Originally Posted by
koger
About 5 weeks ago, I traded a board member out of a an Original Winchester Hi Wall, that had been gone thru, an beautiful case hardening applied on the whole receiver and parts, a new barrel in .219 Donaldson Wasp blue and installed. There was also some beatuiful marbleld claro walnut, I think, wood added for the forearm and stock. The stock has an adjustable cheekpiece, made from the wood also. To top it off, it has a old school T-16x fixed power scope, with duplex reticle, crystal clear glass, and tracks perfectly. I looked up some old load data that I had used 25 years ago loading the same round for a buddy of mine, and IMR-3031 was noted to start with any cartridge based on a 30/30 round. I loaded my old load, and seated some old Hornaday 52gr flat base match hollow points, that I bought about 15 years ago, 8 boxes for $5 each. After getting the scope mounted, took a few shots to get it zeroed. After getting it zeroed, I picked out a bullet hole, about 4 inches out from the center, and shot at it, and I egged it out on the bottom. Four more shots egged it out some more, but all 5 shots were overlapping to one degree or another, with a .380 diameter group from outside to outside. I have to admit, I did not like the stock design, but after shooting it, I see why it was made like it was. Right after this a buddy called me and I was telling how well it shot, he said I am on the
way, and he showed up about 15 minutes later. I had left the gun set up on my shooting bags/bench in my carport. I had him look at the group I shot, and pointed out a bullet hole from a .270 on the cardboard backer, He shot one, and it barely marked the inside bottom of the hole. He then shot 3 more, with only 2 of them barely marking the hole, all in the same hole, with a tighther group than mine. He then turned around and aske me how much for it. I told him it would be for sale after my funeral! LOL. TBG will post some pics for me when he sees this. To my eye, this gun is an example of old school gunsmtihing excellence, from a by gone era, I hope you guys like it.