BRNO MAUSER

swamprat · October 13, 2009, 11:04 PM

Has anyone ever built on a BRNO Mauser action. What are the good or bad points of this action?

mapsjanhere · October 14, 2009, 07:46 AM

Assuming you're talking the Vz24, my local gunsmith thinks it's the best and only Mauser action to start from. They were build on German machinery moved after WWI, without the strains of a wartime economy.
On the downside, you're talking 80 years of unknown use, could be a lifetime in an arsenal in South America, could be a roundtrip Moskwa, Tunis, Normandy, Berlin, Jerusalem, the Czechs send a lot of 98's to Israel as 308.

Edit: bad typo, don't trust your spellchecker

Scorch · October 14, 2009, 11:39 AM

Brno Mausers are generally agreed to be some of the best Mausers made, whether the model be a 1922, Vz23, Vz24, Vz33, Vz16/33, 12/33, 12/34, JC, 98/29, 33/40, L, or any of the civilian models. The Czechs take a lot of pride in their workmanship and the quality of their product, so any of the rifles produced at Brno are very high quality.

swamprat · October 14, 2009, 09:13 PM

The rifle in question had leupold mounts on it when I bought it and they have not been removed. I can see the beginning of two words on the top of the action, under the mounts. The first word begins with cs and the second with vy. It has a 26 in barrel with a horse head logo with the letter F in the center. I assume this is a federal. The rifle is in .358 Norma and I mounted a older Denver made 1 3/4 to 5 widefield on it. I think now that I will remove all this, as I would like to know more about this action. Thanks to all for your reply.

October 13, 2009, 11:04 PM	#1
swamprat Member Join Date: September 24, 2009 Location: mississippi Posts: 23	BRNO MAUSER Has anyone ever built on a BRNO Mauser action. What are the good or bad points of this action?

October 14, 2009, 07:46 AM	#2
mapsjanhere Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2009 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,832	Assuming you're talking the Vz24, my local gunsmith thinks it's the best and only Mauser action to start from. They were build on German machinery moved after WWI, without the strains of a wartime economy. On the downside, you're talking 80 years of unknown use, could be a lifetime in an arsenal in South America, could be a roundtrip Moskwa, Tunis, Normandy, Berlin, Jerusalem, the Czechs send a lot of 98's to Israel as 308. Edit: bad typo, don't trust your spellchecker __________________ I used to love being able to hit hard at 1000 yards. As I get older I find hitting a mini ram at 200 yards with the 22 oddly more satisfying. Last edited by mapsjanhere; October 14, 2009 at 11:45 AM.

October 14, 2009, 11:39 AM	#3
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Brno Mausers are generally agreed to be some of the best Mausers made, whether the model be a 1922, Vz23, Vz24, Vz33, Vz16/33, 12/33, 12/34, JC, 98/29, 33/40, L, or any of the civilian models. The Czechs take a lot of pride in their workmanship and the quality of their product, so any of the rifles produced at Brno are very high quality. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

October 14, 2009, 09:13 PM	#4
swamprat Member Join Date: September 24, 2009 Location: mississippi Posts: 23	BRNO Mauser The rifle in question had leupold mounts on it when I bought it and they have not been removed. I can see the beginning of two words on the top of the action, under the mounts. The first word begins with cs and the second with vy. It has a 26 in barrel with a horse head logo with the letter F in the center. I assume this is a federal. The rifle is in .358 Norma and I mounted a older Denver made 1 3/4 to 5 widefield on it. I think now that I will remove all this, as I would like to know more about this action. Thanks to all for your reply.