Wow, it looks great, but as soon as I saw the moderator, I knew it wasn't a product I could find in the USA.

 

Doesn't look like any Brno I've seen but there are some being produced under that name as I understand it.

 

The KM22 is made by the PPK outfit in Czech Republic.

Their advertising said that they used former Brno factory equipment, patterns and some original personnel to start manufacturing a modern take on some of Brnos classics.

It was easy to download their catalogue about a year ago, but recent attempts have drawn a blank, so maybe they went down.

They appear on the UK market now and again and appear to be very well made but dont usually attract premium prices. That example looks quite expensive to me!

I'll see if I can get an update on the current status of PPK Arms, or at least find a copy of their catalogue.

Soo.............nice Czech made guns in Brno tradition, but a real Brno? ......................well, 'fraid not.

Peter.

Oh, here ya go..............thought I had it filed away somewhere..................http://www.ppkguns.eu/katalog.pdf

 

Nothing there to make my heart go pitty-pat but thats just me.

 

The next time some one calls our 452 trigger guards ugly just show them some of the ones pictured on those rifles on that website. May shoot well but I wouldn't want to show it to anyone.

 

Here's an extract from a current UK advertisement.

Anybody who is not well informed would think that this was an ad. for the sale of a Brno rifle, when in fact it is a PPK.

"BRNO KM-17 .17HMR Stock # gun00571
Condition: New
Make: BRNO
Model: KM-17
Calibre: .17HMR
Mechanism: Bolt Action
£ 375"

The last time I saw such an ad. I wrote to the dealer to question the description, he apologised and agreed that the ad. could be misleading. 30 mins later, his ad. was amended and the rifle correctly described as a "Czech made PPK rifle."

The appeal of these PPK rifle varies for me throughout the range. Some I think, "Oh, that's quite nice!" and others it's more like, "That stock looks like it's salvage from a 70's coffee table leg!"

For me, if you want a modern version of a BRNO, the Uhersky Brod made CZ is the one to go for!

Peter.

 

Had one of their semi's and sold it. It was a piece of dirt. Got myself a BRNO 581 instead and LOVE IT!

 

Thanks and I agree Fabpeter

 

That sure looks like a BRNO 611 magazine in that picture. A good source of those mags would be a game changer for me.

 

The mag does look very close to the 611 and in fact they also do a 611 named version semi auto as well. Certainly not the same beast IMO

The 611 version has appeared on this forum before

 

This one, brand new in the box here in Canada for $500.00 Canadian; I would not kick it out of the bed for eating crackers... *** N.I.B Never Fired *** Brno KM .22 LR | Stony Plain, AB | GUNPOST