Winchester 52-C Bore Guide?

[TCups]

I tried both Mike Lucas and Jeff Madison for a custom bore guide/inser for my Winchester 52-C and Ivy .187 rod. No joy. Is there option other than a Delrin guide from Sinclair's I should consider? Thanks.

 

[Fred J]

Check with Allan Hall.

 

[TCups]

Thanks Fred -
e-mailed Alan Hall - "sorry, can't help"
But not to worry. I took the 52C action out of the stock and did a bit of measuring. Here is all that was necessary to get the M Werk guide to werk:

Took a jeweler's file, flattened and beveled the coarse finger grip threads on the underside of the guide, chucked up the insert in the drill, and radiused the end of the guide insert. Slips right in now.

 

[Fred J]

The biggest problem with most Rod Guides that were made for the 52 action, was the area that was just over the ejector. Just take a file and remove just enough to cleat the jejector. I've been using a Neal Jones guide for 15 years, and everyone said it wouldn't work.