A year ago, I didn't have a single Winchester pump-action .22 rifle. I did get interested in them, and over the last year, I've acquired two of them that I find fun to shoot, accurate and reliable.
First, here's the Model 61, manufactured in 1952:
And here's my Model 62A, manufactured in 1946. I remember shooting one of these in a shooting gallery at the Arizona State Fair when I was just a kid. As I recall, I won a totally useless stuffed bear when I shot it. I gave it to a neighbor girl, who was thrilled with it. I was a crack shot with my bolt-action Win. Model 69A. Next to a semiauto, these slide-action rifles are the fastest-shooting guns available.
I'm pretty sure that both of these fine guns will be the subjects of future
Blue Press articles. They have fascinating histories.
John