First let me give a two thumbs up for Whittaker guns.Very good folks to deal with,gun shipped out quickly,no problems and very good prices.The cz550 looks good.The wood to metal fit is good. The rifle shoulders easy enough and it was not bulky or heavy to me. I expected the action to be sluggish,but it was not.I can easily slick it up a little.The mauser 98 action on the cz seems very well built and I like the control feed.The safety is in a good place,easy to reach.The set trigger is the best I have seen so far on a productiuon rifle.The detachable magazine is a plus.The sights are a little differant,not sure if I like them.I havent shot it yet because of the nasty weather.I will put a scope on the rifle later anyway. The only thing I did not like was the Turkish walnut stock. But in all fairness I did pay for a field grade stock. I think that a nice laminated stock would look and feel much better.Most prodution rifles that I have owned have been remington model 700 BDL. This is what I compared the CZ 550 to. If the CZ550 shoots accurate and I think it will,then I would say it is a better value then a remington or browning.I have only owned a couple of A bolts and I am not a big fan of later production brownings. I am certainly no expert on guns,just a typical American gun owner and hunter. If the gun shoots as good as it looks and feels,then I think dollar for dollar it would be hard to beat in the current market.At this point I would guess my next rifle to be a CZ550 if this one functions well at the range and the field. Have a good year 2007.
Ron