| Bill_Cooley |
| (.300 member) |
| 03/12/07 02:51 PM |
Re: What are the CZ Safari Classic rifles like?
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Thanks, everyone. It's been great to hear everyone's experiences. Certainly a mixed bag: good and bad. I have a Safari Magnum in 375, and wanted to get people's ideas on the Safari Classic line, which feature the more classic cartidges, the 500 Jeffery and the 505 Gibbs for example.
It seems that even the premium Safari Classic line still isn't perfect. I'm getting the idea that I'm better off saving money and getting the Safari Magnum in 458 Lott (instead of the Safari Classic in 505 Gibbs) then sending it to a gunsmith to address the problems addressed so far in this thread.
Any thoughts?
My thoughts are that you should get the Lott and don’t look back. More bullet selection much cheaper components and less recoil. Yes the CZ is a little rough but you didn’t pay 5-10 thousand for it either (the cost of a good custom rifle). I have one and have never had a problem with feeding. Get one take it out and shoot it then decide if you need to do any thing. People forget that some of the old classics didn’t come out of the box as slick as they do now. I had several old model 70s and some older rems that needed to be lapped before they were smooth. There use to be regular articles in the old out door mags on how to slick up your rifle.
Bill