Lightweight Brno...The original Mountain Rifle?

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In my opinion the Brno 21H is one of the best mountain rifle type bolt actions made. You get amazing quality and features that are not available today...unless you go the custom route. You get a double square bridge mauser action, one standing and one folding leaf rear sight, rear sight base and barrel are machined out of one piece of steel, double set triggers (some might not like this, but I do), barrel band and so forth. I was just checking out my little Brno 21H and took it apart to weigh it.

Stock.....1lb 8oz (keep in mind that this is wood!)
Barreled action with all the screws/bolts ...4lbs 11.5oz

Total - 6lbs 3.5oz (just under 6 1/4lbs)

This is my 3rd 21H and I kick myself for selling the other two.


Who else has some old lightweight rifles, and what do they weigh?
 
Never owned one
But gave one a VERY close 'look-over".

It was in 8X57 mauser and absolutely georgeous.
A true gentleman's hunting rifle.

I would pick one up in a heart beat if I could find one.
 
I've got an old gun traders guide (1980)that lists a savage 110c in non mag calibers at 6.75lbs. It also has a dm which I am a fan of. I have been watching the want ads for a while now and have yet to see a 110c listed for sale.? That brno sounds sweet.
 
I have two of the old Husqvarna Featherweights in 7X57. They are the real featherweights, the model 4100, not the Husky which so many call the featherweight.

Both weigh about the same as your BRNO.

Light, accurate, a tad over seven pounds with scope............ they are sweet. Carry one all day and hardly notice it is on your shoulder. :cool:

Ted
 
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Ted, is the 4100 the "improved" M98? I have to say, the caliber, 7x57, is one of my all time favorites!
 
Indeed Kristian, I love mine and plan to use it exclusively this year. I am not sure the weight I sent you in that pm was correct, my scale seems to be out of whack. It is only a half pound more than Nugget's 700 Ti, 300 saum and alot prettier (in my mind) Sorry Nugget!:D

With those 154 Interbonds whistling out of it @ 2800 she will be ready for anything that gets in my way this fall, this side of a Kodiak anyway.;)

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Nugget and I were out for Curly Horns last year, all we found were other people.:( We had a great time though.

The only downside carrying a "gentlemen's rifle" is having to be downright anal about where you set the gem down or how you get across that scree slope without getting any "kisses".;)

We are trying a new area this fall, I hope to get some more pics for you then Kristian, with more game in the scenery.:p
 
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Ted, is the 4100 the "improved" M98? I have to say, the caliber, 7x57, is one of my all time favorites!
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Yes, the 4100 is the small ring commercial action with the third safety lug by the root of the bolt handle.

Noel, you might be surprised how well those 154gr IBs do on the big bears in this cartridge, too. :cool:

It would not be my first choice, but if it was all I had at the time, I would not be fearful to put a couple of them in the lungs of a big bruin. They would probably retain more weight than a standard 175 gr bullet, and there has been a pile of really big game taken with that bullet.

I realize your statement was about Kodiaks, which are much bigger than most interior bears. However, it has been my experience, that one of the best ways to find a grizzly bear is to go sheep hunting. If it was a good bear, I wouldn't hesitate at all to take one with my 7X57.

Ted
 
You certainly DON't want to be roughing that gun up Noel. I'll trade you a 710 in 06 for it right now. Just think of the peace of mind you'll have knowing it's safe with me when you're scrambling across the shale.
 
:p You guy's are a howl!:D Ike, let's have a look at that 710!;)

This is one of the few I have gotten my hands on that I cannot bear to think of selling.
Can you believe I was stupid enough to pass on it when I had first dibs last spring when it came on the exchange here?:eek: :rolleyes:

I sure am glad Rob decided he didn't want it when he moved east and gave me a chance at it again after he had bought it.

Thanks for the info with the Interbonds and the bruin's Ted. I have only fired the first six test loads this past saturday. Had a 3/4" group and the chrony was reading them with a real tight extreme spread (for my loads) of 15 fps.

Will brew up some more loads and see if they are a repeatable success. The wind was quite gusty from the side so they may tighten up a bit more.
Ain't it great to get the same kind of groups these fancy fandangled guns can get with a 56 year old gun! Classic can be accurate too!:cool:

Jarrod, sorry I didn't get a chance to haul you out shooting this go 'round. It was spur of the moment and an hour and a half away.:redface: Next time we go!

Talk to you all later!
Noel
 
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I've got an old gun traders guide (1980)that lists a savage 110c in non mag calibers at 6.75lbs. It also has a dm which I am a fan of. I have been watching the want ads for a while now and have yet to see a 110c listed for sale.? That brno sounds sweet.
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Interesting 'Avatar', do we know you by some chance by any other name from some time ago, OR, are you really new to the 'Board' ?
 
Those little BRNOs are beutiful guns. There was one at the Coquitlem show this year. I had to stop and have a close look, they're tiny little things. It had very nice wood and a reasonable price.
 



Here is a nice fuzzy out of focus picture of my wife's light weight Husky '06 - click on it for a larger view. I love Ruger's barrel band front sight ramp and seem to put one on everything. From what I have been able to learn this may be the M-1740 which was the export version of the M-1640 and was imported to North America by Tradewinds. The rifle is very light, and I cut the stock and added a Declerator for a LOP of 12.5". In a pinch I can still shoot this thing - but not with the scope on it.

The improvement of the M-98 bolt is that the locking lug does not have a cut for the ejector, rather the cut for the ejector is in the bolt body at 4:00 - when viewed from the bolt face, just below the right hand locking lug. The M-1900 is the push feed version similar to a Sako.
 
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Kristian, have you tried your 8x57 that you just picked up? Curious how the recoil feels.
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I haven't tried this one, but I did shoot the one I had before. The recoil was very mild using Igman 196gr ammo.
 
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BSA Imperial Featherweight built in 1958. It was just under 6 pounds bare as a 30-06. It has steel bottom metal and aluminum trigger guard. (It is now my 6 3/4 pound 338-06 :cool: )

To quote BSA's words in their old ads it sports "An improved Mauser type receiver" The receiver and bolt have been milled of all excess weight

As-built it had a 22" barrel, factory ported. The walnut stock is hollow in both the butt and forend.

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