From the article: Winchester Model 62A Pump (Slide) Action Rifle
The Winchester Model 62A is a great old pump-action rifle, and lots of folks have fired thousands of rounds through them. How about you? Do you love it, hate it, or what? Do not ask a question or expect a reply! I cannot reply to you here. Please post in the forum if you have a question. Thanks! Tell us About it!
Classic
- This is the first gun I ever learned to shoot with. I never missed a target that I meant to hit. Excellent rifle on every level.
- —Guest Kev
Sweet Little Shooter
- I have a 62A that was made in 1941 and I love it. In my older years I have started to collect these little 22s because my bones can't take the recoil anymore but I still love to shoot. My first gun was a Model 12 Remington but now I have a couple of 1890s and 1906s and a Savage 1903. I still love my Model 12 but the 62A is the better shooter.
- —Guest EJF
Weak Eyes
- I got very lucky one day when somebody brought me a 62A with a rusted magazine that was stuck. Bought it for a few hundred pesos and fixed it by heating it with a propane torch. I had to change the the front sight to a fiber optic because at 65 my eyes are very weak, It's now my favorite gun around my small ranch. My grandson loves it too, and one day he's going to have it
- —Guest Michael
MR HILL
- I do believe this fine 22 is what I used to shoot ducks at the shooting gallery. Man, me and it had a lot of fun. Back then I could really shoot.
- —Guest HANK HILL
A Gift
- I have one I recently bought and am giving it to my 10 year old grandson. I have to find a new inside tube for the magazine, other than that it's in superb condition.
- —Guest donald heaton
Great Rifles
- I have used these rifles for thirty years. I have a Model 62 built in 1933 and a Model 62A built in 1947. Also a couple of Model 1906's. These are the most reliable pumps ever made, far more dependable than Winchester 61s or Remington 121s. They are very well-balanced and shoot off hand as well as any scoped bolt action. In addition, they are balanced and stocked so well that I can simply point them like a shotgun and be sure of hitting a squirrel at fifty feet. Many years ago Parker Ackley wrote a book on troubleshooting guns. He had several pages of problems afflicting the Remington Model 12 but only one for the Winchester Model 62: weakening of the carrier lifter spring. None of my Winchester pumps will ever be for sale.
- —Guest Old 39A User
bud9
- Just had a 62A given to me. It hadn't been fired for a while. Cleaned it up and it is just like new. Looked up the serial number and it was made in 1947. Looks and fires super. Now I have to decide which one of my three sons to give it to.
- —Guest Bud Drummond
My 1948 62A
- Just inherited a 1948 62A from my grandfather last night. Can't wait to shoot it today. I got two bricks of ammo and a free afternoon. I have always loved this gun. 63 years old and still shooting strong. I can't wait to pass it along to my son! He's due to arrive in this world in one month. The 62A is the perfect training vessel for another generation of hunter! In my opinion one of the finest .22 rifles ever built. They don't make them like that anymore!
- —Guest Lee major
Value of a 62
- I had one of these Winchester 22s and sold it at auction. It was quite ugly... rusty, pitted, stock whittled on by an amateur, rear sight broken and welded back with a big gob of welding rod, elevator missing. I put that ugly thing in a little country auction with a bunch of ranchers, farmers and wannabees standing around... it brought $340. Couldn't believe it.
- —Guest Delta Dick
Winchester 62A
- Mine was made in 1939 and given to me by an uncle at age five - I still have it and still shoot it. Great squirrel and snake gun, with a history of thousands of rounds of 22 LR to avoid the dreaded short ring. This is easily the most accurate rifle I have ever shot. Vise shooting in the barn barely increased the hole size with multiple rounds. 72 years old (like me) and still going strong. Lost the magazine tube in a Louisiana Bayou snake hunt, found and purchased a replacement - other than that it is 100% original. I cannot imagine ever giving up this fine Browning - Winchester designed gun. Really nice of you to highlight the 62A. Regards, William B Baker
- —Guest wbbaker
Mine Was Stolen
- I had one that was stolen in August, 2010. It had a scope mounted on the side and a round barrel. Please contact me if you have seen it.
- —Guest larry horn
dlbloomquist@gmail.com
- I had one of these years ago. The only problem was when I made the mistake of trading it for something else half as good. If I find another one at a gun show I will own it in a heart beat.
- —Guest D.L. Bloomquist Sr
My First Gun
- A 62A was the first gun I learned to shoot with. My father was a teacher in South Dakota. He raised a pig so he could afford to buy the rifle when he was young. I have it still, though my father is long past.
- —chriscnelson
I Like it
- Over the years my son has brought me several broken guns. The model 62 was one of these. I had to replace the stock and do a little rebluing. I shot it a few times and liked it. It reminded me of the gallery guns you would see at the old county fairs. I thought my grandsons would like it, but if you can't run a box of shells through it in 30 seconds they're just not interested. It now rests in the gun closet.
- —lel48
Great Rifle
- The Winchester 62A is a great rifle. I inherited mine from my Grandfather, who purchased it new in the 30's or 40's... it was my first firearm. When I was in high school, a few friends and I would all take our .22's to a desolate area near the Little Manatee River and shoot all day (of course that was over 30 years ago... you can't do that these days). The rifle was always accurate and shot any brand of .22 I put through it, with no hiccups. I don't shoot it much anymore, but I still have it and it sits in my safe, ready to go again one day.
- —Guest GKelley
