I picked up a Winchester M/52 pre A with a standard weight barrel that the previous owner had shortened to 22". In addition to shortening the barrel the stock has been trimmed down into a sporter configuration and nicely checkered. It balances very nicely with the 22" barrel and the standard weight barrel has a lot more weight than original 52 sporters. I prefer this rifle over my original 52 sporters, A and pre A rifles can be found for reasonable prices as they are not favored by target shooters or collectors.
