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Brooky
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I have a chance to buy a 52A for a decent price. Is this model any more/less desireable than a B or C? I will not be shooting competition but I would like to have as much accuracy as I can within my budget.
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mike in co
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its been a while since i saw one on the BENCHREST FIRING LINE. maybe you could ask on a forum where they are shot.....factory.
mike in co
or better yet ..maybe a moderator would move it there.
mike in co
or better yet ..maybe a moderator would move it there.
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a better answer on the rimfire forum.
I have a chance to buy a 52A for a decent price. Is this model any more/less desireable than a B or C? I will not be shooting competition but I would like to have as much accuracy as I can within my budget.
a better answer on the rimfire forum.
Regarding Triggers...
in particular, the 52C. It's good and Kenyon made it even better.
Triggers got a lot better on the later models. The barrel band went away, too. As shooters, the later models tend to be better.
in particular, the 52C. It's good and Kenyon made it even better.
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Gerry
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Like many models the win 52 A was for designed to meet the NRA national matches. The standard rifle at the time in the military was model 1917 enfield or the spring field with a ladder sight. That set the design for the 52 A for national Matches in the NRA. As things changed the model B came out with a peep style sight and the same trigger.{ clip fed } The model C was the next model to show up{clip fed but with a micro motion trigger.
The next model was the 52 D This one is a single shot with the micro motion trigger { peep sights and a different design on the stock like the B model. The last model was the 52 E. This one had a free rifle stock for the olympics also made with the marksmen stock like the D . These had a recess crown that was very deep. The Very last ones winchester made were marked E but were mostly left over part from the D and E models .
These had the standard marksmen stock. All models had very good barrels that were cut rifling . The big difference is the trigger.
There are no after market triggers made on a commercial scale for the 52 C D and E. They can be tuned though. For a while Canjar Made a fine trigger but now they refuse to make any. Karl Kenyon still does a few for about $300.
I sure wish someone would make a reasonable trigger for the B C and D models . If you find a D model with a really good trigger , that would be the one to use. { Just my nickels worth, and i hope it helps} They are fine actions
Like many models the win 52 A was for designed to meet the NRA national matches. The standard rifle at the time in the military was model 1917 enfield or the spring field with a ladder sight. That set the design for the 52 A for national Matches in the NRA. As things changed the model B came out with a peep style sight and the same trigger.{ clip fed } The model C was the next model to show up{clip fed but with a micro motion trigger.
The next model was the 52 D This one is a single shot with the micro motion trigger { peep sights and a different design on the stock like the B model. The last model was the 52 E. This one had a free rifle stock for the olympics also made with the marksmen stock like the D . These had a recess crown that was very deep. The Very last ones winchester made were marked E but were mostly left over part from the D and E models .
These had the standard marksmen stock. All models had very good barrels that were cut rifling . The big difference is the trigger.
There are no after market triggers made on a commercial scale for the 52 C D and E. They can be tuned though. For a while Canjar Made a fine trigger but now they refuse to make any. Karl Kenyon still does a few for about $300.
I sure wish someone would make a reasonable trigger for the B C and D models . If you find a D model with a really good trigger , that would be the one to use. { Just my nickels worth, and i hope it helps} They are fine actions