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I really appreciate Griffin & Howe rifles. Winchester 52's also attract my attention... together, it's a combination I find almost irresistible.
This came to me today.... oh well.....

A really nice rifle. Congratulations.

Wow that is really cool, is that buttplate like they have on NRA sporters?

Normally I like the Winchester 52's with heavy bull barrels, but that one would be hard to pass up with the gorgeous stock work of G&H. I like that it's setup for iron sights, or target scope bases too!

That’s a lovely rifle. I’ve never seen sling swivels mounted at an angle like that. I like it!

Speaking of model 52’s, here’s an interesting one. I’m not a fan of the scope mounted so far forward, but otherwise it has a lot of appeal.

https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...52----22-long-rifle.cfm?gun_id=103256455

A great gun. Is the eye relief on an Alaskan long enough for this mounting? I have some 03s that have mounting problems and I also have Alaskans. Help.

Have you tried putting one of your 03's on a rest and then hold one of your Alaskan scopes where it's got proper focus to judge what eye relief it needs? I do this often to check old scopes before going through mounting them.

Thanks for the suggestion, Vall.

So as luck would have it, a really nice pre-A 52 walked up to my table yesterday... I did what every addict does, I tried to resist but couldn't. It didn't take very long for the G&H stock to have a much nicer condition 52 riding along...

Ben, is that you? How’s your arm healing up? I understand you were able to use it to your advantage while negotiating the 52…

Bryndon

In the flesh... what's left of it! Wait... was that you that had dinner at Spencer's w/ Monte & I?

Yessir! Thats me

I didn't put the pieces together that night... it was nice to meet you again. We travel in a small circle of some great people...

It's a very good gun. The G&H stock has a wonderful appearance, and I appreciate that it can be utilized with a scope or iron sights. Additionally, the angled sling swivels are really unusual; I don't see them very frequently. I purchased one of my own Model 52 rifles from GunsAmerica, and everything went according to plan. The firearm arrived just as described. These 52s are incredibly adaptable weapons.

That’s a gorgeous pair of Model 52s — the G&H work really elevates the rifle, and the pre-A you picked up looks equally clean. If you ever decide to add another variation or compare values, GunsAmerica usually has a solid mix of 52s listed, which helps get a sense of market pricing and condition differences. One thing I’d suggest is checking the bedding and action screw torque on both rifles; a little fine-tuning there can noticeably tighten groups on these older rimfires. Really great finds — rifles like these don’t come around often.

The action has a screw thru the bolt channel down thru the trigger guard (like a model 70). It makes the barrel "free float"... I've already turned down a crazy money offer for it because I just don't want to let it go right now. I have owned several Griffin & Howe, Sedgley, Jaeger and other custom rifles. Griffin & Howe custom 52's are typically in the $5-6k range.