somd_mustangs
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- Jul 1, 2012
- 5,745
Since I like off-beat stuff I'm partial to the H&R Reising Model 65 family (65, 155, 165, MC-58).
The M65 is probably the best as far as robust & accuracy, getting hard to find unmolested examples though, many have been drilled for scopes, reblued, etc.
(but for a shooter that doesn't matter and maybe is to your advantage).
MC-58 is pretty rare and really tough to find, really more a collector item than a range toy.
Semi-auto but the "bolt handle" is actually in a recess under the forestock. Kinda cool.
Real easy to work on too.
With the pre-A (and A?) Winchester 52's you have to be real careful to examine the receiver where the safety pivots, as they tend to crack.
Can't remember if they redesigned the safety starting with the A or the B...
It's not fatal as the majority of support for the bolt is on the other side and it's over-built.
The M65 is probably the best as far as robust & accuracy, getting hard to find unmolested examples though, many have been drilled for scopes, reblued, etc.
(but for a shooter that doesn't matter and maybe is to your advantage).
MC-58 is pretty rare and really tough to find, really more a collector item than a range toy.
Semi-auto but the "bolt handle" is actually in a recess under the forestock. Kinda cool.
Real easy to work on too.
With the pre-A (and A?) Winchester 52's you have to be real careful to examine the receiver where the safety pivots, as they tend to crack.
Can't remember if they redesigned the safety starting with the A or the B...
It's not fatal as the majority of support for the bolt is on the other side and it's over-built.