Trey Veston
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I inherited this rifle from my late father, and I know nothing about where he got it, the history, or what he used it for. He had it for sale on consignment at a buddy's shop when he died, and I finally got it back today.
I did some research on it and it appears that it is a reproduction of the original Model 52 rifle from the 20's through the 70's, which was a premium .22 target rifle. It was then re-introduced by Winchester in the 90's as a sporter model and made in Japan by Miroku. They sold for $1500 new from `93 to 2002.
This one shows some use, as all of my father's firearms do. He hated safe queens, and no matter how beautiful or valuable a firearm was, he would take it into the woods and use it.
These rifles are supposed to be tack drivers, so I will be taking it to the range Saturday and seeing what it will do. The quality of it is excellent and it shows very little wear.
I did some research on it and it appears that it is a reproduction of the original Model 52 rifle from the 20's through the 70's, which was a premium .22 target rifle. It was then re-introduced by Winchester in the 90's as a sporter model and made in Japan by Miroku. They sold for $1500 new from `93 to 2002.
This one shows some use, as all of my father's firearms do. He hated safe queens, and no matter how beautiful or valuable a firearm was, he would take it into the woods and use it.
These rifles are supposed to be tack drivers, so I will be taking it to the range Saturday and seeing what it will do. The quality of it is excellent and it shows very little wear.
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