Winchester Model 69 and 69A rifles **UPDATED 12/03/12**

[6actual]

Thanks
now I just have to figure out how to reinstall it
Ive never shot because it had been removed, I have all the little parts for it. I was just unsure how to proceed with it

 

[410bore]

Anyone have a 10 round clip they want to sell?

yes i do...send me a pm...i prob have 10 69mags...shorts, standard and 10 round

 

[PALADIN85020]

Thanks
now I just have to figure out how to reinstall it
Ive never shot because it had been removed, I have all the little parts for it. I was just unsure how to proceed with it

Here is a picture of the assembled mechanism on a Model 69A. The mechanism on the Model 75 is identical. The only difficult part might be drifting out the pivot pin. It's really quite simple.

Hope this helps.

John

 

[6actual]

Here is a picture of the assembled mechanism on a Model 69A. The mechanism on the Model 75 is identical. The only difficult part might be drifting out the pivot pin. It's really quite simple.

Hope this helps.

John

Thanks! that is a great help. This is quit a place

 

[wundudnee]

Since this thread originated I have aquired two more nice 69As. A match with the long rifle chamber only and a Junior Target Shooters Special with the single front sling swivel, blank in the rear dovetail and chambered for all S, L, LRs.

The top rifle is my 69 Dualsight, the next is a grooved receiver standard 69A, the next is a 69A Match chambered for LR only and the bottom is the reclusive 69A JTSS.

All three of the Lyman peeps are marked 57, but all have different suffixes and are made a little different.

 

[6actual]

I wish I had the optics from the top rifle, 69 Dualsight it would mount right to my 75
Nice lookin collection!

 

[Alphaman724]

6 rifles for sale including Winchester 69A and 75

I have 6 guns in storage that were given to me years ago for rent and I was wondering if anyone was interested in purchasing. There are 4 cases for the following .22 rifles that I have. Photobucket link below.

1) Winchester 69A - no serial number on it
2. Winchester 75 - Serial # 16984
3. J Stevens Arms Co. Model 1915 svg on it and Serial # Z793
4. Remington Model 6
5. Marlin Firearms Model 883 Serial # 10669818
6. A classic older 22 with no mfg info on it. See pictures Serial #OT-51659

Let me know if anyone has interest as I'm selling for great deals as I search to find out what a reasonable selling price would be.

For pictures see this photobucket link, please.

http://photobucket.com/6Rifles4sale

Call w/ questions or interest. 302-442-8494 Thanks.

 

[REB9201]

yes i do...send me a pm...i prob have 10 69mags...shorts, standard and 10 round

Hello 410bore! I just joined the forum because I saw several people here have the old Winchester 69 model! I currently have one now as well, passed down from my grandfather to my dad then me. It isnt in pristine shape as it sat in a closet for years unmaintained! It does have some light rust and some dings on the barrel, slight rust on the metal around trigger guard, magazine well, etc... Stock seems pretty decent, but could use a good cleaning.

What are your thoughts of striping to metal, fixing the dings and rusty spots and re-blueing? I would say it has approx 70% original blueing, but it is turning brownish and faded in several spots. I know this was manufactured around 1936 or 1937. It will stay in the family and I am not going to sell it, but I would like it to look much better! ;-)

I qualified using this rifle for my marksmanship badge in the Boy Scouts when I was about 16! Then, it had a peep sight on it...not sure what kind it was, but it wasnt the Win #80A or the Lyman 57EW kind. It fit in the dovetail on the receiver and you manually adjusted the windage and elevation. I think it was a Williams? I am looking for one of these sights as well. I have some pics if you like.

3 things I need to complete this rifle are some 5 or 10 round magazines (I have one 5 rd), the front sight hood and of course the peep sight. If I can't find the peep sight, a standard one like the one "someone" (my brother in law...I think) put on it from a BB Gun! I have no idea what happened to the original sight. My step dad possibly took it off to make it less valuable...(long story).

I would appreciate any help on the above if you know anyone with the above parts and prices! Rdogg's pics of his rifle are the same peep sight, except he is missing the peep disk that screws into the rear of the sight.

Sorry for the long message!

Thanks 410bore... have a great day! Will be looking for your answers if you are still around...

Bob

 

[cotebuild]

You won't believe this, but I just got a 69A for a used toilet! kid you not. I didn't even really know what it was until I just got home and looked it upon line. I can't wait to strip it down and restore it. It is completely original, looks to be the match model.
This one is a Model 69A 22 Short, Long and Long Rifle, has the Lyman peep. Interestingly, the magazine has a patent of Nov. 25, 1919
Anyone know the age of this one? I love the feel of this gun, an american classic and goes well with my Winchester '94.

 

[press-1-for-english]

I just purchased a Winchester 69 from a buddy for $100. It has both the .22 short and .22lr. magazines. It is a first generation model with the "safe" & "fire" bolt. I read that they were made from March 1935 until Sept. 1937.

In August 1935, the bolt was redesigned to incorporate a "rebounding firing pin". I have no idea what a rebounding firing pin is. How would I know if my rifle has the original style bolt or the "rebounding firing pin"?

