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Here is something a little different I picked up last week. It is an early Win 52 with a later I think B marksman stock, and a heavy barrel likely off a B as well. Receiver ring has been engraved and rear sight base streamlined and engraved. Stock has been checkered and a band of carving around the forendtip, grip cap, and butt. I bought it to use the action to build a sporter, but the more I play with it, it has kind of grown on me and I am not sure I want to tear it down. I am no expert on engraving, but it look half way decent to me. I would be interested in others comments. Thanks for looking,
John

Different but well done,it would be hard for me to tear apart.

Many others you could take apart ! I would leave as .

Nice Rifle, I would leave as is...thanks for sharing.

-Tom

Yup, leave it as it is or tweak it just a little. .22 customs are rare and interesting. How long is the barrel and how much does she weigh?

I would leave it as is. There are plenty of good .22 sporting rifles out there including: CZ, Kimber, Montana, second-hand B.C. Miroku Winchester 52,......

If you used it for a sporter would you remove the engraving? Leave it as is.

My thinking was to leave the engraving on the receiver ring. Maybe remove the rear sight and use something more appropriate for sporting rifle. I've got a Lyman 48J sitting at home doing nothing, possible engrave it to match the receiver ring. Of course that leaves the problem of scope mounting. Either build it as a iron sight only rifle, or add a G&H side mount. But, right now I am leaning towards just shooting it as is. My son will be ready to start smallbore in a few years, this might make a good starter gun for him.

John

That is a very nice gun. Win 52 were top of the line benchrest guns in their day. Many still shoot them in local club competitions with impressive results. They are no longer competitive at the national level.

Check out the Win 52 forum on Rimfire Central.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=265
There are some real experts there. Some one may recognize that engraver.

When I got interested in rimfire benchrest, a Win 52 was on my list. At 50 yards, with match ammo, a 52 will shoot 1/4" groups if you can dope the wind. Finally purchased an Anschtuz 64.

Pete

Neat looking rifle. Always fun to play with an accurate .22.

I don't know a lot about 52's,,,You mention it being from a a 'B' series. Did that require the bbl set back? Or perhaps just done to get a new chamber and clean rifling in an otherwise used bbl.

I've got an early 52 around too that was destined for sporterdom but as of yet hasn't achieved it. Someone made a speed-lock out of the early style. Wish they had left it alone.

If you want a sporter,,I'd go for it. No matter what 52 target you buy for the project, you'll just be buying it for the action anyway, unless the original bbl is to serve as a blank to be turned to sporter. Then you can count that as part of it too.

I don't recognize the engraver. But the little (wriggle) cut in the last curl of each scroll as a shading cut is vagely familiar. I can't place it with anyone specific,,and little things like that get copied from one engraver to the next. Especially teacher to student.