Limeyfellow
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I am still rather fond of the Winchester 52. You can't go wrong with them.
I would have to agree that the CZ looks good and shoots GREAT. The American or the Varmit would be great choices since they are designed to have scopes mounted on them. They also have the premuim wood as compared to the beech found on some of the lesser priced models. You would be a happy plinker with a CZ American or Varmit.
There comes a point where you have to ask is the increment in quality worth the increment in price. A Cooper may be better in some ways than a CZ, but is it five or ten times better?
I used to worry a lot about scratches and dings, now I only worry a little. I finally decided that a beat up nice gun looks better than a beat up plain gun like my '93 870 Express and black synthetic Rem 1100. I don't try to beat them up, but stuff happens.