Thoughts on the Brno-made sidelock guns? The ZP series have chopper lump barrels, coil springs and a concealed third fastener. I have a 12 gauge with an English stock and extractors, which I think is decently well made, if not a bit plain. They don't appear to be as finely finished as some of the other European makers, but they do seem to have a lot going for them as far as function over form. Opinions?
The ones from 50s were made with more attention to detail and as result of that were better quality. For example the cross section of stock wrist had oval shape, the checkering was better as well as metal to wood fit. The ones made in 70s the 80s were not as nice. They were discontinued because too much bench time was needed in their manufacture.
