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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My first rifle was a Win mod 94 in 32 win spc. Got it from mom for my first deer hunt in 68. I still have it.

First gun I ever shot was a 67. Your first one would be like the bottom one in this photo.

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I have a 67 that has been used as a snake charmer since my dad was a kid.

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.
Regards,

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I have the same gun. It was my first rifle, and it will be for my boys as well (when they reach that age).

Thanks for the reminder!

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I still have my 67A. It was my first gun and came from the Green Stamp Redemption Center. It has some miles on it but then again so do I.

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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.

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.

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!

My brother bought me one for my birthday in the mid 50's.
50 cents bought a box of 50 long rifles from the local Piggly Wiggly.
Traded it later but luckily got it back several years later. Still in my
safe.

My sister's first rifle -- bought about 2010 -- was a Winchester 68 (so a 67 with a peep sight). I think she gave about $80 for it at a shop. She still has it, and I have this page clipped out to give her.

For those who might want more detailed information on the Winchester 67, I wrote an article some time ago on it; it's posted here on the forum.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/firearm...=WINCHESTER+67

John

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Strangely enough, the first rifle I ever owned was a Remington 512. Still have it.

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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.

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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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Just like it except mine didn't have the fancy finger grove.

Very nice collection.

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Thanks for posting this OP! The Model 67A Boys rifle (“Junior Model”) was my first gun- given to me by my father for my 6th bday back in 1987- it was his when he was a child. Has been well used over the years but taken care of and still remarkably accurate- although the LOP doesn’t feel quite like it did to me back then!

My Uncle happens to have an exc condition factory scoped 677 which I hope to own someday.

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Marlin/Glenfield 22 S/L/LR bolt action with 7 round mag. (model 25??) Still in safe. Got it when I was about 14/15...well over 40 years ago

I was recently given (2) model 67a's....one with a short barrel and the other 6" longer. Thing is, it looks like it was wrapped in clear tape that dried out and is peeling off. Don't know why and not sure the best way to remove it.
Ideas?

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My first rifle was an old coast to coast branded marlin model 60, looked like it had been through hades and come back... but it was a heck of a shooter... killed countless squirrels and raccoons with that old rifle.... regret selling jt...

My first rifle. With the long barrel it almost sounds suppressed with CCI subsonic loads. My Dad gave it to me over 50 years ago and it was old then. It has a sling I found in a surplus store from a Thompson SMG back when a kid could buy such things for pocket change.

Great Post.
Like lots of you, this was also my first rifle. Came to me via dad that got it when he was a kid sometime in the mid to late 40's. He and his brother shared it and I have heard plenty of great stories from both of them. They brought home table fare and earned ammo for eliminating pests in the neighboring orchards.

I currently own 8-11 of them---never know the true number without taking a hard count. Farm rifles and for Boy Scouts around here. Every skunk and racoon that shows itself long enough for me to grab a 67 receives a free hot lead shampoo.

I can't seem to walk past one when it is priced right. I have sold them cheap to lots of Boy Scout families. Once you get them started they seem to have the best time ever. The way I learned and my son and all the scouts have been the same---when you can pull the hammer while keeping the muzzle under control, you are then ready to start shooting it. I don't remember his age but my grandson took over a day to get this right. The second rule was also being able to keep the booger hook off the trigger until you are on target. It is interesting how some boys grasp this right away, and some will need a constant reminder every time they pick it up. I often get a Scout dad aside and set him up with one for a Christmas or birthday gift for his son. I also seem to sell at least one ever Christmas when I see posts for someone looking for, or asking about the Rascal or Chipmunk rifles. I basically tell them that for a few more dollars, they can own a better firearm that is also a great piece of American history. Usually a really easy sale. When I sell them I always tell the buyer that I will gladly give them their money back if the boy should get bored, or if the family should run into hard times. I have yet to buy one back.

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That's a great article. I've always known the finger groove forends were early models but had never found any source that gave a date for when they were eliminated.

That was the first firearm that was really “mine”. Shot the other guns the family owned before that, but in 1953 I bought the model 67 from the Ames Gun shop on Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica (I was ten years old).Believe it or not Santa Monica had a small municipal pistol/rifle range for ..22 rimfires, and I would go there via city bus with the rifle! Only later did the city go downhill under the influence of Jane Fonda & her then husband ( forget his name).
Note: I think his name was Tom Hayden, or close to that.

My old man bought me a Marlin 1897 for my 5th birthday. I was big enough to hold it up. He made me a Buffalo stick to hold it up till I got about 3 more years worth of beans in my belly. I would never sell it. Set the old man back $8, a tidy sum back in 55’.

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My first rifle? I remember it like it was yesterday!

I was eleven. We lived in a logging camp in SE Alaska, about thirty miles north of Sitka. My dad's friend Jim was selling a Model 1891 Argentine Mauser (22" barrel, Lyman peep) in 7.65x53mm. He sold it to me for thirty dollars. A couple months later I killed my first two deer with it.

Sadly, it's long gone.

A Stevens Crackshot. Got it when I was 9. Rode into town with my mother. She stayed in the car while I went into the shop and plunked my hard-earned chore money down and came out with my new to me rifle.

My first rifle was a model 67 that my mother got for me for the princely sum of five books of S&H green stamps. It came delivered to our door by the USPS.




















































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Yep - another one here that had a M67 as their first real rifle.
Mine came from an old man, family friend that went to many farm auctions, usually buying furniture, fixing/re-finishing it and re-selling.
He'd picked up a used M67 and I think I paid him $20-some dollars for it.
I was about 12-13.

It has a relatively short length-of-pull and a long barrel, so I guess it's a Youth Model. Most of the nickeling gone off the bolt and handle.
Bore pristine, and very accurate. No finger grooves on forearm.

I used to shoot a LOT of .22 Shorts back when they were the cheapest alternative, and that long barrel made them very quiet.
Many squirrels to it's credit and many hours of plinking fun.

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I do not currently own a 67. I gave my last one to my son in law. I do have a 68, which is a 67 with a really cheap peep sight. Lee

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It's definitely not Lyman quality but I like the peep sight on my 68.

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I completely forgot that my wife inherited a few (nine) firearms from her dad a couple of years ago. It was the saddest looking bunch of guns I've ever seen in one place. One of them was a Model 67. It needs a new bolt, and all that I've seen on ebay were way more than I want to spend trying to make it shoot.

The .410 in the photo cleaned up okay, and is a pretty good shooter. The Ruger .44 had a broken trigger housing, and we parted it out.

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