My new to me 52C Winchester HB target

[Johnny in Texas]

Stopped in a local gun shop and low and behold a piece of old world craftsmanship from '61. The wood is about 98% with a few small dings and the metal is 99.5% not a speck of rust anywhere and no scratches. There is dried factory oil on the bolt sleeve. I doubt it has had a box of ammo through. It had the single shot block in it and no mag. Redfield olympic sights with the Redfield rotory aperture rear sight disc.

[Johnny in Texas]

A few more

[Steven Martin]

Congats! That is sweet. 52's sure are pretty, and man are they accurate.

[ebeeby]

Now, if you can just find some ammo for it.....

Nice piece - thanks for sharing.

[Johnny in Texas]

I have the ammo issue covered in spades!

[usmc69]

Go to this website and they will be able to give you more information on it than you'll be able to absorb: http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums...play.php?f=265

[PhillipM]

That is a feather in the cap of anyone's collection, a beauty!

[Johnny in Texas]

One other thing on this rifle. The face of the muzzle is unfinished. Is this common on '61 era 52's? It has not been shortened!

[Parashooter]

They're not really unfinished, just finished flat and in the white.

[Johnny in Texas]

Thanks,That's what it looks like. My other 52 HB target is blued on the face of the muzzle and the exact same length. When I noticed it at first I thought it may have been cut back.

[plastrr385]

Try Wolf ammo it shoots 1 hole at 50' out of my H&R M12.

[Johnny in Texas]

I will, I have not fired it yet and I have a case of Wolf Match target and some older Winchester T-22 and various brands of std.vel. .22.

[usmc69]

Try SK Rifle Match or Wolf Match Extra (basicly the same ammo). I did cheat shooting this group by using a scope.

[Johnny in Texas]

Thats a nice group I need to shoot mine still and will post results

[Doug Douglass]

Nice 52C. I have a stash of PMC Target made in Korea that shoots one hole groups. I'm not sure PMC still makes it but if you can find it is is great stuff.