Howdy folks,
Just received my first BRNO in the mail today and thought I'd add to this thread. Like all of my guns, it's been a long time since it's been a safe queen, but I won't be afraid to take it out into the woods once my dies arrive. It was sold to me as a 21F (23.5" barrel with the full stock, so I believe that fits the common naming convention here) and it's chambered in 8x57. As I understand it, the fullstock and the long barrel aren't the most common combination?
I believe this is the ZG-47 style safety? It's quite stiff to operate, but I haven't cleaned or lubricated it yet.
You can also see a previous owner(s) decided grinding down the bolt handle was the easiest solution, and with the old Weaver V4.5 on top of the QD 1 piece rings it just barely clears, but that's good enough in this case.
As you can see, it has a couple tang cracks, but I'd hazard a guess it was bedded after the cracks showed up. It looks like there's some clearance at the tang anyway.
And the barrel stamps
Can I assume it's a 1950 rifle?
It has enough bumps and bruises that I won't feel bad refinishing the stock this winter. I think it's the quickest handling bolt rifle I've ever used, especially without the scope on top.
Hopefully the dies and brass show up soon and I can take it out into the woods and maybe find a late season deer.
Cory
