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Old 09-22-2020, 08:43 PM
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Got this .22 last week. It's a neat little pump. I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet, except for function. Don't have a photo, but it's like a Winchester 62...which I've always wanted since I was a kid.

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I bought my son the carbine version in 1990 or 1991. His handles short, long, or long rifle cartridges. It shoots straight, is well made, and will slam fire.
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The Rossi 62 is a very nice .22 rifle. Sights are a bit crude, by original Winchester standards, but the two rifles I have owned functioned very well and were reliable.
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I have the carbine version. While it may not be the prettiest thing, its well made and very accurate. This thing and a set of spinners makes for a really fun afternoon.
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Mine may be a carbine, has a 24" or 23" barrel. I think they're handsome, personally. When I was a beamish boy, my neighbor had a Winchester. We used to cross paths in the woods and they seemed to never miss a squirrel. Me, with my cheap bolt single-shot .22 was envious.
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I have an older pre Braztech Rossi 62 that has always been a blast. I grew up on a Winchester 61 and always wanted a hammer gun too. One of my many gun buying regrets is passing on a 16” 92 in stainless/hard chrome with an octagonal barrel at a show in early 2000s. I think they wanted $200 for it and I have never seen another since.
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I picked up the carbine version about 40 years ago and it is my favorite 22, just a hoot to shoot.
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Mine may be a carbine, has a 24" or 23" barrel. I think they're handsome, personally. When I was a beamish boy, my neighbor had a Winchester. We used to cross paths in the woods and they seemed to never miss a squirrel. Me, with my cheap bolt single-shot .22 was envious.
The carbine version has a 16" barrel. I have a Rossi 62 that I bought new in the early 1990's for my oldest son, who was about 6 or 7 at the time. It's a carbine with the short barrel and it was no time before he could roll an aluminum can across the gravel pit with it. Later he took a few squirrels with it.

It was handed down to my youngest son a few years later and he also became pretty good with it. It's still in 95% condition because I also used the little pump as a training opportunity on how to clean and maintain a firearm after shooting it.

My 5 year old grandson will be get to learn how to roll a few cans with it in a year or so.

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I have a later Taurus 62. I was disappointed to find out they are LR only unless you modify them. It also has the lawyer safety on top.
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A 62 lever from Taurus. Very few were ever actually made. First time I have ever seen one that wasn't just a catalog pic. Not affiliated in any way with this.
Taurus model 62la stainless .22 or RARE! NICE! - Semi Auto Rifles at GunBroker.com : 879656918
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