If it's of any interest, I purchased the previously mentioned .308 Brno ZKK 601 during December last year. I still wonder if I should have gone with something cheaper and more practical like a Howa, but what's done is done. At least it continues the Czech theme I've got going in my gun safe with my CZ 75B, CZ 457, and eventually a CZ 527.
In the time since I took the above photo, I've mounted a ZeroTech Vengeance 3-12x40 scope to the rifle using Warne fixed rings, but did try using the iron sights before that. That was fun but not too accurate given my difficulty with bringing the front sight bead into focus using my non-dominant right eye.
Learning to shoot .308 hasn't come to me that easily, with recoil and heat build-up being much more significant issues compared to .22LR or .223. I haven't incurred any significant bruising, but I started using a shooting rest and a rear squeeze bag at the bench after realising that a bipod alone would not be enough to manage the increased recoil.
I also found out the hard way that I can't shoot my ZKK 601 at the same pace as I do with my .223 Howa Mini Action. The barrel sprayed rounds all over the place after I shot 20 rounds as five three round groups and one five round group in a relatively short time. The number of shots you can take within a certain time before the barrel overheats and loses accuracy is completely different.
The rifle is currently with the shop that I bought it from because the extractor needs to be repaired or replaced. Ejecting spent cases is currently very inconsistent no matter how hard I work the bolt. Pulling the bolt back hard sometimes launches the case as expected, but more often than not, the case barely makes it out of the action. Further inspection revealed that the the extractor claw barely grips live rounds, and doesn't grip my A-Zoom .308 snap caps at all.