I also enjoy the classic aspect of the gun. There is a book

by John K., Friday, April 18, 2014, 09:57 (3878 days ago) @ Hobie

called "The Winchester 52, Perfection in Design", by Houze. Highly recommended for the developmental history of the gun. Another good reference is Stroebel's "Old Gunsights" for all kinds of old sights and scopes.

Some of those old sights were quite intricate - the Vaver had 1/8" clicks and worked off a scroll principle.

There was a site with all kinds of old scopes for sale, but it is dead. Might be temporary, hopefully. http://www.alexweb.net/unertl/index.htm

Parsons might have some leads. http://www.parsonsscopeservice.com/home.html

Gary Fellers has old sight stuff: http://www.garyfellers.com/ Quite a phone experience. Haven't talked with him in years.

They shoot very consistently - as in, you don't need to worry about strange flyers or only counting three or four out of five for group. Never felt like I shot up to the rifles.

Just about any ammo would shoot five into a little less than 1/2". Wolf MT shot very well, but I always blamed myself for the flyer.

For a real test, shoot ten 5-shot groups and don't allow yourself to discount any shots. Take extra BP medicine ahead of time.