I wanted to list some things about the Valmet 412's. Perhaps you've run across one, and didn't know much about it??? I sold them for quite a while, and also reloaded for and hunted with them. So over the years i've learned a bit about them.
Sorry to "the crow killer" for stealing his format from below, when he described his CZ's. :>)))
They came with a single selective trigger, but there was a dealer installed double trigger option for about $55.00 extra. No "set" trigger was offered.
The tang safety was auto, but i never liked auto safetys, so "i" made up a conversion to convert it to "manual safety" and did the conversions in my shop.
The bbls. had low profile sights, that you could flip up or fold down into the rib. They were ajustable for "windage" only. You ajusted the bbl. band for elevation. The rifle bbl. could be ajusted or sighted with the two bands for any load you'd ever want!!
The all steel Valmet scope mount was quick attach, and always went back to zero no matter how many times it went on or off!!
I sold the Krieghoff 22lr or 22 Win. mag. insert bbl. (they were offered in 2 lengths) and you could regulate "them" to the iron sights or scope. These insert bbls. are "high grade", and shoot as well as a "good quality" bolt action rifle!!
The early 412's had high gloss finish on the stock and forend, the later ones had an duller oil finish.
The actions are strong and very well made, all of the 30-06 models i handloaded for easily shot under 1" groups for 5 shots at 100 yds.. I never had one returned to me because it wasn't accurate enough, not even one!!
You can take the forearm off, or even the bbls. off, and never have to worry about the POI (point of impact) changeing. I kept mine apart, many times in my pack, and put it together and made longer shots with out ever worrying about a POI shift. They just plain stay sighted in!!
Valmet made many other bbls. (shot and double rifle) available for this action!! (something like 26) They even sold cased sets with one action/forearm, and three bbls., a scope mount all in a hard case.. All serial numbered the same. (includeing the case)
Worse thing i found with the 412's was, a customer would come in and buy a complete gun. Then look for super deals in shot gun news for extra bbls.. Once they bought an extra bbl. they would try to fit the bbl. to the action themselves, and rarely do it right!!! Next thing, they had the hindge pins "shot loose" and blamed the gun!!! I saw this happen waaaay too many times!!!! Sad part for them was, if you bought the bbl. from us, i'd fit it to your action for FREE!!
Anyway, i just wanted to throw this into the mix here.
Drilling Man
