I must do my duty and post my favourite classic being reviewed by my favourite Historian 
Review:
In action at range:
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I see You like your classics firearms
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Yeah for sure!
Ex Military family who served 1800’s/1900’s, ARMY/NAVY/AIRFORCE.
Grew up with a keen interest in military history and weapons.
Exclusively read Biggles and J.E McDonnell books as a kid, along with everything else that took my interest in military machinery and mechanics……weapons/ships/tanks/aircraft/vehicles etc.
Probably the reason why I ended up starting my own Hot Rod Business……working on the same sort of machinery from the start of the 1900’s through the 1920’s-1950’s classic machinery that caught my brain from my childhood
Also was taught to shoot from a very early age and was always something that we grew up doing every single week for most of our lives…… and still try to keep doing even to this day.
Love the history, love the simple mechanical genius and love the beautiful old designs of everything from these eras.
Things used to be designed by very ingenious people and artists who made some of the best looking machinery ever produced in history.
Modern stuff might be all wizz bang, lightweight, futuristic and space age components/materials……but they all lack the old human touch of beauty, artistry, individuality, toughness and reliability 
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I do agree the weapons of years past I have a certain elegance and refinement about them that simply doesn’t really exists anymore. When speaking of the modernization of firearms.
To this day i remember antique shop on the Gold coast back in 1992 that had a pair of dueling pistols in the original box left front side window. They were by far one of my favorite firearms given the workmanship/ craftsmanship and history attached to them from a time when a hand shake really meant something.
Also I too subscribe to the marvel and interest of mechanical ingenious design and complexities of past eras and ways of thinking that i believe deserve more credit and consideration then some are willing to give.
Learning too shoot was also a key aspect of my childhood in addition to restoring classic vehicles with my father so, i believe i can sympathies with how you describe your past and rather good past full of similar memories to mine Doc it would seem
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Sounds like we are both definitely on the same wavelength 
It would seem so mate
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Which DLC is that in? 
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Me quietly wondering if this is H or D class…
Waaaaaaant.
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USA class. Book a plane ticket
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c’td from other thread.
The price of ammo is ridiculous. I’m following a few that are trialing Indian made primers. $250/1000 now.
Shit is crazy. No powder, no primers. Australia ceased making any for civilian sales around 2019. Winchester Australia was the best .22 ammo, $50 for a brick. Now it’s $140 from USA.
No pistol powder for 3 years now. Some small batches have been independently imported. Last lot of .22 I bought was Mehico made Aguila which is good ammo, $99/500 but limited supply with no other orders being filled. Some orders are 2 and 3 years old.
If anyone does get their H like I had, just get 9mm. Yea might be near a buck a shot now instead of 30 cents not all that long ago. But yea the rest are even more.
Back to the CZ600 trail. I like it. Be easy to attach a bipod to the forend for shooting off a rest. The stock might be a bit uncomfortable, but that comes down to personal preference.
The only thing I don’t like is the barrel is a bit short for my liking loosing some velocity which is key in a 223 for terminal performance. For target shooting absolutely does not matter.
There is the Ruger Predator. 223 has a 22" barrel and I believe cleavers can get the stanag mag model of it. Or the Ruger Ranch but that is back to 16" barrel.
Also have a look at a Howa 1500 see what you think. Cleavers have them. @BME
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Yeah, i’ll defs have a look.
Stainless barrel / synthetic is the way to go, for easy longevity.
The price is in between the other two, as well.
I must admit, even without seeing it, im liking the CZ trail.
Thin, narrow , light, changeable barrels…all good points.
Having said that, accuracy is the number one feature, above all else…
Lets go shopping…!!
Oh god I got to stop looking… 
Where your attention goes, the money follows…!!
They also do a nice foregrip, on their trail combo pack…
" Were gonna need, a bigger tax cut…!!"
You need to delete HOWA from your memory banks and never go there again!
Ammo wise, the old man loves AQUILA and their subsonic .22LR rounds……… because he’s in “suburbia” now and not out on the farm, he had to find a nice quiet stealthy round to be able let off a few rounds without the neighbours/general public getting concerned! 
Oh yep those 60grn ones? yea they are quiet.
Yeah, I don’t know the specifics of grain weights etc…… only know that the old man is happy to still be able to let off a few rounds at wandering Cats without raising any suspicions with the Neighbours!
Guys at the range have basically switched to commercial 9mm ammo as the cost of primers, etc and the time to size and reload isn’t worth it for minor increase in accuracy
Plus you can’t get powder for over 3 years be a deciding factor unless they are some of the few that have scored random rare imports that sell out in 5 seconds for stupid money.