Thread: Walnut and blued steel,

American Steel and Walnut from the pinnacle of their gunmaking prowess. A 1934 Winchester Model 52 in 22LR. Even then these were very expensive (think relative to the high end Anschutz rifles) and were "World famous" beyond the usual manufacturer's hyperbole.

This one is not collector grade, having been shortened to add more modern sights (probably in the 1940s as they kept the Lyman 48 FS, which was superceded by the 1950s). The chopped off bit was nearly unique to these rifles, the foresight ramp was integral to the barrel! Beautiful rust blued barrel, blacked action, American black walnut stock of the highest quality (selected for stability rather than figure) and built to the highest standards. It's designed from "ground up" for accuracy, and it certainly delivers, there's not a modern rifle that'll best them unless you're prepared to spend $5K plus. I've been getting 5 shot groups down into the high 0.3s at 50 yards, with the metallic sights and decent ammo.