Gaznazdiak wrote:Currently kicking tyres thinking about a new .22.
I fired my old favourite, the 100+yo Model 04 yesterday for the first time in ages and the best we could manage was a 6in group at 25m
I saw one available in an English brand I've not heard of, Cogswell & Harrison, apparently made under licence in Czechoslovakia.
Anyone know anything about them, owned or used one?
At $899 it's ~$200 cheaper than my first preference which is the LA 101.
wolfsburg wrote:My LGS has them, the barrelled action is a CZ 455, it has 'Made in Czechoslovakia' stamped on the barrel. The stock is a Cogswell ( looks like nicer timber than the stock CZ). They seem like good value.
No1_49er wrote:wolfsburg wrote:My LGS has them, the barrelled action is a CZ 455, it has 'Made in Czechoslovakia' stamped on the barrel. The stock is a Cogswell ( looks like nicer timber than the stock CZ). They seem like good value.
Hard to figure why the barrel should be stamped "Made in Czechoslovakia" when on 1st Jan 1993 Czechia and Slovakia separated into the two countries, as they previously were, i.e. Czechoslovakia no longer exists.
Czeska Zbrojovka (zbrojovka, rough translation armory / arsenal) CZ started production in 1936, their factory in Uhersky Brod. Said to be the largest small-arms manufacturer in the world in numbers and area, with about 80 hectares under one roof.
CZ acquired Zbrojovka Brno rifles in 2006. The towns of Brno and Uhersky Brod are about 70km apart.
Gaznazdiak wrote:No1_49er wrote:wolfsburg wrote:My LGS has them, the barrelled action is a CZ 455, it has 'Made in Czechoslovakia' stamped on the barrel. The stock is a Cogswell ( looks like nicer timber than the stock CZ). They seem like good value.
Hard to figure why the barrel should be stamped "Made in Czechoslovakia" when on 1st Jan 1993 Czechia and Slovakia separated into the two countries, as they previously were, i.e. Czechoslovakia no longer exists.
Czeska Zbrojovka (zbrojovka, rough translation armory / arsenal) CZ started production in 1936, their factory in Uhersky Brod. Said to be the largest small-arms manufacturer in the world in numbers and area, with about 80 hectares under one roof.
CZ acquired Zbrojovka Brno rifles in 2006. The towns of Brno and Uhersky Brod are about 70km apart.
https://www.sjstradingco.com.au/certus- ... ckage.html
Faedy wrote:Ive had one for around 18 months - it is a bloody great little 22 for the price.
Action is sweet, accurate with T.22 is phenomenal, and the timber is nicely figured, and threaded barrel is neat/handy although I dont know why we need a muzzle brake on a .22
For the price, I was impressed
No1_49er wrote:Faedy wrote:Ive had one for around 18 months - it is a bloody great little 22 for the price.
Action is sweet, accurate with T.22 is phenomenal, and the timber is nicely figured, and threaded barrel is neat/handy although I dont know why we need a muzzle brake on a .22
For the price, I was impressed
I guess it's because the rifle is not made just for the Australian market. Ever here about sound moderators and how they're attached?
deanp100 wrote:Do people not get sarcasm?
No1_49er wrote:Gaznazdiak wrote:No1_49er wrote:wolfsburg wrote:My LGS has them, the barrelled action is a CZ 455, it has 'Made in Czechoslovakia' stamped on the barrel. The stock is a Cogswell ( looks like nicer timber than the stock CZ). They seem like good value.
Hard to figure why the barrel should be stamped "Made in Czechoslovakia" when on 1st Jan 1993 Czechia and Slovakia separated into the two countries, as they previously were, i.e. Czechoslovakia no longer exists.
Czeska Zbrojovka (zbrojovka, rough translation armory / arsenal) CZ started production in 1936, their factory in Uhersky Brod. Said to be the largest small-arms manufacturer in the world in numbers and area, with about 80 hectares under one roof.
CZ acquired Zbrojovka Brno rifles in 2006. The towns of Brno and Uhersky Brod are about 70km apart.
https://www.sjstradingco.com.au/certus- ... ckage.html
Yep, made under licence in the Czech Republic = Czechia
No1_49er wrote:Faedy wrote:Ive had one for around 18 months - it is a bloody great little 22 for the price.
Action is sweet, accurate with T.22 is phenomenal, and the timber is nicely figured, and threaded barrel is neat/handy although I dont know why we need a muzzle brake on a .22
For the price, I was impressed
I guess it's because the rifle is not made just for the Australian market. Ever here about sound moderators and how they're attached?
Gaznazdiak wrote:Currently kicking tyres thinking about a new .22.
I fired my old favourite, the 100+yo Model 04 yesterday for the first time in ages and the best we could manage was a 6in group at 25m
I saw one available in an English brand I've not heard of, Cogswell & Harrison, apparently made under licence in Czechoslovakia.
Anyone know anything about them, owned or used one?
At $899 it's ~$200 cheaper than my first preference which is the LA 101.
Gettingstarted wrote:Gaznazdiak wrote:Currently kicking tyres thinking about a new .22.
I fired my old favourite, the 100+yo Model 04 yesterday for the first time in ages and the best we could manage was a 6in group at 25m
I saw one available in an English brand I've not heard of, Cogswell & Harrison, apparently made under licence in Czechoslovakia.
Anyone know anything about them, owned or used one?
At $899 it's ~$200 cheaper than my first preference which is the LA 101.
Hi gaz,
I’ve have had one for around two years. Went into LGS to buy a LA101 and got talked into the C&G. Went with it based on price difference and weight (and not knowing any better at the time). As others have said it’s made under licence by CZ however putting them side by side the rifle, particularly the timber all looks to be better quality.
All in all it’s a nice rifle, action is smooth, feed is reliable - haven’t had a single feeding issue. Little 5 short plastic mag looks a bit crappy, however it’s worked without issue.
It shoots well, better than I can. I use T22 for practice and Eley subs for hunting - both are great, on a sand bag I can get them within a 10-20c piece out to 50-60. Given I bought it primarily as a hunting rifle this suits my purpose fine.
I got mine for 1k as a package - Nikon 4-9 something or other (cheap crap). Might be better ‘value’ options around but it’s still a good quality - shooting rifle.
Be lying if I said I didn’t have a period of buyers remorse - I really did want the LA101 - however once it started using it have been satisfied.
Small issue that annoys me, throws bipod off with slight twist, must be the profile of the stock as same bipod on my tikka hunter no issue at all.
Cheers.