Recently picked up this ol Winchester .22, pretty good shape for her age I'd say..

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I passed on one a few months back. Local pawnshop had one for around $800.00 if I recall correctly. It was just more than I was willing to pay. It was in good condition.

22 caliber rifles have been calling to me recently, I may have regrets for letting that one get away.

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Curious as to what the op had to give for that sweetheart.

They’re neat old rifles- I’m fortunate to own a late production (1959) 62A in .22 Short

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$700 private sale. I think I did ok? Blueing is in great shape, appears to have been fired very little. Stock has some scratches here and there from sitting in a closet for 70 years.

Very nice 62A! Good price too. That's the gun I learned to shoot with. If I behaved all week, we would stop at the bait shop on the way to the farm. I got a Coke, candy bar, and $0.25 box of Winchester 22short hp.

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That's a nice-looking gun. Especially for it being a senior citizen. I've never played with any .22 pumps. How many cartridges does that tube hold? Looks like you're gonna have a lot of fun this summer.

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Great deal, I would have jumped as well.

Love the 62A. I have two in Short only and two in S, L&LR. Hard to tell from your pics but it looks like the fore arm is fully round. I think by 1949 the flat bottom fore arm was standard.

Ooh how I love to see this, it means my 62A is now worth about 400 times more than I paid for it.

Don't use any sandpaper on that stock just some 4aught steel wool and linseed oil together. It will shine up very nicely.

The last one I bought is a 62A (coil main spring action) but has a 'Mod 62' marked bbl on it.
That made the seller figure it was a 'put together' gun w/a bbl from an earlier rifle. So he priced it as such.

More likely the 62 marked bbl original to gun as Win just used them up when the switch over to the 62A began.

A Weaver N mount on the bbl just ahead of the frame really brought the price down some more.

So for $250 I have myself an 85%+ 62A ,
I just need to get around to plugging some holes in the bbl. Easy fix to make them 'disappear'.
Shoots beautifully.
I almost like it better than the Mod 61

14 rd cap in LR IIRC.

Always wanted one of those. When I was a kid, one of my dad's friends had one in .22 Winchester Rimfire (.22WRF). Even in the 1960s he had trouble finding ammunition.

I've never owned a 62, but have come into a number of Winchester 1890s and 1906s over the years. And those 1890s chambered in .22 WRF are fairly common. I also once had a Colt Police Positive in .22 WRF. I haven't looked, but I suppose .22 WRF (aka .22 Remington Special) ammo is hard to come by today. I remember reading that guns in .22 WRF were fairly popular for use in slaughterhouses as they did a better job in putting livestock down than the other .22s.

The bible is Ned Schwing's book "Winchester Slide-Action Rifles" Unfortunately, it is out of print and even if you can find a copy it will set you back several hundred dollars. But it contains about anything and everything you would ever want to know about all of the Winchester .22 pump rifles. I have a copy.

In 1939 my grandmother bought my grandfather a new Winchester 62 pump .22 for $12 at TG&Y. When she gave it to him, he was very mad for her spending the $12. He was a poor farmer and back then with 6 mouths (kids) to feed $12 would go a long way. He became very happy when he started bringing more game home to eat.
It now sits in my safe at my dad's house. I have been offered $900 for it. It's going to my son.

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Forearm is fully round. According the serial number lookup on Winchesters website, it was made in 1949.

I have one too, very much like the one that you just bought. My mother purchased it for my father in the late 1930's at the Sears store which was then located at 63 rd and Market Street, in West Philadelphia. She paid $25.00 for it at the time. Thats the gun that I first learned to shoot with. It still works great. My grandkids use it now. Mine also has the rounded forarm. A lot of the 22 short models were used in the shooting galeries in the NJ boardwalks. You used to get 10 shots for 25 cents.

I've got one my dad bought while in the navy during the Korean war.....

I have a 62A that was gifted to me from a friend. It may be un fired I can't tell for sure. Shipped, 1951. Too pretty to shoot for me! Bob

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Really mint!! Love the milled parts and the sound they make when the action is worked. Real heirlooms.

The Schwing book states that the use of the flat bottom slide handle began in late 1948. Undoubtedly, there were some of the older style remaining in factory inventory that were used up after 1948.

I think the OP did pretty well.

My 62A was made in 1939 or 1940 (published sources disagree for this serial number) and remains in 95%-plus condition, not perfect but you have to look real closely to find any little signs of use. I was still using it for small game until about 6 years ago when I decided that it was just becoming too valuable to drag around in the woods. Purchased a nice CZ-455 for regular use and the old Winchester stays in a safe.

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When I was a kid I wanted two things very bad, a pump Winchester .22 and a 47/48 Ford coupe. I have fully scratched the Winchester itch and I have come to terms that the Ford coupe just isn't going to happen. I am currently down to one 62A, one 61 and a bunch of 1906s and 1890s. OP, you got your 62 at a currently very good price. At Tulsa this spring a 62 that nice would be $1,500.00+

Really nice 62A. I recently acquired a Winchester 06 (later version of the 1906) from a friends estate. It joins a Savage 1914 that was my late ex-FILs and a Remington Model 12 from a neighbor who inherited it but did not want it. My cast-off collection!

I picked up a 62a about 4 years ago. The bluing isn’t quite as nice but is pretty darn good and the wool is very nice too. Mechanically it looked like it had very little use and the bore looked factory fresh. I want to say it’s a 57 but not certain, I’d have to look the number up again.

My grandfather had a pump 22 but not sure the make and my uncle that collected vintage guns had several. He was particularly fond of Winchester lever and pump rifles and Colt single actions. Unfortunately I think my cousins made off with my grandfathers when he died in the early 70’s and my aunt, not knowing the value of guns, sold my uncles collection for a song.

The older pump 22's are a fun bunch.
I have and enjoy the Savage (Stevens) pump 22's.

Very accurate. Lots of variations to look for if you collect and still somewhat affordable when compared to the Winchesters.
The earlier ones are StdVel only guns though there are HighSpeed Bolt upgrades done to some of the Model 29s.
I still feed these and the other earlier Models only StdVel.
But the 29A & B are OK for HV ammo.

Lots of nice pump 22's pictured here.

I like the old 22’s as well. Bill Ward’s two volume set of Walnut and Steel are fun reads but will make you add to your wish list!

While 62A Winchesters are indeed cool, I find my prewar model 62 in short only as equally attractive

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Very nice!
What's the story on that circular repair?

I have no idea, that's how I got it.
Hopes are, that's were the "five $pot" cartouche was covered over .