QD rings,
The rifle wears a Burris 2.75X Scout Scope,in the picture, but this was changed to a 2X Leupold EER
A McMillan Express stock with a Decelerator pad, 13.5" LOP, and the front swivel mounted to the radius of the forend tip to prevent cut hands,
A knuckle deflector was placed behind the trigger guard to prevent bruised knuckles,
The sling is a Safari Ching Sling made by Galco, this one was bought from the Gunsite Pro Shop and has the Gunsite raven embossed at the front swivel, on the ones I bought directly from Galco, the raven is missing. My second Gunsite Sling is on my Brno ZG-47.







Comparison to a pal's Ruger Alaskan:



My 13 year old grandson takes a turn, who says a .375 Ultra kicks? (300 gr cast at 1200 fps)


My current Brno 602 is closer to stock, although it wears the same McMillan stock with the knuckle deflector behind the trigger guard, has a green GunKoted action and the factory barrel was cut to 22". It has a NECG barrel band front sight with a patridge brass faced sight blade and a NECG peep sight with the aperture opened up to a quarter inch. I switch this ghost ring back and forth between the 602 and my ZG-47, although the factory express sights remain in place. And is of course this 602 is also chambered for the .375 Ultra. I don't have any good pictures of it at the moment, but you really have to pay attention to see the differences between it and a factory rifle. This one balances better than my earlier rifle, and a 270 gr bullet makes an honest 3000 fps with the same load of H-100V.
 
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My 602's are 375 H&H and 8x68S ... and an assortment of 600, 601's. A little bit of time spent examining these rifles is revealing. From the hollowed out bolt knob to the quick change, dovetailed, spring plunger retained foresights - the designer(s) of these rifles knew what they were doing. From the factory they are big and heavy with long barrels..but they absorb recoil well and move muzzle blast away from the shooter. They make firing a 375H&H a routine operation for the average shooter - and encourage the accurate shooting this rifle is capable of.
 
Too bad mcmillan didn't keep the original grip angle. I'm assuming thats why the trigger guard is biting you Boomer?
 
Too bad mcmillan didn't keep the original grip angle. I'm assuming thats why the trigger guard is biting you Boomer?

Yup, I find that the McMillan's pistol grip crowds the trigger guard, resulting in a painful bump on the knuckle of my middle finger, the factory classic express stock did not have this problem; the problem it had was splitting under recoil.
 
Mine was cross bolted and both glass and pillar bedded before I started shooting it, but perhaps the fact that it was re-chambered to .375 Ultra didn't help.
- when your wood stock cracked -- do you recall where the crack started (or appeared to start) in the stock Boomer?
thanks
 
Well I like my 602's, they are a big heavy club, just the way I like these guns :)
The 358 NM is my favorite, shoot 250 Hornady's to point of aim with the express sights, the pop up peep is real useless with express sight blades still installed though ?
The 300 Magnum I am still not work up a good load yet? This gun is alot too heavy for a 30 cal.
You do not want to hall this threw the Moose cuts and thick brush for sure! No wonder it didn't last long in the calibre line!
Looking for a 8x68S to add to my shooting line of 602's, or a nice 1960's vintage 458 WM.
Dale Z!
 
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