This Winchester 52D is completely stock and is one of the guns I won on the RIA regional auction few weeks back. RIA had it listed at 90-94% but it's more like 99%. Blue is 100% and the wood has minor marks on the stock were someone has hit it with the bolt when trying to remove it. The 52D is a big gun and unless you are the Hulk, it wouldn't make a good walking squirrel gun.
Specs on the rifle are:
Weight: 13lb 2oz. as shown in the photos
OAL: 46.125"
Barrel Length: 28"
Barrel Dia. @ muzzle: .875"......A.K.A. Heavy Target barrel
LOP: 14.25"
Single shot
If you think this is a big gun then you should see the H&R Model M12.
I'm no 52 expert but I do know the 52's have a match chamber. You can chamber a round, lock the bolt down and when the round is removed you can see the rifling engraved on the bullet. This also holds true for two of my 52B repros that I got from the same auction. So far those have not impressed me. If you want to hear about those just ask.
The 52D has very little feed ramp. I had to insert the round into the chamber my hand. This was not a big deal as I had plenty of room to do so. The 52D also has two bolts on both sides of the stock near the end to adjust for barrel harmonics. The barrel on this rifle is set to one side more than the other and I shot it as is.
The optics setup is an EGW 20 MOA base, Burris Signature Series rings and a Vortex 4-24x50 Strike Eagle. BTW, this EGW rail will also work with the H&R Model M12 and the Anschutz 1813. Also worth noting with this setup the bolt handle barely clears the magnification ring.
The accuracy from this 52D really impressed me. I figured with all the different types of ammo I had on hand I would find something that shot good. On with the photos.
On the 3rd target down, the Pistol King target, 2nd column, middle row....that is what a lack of concentration can do. It's that easy to screw up. You can believe this if you want to and if not that's fine too, but a lot of shooting like this is a mental game. Now I don't shoot BR and don't claim to be any sort of an expert but I do know if you don't have total concentration on what you are doing then you are not going to get good results. That goes for me anyway. The CCI SV target "one group" could also be contributed to lack of concentration but that ammo wasn't shooting that well anyway.
Hope everyone who reads this has enjoyed it and got some entertainment or education from it. Feedback or comments are welcome but not looked for. I just post things like this because it's what I enjoy doing.
Specs on the rifle are:
Weight: 13lb 2oz. as shown in the photos
OAL: 46.125"
Barrel Length: 28"
Barrel Dia. @ muzzle: .875"......A.K.A. Heavy Target barrel
LOP: 14.25"
Single shot
If you think this is a big gun then you should see the H&R Model M12.
I'm no 52 expert but I do know the 52's have a match chamber. You can chamber a round, lock the bolt down and when the round is removed you can see the rifling engraved on the bullet. This also holds true for two of my 52B repros that I got from the same auction. So far those have not impressed me. If you want to hear about those just ask.
The 52D has very little feed ramp. I had to insert the round into the chamber my hand. This was not a big deal as I had plenty of room to do so. The 52D also has two bolts on both sides of the stock near the end to adjust for barrel harmonics. The barrel on this rifle is set to one side more than the other and I shot it as is.
The optics setup is an EGW 20 MOA base, Burris Signature Series rings and a Vortex 4-24x50 Strike Eagle. BTW, this EGW rail will also work with the H&R Model M12 and the Anschutz 1813. Also worth noting with this setup the bolt handle barely clears the magnification ring.
The accuracy from this 52D really impressed me. I figured with all the different types of ammo I had on hand I would find something that shot good. On with the photos.
On the 3rd target down, the Pistol King target, 2nd column, middle row....that is what a lack of concentration can do. It's that easy to screw up. You can believe this if you want to and if not that's fine too, but a lot of shooting like this is a mental game. Now I don't shoot BR and don't claim to be any sort of an expert but I do know if you don't have total concentration on what you are doing then you are not going to get good results. That goes for me anyway. The CCI SV target "one group" could also be contributed to lack of concentration but that ammo wasn't shooting that well anyway.
Hope everyone who reads this has enjoyed it and got some entertainment or education from it. Feedback or comments are welcome but not looked for. I just post things like this because it's what I enjoy doing.