Bad Ass Wallace
06-04-2006, 09:58 AM
Just picked up my little 32/20 WCF after some work at the gunsmith to supply and fit a new firing pin, fit new rear sight, check headspace and general checkover. It is a fairly old one, 1885 Model low wall single shot made 1919.
It was given to me for parts as it had no firing pin and the timber and woodwork and bore were pretty rough, I have other Winchesters in the same model and the owner couldn't be bothered with the hassle or cost of importing a rifle part for "an old clunker that was UNSHOOTABLE anyway."
Couldn't wait to try it out so I set up a 10m air pistol target at 50m and to my suprise all shots were well on the paper in an even 3.0" group. Very pleased with this as the sitting position with open sights in a 25 knot screaming SW'er is not conducive to good grouping.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/3220LW.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/3220LW2.jpg
BSA smallbore rifle sight from the same era fits perfectly on the Winchester tang and folds down to allow use of the standard open sight. This little sight is fully click adjustable for windage and elevation.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/3220LW3.jpg
5 shot group at 50 yards with 120gn cast boolits of 3 inches
It was given to me for parts as it had no firing pin and the timber and woodwork and bore were pretty rough, I have other Winchesters in the same model and the owner couldn't be bothered with the hassle or cost of importing a rifle part for "an old clunker that was UNSHOOTABLE anyway."
Couldn't wait to try it out so I set up a 10m air pistol target at 50m and to my suprise all shots were well on the paper in an even 3.0" group. Very pleased with this as the sitting position with open sights in a 25 knot screaming SW'er is not conducive to good grouping.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/3220LW.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/3220LW2.jpg
BSA smallbore rifle sight from the same era fits perfectly on the Winchester tang and folds down to allow use of the standard open sight. This little sight is fully click adjustable for windage and elevation.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/BAWallace/3220LW3.jpg
5 shot group at 50 yards with 120gn cast boolits of 3 inches