Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Winchester Collectors Thinking of a Winchester 22 lr pump

I ran into a old battered model 62 last week in a gunshop and really thought what a cool rifle.
Anybody have a favorite style pump or recommendations as to what to look for or not look for?

Thanks

Tipmover: I used to collect Winchester pump 22's very actively - about 15 years ago I began turning them into old Model 70's.
I still dabble in collecting Winchester pre-64 rimfires but only for profit motives not collection motivations.
I am pleasantly surprised at how strong the Winchester pump action 22 market is!
I see Winchester 61's that I used to trade in the $500.00 range going for $1,500.00!
If you are interested in a Winchester pump action 22 L.R. for a "shooter" then I would recommend the Winchester Model 61 with the grooved receiver.
If you are looking for a "collector" arm then any of the Winchester 22's from the pre-64 era are sound investments IMO.
The Model 62's and 62 A's are good solid arms and very popular in my experience. Yes they are cool Rifles but in battered condition I think I would pass and save up for a better condition arm.
Best of luck to you.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
P.S.: I reluctantly passed on a Remington pump action 22 L.R. (Model 121A) that was priced at $660.00 (in excellent+ condition)!
So the market is obviously strong for older pump 22's.

61 magnums are an awesome colletor piece.

61 smoothbores too

I have owned a 62A for 55 years, and to this day plink with it heavily. The action seems indestrucable despite the uncountable thousands of rounds over the decades. Everyone loves to shoot this old "gallery" gun. Though I would never sell it, I notice the value never declines.

I have a 62A .22 short - great little plinker. Used to be you bought a box of .22 shorts because they were cheaper than long rifles. Wow - is that not true anymore

My Father got me a used mod.62 in 1957 for 15.00. Gave it to my Son a few years ago,but still get to use it whenever I want.

Thanks guy's!

I don't know much about the 62s, but the 1890 Winchesters have a hammer, octagon barrel and are great reliable rifles and they are generally (always?) made as takedowns, which is convenient. They cost a good bit these days, but they also can be counted on to hold their value of increase in value. They are also drilled and tapped for a tang sight which is a real bonus.

Another pump not mentioned heretofore - 1906. I am third generation owner. The fourth generation have their eyes on it.

Rossi used to make a replica of the 62. I bought one back in the 1980s. Still have it. I also have a real Winchester Model 1890, which is what the Model 62 is based on. Cool guns.

Sweet!

OK, now you went and forced me to dig out from the safe my Model 1890 (3rd Series) for a picture. Hell, now that it's out, I'll probably have to take it shooting.



As you can see, the 1906 is almost identical to the 1890, apart from the steel crescent butt plate and octagonal barrel.

The 1906 is to the 1890, what a 64 is to a 94. Maybe at the factory, back in the day, they were sayin..." What are we going to do with all these 1890 receivers we have out back?"

I guess making the barrel round instead of octagonal, and eliminating the steel crescent butt plate, were cost saving practices. Other than that, how they were blued, barrel twist rate, and chambering the 06 to take all three .22 rimfire loadings, they were the same rifle. Hardly even seemed worth changing the basic model designation. You could say the same, in fact, for the Model 62. I guess they had a lot more integrity back then than they did in 1964 when they kept the same model designation for the Model 70 even though it was an entirely different design.