canoeguy
US Veteran
I have owned a number of Rossi Model 62 pump .22 rifles over the years, I have never been disappointed with any of them.
The first one I got sometime in the 1980's, I wish I had a dollar for every round I put through it with my nephew Tim. He was born in 1982, so we first started shooting that rifle around 1992, when he was ten years old. Taught him basic marksmanship and safety, we would shoot 500 rounds or more through that rifle in an afternoon. He would shoot with his friends with that rifle and other .22 rifles I owned, but he favored the Rossi pump.
When he was 12 years old, I talked his Mother into letting us give him a Rossi Model 62 of his own for Christmas, she was hard over against guns but said if we kept the rifle at our house until he turned 18, she would allow it.
So, Christmas time came around and a new Rossi Model 62 pump was under the tree for Tim. Now armed with two Rossi pumps, me and Tim tried to wear each of them out. What was hundreds of rounds a month became thousands. The rifles never faltered.
Two days after Tim's 18'th birthday, he drove down to our house to claim his rifle. We gave him the rifle, a brick of .22 ammo and a rifle sock to carry it in. He is now 33 years old, owns his own house, his wife is expecting their first baby, and the Rossi .22 pump is the only gun he owns. I anticipate more rifle training session with it in the future....
So, while haunting the local flea market for values the other day, what did I behold? A Rossi Model 62, imported by Interarms back in the 1980's and 1990's, chambered in .22 Short, Long and Long Rifle. No wacky "Lawyer" safety on the bolt as were later imports, a true copy of the Winchester Model 62. Believe it or not, I traded a used .50 caliber black powder rifle for it, and the guy was eager to make the trade.
Took it out to my mountain rifle and plinking range today, wrung it out with a variety of .22 Long Rifle ammo and some CB shorts. Sights were regulated dead on at 25 yards, no malfunctions, smooth feeding. Just like in the old days with Nephew Tim.....
Here's some pics:
Targets are pieces of 3 1/2" steel, I have accumulated over 50 of these over the years. Same size as the aiming black of a 50 yard Smallbore Rifle target. Hits are from todays shooting with the Rossi at 30 yards, prone and standing..
My rifle range, this is about the 50 yard mark from the farthest target, we can step back a total of 220 yards....
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I was tickled to get another Rossi Model 62, I think it will serve well as a utility rifle here in the mountains of Virginia, and a training tool for future Grand Nephews and Nieces...
The first one I got sometime in the 1980's, I wish I had a dollar for every round I put through it with my nephew Tim. He was born in 1982, so we first started shooting that rifle around 1992, when he was ten years old. Taught him basic marksmanship and safety, we would shoot 500 rounds or more through that rifle in an afternoon. He would shoot with his friends with that rifle and other .22 rifles I owned, but he favored the Rossi pump.
When he was 12 years old, I talked his Mother into letting us give him a Rossi Model 62 of his own for Christmas, she was hard over against guns but said if we kept the rifle at our house until he turned 18, she would allow it.
So, Christmas time came around and a new Rossi Model 62 pump was under the tree for Tim. Now armed with two Rossi pumps, me and Tim tried to wear each of them out. What was hundreds of rounds a month became thousands. The rifles never faltered.
Two days after Tim's 18'th birthday, he drove down to our house to claim his rifle. We gave him the rifle, a brick of .22 ammo and a rifle sock to carry it in. He is now 33 years old, owns his own house, his wife is expecting their first baby, and the Rossi .22 pump is the only gun he owns. I anticipate more rifle training session with it in the future....
So, while haunting the local flea market for values the other day, what did I behold? A Rossi Model 62, imported by Interarms back in the 1980's and 1990's, chambered in .22 Short, Long and Long Rifle. No wacky "Lawyer" safety on the bolt as were later imports, a true copy of the Winchester Model 62. Believe it or not, I traded a used .50 caliber black powder rifle for it, and the guy was eager to make the trade.
Took it out to my mountain rifle and plinking range today, wrung it out with a variety of .22 Long Rifle ammo and some CB shorts. Sights were regulated dead on at 25 yards, no malfunctions, smooth feeding. Just like in the old days with Nephew Tim.....
Here's some pics:
Targets are pieces of 3 1/2" steel, I have accumulated over 50 of these over the years. Same size as the aiming black of a 50 yard Smallbore Rifle target. Hits are from todays shooting with the Rossi at 30 yards, prone and standing..
My rifle range, this is about the 50 yard mark from the farthest target, we can step back a total of 220 yards....
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[/img]I was tickled to get another Rossi Model 62, I think it will serve well as a utility rifle here in the mountains of Virginia, and a training tool for future Grand Nephews and Nieces...
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