[fred cook]

Drove to the big city this morning and found a couple of the CZ Ringneck small gauge shotguns to look at. One was a 28 gauge, the other a .410 gauge. These are the somewhat nicer sidelock guns. Both were well finished with a small amount of engraving. The stock LOP is just about right for me (14+ inches) and they shouldered correctly when done so with my eyes closed. The only thing that I would like done differently is that the fore end is a "splinter" style and I like a "beavertail" style better. Helps protect the hands when shooting with hot barrels! The actions are scaled to the gauge making them quite petite. Weight on the .410 model was probably about 5 - 5 1/2 lbs., just a bit heavier than it could/should be according to the English method of weight calculations (weight of shot charge x 96). By the English method, the .410 should weigh about 4 1/2 lbs.! After looking about for a while on the net, I found some pros and cons about the CZ guns. Seems that you either get a very good one or one that will be a problem from the "get go". I guess that is what warranties are for!