The joy of pump-action .22 rifles!

[DeathGrip]

Here's mine, 1949 62a.

It's been well used and uncared for but still functions and is more fun than most any other .22.

Congratulations on your new addiction.

 

[sipowicz]

I have a 1965 39A and although I would never sell it, I really like the pumps over levers for plinking....

 

[DeathGrip]

I have a 1965 39A and although I would never sell it, I really like the pumps over levers for plinking....

If I could find a 39a I'd never sell it either.

 

[PALADIN85020]

A few months ago I found one at a local gun show that was in very good condition and the price was right.
PALADIN85020.........mine is also a 1946, Serial #172244...........'maybe' close to yours!!

According to my references, my 62A, serial numbered 1684xx, was made in February, 1946; yours was made in April of the same year.

John

 

[Onomea]

Remington 12C here. MFR 1916. I'd like to get a tang sight for it, but I imagine an original would be very hard to find indeed.

 

[Bullet Bob]

I've always liked the uniquely American favorite, the pump action, whether in .22's or shotguns. As my damaged right elbow gets worse and worse, I like them even more.

I had a friend growing up who got to use his father's Winchester 61 often, and I liked it a lot.

I bought this 62A a few years ago, and it's great:

But my favorite is my old Remington 121. Must be me, I like the Remington 870 better than a Winchester model 12 also.

 

[feralmerril]

I have owned several 62As. They are nice as it gets. One was stolen from me along with a number of other guns about 10 years ago. I also bought my daughter a rossi 62 for her first rifle about 25 years ago. The only drawback to a 62 that I can think of is you cant mount a scope on it like you can on a grooved 61. I dont like scopes on a plinking rifle anyway. Peeps are good on stationary targets but not on aerial shooting. Only a open sight for that. I also have owned a marlin 39A and also a mountie. I also lost a beautiful winchester 9422M on that theft. If you ever shoot off the bench or prone, you will appricate a pump over a lever. With a lever on the bench or ground you have to twist it sideways to work the lever after shooting. I once also owned a marlin 62 levermatic. That is a great gun too but not as pretty as the winchesters and marlin 39 or mountie.

 

[dswancutt]

I have my late dad's Winchester 62A. First gun I ever shot.

 

[ACP230]

I haven't owned a pump .22 but I had a lot of fun shooting a friend's
Remington in high school. I had a Glenfield M70 .22 auto and it took
a while for me to remember to pump the Remington when I switched
over to it.

Used to plink out back of town just a few blocks from my dad's house.
People still hunt out there but I think mostly with bows for deer.

 

[westcoast362]

I have two Winchester 62A's. I love the sound they make when you work the action.

 

[gm272gs]

Pump .22's somehow fell thru Gov. Cuomo's gun hater law so I've been on the prowl for one for a couple months. I saw 2 old Winnies at the local GM but they wanted some serious dough for them. Sadly both were one step away from kindling so I never really researched them. Still very high on my gotta have list though.

Beautiful pieces BTW Paladin!

Winchester 61s in good shape routinely sell for $600 and up on Gun Broker. It's amazing that GM had a big price on them, the book value isn't nearly as high as the current "I want one" value, and GM usually just sells for book value.

 

[David LaPell]

A friend of mine who was kind of my teacher in old guns from when I was about 20 for a few years was a huge .22 collector among other old guns, and his favorites were Winchester 61's. He had several of them, all near mint. He had a pre-war, a post war .22 Long Rifle and I .22 Magnum version. He had Remington pump .22's, a Marlin, a Stevens visible loader, and some rare oddballs like a little Remington 14 1/2 in .38-40. He had a .32-20 pump as well in the collection, he hunted small game with the Model 61's though and they were beauties. I have been given a Remington Model 12A with a Lyman tang sight to keep an eye on, I am caretaking for it but I have permission to use it. Since it had been in storage for the better part of thirty years it needed a thorough cleaning to get all the old gunk out but it is still in excellent condition for its age. I will love giving it a try.

 

[alwslate]

Pump action 22s? I fell in love with them as a kid who couldn't afford
one. I now have nine; three Winchester 62As, including one in 22 short only, three 1890s and one 61. One Remington 12A and one 12C. Back
when they were in production the 61 was regarded as the higher grade
and higher priced gun compared to the exposed hammer models. My
experience with them is that the 61 does feed more reliably than the
62 or the Remington 12s. The Stevens "Visible Loader" acquired the
nickname "Miserable Loader" due to problems with feeding and broken
parts. My favorite is the 62A in short only even though it is less
accurate than my 62s that fire the LR cartridge. The exposed hammer
22 rifle has that old fashioned romantic quality that harkens back to
calmer times in our society.

 

[mafuta54]

I have a Winchester 1906 my dad gave me!

 

[dewey]

GRANDMA BERTHA'S WIN 1906

My Grandpa Mason bought it for her before they went out West. It was her rabbit gun. I guess she did well with it as I have a picture dated 1922 where she is holding 6 rabbits in one hand and the .22 in the other.

When I got it in 2000 it hadn't been fired in 40 years. I hit a soda can from 30 feet every time so it still is my rabbit gun.

 

[Jack Wagon]

Love the .22 pump rifle! Here is my Iver Johnson.


Jack Wagon

 

[gdauth]

I got a Model 61 in 1954 when I was 12. Great gun. I still have it.

 

[labworm]

I look no find, someday I find.

 

[PittState]

Great guns, very fun to shoot.

 

[S&WIowegan]

In 1939 my grandmother bought my grandfather a Winchester pump .22 for $12. My grandfather was so mad at her, for awhile anyway. That was the depression era and $12 for them was A LOT of money then. That's the rifle my grandfather taught me how to shoot with. It will shoot shorts or longs, and combined.
My dad now owns it and he told me it will be mine after he is gone.
I will take some pics of it later this week when I go visit him.

In 1939, when my folks got married, Mom gave Dad a Model 62 for his birthday. After I wore out my Daisy Red Ryder BBgun, Dad let me use his 62 anytime. I always scrounged up my pennies to buy ammo at the hardware store. I completely eliminated pigeons from our farm(damn near impossible) but when I left home they came right back.

Years later just before my Dad passed he told me to go down in the basement and get that rifle. It was ruined(rust, mold etc.) but I still have it!