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It's made on pre-64 Winnie action. I luv engine tuning on the bolt, follower, the action must be honed quite well, since it's as smooth as 'ole MS "butterhandle". It also has island sight, barrel band front sight and the action/barrelblueing und polish is just gorgeous. The stock has lovely streaking and glorious rounded red recoil pad is installed to perfection. I think $3500 is very good price for one in 99% condition. Feedback please.
PS. It's "head and shoulders" abouve Dakota.

As an historical art form, it sounds great. As a shooting machine? I'd rather have a current production Dakota/Remington/Winny

Sounds like a good deal to me. I too would prefer it to a Dakota or whatever semi-custom is out there today. Do you have pics of it?

Is the gun serial numbered in the G&H series? If not, it may be someone else's custom work and merely barrelled by G&H. If this is the case, the gun may be somewhat overpriced. Comments?

I have not bought it and have no pics, but it looks like .300WeaMag at Roger Bain site except it has red pad, G&H rear island sight, and 2 piece top mount, and throw away Redfied scope. No side-mount, thank God. The thing has been marked on tag as Winchester with no takers, and I feel bad about that. Sorry, I don't remember the G&H # which apprears next to co. name on top of the barrel. The caliber appears on left hand side of the barrel just ahead of receiver ring. This would be my first American classic long gun. Should I bring it home?
PS. Yes, it's in G&H serial # range. It's not just a rebarrel job by them.

why would you guys take a dakota or remington. or whatever over a G&H. i would like to here the reason. a shooting machine would be a ar15 or fal etc. correct? also why is a redfield scope a throwaway. thanks mc

I'm not a new gun/rifle guy, but I would think my Kimber SuperAmerica 22lr rifle will out shoot any of the M52 sporters.
Rifles just gotta shoot on.

Jagermeister,

If you can get he barrel number and share that with us it might tell us a little more.

Lowell,
Not sure what a Kimber .22 has to do with this subject but I've heard you say it very accurate. There is a common language when talking about how well a .22 or other rifle shoots and that the size of the groups. Pick a day with no wind and shoot five five-shot groups at fifty yards, average the groups then let us know what that was. Then we will all know how your rifle is compared to others.

About the best shooting 52 I ever owned that I would carry in the field was a 13,000 series gun made about 1928 or 1929. It was an unaltered slow lock with original factory trigger. It would put them into an inch all day long at 100 yards if I could remember what ammo I was supposed to be shooting. These new guns may shoot into .900 all day long but I don't see much difference between .900 and an inch. My Model 1922 serial number 251 with issue barrel puts Wolf Target into ragged holes at 50. My garden is only 50 yards from the house so I will probably never shoot that one at the 100 yard mark. I wouldn't trade that little hand stocked beauty for nine Kimbers.

MP.
"Dakota, or Remington, or whatever over a G&H."
I take that as a, new rifle - old rifle thing!
My Kimber's test target.
50yard, 5 shot group, .220 center to center.
Remington Match XTRA Plus ammo.
It maybe the difference between thru a crow's eye, and blowin' his peckin' beak off.
Yep, those old leaded and scrubbed-out 52 barrels are for the cabinet bound.