Winchester 67

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I was reading the American Rifleman and came across this Winchester rifle. I recognized it right away. It was the first rifle I owned. My dad gave it to me when I was around 13 as a birthday present, probably around 1962. I had the youth model with a shorter barrel and stock. I shot a lot of rabbits with that rifle even though it was a single shot. I got bored with that and much preferred my brothers Remington 512 because it wasn't a single shot but at least I had my own rifle.

Anyone else remember their first rifle?

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I got a model 67A youth model for Christmas when I was 11 and gave it to my son when he was 11. I had a lot of fun with that rifle and was the envy of my friends until they pestered their dads and got their own rifles.
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I have owned 3 or 4 over the years. Some were very nice, some showed their years. They all seemed to end up with someone looking for a starter rifle for a youngster or "I had one of those when I was a kid. Will you sell it to me?" Last one I saw for sale was priced higher than a new low end Ruger. The single shots i own now are Remingtons, 510 and 514(I think).
 
First gun I ever shot was my dad's 67. Still has a place of honor in the back of my gun safe. It gets pulled out a couple of times each summer just for old time sake and remind me of some fun times with dad, my cousins and neighbors when I was a kid.
The two black targets, top and bottom, were shot at 50 yards off a rest. Pretty sure that's the fist time that rifle ever had match ammo down the barrel. :D

 
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The Model 67 Winchester single shot was the first rifle for many kids. The design by John Browning was a masterpiece of simplicity. The bolt had no extractor(s). A pivoting and sliding piece under the bolt served as extractor, ejector and sear.

Here is my model 67 and its immediate predecessor Model 60.



However, my first rifle was this Winchester Model 69A repeater, here pictured with me shooting it as a teenager. My dad and I split the $24 cost of it when I was 11. I wrote up my experiences with it in my book 101 Classic Firearms.

John

 
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A WInchester model 67-A was my first rifle when I was about 12 . It was a christmas present . My friend across the street had same rifle . I still have mine . It's a very accurate rifle , very simple to take down and clean . I highly recommend them . I consider them the perfect first rifle . My fiance loves shooting mine . Regards Paul
 
Like a lot of people in our age group a 67 was the first rifle I shot and hunted with. After our dad made my older brothers and myself have a shooting contest he stated I was the only one who could hunt with it. A very proud moment for a 10 year old!
My brothers were 3 and 4 years older.
 
Rough Single Shot

LostintheOzone - Thank you so much for Presenting
this.

I have always wondered about Grandpa’s Winchester
Mdl 67 single shot .22. The posted article explained
a lot.

It is The Winchester Model 67 .22 short, long, long
rifle, First Year Production circa 1934, large take
down screw, finger grooves on stock forearm.
Price maybe he paid $5.50.

It was a Farm rifle. It is in rough shape, rusted, white
paint dripped on it, and a bug rust ring in the barrel.
I shoot it ever so often. Sights have never be moved,
shoots the center out of a target; unbelievable
accurate.

I treat it like it is the last Win Mdl 67 on Earth.

Thanks again. The Best to you and your Endeavors.
 
Nice post. First rifle I ever shot was a bolt action single shot. It was at Boy Scout camp. I must have been about 10 years old (1963). Probably a Winchester 67. You paid a dime or so and got five rounds in small triangular block of wood and a target. Shot from prone position. Our troop leaders were all WWII vets! One of them had to show me how to load it the first time. Great memories!
 
I bought a pristine 67 Boy’s (Youth?) rifle online about 3 years ago, the first gun my daughter shot. Have that .22 empty case as a souvenir. :)
 
I inherited my grandfather’s model 67. No idea how long he owned it. I shot my first jack rabbit when I was about 12 or 13.
 
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