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FN Mausers (Deluxe and Supreme) v. CZ 550
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<blockquote data-quote="sable tireur" data-source="post: 1445730" data-attributes="member: 27307"><p>For those of us who can speak to using the FN Commercial Mausers from Liege and Herstal from the late 40's up through the 50's, I can suggest that you put both the CZ550 and the FN Mauser side by side and compare with your own eyes. Then get a good summary of the history of the improvements made to the M98 Mauser while being made in Belgium. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I would use only the Commercial FNs if I could find a decent supply and if I had the clientele to support such an idea. This is not to say that there is anything wrong with the CZ550 at all, there isn't. But given the choice between the two, the Belgian wins every time. The Mauser FN commercial actions are simply the pinnacle of Mauser development for the time period. The metallurgy was superb, the machining was excellent and the constant refining of the small details for improvement in the overall action was very bright.</p><p></p><p>The CZ550, as the newer iteration of the Mauser-style, is a very decent action although lacking in the finer points of machining and fitting. It was and is an easy selection for those who chose to hunt big game with big cartridges since it is available for the Rigby class cartridges. This includes the .338 Lapua, of course. For the selection of other, more standard cartridges, I think there are several other actions which allow for higher quality in the builds depending on the need or desire for a particular extractor. I am not a fan of the CZ550 trigger at all. It's overly complicated and requires some tedious work to make it acceptable to me. Better triggers from modern manufacturing techniques are easy to buy for many other actions.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sable tireur, post: 1445730, member: 27307"] For those of us who can speak to using the FN Commercial Mausers from Liege and Herstal from the late 40's up through the 50's, I can suggest that you put both the CZ550 and the FN Mauser side by side and compare with your own eyes. Then get a good summary of the history of the improvements made to the M98 Mauser while being made in Belgium. Personally, I would use only the Commercial FNs if I could find a decent supply and if I had the clientele to support such an idea. This is not to say that there is anything wrong with the CZ550 at all, there isn't. But given the choice between the two, the Belgian wins every time. The Mauser FN commercial actions are simply the pinnacle of Mauser development for the time period. The metallurgy was superb, the machining was excellent and the constant refining of the small details for improvement in the overall action was very bright. The CZ550, as the newer iteration of the Mauser-style, is a very decent action although lacking in the finer points of machining and fitting. It was and is an easy selection for those who chose to hunt big game with big cartridges since it is available for the Rigby class cartridges. This includes the .338 Lapua, of course. For the selection of other, more standard cartridges, I think there are several other actions which allow for higher quality in the builds depending on the need or desire for a particular extractor. I am not a fan of the CZ550 trigger at all. It's overly complicated and requires some tedious work to make it acceptable to me. Better triggers from modern manufacturing techniques are easy to buy for many other actions. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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