The Funnest .22 Rifle Ever! What took Me So Long?!!

[DeathGrip]

I had one of these in the late 80's.One of the neat things about it is you could just hold the trigger back & operate the pump and it would fire as fast as you moved that forearm.Can you still do this on new Rossis?What about the 62s?

You can with the 62.I wouldn't and if I did I would make sure I counted my rounds.You don't want to dry fire them.

 

[Andy Griffith]

I've got a couple of them...I just wish I had gotten a .22WMR when it was available. Oh well...

The only complaint I have with them is...in my opinion (and it's just that ) the stock iron sights leave a lot to be desired. I had that fixed on my octagon barreled Rossi- I had the sights changed to a gold bead front and a Marbles flattop rear- which vastly improved the accuracy, at least for me.

The one problem he told me was, that the Rossi dovetails are not a standard 3/8" and he had to some 'smithing to make them work since the dovetail from the factory is a bit deeper.

 

[Babalooie]

FYI Henry makes a sweet gallery pump .22 with an octagon barrel.

 

[mm6mm6]

There's nothing quite like a .22 pump! Fast and accurate. I have one you don't see very often. A Marlin Model 37. Functions just like the Winchester and is very accurate. Sure don't see them often. Actually, I've never seen another before I bought this one at a gun show and haven't seen one since.

 

[TacoDaTugBoat]

Don't have a Winchester or its clone but I have a Noble Model 235.Does anyone else have a Noble rifle?

Brother just picked one up. Fun shooter, little funny. Doing research now!

 

[feralmerril]

I owned two of the old winchester 62`s. When my daughter was 8 I bought her one of those rossi`s like yours for her first gun. I still own a 61 winchester pump octogon barrel that my dad bought in the late 1930s and I have a 1890 winchester that was in 22 wrf. Since someone had already done some stock work on it before me I had it rechamberd to 22 wmrf. I was raised on those pumps and they still feel the most natural to me.

 

[samandglove1]

Nice rifles. I have a Winchester 61 and 62A that are both super fun to shoot.

 

[feralmerril]

sipwicz said he liked pumps better than his lever mountie. I totaly agree. I have had at least 4 22 levers. A 39A, 39 mountie, 62 levermatic marlins and a 9422 winchester. They all were slick but none were as fast and light as a winchester style pump. For a light .22 rifle you just dont need the more clumberson lever. I suppose there is a place for a super accurate bolt but for a slick, fast 22 you cant beat the pump. Maybe a 63 winchester, but you cant shoot shorts in those autos.

 

[kozmic]

Yeah I'm jealous...as usual you guys have all the cool stuff I'm looking for.
I seldom come across a pump, lever or semi .22 that says "take me home". They are either beat beyond recognition or apparently have gold-lined barrels and are price well beyond reality.

 

[Mickey D]

I have a Colt Lightning in .22 Long that I acquired from a forum member.
I can't afford to shoot the darn thing.

 

[ditrina]

What took me so long to get one of these?! I just went and picked it up and on the way home tried it out off hand at various little twigs floating in this muddy irrigation ditch out to about 35 yards. I just couldn't miss! And that solid short stroke "chunk-ka-chunk!" pump action is fast. The trigger pull is perfect and goes off like the proverbial piece of broken glass. I was sure late to this party! It's a take-down Rossi Gallery .22 I just picked up for $200. I know lots of you folks have one of these, too. Or grew up with a Winchester pump .22. Wow, I love this little gun!

Got the same rifle... GREAT FUN!!! Good catch.. ENJOY

 

[DeathGrip]

The pics in post 7 are my of Dads.

Here's my 62a.

 

[Gunslinger808]

I have a couple of pumps, Remington 121 and a 572.
The old 121 is a beater, but then again it was made in 1950 and still shoots like a dream.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

Have had several Mod. 90's & 06's but now down to a Mod.61. Got it at a gun show about 20 years ago. Traded a Mod. 97 12 Ga. in rough shape & 40 bucks for it. Nice tack driver for sure.

 

[Dominus_Lex]

Got mine in 1976 as my first rifle, continue to shoot it to this day.

 

[wundudnee]

I always wanted a Winchester pump when I was a kid. I finally got around to it.

 

[DCWilson]

I issue one cosmic, sweeping, general-purpose LIKE to this thread and every gun in it.

I remember the shooting gallery at Disneyland in 1956 where I actually got to plink away with a pump .22 at the little moving outlines at the back of the booth. I think I actually hit a couple with the 10 shots I bought. The pump .22 made by anybody is just a first rate boy's rifle -- and adult's rifle too, if the adult has any boy left in him.

Got this Winchester a couple of years ago. Makes me feel younger just having it in the house.

 

[Road Rat]

Yep.

I have a Rossi carbine in nickle and last year I picked up a 1946 version of the Winchester 62A............

Another John Browning masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Smitty357]

My model 61 has started to replace my 15-22. I mean the 15-22 is fun, but the model 61 is one that not everyone has at the range.

It makes a great little squirrel gun and one hell of a snake shooter. And this thing with some subsonics or some CB caps is just as quiet as a mouse.

 

[DR505]

I have an old Nylon 66 that I really like. Now to get me a pump!