Any and all assistance will be greatly appreciated.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I just purchased a Winchester 69 from a buddy for $100. It has both the .22 short and .22lr. magazines. It is a first generation model with the "safe" & "fire" bolt. I read that they were made from March 1935 until Sept. 1937.

In August 1935, the bolt was redesigned to incorporate a "rebounding firing pin". I have no idea what a rebounding firing pin is. How would I know if my rifle has the original style bolt or the "rebounding firing pin"?

Any and all assistance will be greatly appreciated.

That's easy. With the action closed and the trigger pressed to drop the firing pin, press forward with your thumb on the cocking knob. If you feel some spring resistance and when you remove your thumb the cocking knob comes back a little, you have the rebounding firing pin. You can also observe this if you cock it, pull the trigger on an empty chamber, and see that the cocking knob slams forward and then pops back a bit.

John

 

[kiddj]

69a winchester

just bought a 69a and a friend told me of your link on s&w. i found it extremely helpful. mine is like the second photo but there is no hood it is just a blade. everything else is like you have quoted. btw i got a 67 when i was 12 i like winchesters. jim kidd s&w member

 

[Termite]

My dad made me save up for my model 69a to use in NRA. About 1955 I had enough to buy it, we went to a local hardware store in Springfield, Mass and i got the chrome bolt, trigger, and guard plus grooved receiver, with rear peep sight and hooded front sight. After he bought it my dad took me to the local 5cent savings bank and deposited matching funds. I was mad at first, but knew he was teaching me a valuable life lesson. We shot together every Saturday afternoon for some time, weather permitting. I'd go to work with him Saturday morning (he worked half day) then we'd have lunch and shoot at a nearby outdoor range the National guard used. He died very suddenly in 1958, but I still have the rifle in nearly perfect condition. My son, and daughter learned to shoot with it, and I will pass it on to them. It's a great rifle, with near perfect accuracy.

 

[Beemerguy53]

My dad made me save up for my model 69a to use in NRA. About 1955 I had enough to buy it, we went to a local hardware store in Springfield, Mass and i got the chrome bolt, trigger, and guard plus grooved receiver, with rear peep sight and hooded front sight. After he bought it my dad took me to the local 5cent savings bank and deposited matching funds. I was mad at first, but knew he was teaching me a valuable life lesson. We shot together every Saturday afternoon for some time, weather permitting. I'd go to work with him Saturday morning (he worked half day) then we'd have lunch and shoot at a nearby outdoor range the National guard used. He died very suddenly in 1958, but I still have the rifle in nearly perfect condition. My son, and daughter learned to shoot with it, and I will pass it on to them. It's a great rifle, with near perfect accuracy.

Your dad did indeed teach you some valuable life lessons.

When my sons were little boys, we used to pack a picnic lunch on nice days, and spend all day at my rifle club punching holes in paper and knocking down the steel silhouette targets. (We used to call the latter activity "poppin' piggies".) The boys learned safe gun handling, patience, discipline, hand-eye coordination, and the satisfaction of doing something really well. Your dad, I'm sure, imparted the same lessons to you...my condolences to you on his untimely passing.

 

[Clif.Rifle]

Winchester Model 69

I have a Winchester Model 69 in the original shipping box, never used, serial # 26754. How do I find out the year it was made. There's a 4 cent post card in the box.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I have a Winchester Model 69 in the original shipping box, never used, serial # 26754. How do I find out the year it was made. There's a 4 cent post card in the box.

Model 69s never had serial numbers from the factory; it may be a serial number was applied post-manufacture to satisfy some applicable ordinance for wherever it was used.

If you could post a clear picture or two, including a closeup of the area from the cocking knob to the front of the rear sight, and tell me whether or not the cocking knob rebounds with moderate spring action when pressed forward in the uncocked position, I could probably give you an estimate of its manufacture date.

John

 

[gmiller0737]

Great info I have a Model 69 I will have to dig it out of the safe for a look I believe the Take Down screw sticks out so it may be a earlier example.

 

[dogteam]

Win 69

Have a Model 69 that was given to my mother by her father, it was her "rabbit gun". It was the rifle I learned on (after I was strong enough to take the safety off....practised for years...!).
What a beautiful gun. Accurate, nice wood...I even found a .22 short mag for it in a junk bin at an antique show for a dollar!
It will stay in family for as long as I have a say.

dt
Alberta, Canada

 

[Tmgregory]

Winchester model 69A

Looking for lead front sight for my model 69A rifle...can anyone tell me where I can order this part? Thanks

 

[jackell]

My model 69 cocks on the bolt going back making it an earlier year model, maybe '35. but it does NOT have a rear buck horn sight on the barrel, it does have a rear sight that is adjustable for windage and elevation that is set in a dovetail behind the ejection port. Does anyone have any idea how or why it is configured like this? The barrel shows no work being done to fill in any sight attachment point at the point where it normally shows the rear sight in pictures i have seen of "standard Model 69's". To me it appears the the sight on mine is not original to the rifle, but my question is what would normally be on this as a rear sight?