No , not the cheapest no doubt. The financial conundrum I faced was not easy. Many other interesting guns in the $1200 range. I have browsed, researched, YouTubed and pondered. I keep circling back to this one. CZ are known to make a quality product. I’m prepared to roll the dice on this one and be an early adopter.
Yes Bentaz, I think it looks better than the sporting version. I have plenty of standard stocked rifles already. I like the pistol grip and slightly unconventional look.
I also think we need to receive this sort of product positively. I think it’s a great step in the right direction to get some interesting firearms into Australia. I love bolt actions, but a modern bolt action is a modern bolt action , is a modern bolt action…
Can only have so many before …meh.
Old guns, different story.
Now we’re on the same page. Have mine preordered 
Any idea when you should have it?
No idea. LGS started putting in PTAs, so probably within a month, but tbh I have no idea. I actually forgot all about it, until just now, when I read this thread.
I wonder what “light pitting in barrel” translates to in Australian English ? Worth looking ???
I want!
H&R SB2 45-70 Handy Rifle
http://www.ozgunsales.com/listing/83202/harrington_richardson_45_70cal_sb2.html
How accurate are these 45/70’s i wouldn’t mind buying one for back up rifle for scrubbers
As accurate as you can shoot
So they’re not accurate then 
thanks for that mate i’ve been toying with the idea of buying one but will have to sell a couple of my other ones to do so, but good to hear they’re reasonably accurate. Long hex barrel with drop block ‘‘old style’’ would be nice
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I would of if I didn’t already have the sportco martini .222R, the next single needs to be a big banger like a 45-70, 450 bushmaster or better yet a 458 winmag, Lott or some kind of nitro express (hey I can dream)!
Yeah but knowing they make the no.1 could you really settle for a no.3?
Not for 2k anyway.
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What ended up happening to AIA in the end? I thought a modern reproduction of the SMLE would be more popular, especially people wanting to make their own L42A1 replicas.
Not sure mate, don’t see a lot of them around. My old bloke has a couple, one in 308 and one in 7.62x39.
Quite often get people asking if they are jungle carbines. Understandable mistake from a distance.