I just recieved a Brno O/U 12 gauge and I'm seeking info about history of the gun and any other info about it. I've searched the net with little results. It came with 2 sets of barrels, one is a 26" with what looks to be flash surpressors on the end, with ZH102 on it. The other is a 30" barrel with ZH103 on it. I was told the 26" was modified choke and the other was extra full but there are no other markings to verify. I must say, it's quite a unique shotgun with a very smooth lock up. The stock has some nice checkering and has decent grain. The forestock has "wrap around" checkering on both barrels. This gun was handed down to me and will stay with me till the end, so it would be nice to know more about it. Thanks in advance!
Question about a Brno O/U.......
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Hi ... this is from an old Pragotrade (BRNO) catalogue I said I would scan for another person on the site...it pertains to the ZH series O/U ... note the barrels are identified as ZH 301, ZH 302 etc rather than ZH 101, ZH 102 that yours are marked but it looks like the last digit correlates with your barrels
eg. the ZH 302 in the catalogue has what look like little flash suppressors on the end of both tubes... according to the catalogue the ZH 302 are 2 3/4 chambers "12/12 (skeet)" 26inch with a "Choke (% of pattern on a 75 cm target at 35 m) 60-65%"
the ZH 303 is shown as "12/12 (trap) and a choke of "70%" using the same criteria re the % pattern etc
other barrels were ZH 301 (field) eg "60-70%"; ZH 304 7x57R/12 (60-70%);
ZH 305 5.6x52R/12 (60-70%); ZH 306 5.6x50R Mag/12 (60-70%); ZH 311 16/16 Field and ZH 324 7x57R/16 field
nice guns ... hope this helps...incidentally just read this and... you should KNOW THIS!!!
According to the catalogue...
"Another valued feature of this gun is in the engineering of the trigger system. An interrupter situated near the rear trigger permits the rear trigger to act as a single trigger in the sequence lower barrel - upper barrel. The front trigger can fire the upper barrel only. Only the rear trigger is used during shooting matches to fire both barrels in rapid succession. The front trigger can be equipped with an optional set trigger allowing the upper (rifle) barrel to fire at a touch."
forgetting the set trigger which you likely do not have as it pertains to rifle shotgun combo barrels...IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE PART ABOUT THE REAR TRIGGER... eg if you pull it once and fire the lower barrel...REMEMBER THAT IF YOU PULL IT A SECOND TIME YOU WILL FIRE THE UPPER BARREL IF LOADED.... you want to be careful about this in the field...a neat feature -- if you or any one else using the gun understands it properly!!!
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Hi ... this is from an old Pragotrade (BRNO) catalogue I said I would scan for another person on the site...it pertains to the ZH series O/U ... note the barrels are identified as ZH 301, ZH 302 etc rather than ZH 101, ZH 102 that yours are marked but it looks like the last digit correlates with your barrels
eg. the ZH 302 in the catalogue has what look like little flash suppressors on the end of both tubes... according to the catalogue the ZH 302 are 2 3/4 chambers "12/12 (skeet)" 26inch with a "Choke (% of pattern on a 75 cm target at 35 m) 60-65%"
the ZH 303 is shown as "12/12 (trap) and a choke of "70%" using the same criteria re the % pattern etc
other barrels were ZH 301 (field) eg "60-70%"; ZH 304 7x57R/12 (60-70%);
ZH 305 5.6x52R/12 (60-70%); ZH 306 5.6x50R Mag/12 (60-70%); ZH 311 16/16 Field and ZH 324 7x57R/16 field
nice guns ... hope this helps...incidentally just read this and... you should KNOW THIS!!!
According to the catalogue...
"Another valued feature of this gun is in the engineering of the trigger system. An interrupter situated near the rear trigger permits the rear trigger to act as a single trigger in the sequence lower barrel - upper barrel. The front trigger can fire the upper barrel only. Only the rear trigger is used during shooting matches to fire both barrels in rapid succession. The front trigger can be equipped with an optional set trigger allowing the upper (rifle) barrel to fire at a touch."
forgetting the set trigger which you likely do not have as it pertains to rifle shotgun combo barrels...IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE PART ABOUT THE REAR TRIGGER... eg if you pull it once and fire the lower barrel...REMEMBER THAT IF YOU PULL IT A SECOND TIME YOU WILL FIRE THE UPPER BARREL IF LOADED.... you want to be careful about this in the field...a neat feature -- if you or any one else using the gun understands it properly!!!
best
AP, thanks so much for the info. I had no idea about the rear trigger being able to shoot both barrels. I was impressed by how the gun shoulders-although I haven't handled many O/U. Hopefully I can run some rounds through it later today. I'm suprised there isn't more info on the net about these guns!!! Thanks again.
Pretty much all the BRNO's I have seen or used have been cleverly designed and excellent functionally and frequently they have exhibition grade wood ... under some pretty cheap varnish on occassion... that's a nice gun you have .. enjoy it!
I've owned several and currently down to my last one a ZH302 with 303 trap barrels and a set of 321,16 gauge field barrels. I shoot the Brno every bit as well in skeet as any other gun I have and that barrel porting always gets attention at the range not to mention it's a tad more noisier.
They are a rather unique gun that reportedly never caught on in North America and the Brno CZ factory that made them had problems of their own.
For the money they are hard to beat and a shame that they don't make them anymore.
I have a instruction booklet on take down and assembly that I can photo copy and send along to you if you want. Just PM me an address.
They are a rather unique gun that reportedly never caught on in North America and the Brno CZ factory that made them had problems of their own.
For the money they are hard to beat and a shame that they don't make them anymore.
I have a instruction booklet on take down and assembly that I can photo copy and send along to you if you want. Just PM me an address.
