The VZ2008's don't have Czech barrels. The barrels are, as said above, made by Green Mountain. But they are not cheap. Even though they are not chrome-lined, they hold up well. I have about 5,000 rounds through one of my VZ2008's, and I can still shoot ragged holes at 50 yards, will no noticeable detriment as the barrel heats up. I usually shoot about 150-200 rounds a session in controlled fire of about 1 every 1-2 seconds. Repeated mag dumps may affect that outcome. I've had this rifle for five years, and the only things I've used to clean it is a boresnake and ATF. The crown, barrel, and chamber still look perfect.
The receiver is also well made, although it may be slightly shallow. I've had two bolts break the narrow lug after several thousand rounds. The bolts were skimming the ejector and the floor of the receiver that houses the ejector. Maybe thousands of rounds of that bolt glancing off of those areas sent it into battery slightly off-kilter, inflicting cumulative stress and causing the breakages. Or was it a coincidence of two heavily-worn surplus parts? Impossible to tell. Regardless, I fitted new bolts (about $40 each, complete), taking about a half hour for each rifle, gently filing the bottom of the bolt so that it clears the receiver, and filing down the ejector so that it doesn't touch the bolt. This was done recently but so far function has been perfect.
Speaking of function, none of my VZ2008's have failed outside of those bolts. No jams, FTF, FTF, FTE. They eat any kind of ammo from FMJ, to HP, to SP, to brass. I never had the gremlin but had all the carriers tabbed for insurance. What may be considered a failure, however, is that all my folding stocks stripped out the retaining nut. That's exclusively a surplus part and somewhat common. I think it may be the way I hold the rifle and how it twists against my shoulder. Anyway, it was a quick fix with an 5.8 mm hex flang nut, some copper tubing cut into a small ring as a dust cover for the spring, and a black plastic cap expoxied onto the nut. The fix has held up for thousands of rounds.
Surplus parts are used extensively in both Czechpoint and VZ2008 variants. I believe that Czechpoint is far pickier with the surplus parts they use than Century was. The fit and finish on Czechpoints is likely to be far nicer, although one of my VZ2008's is beautiful; the others have some uglier parts here and there, none of it affecting function. Some people will report that Czechpoint manufactures all their parts for their rifles, but to this day the FAQ on their website states the use of surplus parts. I think they make some of their own furniture, but most of the active parts are surplus.
Some of the Czechpoints don't have a bayonet lug, which for most is a non-issue, but it is nice to have, especially for surplus bipods.
I got my VZ2008's several years ago for $400-500 and with five magazines, pouch, cleaning kit, bayonet and sling. One of the greatest deals of the decade. I had never bought a Century gun before that, and now reading reports of their AK's and C308's, will never buy one from them again. I've read that most of the VZ2008 was farmed out and that Century actually had very little to do with them. Today, VZ2008's seem to go for about $700, a little more if extras are included. Still not a bad price, but I think I'd spend an extra $400-600 to get a Czechpoint with the chrome-lined barrel and 5-year warranty. That said, your trade will probably be decent. If you do get it you might consider having the carrier tabbed, and spending a little time fitting the bolt to the rifle. I think you'll enjoy it.
