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Anyone have some pics of nice customer Win 52 sporters? I traded into a bit of a basket case 1920 model barreled action that I would like to build into a full-ish size sporter but am having trouble finding inspirational pics of anything but the Browning remakes. It's currently wearing a 28" bull barrel but I'd pull that and fit a sporter contour. I've got a nice blank or two to carve the stock from but the sporter stock that came with it has to go. It has a unique trigger that I've not been able to identify yet and came with sporter and target stocks. I already have enough target rifles to play with for now.



 
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See if you can borrow a copy of Steven D. Hughes book entitled "Custom Rifles in Black and White". In that books he has photos of a couple of custom 52s that are stunning. One by Gene Simillion and Steve Billeb, and the other by Steve Heilmann and Jim Tucker.
 
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Your trigger appears to be a "J.B. Smith" custom trigger. Mr Smith was from Oakland, CA, and worked very closely with another Oakland gunsmith by the name of George Titherington.
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Thanks for the info on the trigger, I'll check it out. I think a friend has a copy of Mr. Hughes book so I guess I'll start there.
 
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I can't remember where this came from. It's a 52 stock.

 
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I'll second checking out the M52s in Custom Rifles in Black and White.

This one is nice too: http://www.hallowellco.com/darwin_hensley%20win52.htm


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NICE??This passed up nice way back!
 
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NICE??This passed up nice way back!


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I meant that tongue-in-cheek, it is a very, very fine rifle.


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I've never tried to stock a 52. The angle of the tang is way off and needs modification or the angle of the wrist from tang to comb looks wrong. I wonder if Fisher or Echols ever made one.


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My friend Dave Norin is currently building a full custom on an original Winchester 52. You can see the pictures on his Facebook page if you are interested. Can't copy and repost them here for some reason.

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i'm building one now but it its a slow process, baby sitting 18 month old grandson during day to tired at night, may have a custom floor plate for sale a little later promised first dibs to a guy i'll let you know if you would like to see it.


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I'll second checking out the M52s in Custom Rifles in Black and White.

This one is nice too: http://www.hallowellco.com/darwin_hensley%20win52.htm


What a beauty,thanks for posting this Evan and all the info from others. I just love AR.. Big Grin
Inspirational pics by the yard.jc




 
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Any idea of build or replacement cost for this beauty?
 
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KimR,

If you have to ask...

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Been out of the custom rifle game for30 yrs.Into Fabbris now.This would been maybe 6- 10k gun then.But HuWs used are only20-30k now.Doubt this one much more specially in this market.
 
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Kim,

Metal work by Heilmann then--$10,000. Heilmann now--$20,000.

Engraving by Terry Wallace then maybe $10,000.
Terry is dead. Equivalent engraving today by Eric Gold $20,000 up.

Stock by Darwin Hensley then $7,000--$9,000.
Darwin is dead. Equivalent stock today $9,000--$12,000.

I think your numbers are wishful thinking.

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KimR,

If you have to ask...

Clarence


Let me give you a clue. If he is "into" Fabbris, that gun would seem cheap, even at the highly inflated prices quoted above.


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Did a search on Fabbris as I was unfamiliar with it. Are you speaking of the guy that draws pictures or the sausage maker.
I don't do pictures, but like good sausage.
 
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Gator,

Yep, obviously deeper pockets than me...

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Ivo and Tulio Fabbri build what are arguably the finest shotguns in the world in Consecio Italy. Consecio is a suburb of Bresica, where a lot of other fine Italian guns are made.

I am not certain of the exact price, but I think that a best quality shotgun from them today would be over $200,000.00, and a plain base model would be in the neighborhood of at least $75,000.00.
 
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Yep,about what I thought.Comissioned custom rifles are outrageous to build then you get 50% maybe!
But a few years ago,a pigeon shooter friend ordered a pair of Fabbri U/O for a client & was pushing 500k delivered.Will be a long time gettingthat back!
 
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Remember guys in the 60s Biesen got $275 for the #4(BEST) stock including wood.Could do a tricked out M70 for ~$600 TYD.Paid $225 used at Anoka Gun show!!
 
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I wish I could be into Fabbris!
 
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I wish I could be into Fabbris!



Around $50,000 would get you started with a used one.


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I wish I could be into Fabbris!



Around $50,000 would get you started with a used one.


And that is why I "wish" I could be into Fabbris. A couple of years ago at the Tulsa Arms Show, Gulf Breeze Firearms had a new Fabbri 3 barrel set in 20, 28, and 410 that was INCREDIBLE! I think the price on it was somewhere in the $130,000 range.
 
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Bet that was on a 20b frame.A 410 gets pretty clubby.50k will get close on a plain Jane 12b but the screamers are small bores done by Torcolli et al.50K won't get the bbls.
A friend had Rizzini do a 28b close to dimensions of my prewar 28b Boss engraved by Torcolli.Makes you weak!
 
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