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If you stick with your choice of rifle, be aware that Remington 700's have bolt handles which are silver soldered on and it is not at all unusual for them to break loose at a most inopportune moment. I don't know about the availability of CZ rifles in Oz, but I would give them a look.

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I have been blessed to be able to purchase many different brands of rifles, factory or otherwise...expensive and inexpensive...while I realize the Remington's are not a Holland and Holland or Westley Richards, IMHO, I think it is complete bullshit that the handles break off..While it may have at one time happened to someone at sometime after he beat it with a steel bar--I frankly don't believe it.. if that was the case, why would custom gun makers such as Kenny Jarret, or Les Weibernick use them on their multi thousand dollar guns.. not I know Jarret no longer uses them as he has come up with is own design.. however the fact is, he used them for many years..

The only two bolt handles I have ever seen or heardto have broken off was one with my booking agent out of Wyoming, who had a handle break off of a mauser action he had..another was when my fathers Winchester .22 tipped over and the handle broke off --Personally, I think a lot of people don't have enough to do and they come up some bs to discuss on the internet, which reminds me, I better get back to work.

Anyway, I have owned Remingtons in probably 15 differant calibers and have NEVER had one problem with them... Another notion you hear is the feeding ability--take one and hold it upside down and cycle the action..see if it feeds..again I have never had one that would not..

As to CZ's, in my experience, they are fairly accurate however a little rough around the edges as to workmanship---however in most factory rifles anymore quality no longer seems to be job one..

Again, this is my experience...
Ripp

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